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- 1151: Abuse of Power within A Clockwork Orange
- ... of the power within him. The violent acts described are graphic and are intended to shock the reader. They also show that the suppression of others is wrong, because it is destructive to the natural rights of man. He consistently chooses evil and violence to show his power of choice, "And now I was ready for a bit of twenty-to-one . . . then I cracked this veck"(7). Alex beats, rapes ... to control Alex is shown as a horrendous attack and abuse of power. When the ability to choose independently between good and evil is stripped from Alex, he realises the importance of choice to his rights as an individual. "I was not your handsome young narrator any longer, but a real strack of a sight"(55). Alex has lost all of his rights and control of himself, which leads to his loss of self respect. He has now lost what gave him ascendancy over the weak, his free will and ability of choice. As stated in the ...
- 1152: The Roots of Judaism and Christianity
- ... to participate in the national life of their countries. Such trends were intensified by the French Revolution. The French National Assembly granted (1791) Jews citizenship, and Napoleon I, although not free from prejudice, extended these rights to Jews in the countries he conquered, and the ghettos were abolished. After Napoleon's fall (1814-15), the German states revoked the rights he had granted the Jews, but the struggle for emancipation continued. Equal rights were achieved in the Netherlands, and more slowly in Great Britain. Germany and Austria, even after 1870, discriminated against Jews in military and academic appointments; in these countries much popular hostility continued, now called ...
- 1153: KKK
- By: Misty Wood E-mail: woodmisty@hotmail.com Despite the civil rights amendments being passed over 40 years ago, racism continues to thrive in America. A good example of this is the southern-based organization called the Ku Klux Klan. Immediately following the Civil War, this group ... to regain their lost dignity and indeed, the values of Western Civilization." They began their protest by lynching, tar and feathering, whipping, beating, and killing African Americans in the south. Because Blacks had been given rights, the Klan felt it was their duty to prevent the former slaves from using them. For years, the harassment from the KKK was successful. Until the civil rights movement of the 60's, it seemed as if the Ku Klux Klan had achieved their goal. The Klan rose again, even stronger than before with hundreds more people joining their "movement". The Klan ...
- 1154: Civil War-sectionalism
- ... Independence was the document written to do this. It called for an abolition of slavery as well as freedom from British rule. Unfortunately, the South would hear nothing of it. Being strong defenders of states rights, most of the Southern states adhered to their believe in a government less like a supreme authority and more like a dominion of independent states. They would rather stay loyal to their oppressive government than ... make. In order to keep a unified nation, the slavery issue was deliberately absent from the Declaration. Some of the Northern delegates were outraged, but none more than John Adams. A renowned proponent of equal rights, he was one of few that saw the irony in establishing a free society without freeing those in bondage. John Adams seems now more like Nostrodamus when he voiced his concern about the slavery issue ... Independence was the document written to do this. It called for an abolition of slavery as well as freedom from British rule. Unfortunately, the South would hear nothing of it. Being strong defenders of states rights, most of the Southern states adhered to their believe in a government less like a supreme authority and more like a dominion of independent states. They would rather stay loyal to their oppressive government ...
- 1155: History Of Social Security
- ... examine the entire economic situation in America. After months of researching the committee presented to Roosevelt their proposal. Roosevelt in turn handed over the proposal to the House and Senate. In July of 1935 the bill was passed. On August 14, 1935 President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, making it final. The bill included a number of programs to benefit the general welfare, as well as program designed to give persons over 65 a pension. The main provisions of the bill were to provide unemployment insurance, aid to dependent children, and old age assistance. After signing the Social Security act President Roosevelt thought that the battle to end poverty was beginning to be won. "We ...
- 1156: Euthanasia and the Moral Right to Die
- ... someone must suffer. A benevolent and merciful God would not prolong suffering. Of course active euthanasia does eliminate great suffering. And since the patient requests it, there is no question of violating the individuals' human rights. If an action promotes the best interests of everyone concerned, and violates no one's rights, then that action is morally acceptable. In some cases, active euthanasia promotes the best interests of everyone and violates no one's rights (Shavelson 84). For the patient, euthanasia, if chosen, would provide the individual with an easier, more dignified death without prolonged pain. The interests of the family may also be best served. Their enormous misery ...
- 1157: The Formation of An Individual: Cases, Terms, & Tools
- ... in large numbers, and it also happens all of the time. We are often oppressed by the government that we function in. This is where Gandhi professed his beliefs. Satyagraha was a fight for our rights as a struggling individual in an oppressive relationship. In the same way Emerson said that self government is a Areal@ alternative to Political oppression. His basic argument was since we all have our own views ... earnest efforts to secure his government by contrivance;@(150) This means that the perfect government is at peace with itself and its members, or the Awill of the wise man@. In a perfect government personal rights are also very important, the mutual respect of all is needed in the creation of a government. As the respect for these rights increases, oppression decreases, and peace is closer. APersonal rights, universally the same, demand a government framed on the ration of the census; property demands a government framed on the ratio of owners and of ...
- 1158: Euthanasia and the Moral Right to Die
- ... someone must suffer. A benevolent and merciful God would not prolong suffering. Of course active euthanasia does eliminate great suffering. And since the patient requests it, there is no question of violating the individuals' human rights. If an action promotes the best interests of everyone concerned, and violates no one's rights, then that action is morally acceptable. In some cases, active euthanasia promotes the best interests of everyone and violates no one's rights(Shavelson 84). For the patient, euthanasia, if chosen, would provide the individual with an easier, more dignified death without prolonged pain. The interests of the family may also be best served. Their enormous misery ...
- 1159: WoodStock Music Festival
- ... became a symbol of the 1960s American counterculture and a milestone in the were often referred to as hippies and who characteristically rejected hartred and authority, protested against the Vietnam War, supported the civil rights movement, dressed differently, and experimented with sex and illegal use of drugs. Woodstock began by four partners Michael Lang, the manager of a rock band, Artie Kronfeld, an executive at Capitol Records, and two capitalists ... became a symbol of the 1960s American counterculture and a milestone in the were often referred to as hippies and who characteristically rejected hartred and authority, protested against the Vietnam War, supported the civil rights movement, dressed differently, and experimented with sex and illegal use of drugs. Woodstock began by four partners Michael Lang, the manager of a rock band, Artie Kronfeld, an executive at Capitol Records, and two capitalists ... became a symbol of the 1960s American counterculture and a milestone in the were often referred to as hippies and who characteristically rejected hartred and authority, protested against the Vietnam War, supported the civil rights movement, dressed differently, and experimented with sex and illegal use of drugs. Woodstock began by four partners Michael Lang, the manager of a rock band, Artie Kronfeld, an executive at Capitol Records, and two ...
- 1160: The Paradox of Community
- ... 30). These changes threaten Sander County's sense of community. This manifests in the frequent condemnation of personal injury claims. Sander County values an individualism that emphasizes self-sufficiency and personal responsibility rather than a rights-oriented individualism. To be a part of the community, an insider must embrace the reality that one's concerns are not entirely one's own, that one's wants are linked to the wants of ... County Court, most have a common trait: The participants are divided by either a geographic or cultural stretch that cannot be spanned by any means bereft of litigation (40). If retort embracing the assertion of rights transpires at all, it is ordinarily proposed by outsiders, those who otherwise lack an acknowledged place in the status power structure of Sander County (44). The Court is able to overcome distances between parties to ... feel that the legal system is part of their community and the insiders still perceive the outsiders as a threat to their way of life. The residents of Sander County are entitled to the same rights, regardless of any ethnographic association. It is the duty of the legal system to manifest these entitlements and to promote an ideology that extols the assertions and actualization of these rights. The court fails ...
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