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- 3391: Relativism: The Tangible Theory
- ... nothing prohibiting an individual from straying from that standard, besides the society capabilities of enforcing those moral truths. Assume for a moment there is a community, that enforces all of its moral truths with the death penalty. When one is deciding to go against those truths, or not, he would only have to calculate the risk of getting caught. Thus, the old saying "you can do what ever you want, as long ...
- 3392: My Personal Search for a Meaningful Existence
- ... free-will, and temporarily abandon the “herd mentality” that has historically caused the masses to “blindly” accept the ideology of others. Nietzsche prophetically predicted that with this newly acquired freedom of thought, and the subsequent “death” of traditional European values, people would frantically search for, and embrace, new, false sources of meaning. He included as examples: the forthcoming of cataclysmic wars, the proliferation of materialistic greed, and the pursuit of ever ... passion, and our value is determined by our freedom and our revolt. Thus, the only joy we have is in knowing that our fate belongs to us and in our defiance and struggle to overcome death. Camus, Dostoyevsky and Nietzsche all seem to believe that it matters little what reason we continue to struggle so long as we testify to man's allegiance to man and not to abstractions and “absolutes ... to become an emotional invalid. Viktor Frankl's book, Man's Search for Meaning, is composed of two distinctly different parts: the first section is an autobiographical account of his traumatic experiences in the Nazi death camps, and the second part is a description of his personal theory of psychoanalysis, which is called logotherapy. For the purpose of this paper I am going to concentrate solely on the second section ...
- 3393: Yanomamo
- ... disappointing their so-called better half . To the people of American culture certain procedures of murdering a new born baby would be considered brutal, horrific and mutilation. But to the Yanomamo choking an infant to death with a vine, suffocating the infant by the placing a stick across her throat, or simply throwing the child against a tree and leaving it to suffer and then die is normal. Yet some Americans ... at most, three or four. As long as the mother breast-feeds she is less likely to be fertile. This is a natural contraceptive. But if a new infant is born it will starve to death, because the older sibling would drink most of the milk, specially if it is a female infant. Male children grow up to be hunters and worriers. Female children although inferior (according to the Yanomamo) are ... very village very trustfully attends the feast not knowing that this might be their last meal. After the feast when the guests are helplessly resting in their hammocks they are attacked and brutally beaten to death. Yanomamo feasts can be dangerous, unlike American dinner parties, which are not violent other than an occasional mishap. But nothing likes the Yanomamo who plots a conspiracy to attack the guests. The Yanomamo warfare ...
- 3394: Does Science Explain All?
- ... of children in the audience who still have faith in Santa Clause. Science does seem to explain all. It has enabled humans to fly, cure incurable diseases, explore the depths of the oceans, stave off death, walk on the moon and wipe out entire civilizations with the push of a button. It is becoming more and more widespread in that people are putting their faith in science above that in the ... or Hades, to retrieve a lost love. The Greek mythological tale of Orpheus and the Japanese Shinto myths both contain very similar aspects. In both of these stories, Orpheus and Izanagi, lose their spouses to death and venture into the terrible underworld of Hades to try to wrest them back. In both stories they are on the way to getting back each his wife as long as they don't look ... theory involving the collective unconscious of a person's psyche. The collective unconscious, according to Jung, is made up of what he called "archetypes", or primordial images. These correspond to such experiences such as confronting death or choosing a mate and manifest themselves symbolically in religion, myths, fairy tales and fantasies. Joseph Campbell, considered by most to have been the foremost expert on world religions and mythology, believed to be ...
- 3395: Macbeth 2
- ... when she begins to read a letter from her husband. As she reads about the witches's prophecy of Macbeth becoming king of Scotland, she begins to accumulate villainous ideas in her mind. Only the death of the king would allow the witches's predictions to come true. King Duncan's visit to Inverness would be his "fatal entrance" (1.5.35). "Unsex me here" (1.5.37) and "make thick ... wanted to commit murder if the three weird sisters had not said Macbeth would be king. She even mentions how "the raven himself is hoarse/ That croaks" (1.5.34-35), which foretells the upcoming death of Duncan. Lady Macbeth's hunger to be queen is only the start of the immense mask she creates for herself to become the dominating and powerful woman she wants to be. Trying to convince ... murder herself because the king "resembled [her] father as he slept" (2.2.12-13). Questioning "the owl that shrieked, the fatal bellman" (2.2.3) displays the fear she holds about the omen of death. She mentions a second time that she "heard the owl scream and the crickets cry" (2.2.16). These cries from the owl frighten her because of the supernatural signs they represent. How can ...
- 3396: Vampires
- ... a vampire. All of these factors varied from region to region. In the country of Bulgaria a vampire had only one nostril. This Bulgarian vampire would rise out of it's grave nine days after death in the form of a shower of sparks and remained in this shape for a period of forty days. After the completion of these forty days the shower of sparks would regain it's human ... the same victim night after night would cause the victim to get weaker and weaker . Due to the fact that the victim was indeed attacked by a vampire, that would mean that upon the victims death they too would become "undead." (. Vampires p22) Certain cultures around the globe also had systems to recognize vampires. In some cultures vampires were distinguished due to the color of their hair. In most Christian countries ... Dresser, Norine. American Vampires p171) " Porphyria is an incurable genetic disease which affects at least 50,000 patients in the U.S. that causes sudden symptoms of severe pain , respiratory problems, Skin lesions and sometimes death."(Dresser, Norine. American vampires p171) "Porphyria may well have been responsible for many a vampire tale - especially since the disease is hereditary" (Garden, Nancy. Vampires p98) A person that is affected by Porphyria can ...
- 3397: Holocaust (devil IN Vienna)
- ... escaped to Yugoslavia. If one were to look through the pages of a few holocaust books, they would be sickened and would have to force themselves to continue. Horrorful accounts of genocide, abuse, starvation, and death fill the pages of these books telling stories about the suffering of Jews in concentration camps. Concentration camps were setup throughout Europe for one single purpose: to get rid of Jews. Many of these camps ... home. He was a poor student, not because he wasn't intelligent but rather because he never applied himself. His teachers often complained that he was lazy and disrespectful. In 1905, two years after the death of his father, as his situation at home worsened, Hitler dropped out of school. After leaving school Hitler would spend his days roaming around the streets and drawing anything which sparked his interest. Eventually he ... of Jews and Germans during that time period. It was very formally written and a bit hard to comprehend, but it was also very informative. Chapter five spoke of different ways of deceiving Jews into death. The camp officers would use such tactics as claiming the Jews were to go into a room in which to shower in when in fact those rooms were gassing chambers. Once in the chambers, ...
- 3398: The Autobiography of Malcom X
- ... the agreement of Malcolm X’ spiritual leader, Mr Elijah Muhammad, he accepted under the condition that all money would go to Mr Muhammad’s organisation, the Nation of Islam. From this day until his early death, Malcolm X would regularly tell Alex Haley his life and thoughts, who ordered it and wrote it down. After "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," Alex Haley completed his own contribution to Afro-American literature, "Roots ... to him as a great Negro leader. The world-wide support for Malcolm X increased enormously again when Spike Lee’s movie was shown in the cinemas about a quarter of a century after his death. Thousands of black people all over the world could be seen wearing black baseball caps with a big white "X" on it, meaning that black Afro-Americans, who had lost their original surnames, were no ... hustler to earn enough money for his excessive life style. He became selfish and lost all his scruples. In this society, there was no place for mercy. He did not fear any other people or death and used every kind of drugs. Although he hated the whites, he felt inferior and wanted to be like them. Because of this he straightened his hair and had a white girlfriend. When he ...
- 3399: The Role Of Women In Utopia An
- ... expected to fulfil it. Also, the handkerchief in "Othello" is a symbol for female silence. Silent and obedient women in the 16th and 17th centuries were often into sewing. Othello laments her after deciding her death by saying "So delicate with her needle". The needles Excellency (1631) cautioned women to "use their tongues lesse, and their tongues more". I believe it was Iago who was in this case the snake fouling ... earlier murder is mirrored when Iago kills Emilia "The woman falls; sure he hath kill'd his wife" (V. ii. 236). Desdemona moved her audience to pity through her helpless state of her at her death. This is perhaps an indication of a belief at the time that women were more attractive doing nothing, just lying still, as in Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park" which espouses the ideal of a upper ... by Brabantio's Othello that if Desdemona deceived her father she could also be false to her husband. Therefore, it could be said that Brabianto's actions in some way led to his daughter's death. It was also Iago's embezzlement of Othello's handkerchief (a family heirloom passed on from his mother that he had given to Desdemona), his subsequent planting of it in Cassio's rooms and ...
- 3400: The Reflections Of Gore Vidal
- ... s thoughts being included in A Thirsty Evil. The Robin is a story that expresses Vidal s discontent with the abuse of women. Ironically the story opens with the main character describing his love for death, pain, suffering, and torture. He also describes the fact that he loves to look at magazines with pictures of young women being tortured. This fascination began after a teacher in elementary school had destroyed his ... killing someone. This is one of Vidal s more popular beliefs exemplified in his writing. Vidal also uses one of his stories to explain the pain and agony a homosexual goes through from life until death in Pages From an Abandoned Journal. In this story Vidal writes about a homosexual character, Elliot in the journal of a close friend of Elliot s. Elliot was also addicted to drugs and constantly given ... being released Elliot is found dead in his room, supposedly due to the shock therapy he had received for his drug problem. However, an autopsy showed that Elliot had a malformed heart, which caused his death (Vidal 120). Elliot s malformed heart symbolizes the broken heart a homosexual has due to the discrimination they are faced with. Vidal portrays Elliot as a drug addict to show that people have more ...
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