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- 451: Mi Vida Loca
- ... of the machismo male. In the gang, the tougher, meaner one is, the more respect his “homies” give him. As French agrees: “Manliness,” as defined by patriarchy, means to be or appear to be in control at all times. But remaining in control prevents a person from ever achieving intimacy with another, from ever letting down his guard; it thus precludes easy friendship, fellowship, community. Men may have “buddies,” acquaintances with whom they can engage in the ritual ... he can have two at once, it is seen as all the better. His “homies” back him up on this because they have the same values. Ernesto has both Mousie and Sad Girl under his control and trust at the same time. He reflects the gender role of defining masculinity through controlling women. French reasons why men feel the need to control women: Men do not attempt to establish control ...
- 452: Metamophasis
- ... story many things about his life, including his father/family, love life, and his future. He used metaphors to show his love for people in his life. This story is autobiographical about the forces that control Franz Kafka’s life. In this paper I will explain how Kafka relates his life to the readers through the story in Metamorphosis. Franz Kafka had trouble at home with his father. His father wanted ... an insurance post. In the story, Gregor’s father had very little respect for him, and Gregor had to work to pay off the family debts. That is an example of Gregor’s father’s control over his life and Kafka’s situation was similar. He eventually was forced to become a lawyer, whereas what Kafka wanted was a literary degree. Franz Kafka made his character, Gregor, transform into an insect ... Kafka’s depression and his poor self image. Since his family treats the insect like an outcast, that must be how Franz felt about the treatment that his own family gave him. It showed the control that his father put on him. He was not allowed to leave his room. Gregor’s parents were so afraid to take him out of the house, because he was the family secret, and ...
- 453: Clan-X
- ... could see myself lighting a petrol bomb and throwing it into a crowd, burning people just for fun. My head began to spin and I rushed into the house. I remembered that there was a gun somewhere in the garage, with heaps of ammunition. I raced into the garage and grabbed the gun out of the second- draw. It was a pump-action shotgun, next to a nap-sack full of ammunition - more than enough for what I was about to do. I loaded the gun and threw the bag on my back and crept into my parents room. I shot Dad first. My mother sat up and screamed then I shot her dead. After having a quick cigarette, I ...
- 454: Hypnotism Is It Magic Or Reality
- ... ways of producing hypnosis, many experts have come to the conclusion that all hypnosis is self-hypnosis. A hypnotist helps to guide and develop the hypnotic trance, but the person being hypnotized is initially in control (Alman 8). As Karen Olness, M.D. from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio explains, "All hypnosis is self-hypnosis. We all tune things in and out all day long. For example, I can ... hypnosis has become a more researched topic throughout the years, many myths and fallacies have developed. One of the most frequently asked questions about hypnosis is about whether or not a hypnotized person gives up control of his or her mind. As long as the person realizes that they are in full control of the hypnosis power, they are in total control of the situation. Hypnosis just guides the mind; it does not control it. A person in a deep state of hypnosis can still resist unwanted ...
- 455: Car Winterization
- ... defroster works. 11.Know your car. Every car has different handling characteristics. You should know what your car can and cannot do in the snow. You should know if it has antilock brakes and traction control, how they work and how they help. In fact, you should practice using these features in an empty parking lot before you have to use them on the roads. See your owner's manual for ... down; or B) fly off onto someone else's windshield and cause him or her to smash into you. 17.When driving in the snow, do everything slowly. Even with good coolant, snow tires, traction control, all-wheel drive and the bag of Doritos in the trunk, keep in mind that driving in snow, sleet and ice is very treacherous. And even if you maintain control of your car, not everyone else will. So, don't ever get lulled into a false sense of security. Do everything slowly and gently. Remember, in the snow, the tires are always just barely ...
- 456: 1984: Lack of Humanity
- 1984: Lack of Humanity Humanity includes a person’s range of emotions, the actions that result from them, and a person’s identity. If the government can control the humanity of its people, then the government is in complete control of its people. In George Orwell’s 1984, the government maintains a complete control of its population through its manipulation of people’s humanity. The Inner Party (often referred to simply as the Party), the governing force in Oceania, hopes that by removing people’s humanity, it can ...
- 457: Unwritten Rules
- ... does not wish to rent to African Americans. In the time period of these poems the exclusion of black people was usual activity. "Incident" and "Telephone Conversation" both show an attempt by white people to control the black community. During this time period, many blacks felt that whites were controlling them by the unfair regulations. By not allowing blacks to vote, the white population stayed in power over government. African Americans had no political involvement due to their lack of votes. "With its potential violence and basic inequality, segregation was a potent system of white control over the black population (Jaynes and Williams 59)." This quotation displays how white people use segregation as a tool to increase their control over the black people. In " Incident" the white child wanted to exercise control over the black child by making him feel unwelcome and segregated from the majority white race. This technique turned out to ...
- 458: Rules of Prey: Serial Killers
- ... addition to general characteristics and broad classes, there are much more specific groups into which serial killers are divided. Holmes and Holmes discuss four types of serial killers. They are: visionary, missionary, hedonistic, and power/control. The Maddog is a combination of the hedonistic and power/control type of serial killer. The hedonistic serial killer has three distinctions. The first is the lust killer which is characterized by the association of sexual desires and murder. The lust killer is typically a thirty ... also showered in her bathroom. The Maddog described the kill as “comfortable,” saying he took almost twenty minutes to kill her (Sandford, 234-5). The Maddog also represents another type of serial killer, the power/control serial killer. The power/control serial killer kills to show complete power and domination over the victim. He/she is highly organized as the Maddog is, and there is usually a time gap between ...
- 459: Philosophy - Abortion Rectitude
- ... decision that our American culture intensely debates issues of morality such as abortion. The debate over abortion pits the rights to life of an unborn fetus against the rights of rational women who want to control what happens to their own body. Does the termination of a pregnancy deprive a human of their right to life? Should our government be allowed the power to regulate what a woman can and cannot ... the concept of personhood. They are: 1. consciousness so that the being is capable of feeling pain 2. reasoning in order to solve relatively complex problems 3. self-motivated activity independent of genetic or external control 4. the capacity to communicate 5. the presence of self-awareness These criteria could be used to decide whether or not an alien person from another realm of existence should be considered a person, and ... her own life in order to save a strangers. When the issue of contraceptives is brought up, a whole new argument arises. For instance, most devout anti-abortionists agree that the use of the birth control pill is an acceptable form of contraception. These people are ignorant hypocrites. They are either unaware of the fact that the pill works by not allowing the fertilized egg to implant into the uterine ...
- 460: The French and Indian War
- ... the French, but one tribe called the Iroquois fought with the British. The French and Indian war was mostly caused due to colonial rivalries between Great Britain and France. Both Great Britain and France wanted control over the Ohio and Mississippi River valley regions. They wanted control over these regions so they could have the resources and land. The Indians believed that land didn’t belong to anyone and that everyone should share it. The Indians sided with the French because they ... partners and the French respected the Indian culture. Great Britain and France both claimed some of the same land in the Ohio and Mississippi River valley regions which led to conflict over who should get control over it. The wars going on in Europe also fueled the French and Indian War because there was a big rivalry between France and Great Britain there as well. There were also British and ...
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