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- 21481: 1984: The Control of Reality for Control of the Masses
- ... has to do in the Minitru one day. His order in Newspeak reads: "time e.12.83 reporting bb dayorder doubleplusungood refs unpersons rewrite fullwise upsub antefiling." (46) in Oldspeak: "The reporting of Big Brother`s Order for the day in the Times of December 3rd 1983 is extremely unsatisfactory and makes references to non-existent persons. Re-write in full and submit your draft to higher authority before filing." (47) A former higher Inner Party hero, praised in one of Big Brother's speeches, has mysteriously fallen out of favor, and has probably been vaporized. It is not enough that the Thought Police has made him disappear. He must be removed from the records. According to the Party ... of the Party: "Ignorance Is Strength". Which means that the Party keeps the citizens ignorant by constantly changing the truth and reality, and destroying all data that could prove the situation otherwise. The Inner Party's power to create an artificial reality is also largely due to their understanding of the underlying principles of human psychology. Through artificial scarcity, which was created by the constant warfare, the productivity of workers ...
- 21482: Romeo And Juliet 12
- ... It is a love story, which ends in tragedy, when the two lovers, Romeo and Juliet commit suicide when their feuding families prevent them from being together. The Play starts off when the Montagues (Romeo s family), and the Capulets (Juliet s family) are arguing. Price Escalus, the Prince of Verona (Verona being the place where the two families live) stops the quarrel and orders the families to stop the feud. He tells them it has gone ... again will die. Later that day, the Capulets have a costume parts. Romeo goes to the party looking for Rosaline, but instead finds Juliet and falls in love with her. Tybalt (The nephew of Juliet s mother, Lady Capulet) notices that Romeo is not a Capulet and challenges him to a fight. Lady Capulet quickly stops him, so Tybalt instead tells Romeo he will regret coming to the party. Romeo ...
- 21483: Notes on Emily Murphy
- Notes on Emily Murphy ((p. 67)) It was while the first provincial legislatur was sitting that Mrs. Emily Murphy, born in Cookstown, Ontario, in 1868, was educated at Bishop Strachan's School in Toronto. In 1904 she and her husband moved to Winnipeg where Mrs. Murphy conducted the literary section of the Winnipeg Tribune for a few years before moving to Alberta in 1907. In her ... and ask that a suffrage bill be introduced at that very session. Other cabinet members were also interviewed. The local press account does not reveal how the gentlemen fared at this meeting but the premier's comment upon its conclusion was simply, "Mrs. McClung and Mrs. Murphy are very determined women." ((p. 74)) The passage of time and the exercise of political power whetted rather than dulled the appetite of Alberta ... women are "persons" in the eyes of the law and hence entitled to be summoned to the Canadian senate. - (p. 142) Mrs. Murphy was appointed as police magistrate to preside over the newly created Women's Court in Edmonton. The first day she was accused (by the defendent) of not being a "person" under the British North America Act and had no right to be holding court anyway. The judge ...
- 21484: Population Control in China
- ... That seems very normal to me or to any family in China, and most Chinese people even think that it is a right decision to allow only one child per family. Because most people didn't have any kind of knowledge about birth control, they continued to have babies after the birth of their first child. From 1950 to 1980, the increase in the total population of China in the last ... world, it is also very important for themselves. And helping the women not get pregnant is what birth control is for. Most people understand that. Right now the problems are for those people who don't have knowledge. Those kinds of people usually don't use birth control, and don't have money to take of the children. In China, most people like to adopt children from this kind of family, it will give everyone a fair life. In ...
- 21485: Egyptian Politics: The Fiction of a Multiparty System
- ... a committee which allows the NDP to control party formation and party activity (such as party resolutions). The national ruling party has the upper hand in choosing the members of this committee and the committee's decisions are valid only in the presence of members of the NDP. The law has granted this quasi-governmental committee wide authority over parties,authority that should properly lie in the hands of the Egyptian ... Constitution is based on the will of the people, the people, via their parties, have an absolute right to amend it. As regards the principle of distinction, the committee has ignored the Higher Administrative Court's principles for applying the condition of distinction. These principles demand that the committee compare the existing parties, one at a time, to the party applying for a license. Instead the committee compares the applying party ... to members of the Higher Administrative Court. In many cases the individuals appointed are not legally qualified to rule on these matters. This report will show that this extra-judicial body has confirmed the committee's rejection of new party applications. Moreover, challenges filed by 13 parties are being held in abeyance by this body. Third, even in the arena of the party press there have been numerous restrictions on ...
- 21486: Immigration Should Be Restricted
- ... The United States Government and the welfare of its citizens are chaotic enough, without having to deal with the influx of thousands of new immigrants each year. Along with the myriad immigrants to the U.S., come just as many economic problems. Some of these problems include unemployment, crime, and education. There are numerous amounts of U.S. citizens who are currently receiving welfare benefits from the government, many of whom are immigrants. The unemployment rate has been on a steady decline, which has started to level off in the past few years ... as the number of open work positions increases merely arithmetically; therefore contributing to our nations national debt, tax, and unemployment rates. The rates at which immigrants are willing to work at further burden the citizens hope of finding a "good paying job". Business and industry owners do not care who they have working for them, as long as they hustle. So why, one may wonder would anyone hire an ...
- 21487: The Middle Ages and the Renaissance
- ... were becoming more politically unified, southern Italy was becoming a place for revolts. As a result, the Lombards, lead by Liutprand, were able to break through the resistance in the now unstable southern Italy. Liutprand's rule over Italy had caused some Lombards to convert from Arianism to Roman Catholicism. In addition, they accepted many other parts of the Roman culture, including speaking Lain, using Roman laws, and administrating, which reflected ... right to appoint the chief religious figure. As a result, the close connection between the church and state gave the emperors, in return for the appointing, a "religious sense" to guide the people. Latin Christendom's church was able to keep the church and state separate. In the 7th century, Arabs spread their Islamic religion as they conquered lands. United by the message of Muhammad, they banded together, and conquered all ... not be held there long, but would be able to go to heaven in a shorter amount of time. This, along with other plans, had helped the church to gain power. However, after Marin Luther's 95 theses, the church began to lose power. Since Luther stressed "faith alone" concept, the necessity for indulgences became nothing. Also, the pope, bishop, priest, or any other authorities were not needed because individual ...
- 21488: The Sundiata
- ... Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali told the story of a crippled boy rising to be the most powerful king of Mali. Sundiata was considered to be even greater than Alexander the Great. Though Sundiata's wrath was great, he was considered to be a good ruler. By the same token, Soumaoro's wrath was great also, yet he was considered to be a bad ruler. A ruler could be either a good or bad ruler. Within the text of this book, the qualities of a good and ... of fetishism against the word of Allah" (Niane 41). According to this statement, Soumaoro was clearly not a Muslim. A good and bad ruler had to be wise and confident. At an early age, Sundiata's wisdom was shown through the proverbs he recited. "Men's wisdom is contained in proverbs" (Niane 29). Sundiata also exhibited his wisdom by resolving the most puzzling situations. Sundiata surprised people with "the lucidity ...
- 21489: Life and Times in the Middle Ages
- Life and Times in the Middle Ages Back in the Middle Ages, King Arthur and his people had a different way of life and civilization, then what people have now. Everything from the people's housing, food, value of their money, and festivals are different than how they are now. In the Middle Ages the people did not have the resources and technology that people today have. They had very ... they discovered the grave of King Arthur in 1191, it all depends on which versions of literature people read. Guinevere plays an important role in the Middle Ages. Lancelot is the greatest known of Arthur's knights in the Arthurian legends. He is the son of King Ban of Benwick. He has been known as Lancelot of the Lake or Lancelot du Lac because the Lady of the Lake raised him ... Galahad. Lancelot and Guinevere had an affair that causes heartache and destroys King Arthur. Lancelot is a well-known knight. Merlin was a magician, prophet, and advisor. He is active in the administration of Arthur's kingdom. Merlin was known to have no human father. According to different legends, Merlin's father was an incubus, an evil spirit that has intercourse with sleeping women. The evil child was supposed to ...
- 21490: Life Or Death 2
- ... unjust. As we grow from a young child to a mature adult, we are taught many things such as killing another human being is wrong, it is against the law and goes against most people's religious beliefs. Yet, there are some instances when this rule does not seem to apply. If someone kills another in self-defense it is seen as an act of bravery, if a soldier kills an ... while sitting there not being able to do anything. This feeling of helplessness and despair would almost be unimaginable. Making anyone watch this while hoping for a quick end to his or her loved one's suffering, would be wrong in itself. Although this type of case is rare in the real world is very rare, just one case alone would be argument enough for the use of euthanasia. While the ... religious groups, medical associations, and groups concerned with disabilities. These three groups all have their own argument on why we should no allow the use of euthanasia. The religious groups feel that it is God's place to decide the time and place of a person's death, not your own. They feel that if someone chooses to take an innocent life, they are "playing God". Yet, if that is ...
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