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- 2761: Frankenstein: Technology
- ... 178, 180) makes this point when he asserts that Frankenstein was a literary anticipation of the twentieth century with alienation of human beings and technologies. He asserts that technology has led to a culture of control of positive creative energy in favor of technology that developed a life of its own and that there is a parallel in Frankenstein with Victor's alienation and withdrawal from his family and from the ... so, Frankenstein has not only disrupted nature, but seized the power of reproduction in order to become acknowledged. This ambition is very close to capitalism (to exploit natures resources for both commercial profit and political control). This is a goal of what many of todays scientist are out to accomplish. " Frankenstein, Asimov remarks "dared usurp what was considered the divine choice of giving life and . . . paid dearly in consequence" (Asimov 66 ...
- 2762: An Analysis of Hawthorne's Short Stories
- ... Goodman Brown is a character who loses her faith and submits to the Devil. Hawthorne, in this case directly uses faith as the carrier of a flaw. That is, she does not contain enough self-control, or faith to refuse the calling of the Devil. Even with the emotional plea from her husband, “Look up to heaven, and resist the wicked one,” (1590) Faith cannot resist the Devil's temptation and has “uncertain sorrow,” (1587) after submitting to him. The character of Faith which Hawthorne portrays is one of uncertainty and one which has a lack of self control. Faith is a good example of how Hawthorne uses a woman to symbolize a deeper significance, in this case, it is to evoke the hypocrisy of the Puritan people, that is, Puritans are really not ...
- 2763: The Impact of AI on Warfare.
- ... fitting of old B52's with modern technology which is almost as good and gets the job done, all at a minute fraction of the price. The other problem arising from the issue is the control over the development and employment of such weapons. The solution to this problem would be an international control over development and use of weapons by independent organisations such as the United Nations. Also, associations can be formed in order to group all scientists who are involved in the development of the weapons in ...
- 2764: Spenser's "The Faerie Queene"
- ... saved him. If Phedon had not acted so rashly, then he would have been able to seek the real truth and punished those who were actually guilty. This story was an important lesson of self-control for Sir Guyon. At the same location, Sir Guyon learns another lesson of uncontrolled anger. A man who is out to fight just for the sake of fighting, Pyrochles, attacks Sir Guyon. Sir Guyon is ... strikes this man down. He spares Pyrochles his life and even lets loose Furor and Occasion, which is who he was originally looking to fight. Occasion gets her son to attack Pyrochles and Furor gains control of Pyrochles' destiny. Furor wounds him badly, but he does not kill him. Pyrochles' servant, Atin, believes that Pyrochles is dead and goes to tell Pyrochles' brother, Cymochles. Cymochles is with his mistress Acrasia. He ...
- 2765: What is a Luxury?
- ... on the edge!" That's what people hear. It's not good for them and Thoreau was quoted, "We do not ride upon the railroad, it rides upon us." In other words, we no longer control our wants, greediness, and the lust for luxuries; they control us.
- 2766: Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
- ... economic controls of Ireland and her condescending attitude toward the Irish people had greatly induced the wretchedness of the Irish situation. Because of this, many of his pamphlets addressed sensible methods of weakening England's control over the Irish economy. Angered by the failure of his other proposals, Swift redoubled his efforts and created an immensely powerful attack upon the Irish situation and its roots in the "'folly and baseness'"(Keach ... a settlement for life to the poor babes…. Men would become would become as fond of their wives as their mares in foal.…(387). The new industry of child cannibalism would have also helped to control the population of Ireland and thus would have improved the living conditions for the rest of Ireland. That is a moral and just cause is it not? All of these justifications raise an interesting question ...
- 2767: The Prince
- ... peace and order, while on the contrary the Florentine's mercy allowed Pistoia to be destroyed. Princes in the company of soldier should not avoid the reputation of being cruel, because clement generals often lose control of their armies. When a prince uses cruelty, he should do so in a way that he incites fear, but not hatred. Machiavelli declares that princes are above the moral code for the good of ... faults have already been stated. The second, the princes did not pacify and befriend their people or they did not limit the power and protect themselves from the nobles. Chapter XXV explains how princes can control their fortune by comparing fortune to a woman. Chapter XXVI, the last chapter, is an essay on how a prince should unite Italy and liberate the Italians from foreign rule The dedication and last chapter ...
- 2768: The Information Super Highway
- ... from being seen as well. The last method mentioned, fencing-off companies, may prove unreliable because many pages do not apply to firms. There are thousands of local freelance Internet suppliers (ISP’s) who are control only the web space that they sell out. The large firms like “eurosluts.com” might be locked away from the public, but what about all those sites located under domains that are still undiscovered by ... can set up a page, with any theme or content. These sites claim that they screen content to these sites, however, they cannot constantly be monitored. As we evolve, we seek to create barriers and control attempts that we come across. “Even if, as the Germans, Chinese and Singaporeans are doing, you shut down those connections to services the local prudes and/or commissars find offensive, the citizenry can use international ...
- 2769: Is the US Policy on Drug Prohibition Effective?
- ... worldwide. Civil war is currently being threatened in Bolivia by a coca-growing union. The group, which feels that the Bolivian government has been too open to challenges in sovereignty, is fighting "Yankee Imperialism" and control by the DEA of a coca-growing region (Epstein 1). In Colombia and Peru, groups like the communist Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) and Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path), both Communist ... Drugs Alcohol 106 million 150 thousand 142 Nicotine 57 million 400 thousand 702 Illicit Drugs 35 million 118 thousand 51 Data on number of users and number of deaths are from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Another assumption of drug decriminalization is that there will not be a large increase in the number of people who abuse drugs. If many people were likely to become addicts, there would be good ...
- 2770: Apartheid In South Africa
- ... on Britain s side by a slim majority in the parliament. After the war, the United party wanted to bring in more immigrants, and promote equality between the races. The National party, however, wanted to control immigration, and wanted to keep the natives in their place . The National Party won by a narrow margin in the 1948 election, and officially implemented the Apartheid system. All the different races were strictly separated ... the total land allotted, even though they outnumbered whites about 6:1. The people living on the land were not African citizens and had no rights or parliamentary representation. However, the government still had total control over them and the land - which was quite poor, and next to impossible to live on it. Most males worked in the mines and cities, all of which owned by their white men. The paychecks ...
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