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- 4551: Comparing 'Casablanca' to '1984'
- ... don't matter. That the events surrounding their world and time overpower those of the individual. In the world of 1984, we see the total eradication of the individual, and the loss of all personal rights. Winston and his comrades are part of the one, the Party, and any strives in another direction were punished with Room 101. Casablanca deals with a festive arena in the midst of war, Rick's ...
- 4552: Death of a Salesman: The Control of Linda
- ... handsome, opportunity would come to you. Even though she knows this is wrong, she never teaches the boys right. She simply agrees with everything Willy says. Another example of this is when Biff goes to Bill Oliver for a loan. The two men havent seen each other in twenty years but Willy thought Oliver would give him the loan on the spot. She totally agrees with this farfetched statement and ...
- 4553: Cold Mountain: The Civil War
- ... Some Northerners joined the Southern ranks and some Southerners were in the Union army, each fighting for what he thought was right. The most obvious causes of the Civil War were the issues of states rights and slavery. Hundreds of books, movies, and documentaries have been published on the Civil War. One of them was written by Charles Frazier called Cold Mountain. The novel focuses on the life during the Civil ...
- 4554: The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano
- ... slave prices were low. Most slaves were malnourished and lacked adequate housing. They were under strict regulations because the slave population was much greater than that of the Europeans of the islands. Africans had no rights as citizens, as Equiano points out. He tells of an African man who owned a boat, which was taken from him with no compensation. He also tells of how Africans were dismembered and tortured for ...
- 4555: Computer Ethics: A Review
- ... J. Corbey had applied for a $2000 loan, a loan that he would have had no problem to get because of his good credit history. However, the lender refused the loan due to unpaid mortgage bill on two houses, which showed up on his credit history. What had happened was that the database used had Corbey confused with another person with the same name. It took Corbey over eight months to ...
- 4556: A Comparison of Huckleberry Finn and On The Road
- ... could tell what to do with" (Twain 1). However, the man with whom they trusted their investment had found a way to pay Huck the consideration of the dollar, for which Huck signed away all rights to his small fortune (Twain 17-18). Huck was aware that he was giving away all of his money, but he did not care. Later when Pap Finn sues Judge Thatcher to get the money ...
- 4557: Review of Machiavelli's The Prince
- ... both human and beastial so as to provide himself with more options for any course of action. I haven't gotten to the ironic part yet. Let us use this statement for our current leader Bill Clinton. A "prince" does not have to be morally ideal; he must simply project that ideal to the masses. Obviously, our "prince" isn't morally ideal, yet he projects the masses that we be loyal ...
- 4558: Herodotus' The History
- ... were strong and fought for their political and social freedom and the Greek people were allowed to express themselves with fearless frankness. However, the people of Persia were soft. They did not care about their rights but rather about their wealth and luxuries. Thus, Persia was seen as a center of tyranny and oppression where a nervy atmosphere hung over the people and no one was allowed to speak freely. In ...
- 4559: Man's Journey into Self in the Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now
- ... that "showed that Mr. Kurtz lacked restraint in the gratification of his various lusts". Conrad also tells us that "his nerves went wrong, and caused him to preside at certain midnight dances ending with unspeakable rights, which were offered to him", meaning that Kurtz went insane and allowed himself to be worshipped as god. It appears that while Kurtz had been isolated from his culture, he had become corrupted by violent ...
- 4560: Medea: Guilty as Charged
- ... offered and labeled him disloyal for seeking another wife. However, our great society allows men to pursue other relationships when they grow tired of their current companion. Therefore, Jason did not act beyond his given rights. He actually showed Medea additional loyalty when he went out of his way to ensure her well-being by calling on the gods to witness that he wished to help her and the children in ...
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