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- 181: A Developmental Study of Alex in Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange
- ... Orange Synopsis of A Clockwork Orange In A Clockwork Orange, the main character is that of a mildly young child of 15 who, along with his fellow friends, or "Droogs", partake in evenings of Ultra-Violence. Ultra Violence consists of random beatings, theft, destruction, and rape. The main character, Alex, is the self-proclaimed leader of the pack, and makes judgment on their actions pending on his mood. His Droogs eventually find themselves ... becomes a helper to his service. The minister, Alex soon discovers, is a part in a new form of treatment that is trying to be implemented prisons to help "cure" inmates from committing acts of violence. Through luck and discussion with the higher officials in the prison, Alex is chose to be a guinea pig for the experiment, and is sent to become "inoculated from violence". The treatment consisted of ...
- 182: The Life of Mohandas Gandhi
- ... of his family had served as Prime Ministers of Indian states. Gandhi's parents were devoutly religious, part of a sect of Hinduism that worshipped Vishnu (one of the Gods of Hinduism) and promoted non-violence (Brown 382). In 1888, at the age of 19, Gandhi traveled to England to become a Barrister-at-Law (Ibid 34). While in England, Gandhi was exposed to the western material style of life which ... and traditional handicrafts (Sharpe 1979 43). These opinions stimulated Gandhi's ideas for non-violent resistance. The main principle behind all of Gandhi's teachings is the concept of Satyagraha (Sharp 1973 76), or non-violence, the lens through which he viewed the world. Satya (truth) refers to love, and agraha (firmness) refers to force. This concept of non-violence was designed to secure social reform and human liberation without the use of violence (Shridharani 59). Satyagraha is an active theory that causes the oppressor to act violently, thus causing them to cogitate on ...
- 183: Romeo And Juliet: Violence And Bloodshed
- Romeo And Juliet: Violence And Bloodshed For a love story, Romeo and Juliet has more violence and bloodshed than most TV mini-series. The Play begins with a riot, ends with a double suicide,and in between has three murders. And all this takes place in the span of four short ... Harold Rose's Yur Guide to Northern Italy, I noted that "Italy is a very hot place in the summer, also quite humid." After reading this I then realized that a great deal of the violence in Romeo and Juliet become more understandable; they're all short tempered because of the heat! This is even noted when Benvolio warns Mercutio that " The day is hot, and Capulets abroad/And if ...
- 184: The Study Of Violence In Ernes
- The Study of Violence In Ernest Hemingway s The Snows of Kilimanjaro Ernest Hemingway was a nineteenth century author. He is remembered for such work as Fifty Grand, A Way You ll Never Be, and especially The Snows of Kilimanjaro. The Snows of Kilimanjaro, one of Hemingway s famous stories, shows how violence and dangerous people can be. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois in 1899, his farther, a doctor is fond of out door sports. He taught Ernest his son to hunt and fish at a ... was one of the most famous people in the world. He was literally material to people who had seen him once in a restaurant. In Hemingway s book, The Snows of Kilimanjaro he talks about violence and hunting. Hemingway talks about various guns and pistols in his books. In Hemingway s book The Snows of Kilimanjaro, he writes about the gore and death of his two partners. Hemingway is constantly ...
- 185: Boxing: Down for the Count
- ... the "sport", perhaps a more important reason is the fact that boxing just does not belong in modern society. It is surely one of the supreme anomalies of our time. Modern society is supposedly against violence. We constantly hear about controlling violence on television, violence in music, and violence in movies. Large segments of society would want to see guns banned. There are strict laws that protect wives and children who are victims of domestic violence. So it would ...
- 186: The Rise of Violent Crime In Canada
- ... must view this with skepticism as no official statistics are available. As well as this could be an example of society realizing that the Criminal Justice System is not effectively dealing with the trend of violence in Canada. This would be true by way of the fact that people are not reporting these crimes to the police. Generally all the statistics that are gathered and used by the police are based ... real reason at all. Anger is a major reason for assaults being committed as well as Homicides. Robbery of a store or mugging of an individual is another reason. As well as pure pre-meditated violence, whether it is a beating or a murder, people use violence to enforce other things that are considered to be valued reasons for violence. In fact many sub-cultures of Canadian culture, such as gangs have developed differing views on crime and see the act ...
- 187: Violence and Pornography
- Violence and Pornography Pornography -- Sex or Subordination? In the late Seventies, America became shocked and outraged by the rape, mutilation, and murder of over a dozen young, beautiful girls. The man who committed these murders, Ted ... Itzin 22). After considering the increase in rape and molestation, sexual harassment, and other sex crimes over the last few decades, and also the corresponding increase of business in the pornography industry, the link between violence and pornogrpahy needs considerable study and examination. Once the evidence you will encounter in this paper is evaluated and quantified, it will be hard not come away with the realization that habitual use of pornographic material promotes unrealistic and unattainable desires in men that can leac to violent behavior toward women. In order to properly discuss pornography, and be able to link it to violence, we must first come to a basic and agreeable understanding of what the word pornography means. The term pornogrpahy originates from two greek words, porne, which means harlot, and graphein, which means to write ( ...
- 188: Battery Is It Safer To Leave O
- ... relationship is a process where many factors have to be considered. Domestic abuse affects people of all cultures, religions, ages, sexual orientations, educational background, and income levels. Victims are frequently blamed for being victims. Domestic violence continues because of isolation, silence, and the failure to seek help. In a lot of situations, the victim feels like they are crazy or that they are the only one that this has happened to ... changes like leaving or getting help. Seventy three percent of women who are injured by their partner, are injured after separation. CASA is an organization designed to work with all individuals in need of domestic violence services, regardless of reason. CASA has developed an Internet web page to help people understand more about domestic violence. They have put together thirteen condensed signs of abuse. (1) You live in fear of making your partner mad and change your ways to avoid it. (2) Your intimate partner seems like two different ...
- 189: The Connections Between Violen
- Violence, Corruption, and Wealth: The Connections Made in Today s Popular Culture Today s society is no stranger to violence and corruption. We see it in our streets, on our television and movie screens, and we hear it in music. However, as we move closer and closer to the 21st Century, a clearer connection is ... fame through murder and mayhem are pounded into Americans heads through a the story-lines of Mafia movies and the lyrics of popular music idols. Producers are thriving on our two biggest cravings: money and violence. In the novel The Great Gatsby, corruption is a main theme and is used as a gateway to wealth and fame. As the plot unfolds, the main characters get caught in a tangled web ...
- 190: Hurston's "Sweat": Women Overcoming Domestic Violence
- Hurston's "Sweat": Women Overcoming Domestic Violence Zora Neale Hurstons Sweat is a short story about the struggles and hardships in the life of an African American woman living in the south. The short story talked about the treatment of women ... identify with the hardships that Delia encountered in her marriage. The story also deals with adultery in relationships and the dishonesty and heartache it brings to a relationship. The story gives many women of domestic violence the strength and the courage to stand up for themselves and against their husbands. In these times it was hard for African American women to stand up to their abusive husbands. Getting a divorce was ... the family. With women not working this made it hard for them to get enough money to leave their husbands and support themselves and their children without their husbands. The story gives women of domestic violence courage and strength to get out of an abusive relationship. In one part of the story Delia is in kitchen and sykes comes in starts verbally abusing her she finally stands up to him ...
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