in antigone by sophocles what does the chorus mean when it says "For mortals greatly to live is greatly to suffer"
also what does antigone mean when she says "when i tried and failed, i shall have failed "

Nothing wrong with the island, but the "virus" sounds like a potion for crazy zombie sex. And isn't "miasma" just another word for a really bad smell?

EDIT: Yeah. I looked it up. An unpleasant smell or vapor. A fart is a miasma. You want your islanders to be afflicted with something equivalent to a fart?

I could see this as a serious book if the existence of the virus is questioned. Otherwise it just sounds like something for a horror movie.

Depends on the character. If your character is artistic, music or drawing would make sense. If your character is athletic, sports. It should be something your character really enjoys...otherwise he/she wouldn't have put the time and effort into it to make it a "specialty."

Unless your writing about some rich Victorian girl who is trained in womanly arts like embroidery and piano, then maybe the specialty could be something she really doesn't enjoy.

But yeah. You should ignore what comes to your mind, and think of what comes to your character's mind.

Does George Clooney have stock in Yahoo... I am really sick of seeing stories on him and his bride... Could care less...?