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- 4541: The Repressive Governments of Zamiatin's We and Orwell's 1984
- ... innovation would completely rob one of any privacy they have. This deprivation of privacy, and how happy the people are about it, demonstrates exactly how the Well Doer is able to subtlety take away other rights. The most startling effect of the United State's control of all actions is their regulation governing the sexual act. "The United State, having mathematically conquered hunger, directed its attack against the second ruler of ...
- 4542: 1984: The Party's Control Over the Thoughts
- ... or prisons, only the Thought Police and Ministry of Love. The Thought Police serve to help the party maintain the strictest level of orthodoxy among its followers, and further contribute to the loss of juridical rights, for as O'Brien eventually explains to Winston, "The Party is not interested in the overt act: the thought is all we care about" (Orwell 209). The doctrine crimestop indicates the degree to which the ...
- 4543: Social and Personal Ethics: The Subject of Abortion
- ... part of the moral community. She thinks that if there are laws passed to deny women the right to have an abortion it will go against the moral law and deny them of their conditional rights. I agree with some points that Noonan and Warren make, but I also disagree with some of their points. I think that the fetus becomes a human being when the fetus gets a regular heart ...
- 4544: George Orwell Wrote 1984 As A Political Statement Against Totalitarianism
- ... guilty of crimes are erased from having ever existed. "Your name was removed from the registers, every record of your existence was denied and then forgotten" (Orwell 19). Again people were taken away without any rights. "...there was no trial no report of arrest" (19). The actual purpose of the Ministry of Truth is to spread lies and to have control over its citizens using memory erasing techniques. "...the distinction between ...
- 4545: To Kill A Mockingbird: A Hero Among Them
- ... in many forms. A hero is one that will give from his heart and has the courage to sacrifice personally for the betterment of others. From a community role model to a champion of civil rights, Atticus establishes himself as a hero many times over. Atticus’ character reaches through to the reader powerfully and touches the emotions of one and all. Atticus Finch is an unquestionable community role model. He is ...
- 4546: The Color of Water: When Tragedy Strikes
- ... husband Dennis helps her cope with life after the death of her mother by taking her to church, and bringing Jesus Christ into her life. Ruth learns many things from Dennis. He believes in equal rights, knowledge, books, and meditation, and passes his knowledge unto her. She loves Dennis dearly, counting on him for stability and guidance. His death is a prominent tragedy in Ruth’s life. When she hears of ...
- 4547: Black Boy Essay
- ... against their morals, which is exactly what happened to Richard on several occasions. Despite Richard’s early childhood of being a drunk and fighting a lot, he was extremely intelligent and very conscious of human rights and equality. Richard had good morals and was an honest person with the exception of the period just before he was leaving for Memphis. I think the reason Richard had trouble accepting racism was because ...
- 4548: Symbolism In Huckleberry Finn
- ... Huck’s caring side emerge. Many problems between the North and South occurred during the Civil War. Issues pertaining to slavery were often disputed between slave owners and abolitionists. While the North fought for the rights of imprisoned African Americans, the South did all that they could to keep their slaves. Represented in the book, Mark Twain uses two feuding families to show intense disagreements such as those pertaining to the ...
- 4549: The Awakening: Edna Pontel
- ... by swimming out into the sea until her strength gives out. This is a very symbolic death. I feel the theme of The Awakening is deeper than the obvious themes of independence and women’s rights. The Awakening presents suicide as a valid solution to problems that do not offer many choices. Why do people commit suicide? Some common reasons are isolation and loneliness, disruption of one’s social life, and ...
- 4550: The Hanging of Billy Budd
- ... one. If Captain Vere chose not to hang Billy, no one would have learned from his/her mistakes-including Billy himself. Lack of punishment can lead to severe problems; today, for example, the actions of Bill Clinton are comprable to what might have happened if Billy would not have been hanged. This is because society tends to follow the examples others set for them. Because Billy was so well liked by ...
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