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- 211: For Whom The Bell Tolls
- ... let down, a chance for human nature to go horribly awry. This feeling is broken up into three specific areas. In Ernest Hemingway's novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls, humanity is exploited through brutal violence, unnecessary courage, and hopeless futility. Hemingway has the uncanny gift of imagery, and he possesses a brilliant mastery of the English language. He is adept at manipulating words and weaving complex sentences; furthermore, "Meticulous description ... flipside to that is the same devices used to show all of the wonder and greatness in life can also be used to show to many hardships and painful truths we must endure, such as violence and gory injustices: "Then some one hit the drunkard a great blow alongside the head with a flail and he fell back, and lying on the ground, he looked up at the man who had ... in the cart that hauled them all over to the cliff where they were thrown over that evening with the others after there had been a cleaning up in the Ayuntamiento." (Hemingway 126). The mob-violence that is portrayed in that passage is one inspired by ignorance, weak wills, and alcohol. All through Pilar and Robert Jordan’s flashbacks, one cannot help but be overwhelmed with feelings of disgust towards ...
- 212: Gandhi
- ... satyagraha to signify his theory and practice of non-violent resistance. Gandhi was to describe himself preeminently as a votary or seeker of satya (truth), which could not be attained other than through ahimsa (non-violence, love) and brahmacharya (celibacy, striving towards God). Gandhi conceived of his own life as a series of experiments to forge the use of satyagraha in such a manner as to make the oppressor and the ... spent there marked a turning point in his life. The racial indignities to which he and his countrymen were subjected to turned the previously shy and diffident lawyer into a brave political activist. Realising that violence was evil and rational persuasion often worthless, he developed a new method of non-violent resistance, which he called satyagraha and which he used with some success to secure racial justice for his people. Gandhi ... faith and community dialogue. He perfected the method of satyagraha that he had discovered in South Africa, added new forms of action to its repertoire, and developed what he called the “new science of non-violence” involving moral conversion of the opponent by a delicate “surgery of the soul”. His actions inspired the great poet Rabindranath Tagore to call him Mahatma (Sanskrit, “great soul”). While fighting simultaneously on the social, ...
- 213: Violence on Television
- Violence on Television Since its introduction, television has increased in popularity to such an extent that the TV has become the electronic member of the family. The TV can hypnotize us and lure us into worlds ...
- 214: Martin Luther King Jr. And Malcolm X
- ... rightful place in society. Both X and King spread their message through powerful, hard-hitting speeches. Nevertheless, their intentions were delivered in different styles and purposes. "King was basically a peaceful leader who urged non-violence to his followers. He travelled about the country giving speeches that inspired black and white listeners to work together for racial harmony." (pg. 135, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Freedom Movement) Malcolm X, for the most part, believed that non-violence and integration was a trick by the whites to keep blacks in their places. He was furious at white racism and encouraged his followers through his speeches to rise up and protest against their white ... this change is reflected in his more moderate speeches. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King s childhoods had powerful influences on the men and their speeches. Malcolm X was brought up in an atmosphere of violence. During his childhood, Malcolm X suffered not only from abuse by whites, but also from domestic violence. His father beat his mother and both of them abused their children. His mother was forced to ...
- 215: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
- ... rightful place in society. Both X and King spread their message through powerful, hard-hitting speeches. Nevertheless, their intentions were delivered in different styles and purposes. "King was basically a peaceful leader who urged non-violence to his followers. He travelled about the country giving speeches that inspired black and white listeners to work together for racial harmony." (pg. 135, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Freedom Movement) Malcolm X, for the most part, believed that non-violence and integration was a trick by the whites to keep blacks in their places. He was furious at white racism and encouraged his followers through his speeches to rise up and protest against their white ... this change is reflected in his more moderate speeches. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King’s childhoods had powerful influences on the men and their speeches. Malcolm X was brought up in an atmosphere of violence. During his childhood, Malcolm X suffered not only from abuse by whites, but also from domestic violence. His father beat his mother and both of them abused their children. His mother was forced to ...
- 216: Romeo and Juliet: Theme Paper
- Romeo and Juliet: Theme Paper In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, violence plays an important part of the action and causes the deaths of several of the characters. And a theme of the play is violence begets violence. The chorus states "From ancient grudge break to new mutiny Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean." (Prologue lines 3 and 4). This tells us in the prologue that the feud has been going ...
- 217: Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... rightful place in society. Both X and King spread their message through powerful, hard-hitting speeches. Nevertheless, their intentions were delivered in different styles and purposes. "King was basically a peaceful leader who urged non-violence to his followers. He travelled about the country giving speeches that inspired black and white listeners to work together for racial harmony." (pg. 135, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Freedom Movement) Malcolm X, for the most part, believed that non-violence and integration was a trick by the whites to keep blacks in their places. He was furious at white racism and encouraged his followers through his speeches to rise up and protest against their white ... this change is reflected in his more moderate speeches. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King’s childhoods had powerful influences on the men and their speeches. Malcolm X was brought up in an atmosphere of violence. During his childhood, Malcolm X suffered not only from abuse by whites, but also from domestic violence. His father beat his mother and both of them abused their children. His mother was forced to ...
- 218: Positive Rap
- Positive Rap Over the past decade, rap music has developed a bad reputation. It is viewed by many as offensive toward women. It is also said to promote both violence and the use of illegal drugs, which constitutes a negative impact on society. However, rap music does not do any of the above. It has a positive influence on our society by introducing people to ... to herself as the "baddest new bitch in hip hop" during her song entitled "Give It 2 You." Many of the same people who view rap as offensive to women also say that it promotes violence. Many rappers do sing about violence, but not always to promote it. Those rappers who shun violence are not given the same amount of exposure in the media. Artists such as KRS-One have taken public stands against violence and ...
- 219: Malcolm X 3
- ... All our experiences fuse into our personalities. Everything that ever happened to us is an ingredient. I was born in trouble! Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, lost his Father, at the age of six, to violence of the Klu Klux Klan, although Newspapers at the time, reported differently "Earl Little, 41, sustained fatal injuries when he was run over by a streetcar " (Myers 21) This tragedy, caused a great tear in ... become meaningless in terms of the world struggle of black people" (Bailey 15) Another misconception was that Malcolm X supported violent action, when in fact he often told his followers that they should never initiate violence (Perry 283). Many people wondered how appropriate Malcolm's ways of achieving his goals were, but questions aside, the critics praised Malcolm. Many white reporters and politians were pleased with Malcolm's respectful ways, he ... Malcolm states: " Anybody can sit. An old woman can sit. A coward can sit It takes a man to stand" (Perry 282) Although the people wanted the racial barrier to fall, they couldn't accept violence as a means to do it. "If he wanted to create some sort of peace between the two, then why would he try to create more violence to stop the existing violence." (Perry 285) ...
- 220: Psychology Of Television
- Psychology of Television Today many people think that television is the cause of violence in today s youth. Many have pondered that television disturbs traditions as well as interferes with the minds of adolecened children who can not yet comprehend the truth of fiction and reality. Thus television has ... s wisdom if he or she were in the same situation. This is the reason why people are starting to question and be afraid of the pushed boundaries of television. With the dramatic increase of violence in today s world the programmers are filling ones mind of not wisdom, but the dark escape of violence which makes up the viewers mind for them. The definition of physical violence is stated as these two presented: Any overt depiction of a credible threat of physical force or the actual use of ...
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