What guides your confident decision to follow rules or break established rules? In the play Antigone by Sophocles, Antigone took action to bury her brother, Polyneices. For years, dress codes have taken away people’s creativity and don’t take everyone into consideration. Now, both teenage girls and boys are taking a stand to get rid of sexist dress codes. Colin Kaepernick and other athletes are taking action by taking a knee for “Black Lives Matter. No matter the cause, established rules should not be allowed to discriminate people and/or their beliefs. The play Antigone relates to the article by Gabrielle Soto because in both pieces of writing, people took a stand to rules that they felt discriminated them. In the article by Gabrielle Soto, …show more content…
The high school students in the article “Student protests over growing gender-equal dress codes” took action against dress codes that discriminate the young adults for clothes that aren’t “of the norm.” “Not only have students been disciplined for violating dress codes, some say they've faced discrimination. A high school boy on a cheerleading team in Ohio was denied lunch in early February for wearing a bow in his hair. Boys at West High School in Columbus, Ohio, then wore bows in their hair to show their solidarity for him.” This particular student was part of his school’s athletic team and his fellow students looked at him different because he decided to wear what the other members of his team were wearing. He should never be discriminated against because he wore a bow. The bow is part of the uniform, so he decided to be like the rest of his team. This boy should be given credit for wearing a bow because it isn’t of the boys’ “normal” attire and he still wore it with pride. In the article, “Colin Kaepernick and other pro athletes pay a price for activism,” Brendon Ayanbadejo took a stand to help the LGBT community, despite all of the hate mail he was getting. “That was in 2009, and even three years later, a Maryland legislator wrote the Ravens’ owner insisting the team ask Ayanbadejo to “cease and desist” his continued advocacy for gay marriage. The once little-known player was worried about possible disciplinary action from the team. Now retired as a player, Ayanbadejo stands by his decision to use his platform as a professional athlete to bring attention to a topic he felt passionately about, and said he has no regrets about blending activism with sports.” Despite what the NFL was doing, despite the hate mail he was getting,
Antigone's character displays the trait of being honorable through her quest to give her brother Polyneices a proper burial. She would rather "die an honorable death" instead of one with worst consequences (Sophocles). Antigone sees that there is no better way to die that a death with honor and faithfulness to her kin. Knowing the consequence of breaking Creon's law was death, she knew that if she were ever caught, she would "nobly die" (Mckay, line 5). Oedipus's stubborn daughter is not afraid to die, for she knows her death will not be for nothing.
The Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles takes place in Thebes during the aftermath of the reign of Oedipus. Kreon is the ruler of Thebes and the uncle to Antigone yet the familial bond is disregarded mostly due to the shame of the incestuous nature of Kreon’s nieces and nephews. After a civil war of Antigone’s brothers, which results in both of their deaths, Polyneices is left unburied; this is the beginning of the tragedy. Both Kreon and Antigone made many questionable decisions that led to the death and suffering of many but I sympathize with Antigone because her decisions were based on her emotions, morals, and the perceived god’s law.
Sexist dress codes, shaming young girls for our country’s high teen pregnancy rate, sexual harassment, domestic violence are just a few ways how women are treated unjustly in our society. Dress Codes Dress codes in school systems are one of the largest one-sided and unjust issues in today’s society. Maureen Downey explains how “schools waste a lot of time enforcing dress codes, most of which focus on preventing young girls from distracting young boys” (2014. para 1). It is beyond unfair that girls are forbidden from wearing certain clothing articles to ensure that the immature boys next to them focus on their work instead of
With every choice that is made, there is always a consequence, whether it is good or bad. Antigone, her sister Ismene, and King Creon all make difficult choices, but it is the consequence that often leads to the discovery of which is right, or which is wrong.
What would most people do if they were stuck between breaking the law and honoring their family? Antigone, the main character in the tragedy Antigone written by Sophocles, chose to honor her family instead of following the laws made by Creon, the king of Thebes. Although Creon wanted to be a good king, Antigone chose the right thing to do the by breaking the law to honor her brother with a burial to please the gods. Over the course of the story, the play follows the punishments given to Antigone for honoring her family and following her religion. Even though Polinices was considered a traitor of his homeland, his sister Antigone knew that the proper thing would be as humble to him like he was to her when he was living.
In Antigone by Sophocles, Antigone did the right thing because she stands up for what she believes in. “ I am going to bury him” (30-31). She believes that he needs a proper burial. Another example “ Creon is not strong enough to stand
To start with, it is important to mention that every day, girls are being sent home by schools due to what they are wearing, therefore hindering their education. Schools are sexualizing female students’ bodies as if they are there to distract male students while in fact, “the standards that high schools, middle schools, and even elementary schools impose on girls— and rarely on boys — have gotten pretty out of hand.” Says Suzannah Weis, in the article: 5 Ways School Dress Codes Reinforce Rape Culture, Because Women Aren 't A "Distraction". These rules are teaching kids that if a woman doesn’t dress a certain way, they are asking for attention. According to them, it’s not the boys’ fault if they give unwanted attention.
When he first started doing this, people did not really notice what he was doing. After a couple football games of him doing this, people started to notice, and they criticized him for it. Soon after this, Kaepernick chooses to opt out of his contract because he knew that he was going to get let go by his team after the season was over. At the beginning of this season, dozens of football players on every team started to kneel. Many people supported this while others did not like people kneeling at all.
Back in the times of ancient Greece, the law was considered sacred by most. Most people in that era believed that the rules set in place for them by their Kings and religious leaders were clearly indicative of the gods will. This resulted in most people strictly following the laws of whatever city-state they were in to a tee. Socrates is a great example of this type of thinking. However, there are some people who lived during this time that would go against the current and try to think beyond their human lawmakers and live by how they believe the Gods would see fit.
When students are prohibited to wear whichever suits their style and personality, it affects their outlook on themselves. The dress code sends a message to students that they should hide their bodies or personalities, and the students, having no choice but to oblige, feel very sad about it not just because they’re deprived of the right to express themselves, but because of the fact that the dress code policy changes their outlook on their bodies, shattering their self-confidence. In addition, punishing students because they are expressing themselves is “more damaging to a [student’s] self-esteem than anything else” (Clerk, 2014). Since most of the students’ time is spent in school, and school is said to be a student’s second home, schools should allow the students to feel free to wear whatever they feel good and confident in. Moreover, the dress code makes students feel insecure about their bodies.
School Dress Code is Sexist School dress code has gotten out of hand, limiting young girls and boys on what they can wear to school. Telling young women that they are distractions in class because of what they wear. Girls get sent home because of their outfits it makes it seem like the administration is not worried about whether or not they get an education. Many types of clothing d or that have such as leggings, low cut shirts, and shorts have been banned or have restrictions. It is hard to find clothes that meet all these requirements.
Antigone emphasized the importance of religious law compared to man-made law putting the truths of men and women against the truth of the gods. This story shows the diversity of opinions and beliefs between the powerful and the morally
Any girl who has attended a public high school understands the daily dilemma of dress code. On those scorching hot days as the school year approaches summer, many girls can be found scavenging through their closet for a “school appropriate” outfit or one they won’t melt into a sweaty puddle in. Her dresses will show too much leg, her tops will inappropriately expose her shoulder or collar bone, and her shorts will be too short — at least that 's what the school says. Dress code in modern day high schools should be boycotted because they are a violation to student and parents rights, sexist, out of date, a double standard, and they disrupt a female students education. It 's fair to agree with a policy that claims stringent dress codes increase the emphasis on academics and reduce the pressure of socioeconomic status; however, these dress codes violate the students First Amendment right to freedom of expression and the parents’ Fourteenth Amendment right to raise their children in their own way.
In Sophocles’ Greek tragedy Antigone, a woman’s individual conscience trumps state law when Antigone displays time and again that she values her divine motives higher than those of the state throughout the tragedy. Her continued defiance of the state’s authority marks the importance of her individuality through various scenes in Antigone. Knowing full well her role as a woman in a patriarchal society, Antigone goes beyond the powers of the common man to carry on morals of herself and family exceeding beyond immortality and death. Engulfed in the menacing misogyny King Creon set forth in the state, Antigone is determined to thrive and keep the sacred deeds of herself and family in tact despite the fate it bears. The character of Antigone exhibits
In the play Antigone by Sophocles, he demonstrates the many ways an unjust leader can overpower those who fight for what is right (Adams 1). In Antigone’s case, she fought for the just treatment of her brother in his afterlife and for giving him a proper burial. In her fight for justice, Antigone exhibits strong beliefs of fairness to her community regarding family, rights and morality in her battle against a seemingly unjust leader, Kreon. Sophocles’, in Antigone, displays the type of justice called fairness. He pulls the laws and unjust teachings of his time and puts them into a play for all to see and analyze.