world literature

True or False _______ When he was a baby, Oedipus was left on Mt. Cithaeron. _______ The messenger reveals that the shepherd gives him a child because he wants it to live. _______ Tieresias reveals that Oedipus is the cause of the Theban plague. _______ Creon visits the oracle at Delphi to see what is plaguing Thebes. _______ Jocasta never knows that Oedipus is the murderer of Laius. _______ At the end of Oedipus the King, Oedipus remains king of his city. On the lines provided, indicate who made the statements below by placing their names to the left of the numbers. ___________ "After a painful search I found one cure. I acted at once. I sent Creon... click for more

Identify participles, gerunds and infinitives

Identify all participles, gerunds and infinitives in the following sentence. (Some sentences may contain no verbals at all) That bored little kid spends most of his summer days stomping ants on the sidewalk. I think "bored" is a participle and stomping is a gerund is this correct?

Metaphysical Poetry - John Donne and Edward Taylor

How do Donne and Taylor take physical images and have them transcend the physical, creating complex and paradoxical images? In Donne's "Hymn To God My God in My Sickness" and Taylor's "Huswifery" what are they comparing themselves to? How do the images help to understand the arguement of each poem? What points of similiarities are there in each poems images/ or use of imagery?

trouble understanding

I have trouble understanding these. I think I understand it, but it's too vague. Can someone please explain in a easier way? "Imagine two people debating the morality of giving to famine relief.Suppose that these two, after talking a good while longer, have found themselves in agreement about all of the relevant facts, and have also sharpened their views they emerge with are each internally consistent. But suppose that the fundamental disagreement between them remains. Can this disagreement be rationally resolved? "

English Writing

Please describe for me, in your own words, what it means to be creative. Include the website(s) address where you found the information so that I can do my own research on the topic. Please write at least a page or two. Thanks.