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Life's many ups and downs leads to many options

There are many decisions you will need to make in life. Decisions such as deciding whether or not to make a sacrifice for someone. Every day there are many sacrifices being made. In fact life requires sacrifices to be made. Sacrifices such as dying for someone or choosing something instead of another. People also make sacrifices for what they believe in such as their beliefs or religion. Many people choose to make sacrifices for the people they love and care for such as family and friends. In Antigone by Sophocles, Antigone chose to sacrifice her life so her brother's soul would be safely put to rest.
Antigone was a very loving and caring sister to her brother, Polynices. She had lots of respect for her brother. She refused to let her brother's soul wander around aimlessly therefore, she wanted to bury him. However, it was against her uncle's orders to bury Polynices but she refused to listen. Since she had so much......

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