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- 3571: A Comparison of "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Anthem"
- ... for most women to have children. To solve this problem some radicals set off a nuclear bomb in Washington during a full session of congress and then declare marshal law. They then systematically took all rights away from women and forced the ones that could have children into camps where they would be contracted out to powerful ranking officials to have their children. These women are referred too as "handmaids." Next ...
- 3572: "Billy Budd" by Herman Melville: Captain Vere
- ... of discipline. Billy was put on trial, and Vere was torn between his conscience, which told him to set Billy Budd free, and his need to uphold the law on board ship, which by all rights meant the execution of Billy Budd. Captain Vere, an educated man who had never faced a situation such as this before, chose to kill Billy Budd. Nobody can truly fault Captain Vere for his decision ...
- 3573: 1984: Some Prophecies Have Come True
- ... convicted for thinking about anything that had to do with going against Big Brother. Parsons' children were thought spy's and they turned in their own father. This is a major invasion of people's rights and thats why it would not be accepted in society today. Another prediction was that in the year 1984 we would not have objects from the past. For example, in the story coffee was illegal ...
- 3574: The Revolt of Mother: The Power of Decision
- ... Rosa Parks. Mrs. Rosa Parks decided that she was tired so she sat in the white section of the bus. Her decision to sit and her act of defiance forced us to re-evaluate Civil Rights. We were forced to know her name and realize her wrong. The power of acting out a decision gave Mrs. Rosa Parks a name and a voice that others rallied around to right a breach ...
- 3575: Phoolan Devi: Perceptions of Power
- ... to possess. As long as Indian officials continue to see her as a figurehead of her caste, she will continue to have political power. As long as she is perceived as an icon of the rights of the oppressed, she will retain the power to inspire. SOURCES Nelson, Cynthia 1974 Public and Private Politics: Women in the Middle Eastern World. American Ethnologist 1:551-563 Internet Newsgroup: Soc.Feminism 1/6 ...
- 3576: The Indian Awakening in Latin America
- ... the pressure which the Spanish settlers imposed on them was one which was integrated with dominance. The dominance which was imposed on the Indians of Latin Americans when the Spanish settlers arrived, stripped the Indians rights to have the freedom to choose their own religion. The new schools and the ideologies were also forced upon the Indians when the Spanish invadeed their lands. These new schools did not teach the continued ...
- 3577: Sweat
- ... be forgotten due to its unpleasantness. The more African Americans are ignored for their differences, the more they have to set themselves apart from the "typical" white American. For example, black people were given equal rights and equal opportunities in the working world with affirmative action. These things were obtained through the request and demanding of African Americans so they could be equal Americans. Once these things were obtained, they set ...
- 3578: David Korten's "When Corporations Rule The World"
- ... othe numb er of owners was no longer restricted; the capital they could control was infinite. Some corporations were even given the power of eminent domain. In effect, the U.S. Supreme Court bestowed natural rights on unnatural creatures, amoral beasts that were created to serve selfish men. Now corporations had life and liberty, but no morals, and the fears of the early Americans were soon realized. There are many problems ...
- 3579: Power Shifts in Intergovernmental Relations: A Result of Fiscal Federalism
- ... administration began a steady campaign in the devolution of power from Washington to the states. States were recently given greater flexibility in administrating AFDC; they now have wide discretion in determining eligibility. The welfare overhaul bill gives states greater control over awarding benefits; policy will be determined largely by states and localities themselves. There is increasing support towards turning welfare, Medicaid and federal job programs over to the states, which would ...
- 3580: "The Republic" by Plato
- ... is a book that showed views of justice and questions of justice. Justice is the better way to live your life. Only if the you are a true justice that is morally educated of the rights and wrongs and trained on how to control the temptations to be unjust. The just life is the most fulfilling life because it is spiritually happy with yourself. It is also the closeness with God ...
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