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- 6711: Race Is Ever Where
- ... them like animals. Imagine walking down the street and having people stare at you or call you Names, or talk behind your back. Imagine not knowing the time because nobody will tell you. Why won’t they tell you the time, or spare you some change? Because you’re black, actually, because you’re skin is a different color, or religion. All the characters we have read experience some from of ... as the basis for their racist actions and comments towards him. Iago is the most racist character in the book as he has it in for Othello right from the start. What sparks off Imago’s hate towards him is the fact that when Othello chose his lieutenant, it was Cassio who was chosen instead of Iago. What made Iago angry was the fact that Cassio had no experience in war when he did and Cassio was chosen instead of him. Iago does not say anything racist to Othello's face but he has a lot to say against him behind his back. He schemes to destroy Othello and anything in his way including Cassio and Desdemona. The first time we hear one of ...
- 6712: Maintaining Civil Liberty
- ... you may cause an accident and or harm someone plays a factor in your decision making process but surely first and foremost in your mind is the obligation to obey the law because you don't want a speeding ticket. That is your obligation to obey the law and that is my considered opinion. Although , that may is a simple example given the complexities of Raz's argument but it illustrates effectively how great the fear of punishment is. Furthermore , who is to say that if murder , rape , robbery were acceptable , that is not a punishable crime , what would happen? But sadly ... Los Angeles , there was terrible looting , mass assaults and crime beyond a degree of acceptability. Again , during any natural disaster , what is feared is what people will do to one another and to one another's property . Without the repercussion of the law civil liberty / legal obligation is cast aside. "To say that it is important that the products of a wicked regime be called "law" or not indicates that ...
- 6713: Waiting For Sisyphus
- ... the center of his own universe; free to make his own choices and decide his purpose. Many of us are not ready for this. Fortunately, the world has come to trust its authors. You can t just sit down and explain the Existentialist belief to a person - it must be put into the context of the human situation. Through stories and situations the ideas are defined - Franz Kafka s The Metamorphosis, Jean-Paul Sartre s Nausea, Friedrich Nietzsche s Thus Spoke Zarathustra, and theater of the absurd plays like Samuel Beckett s Waiting for Godot and Eugene Ionesco s Amedee - they spin you around on your chair so you ...
- 6714: Television Violence In The United States
- ... serial rapist and murderer Nathaniel White confessed to authorities in New York State, he claimed got his ideas from his criminal mentor Kane from the film series Robocop. White states " I seen him cut somebody's through and take the knife and slit it down their chest and stomach. I look at a violent movie and what ever I see on the movie is what I imitate" (Dateline movie). A number ... who took part in the attack said they were imitating a scene form Born Innocent, an NBC television movie they watched three days they committed the crime. The movie, which takes place in a girl's reform school, shows a new inmate cornered by four girls and graphically raped with the handle of a plumber's helper (Levine 12). It is time to move past the debate of whether or not the entertainment industry is responsible for these crimes. Even thought they do make the movies they still don't ...
- 6715: 1984 3
- ... George Orwell in 1949, is a story about a future country where the population have no hope. People are controlled by a fascist government, they are constantly being watched and must conform to the government s doctrine. They aren't allowed to speak to each other on the street, they aren't allowed to bye anything that isn't necessary. This novel is also a critique of various political systems, such as Italian Fascist, Hitler s Nazi, and particularly Russian Stalinist. It has lots of symbols ...
- 6716: Television and Movie Violence
- ... murderer, Nathaniel White, confessed to authorities in New York State, he claimed that he got his ideas from his criminal mentor, Kane, from the film series Robocop. White stated that he saw him cut somebody's throat and take the knife and slit it down their chest and stomach. He looks at a violent movie and what ever he sees on the movie is what he imitates. A number of reports ... took part in the attack said they were imitating a scene form Born Innocent, an NBC television movie they watched three days before they committed the crime. The movie, which takes place in a girl's reform school, shows a new inmate cornered by four girls and graphically raped with the handle of a plumber's plunger (Levine, 1996, p.12). It is time to move past the debate of whether or not the entertainment industry is responsible for these crimes. Even though they do make the movies they still ...
- 6717: Beloved-Water Motif
- ... Beloved, Toni Morrison writes about the life of former slaves of Sweet Home. Sethe, one of the main characters, was once a slave to a man and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Garner. After Garner’s sudden death, schoolteacher comes to Sweet Home and takes control of the slaves. His treatment of all the slaves forced them to run away. Fearing that her children would be sold, Sethe sent her two ... boat that soon began to fill with water. It was in this boat that Sethe gave birth to Denver. "When a foot rose from the riverbed and kicked the bottom of the boat and Sethe’s behind, she knew it was done and permitted herself a short faint" (p. 84). In these two passages, water signifies birth. Denver was thought to be dead until Sethe reached the river, a large body of water. Also, Denver is actually born in the water because the boat that Sethe was in was filled up with water. When Beloved first appears at Sethe’s house, Sethe leans in to look at the woman’s face. As she does so, she suddenly feels a great need to relive herself. "She never made the outhouse. Right in front of its ...
- 6718: Animal Cruelty Leads To Human
- ... is unintentional neglect, and can be resolved through education.” (3) I was slightly shocked when I saw this comment. Anyone who puts an animals’ life in their hands, has a responsibility to it. You don’t just forget to feed him/her, or forget to show them love unless it is intentional, it get so much worse, though. These people aren’t just forgetting to feed their pets, or give them attention, they’re kicking and beating them, poisoning and butchering these poor creatures, and what makes me sick to my stomach, is that some of these people do it for fun!! I recently ran across a link to a web page that contained a online petition to put a cat’s killers to justice with maximum sentence. This is the article I found on this brutal torture of an innocent creature. ***WARNING*** (graphic details) “On October 10, 1999, a beautiful female cat came willingly to ...
- 6719: The Public Broadcasting System: Digital Technology and HDTV
- ... replacement remains untested. Consequently, only one major network has partly devoted time and resources into designing an extensive outline for breaking into the impending digital epoch. Surprisingly, that broadcaster is PBS. The Public Broadcast System's dedication to a high-definition television adjustment present the educational station with an infinite collection of benefits that will have numerous positive implications for the station's continuing role as entertainer and educator. Furthermore, high-definition television (HDTV) will significantly enhance the beauty and complexity of all PBS's programming. Founded in 1969, The Public Broadcasting System is America's sole television network of public stations. Collectively, educational establishments, community organizations or state and municipal groups, operate approximately 350 member stations. All public ...
- 6720: West Side Story Anaylsis
- ... new lives in America. The young street gangs that arise from these ghettos demonstrate their frustrations and tensions through turf wars and street fights. Tony is a member of the Jets, the American gang. Maria's brother, Bernardo, and her Puerto Rican suitor, Chino, are members of the Sharks. Gangs are one of the results of poverty, discrimination and urban deterioration. Some experts believe that young people, undereducated and without access ... being American and another being Puerto Rican both ethnicities that carry with them very different cultural traits. These beliefs, values, and ways of doing things are brought to the table and the or culture doesn’t recognize these traits so they automatically find problems with the other group. Culture is the ultiamte reason these groups are fighting and is the reason why these groups as well as any other ethnic groups ... with racism. This is something that also takes place between the Polish-Americans and the Puerto Ricans. A large source of the racism that was present in the West Side Story society stems from one's pride in his own race. People will always have pride in their ethnic background because they are taught to tresure this at an early age. This process is referred to as socialization. This is ...
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