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- 20431: The Use Of Symbolism In The On
- ... Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" by Ursula K. Leguin, is used as a significant symbol to effectively create emotional responses in the readers mind, and is also used to criticise the members of today's society. Finally in the end, the symbol of the child relays a strong message to the reader, concerning the bases of ones happiness. Throughout the entire story, because of the effective description used, the author ... and disgust enter the readers mind. Moreover, when the reader realizes that it is because of this appalling child that the citizens of Omelas receive their happiness, and that the sole reason for this child's existence is only because he/she is used as a sacrifice; the reader then begins to experience feelings of disbelief and sadness for the child. The child is portrayed with the use of such vivid ... reader an idea of how cruel and selfish those in a society can be when it comes to their own fortunes. When the citizens of Omelas see the child, some feel pity, and some don't. "Often the young people go home in tears, or in a tearless rage, when they have seen the child and faced this terrible paradox." (Le Guin, p.259) However, what do they do to ...
- 20432: Thomas Paine - Common Sense
- In Thomas Paine s Common Sense, there are some similarities and differences in the tone as compared to Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence. Paine s approach to his work contrasts that of Jefferson s. However, they still use the same basic techniques to making their feelings known, which include examining the problem, giving reasons for why it is a problem, and offering their opinion on the solution. Jefferson ...
- 20433: To Kill A Mockingbird 7
- ... share with you the setting, some of the characters, some incidents from the plot, the theme, and the point of view. To Kill a Mockingbird is set in Maycomb County, Alabama, in the early 1930 s. The setting plays an enormous role in this story. Many of the events that take place in this book may not have taken place if the setting were different. For instance, if this book were ... did not volunteer to defend Robinson, a highly controversial matter in the thirties, he was assigned to it by the judge because he felt Finch would do his best to seek justice. Despite his children s beliefs that their father was weak and feeble he proves to be the best marksman in Maycomb County when he shot a mad dog. Tom Robinson s trial, which was held in the small, county courthouse was quickly filled with curious spectators. The outcome of the trial was almost evident from the start, seeing that it was a black man s ...
- 20434: Transcendentalism 3
- ... the writings of the era, the other aspect of this theory is that it existed as a form of religion and spirituality. Social reform later grew from these beliefs, such as anti-slavery and women s rights movements. So, what set off these changes in our society? Many trace the roots of these events back to the chief writers of the period. Transcendentalists like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau preached beliefs in self-reliance, non-conformity, and in the Over-Soul. Ralph Waldo Emerson greatly accepted the concept of self-reliance, which is the dependence on one's own judgments, powers, or resources, rather than those of others. Emerson focused on this topic in one of his essays. There is a time in every man s education when he [learns that] no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till (Self-Reliance 24). ...
- 20435: Cross-Cultural Child Rearing
- Cross-Cultural Child Rearing There are many ways to raise children in today’s society. Sometimes, we in our own societies believe that the way that we raise our children is the correct way to parent a child. We tend to not realize the variety of cultures and respect ... I lived with had a way of strapping their infants to them selves as they went about their daily chores. As I watched the mothers move about, intent upon their work, their precious load didn’t appear to be a hindrance or a burden” (Reynolds p.31). Women also carry their children to form a sort of bond between the parent and child. “Although carrying the baby is a pragmatic solution to caring for an infant while working, the mother’s personal and physical attachment to the infant has emotional and developmental value” (Reynolds p.32). As for the Javanese culture, the baby spends most of its time held by its mother. The baby is “ ...
- 20436: Twelve Angry Men
- ... of "innocent, until proven guilty;" has its share of advantages and disadvantages. They all serve to build a system that has suffered years of trials and tribulations, having lost much of their usefulness in today's world. The cornerstone of the American legal system is the "trial by jury," in which a citizen who has been accused of a crime, has the right to be judged by a group of his fellow citizens, who will have the evidence presented to them, and will subsequently rule based on the evidence as to the accused's guilt or innocence. The assumption in this system is that the jurors will judge their fellow man fairly and without any personal bias. Humans will be humans, however, making this system less than perfect. An ... The opposing jurors are eventually won over, setting their personal emotion and bias aside, and instead letting the facts prevail. The resolution of Twelve Angry Men, while ideal, is generally not the norm in today's society, however. It is stated several times throughout the movie that any other jury would convict, and I believe this to be true. There are too many examples in modern trials where the jury ...
- 20437: 1984 Ignorance Is Strength
- ... would never allow ourselves to be controlled that way! These same people go home and turn on their televisions in order to soak up some more truths presented by their honorable leaders. These are today s proles. Hitler and Stalin burned libraries. Mas Tse Tsung wrote his Red Book. Ociania, Big Brother, and the world of 1984 have newspeak. All represent the limiting of minds though dictatorship, but need to be official dictators in order to repress their followers. This is evident in today s world. Ignorance is strength; our ignorance to repression increases the strength of our leaders, allowing them to make proles of us all. Repression is achieved through various techniques of dictatorship, one being controlled participation. This ... this is the Spies, a group which all children were involved in, in 1984. They were taught to go so far as to turn their parents in for thought crime, which is exactly what Parson s children did to him. Ultimately, indoctrination is used to limit, or repress our range of thought. Today, our governors and premiers are successfully limiting the minds of students, which cuts off our potential for ...
- 20438: Victims Still
- ... that all the programs, laws, and institutions that have been created in the 1980s and 1990s have done absolutely nothing to help the victim. Elias also offers explanations as to how the victims movement doesn t help victims, what the real causes of crime are, and how crime should be controlled. The victims movement that sprung up during the 1980s and early 1990s seemed to be a step in the right ... serious crimes would go down. The same idea would work for domestic abuse as well, if it is handled the first time it happens, there would be a lesser chance of things escalating and one s spouse becoming a victim. However, in Victims Still , the crimes have already taken place and now the victim needs justice. As suggested by Elias, many victims do not want revenge, they just want the offender ... victim to have say in what happens to the offender, such as victim opinions. Victims may send in a statement or even talk directly to a judge at the sentencing. Elias feels that a victim s statement should have something to do with the sentencing, but that sentencing should fit the harm and not the person. He also feels that criminal penalties should be reduced, because imprisonment only generates more ...
- 20439: Was Macbeth A Traitor
- Macbeth deserved to die because he was totally responsible for the betraying the Scottish king, Duncan, and the Scottish people . Write an analytical essay in which you explore the forces behind Macbeth s murdering ways. Macbeth deserved to die for betraying the Scottish king, Duncan, and the Scottish people; however, he was not totally responsible for his actions. Lady Macbeth and the three Witches also played a major ... Macbeth had decided not to murder Duncan, We will proceed no further in this business (Macbeth, Act I, scene vii). However, Lady Macbeth was determined to continue with her original plan. She repeatedly insulted Macbeth s manhood, provoking him to continue with the plans to murder Duncan, When you durst do it, then you were a man; and to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man (Lady Macbeth, Act I, scene vii). She appealed to Macbeth s vaulting ambition so as to intensify the effect that the Witches prophecies had on him, Great Glamis! Worthy Cawdor! Greater than both, by the all-hail hereafter (Lady Macbeth, Act I, scene v). She ...
- 20440: The Native Indians and the Cultural Encounters With the Europeans
- ... with one another, which led to various events and actions that contributed greatly to the history of New France. The Europeans who arrived after the Indians had already settled were exposed to the native people's way of life, from which techniques for survival were acquired. Later, the Europeans depended on the Indians, some of whom acted as middlemen and who had items which were valuable to them. Various Indian personalities ... The reason was that people who were baptized, fell ill and soon died. This view led them to believe that the Jesuits were associated with all the misfortunes and evil which they feared. The Jesuit's endless attempts to Christianize the Indians were nevertheless a significant gesture which clearly influenced the Indians and their ways of life. Indians possessed qualities which were superior in helping them survive and that Europeans found ... and became increasingly dependent upon Europeans for their supplies."18 Since the Europeans had superior metal items, the craving of the Indians would force them to go to the Europeans to acquire them: "Indians didn't have copper, iron, hemp, wood or manufactured articles and resorted to the French for them."19 The European goods helped the Indians out by making their tasks easier to cope with so that "They ...
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