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- 3291: A Clockwork Orange
- ... driving a classic '99 Durango, 1999 is done with and for something to be a classic it has to withstand some time. The doctor uses a special drug to fix Alex's mind and mind control is always part of science-fiction. The way things are done and look also give it a science fiction look and feel. This film screams humanities. The whole movie is about society and culture. It ... on me but I still have my roots stuck in my head. This film says a lot about it's culture and time period. It was needed by society to show them that things that control your mind aren't always the best. I think that society rejected because of the way it was brought to them. "A Clockwork Orange", when it first came out, was rated NC-17 (X) because ...
- 3292: Bennet's: The Executioner
- ... a sudden hears a scream and runs to find out what it is. He enters the room where the scream came from, and sees Oliver with a reverend's mask and clothes on with a gun pointing to Bruce's head. He directs Bruce to a pit, and throws him in. He says, "The first died from fire, the second from water, and now you, the final death, by earth." As ... of the story, when Bruce and Oliver are trying to kill the executioner. Bruce is scared, and the suspense is brewing. "Come on Bruce. Your life's on the line. Would you rather take a gun to protect yourself, or face the fact of ending up like Raymond? The choice is yours. Make the sensible move." Two other classic quotes in the story cause suspense, and fear. These are: "The time ...
- 3293: Human 2
- ... is the ability to govern and discipline oneself. Courage holds your mind and soul together throughout thick and thin. Human also have another trait, Self-consciousness. Where we are aware of our bodies, and the control of movement, unlike animals. We see ourselves in daily life, and an animal would not, not even in a mirror. These are basic morals or ideals we humans live by today, in our mind and ... Animals just eat whether they are hungry or not, in the wild they could careless about anything else. Human condition is brought up here, where humans have to do more than just reproduction. Gods they control life, and learn, and as part of such, Humans must too. Humans now a days, go to school and college to learn. Shakespeare, in Hamlet, believes that humans move like angels. The mind of a ...
- 3294: The Three Great Compromises
- ... The final compromise was the Commerce & Slave Trade Compromise. The issue here was should Congress be able to regulate trade and should the United States continue with slave trading? The North felt that Congress should control trade and put an end to slave trading. The South was fearful of Northern jealousy of Southern agriculture trade with England, and the South was also wary of Congress regulating trade. The South also wished to trade slaves indefinitely. The compromise was that Congress would control trade (fairly) and the South would trade slaves for 20 more years. The three great compromises in our the history of the United States were critical to the success of the Constitution. The 3/5 ...
- 3295: Cuban Trade Sanctions And Effe
- ... engineers, and scientists are working in more remedial jobs in restaurants or as taxi drivers. Nevertheless, the Cuban government has not employed any credible effort to adopt market-based policies and continues to keep tight control over the highly centralized economy. Over 80% of the work force are employed by the state. To encourage a democratic transition in Cuba, Congress passed the Cuban Democracy Act (CDA) in 1992, which tightened the ... bill that imposed sanctions on any country that chose to do business with the Castro government, the Helms-Burton Act. Our European allies argued that the law was an attempt by the United States to control the foreign policies of other countries. And they vowed to challenge the law before the newly formed World Trade Organization (WTO). After Cuban fighter jets shot down two passenger planes without warning in February 1996 ...
- 3296: The Homeless: What Has Been Done To Decrease The Problem?
- ... food, clothing, housing, and medical care and necessary social services, and to the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. This is a step in the right direction. However, this is not enough. These rights are subject to the discretion of the government of the country who decides to obey these universal rights. How much ... to "cheat the system". With no will to search for work many of these recipients remain at home and reap the benefits of their weekly cheques. This causes the government to create other services to control the amounts of money being distributed to those people. This process is costly and would be unnecessary if all of the recipients decided to take an honest approach to this service. What can the government ...
- 3297: Leadership The Human Vessel To
- ... to develop new organizational models and practices. With the unrelenting evolution of technology, organizational structures have had to be reinvented. No longer do we find the centralized, multi-layered hierarchies that once offered organizations bureaucratic control over employees. Towering organizational structures are now collapsing into flatter pyramids with wider spans of control offering greater flexibility, cost-efficiency, and more interdependent departments capable of rapid action and reaction. As with advances in technology, economic, political, and socio-cultural environments are also faced with swift changes. Unfortunately, such a ...
- 3298: Leadership Styles And Its Appl
- ... autonomy towards and dependence on the executive leader, for both conformity and individuality - traits that can exist in the same person. Other things being equal, the stronger the motivational base the leader taps, the greater control over that person the leader can exercise." Thus, leaders are persons who use different methods to ensure that the right work gets done. Hence, not only do leaders need to know how to deal with ... transitions through which leadership styles have passed. Today, leaders have moved from authoritative to benevolent to consultative and democratic. These styles also reflect the changes in attitudes of employees, earlier they were completely under the control of the employer, today they are more enlightened and demand dignity and equality. Thus, if a leader does not recognise this he/she will not be successful. Leadership styles in India Before one discuses the ...
- 3299: Religious Fanaticism
- ... and leads to the destruction of his paternal authority. Tartuffe steals the position of head of the household out from underneath Orgon. As the play opens, Tartuffe is already being described as imposing and taking control: It is a really scandalous thing to see a mere nobody assuming a position of authority in the house and getting so far above himself as to interfere with everything and behave as if he ... son for speaking badly of Tartuffe, Orgon makes Tartuffe his sole heir to spite his family. This action, in addition to Orgon s plans for Tartuffe to wed his daughter, further allows Tartuffe to gain control over the family. When Orgon finally realizes that Tartuffe is a hypocrite, and he tells Tartuffe to leave, Tartuffe s reaction is an example of Oregon s loss of authority You are the one who ...
- 3300: Pitikwahanapiwiyin (poundmaker)
- ... the political leader and chief spokesperson for the combined bands, soldiers' lodge was also erected at the Cutknife camp. According to Plains Cree tradition, once erected the soldier's lodge, not the chief, was in control of the camp. Lieutenant-Colonel Otter attacked the camp in the early morning of 2 May 1885. After seven hours of fighting, the Indians forced Otter to withdraw. At this point Pitikwahanapiwiyin stepped in and ... Once again Pitikwahanapiwiyin successfully intervened to prevent bloodshed and the twenty-one teamsters captured along with the wagons were taken prisoner. Five days later the Battleford bands learned of the Mιtis' defeat at Batoche. Regaining control of the combined bands, Pitikwahanapiwiyin sent Father Louis Cochin to Major-General Frederick Middleton asking for his peace terms. On 26 May, Pitikwahanapiwiyin surrendered his arms and his followers at Fort Battleford. He was immediately ...
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