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- 391: Summary and Analysis of the Movie Gandhi
- ... and able to do anything and everything for his country. He stood up for the people by addressing the British government of the unfair justice that the people were living. Gandhi's way of non-violence, devotion and persistence gave the people of India hope for a independent country, Gandhi's life consisted of his pursuit for this freedom. From his first stand, the burning of the passports to his last strive for a shared India between the Pakistan and Muslims Gandhi did not stray from his goals or beliefs. Gandhi's's stressed non-violence to such an extreme, that his followers stood up to armies unarmed and without intent to harm anyone viciously being beaten to the ground for holding the beliefs that they did. When India was declared ... time Gandhi began one of many fast that he had taken in his life crumbling his health to near death in declaration of the cease of the war and to demonstrate his strong disbelief in violence. He followed religiously the life stages of the Hindu religion, living a life of poverty, devoting himself to manual labor, the spinning of homespun cloth and gracious treatment of animals non-violence, truthfulness and ...
- 392: Honesty
- ... right or wrong. In The Mercury newspaper, 23rd August 1994, it contained an article on burglaries in general. In the article, it said that Australia had one of the world’s highest burglary and domestic violence rates. It was said that this was because of Australians high beer intake in comparison to countries which drink more wine rather than beer (Italy or Greece or Spain). This is proven by the fact that many other beer drinking countries like Canada, America, England, Germany and Holland also have quite high crime, burglary and domestic violence rates. Another factor that adds to Australia’s high crime/burglary rate is the facts that just over 80% of Australia’s population live in a detached, single story house, which is accessible to burglars ... of Australians were burgled in 1991, 1.8 per cent was robbed, 15 per cent were victims of non-contact personal theft 6.7 were victims of violent crimes, including sexual assaults, threats and domestic violence. You may think that the related article has absolutely no relevance to the topic at all, but in fact, it proves to us how imperfect we humans are, no matter how good we think ...
- 393: Mohandas Gandhi
- ... prime ministers of an Indian state for several generations. His parents were strong in their religion, being devout and earnest Hindus. They were a part of a Hindu sect that worshipped Vishnu and promoted non-violence. Apparently, he was most influenced by his mother, a gentle and intelligent person. According to Hindu custom, he married at an early age and grew to love his wife greatly. Together, they had four children ... other of his followers. The war he fought was one without weapons, already Gandhi was on his way to starting his career of non-violent campaigns. The main idea behind Gandhi's teachings was non-violence. The words of the Sanskrit language: ahinsa and sayagraha clearly express Gandhi's beliefs. The former means non-killing, non-destructive and the latter means the force of universal truth. He believed that the killing ... the situation here and, while doing so, attained a few victories in his fight against oppression. Several times in 1917, he unhardened the spirits of peasants and motivated them to rebel without the use of violence. In 1919, Gandhi called upon all Indians to engage in non-violent disobedience against the British Government by withdrawing from Government jobs and from schools and colleges. The magnitude of this act showed when ...
- 394: Terrorism
- ... just loners or shy. We can't pick out certain students that are going to attack the school and lock him/her up before anything happens. Banning guns is not the answer to solving school violence. Large inner city schools have metal detectors at the doors but sometimes that doesn't stop all the potentially harmful objects from entering the school. It is a step in the right direction but not ... but I will try to be as indifferent as possible. The attacks on the abortion clinics cause the doctors, nurses, other employees, and patients to fear for their life. While searching for information on abortion violence, I came upon the Washington Post. The newspaper has archives of violence occurring to people involved someway with the clinics dating all the way back to 1993. Yes, the attacks on people performing abortions have been going on for as long as abortion has been a ...
- 395: Reasonable Doubts?
- ... of women's' rights. Dershowitz explains this strategy when he wrote: "…there was much speculation that [Marcia] Clark had been selected as lead counsel in part because of her experience and interest in cases involving violence against women…Before Johnnie Cochran was brought on board as head trial counsel, we thought long and hard about the advantages of retaining a woman to play a prominent role on the trial team, especially ... with issues of spousal discord." Furthermore, Dershowitz explains, " We decided if we were to select a woman for these reasons, we would be playing into the prosecution's theory that this was indeed a domestic violence case" (106; ch.5). It is clear that this strategy would reflect the defenses' denial that this trial was a domestic violence case. How does this effect our court system? The way the attorneys try a case outlines what is at issue. Since Simpson's attorneys refused to "play on the issue of spousal discord" they ...
- 396: Overview of the 60`s
- ... the south, "jim crow" practices barred blacks from jobs and public places. New groups and goals were formed, new tactics devised, to push forward for full equality. as often as not, white resistance resulted in violence. this violence spilled across tv screens nationwide. the average, neutral american, after seeing his/her tv screen, turned into a civil rights supporter. Black unity and white support continued to grow. in 1962, with the first large ... civil rights law, to political rights, mainly southern blacks' rights to register and vote. King picked a tough alabama town to tackle: selma, where only 1% of eligible black voters were registered to vote. the violence, the march, the excitement all contributed to the passage of the second landmark civil rights act of the decade. even though there was horrendous violence, rev. king announced that as a "matter of conscience ...
- 397: A Clockwork Orange
- ... freedom, Alex would partake in this experiment that was to cure him of all the evil inside of him and all that was bad. Alex is given injections and made to watch films of rape, violence, and war and the mixture of these images and the drugs cause him to associate feelings of panic and nausea with violence. He is released after two weeks of the treatment and after a few encounters with past victims finds himself at the home of a radical writer who is strongly opposed to the new treatment the ... matter how "good" one’s actions are, unless one has free moral choice, he is spiritually damned (Malafry). The novel revolves around one criminally minded teen, Alex, whose world consists of rape, murder, and ruthless violence. Alex is eventually set up by his "droogs" (friends) and is arrested and jailed. After some time in jail, Alex is placed in a new rehabilitating program that uses electro-shock therapy, new medicines, ...
- 398: Adult Cartoons Whos To Blame
- ... is not appropriate, a child should not be watching if they can not determine the difference between right and wrong. Cedric Veilleuxx says that children should not be allowed to watch television after 11pm. Cartoon violence is not a new thing, so something else must have changed through the years. Parents are more concerned now with what their children watch than ever before, but defenders of cartoons say that better parenting in the first place would allow children to make wiser decisions, regardless of what is shown on TV. Cartoons such as South Park and Beavis & Butthead glorify violence and death, but so did classic cartoons such as Tom & Jerry or the Looney Tunes. Years ago, you never heard of a kid hitting another kid on the head with a large mallet because he ... The Simpsons , today s is Beavis & Butthead. What kind of parent allows a 5-year old access to matches or a lighter? Though there are many different sides to the opinion of how relevant cartoon violence is to actual cases with children, most are divided into a defending or an attacking viewpoint. The main side that the government and media are taking is that cartoon violence is bad., and that ...
- 399: Clockwork Orange
- ... idea, brothers. They like forced me to do it"(Burgess 74). Betrayed by his cohorts Alex is beaten by local officials and confesses to all the crimes. As a point to retribution a sergeant states, "Violence makes violence"(Burgess 80) and proceeds to through Alex back into the cell. All the while Alex detests the treatment and conditions of the local jail, " So I was kicked and punched and bullied off to the ... the smallest attacks on his character. Another error the state had provided is the use of music in the treatment of Alex. Not only does he feel physically sick when he thinks or looks at violence but also when he hears classical music. "It was that these doctors bratchnies had so fixed things that any music that was like for the emotions would make me just sick like viddying or ...
- 400: Mohandas Gandhi
- ... prime ministers of an Indian state for several generations. His parents were strong in their religion, being devout and earnest Hindus. They were a part of a Hindu sect that worshipped Vishnu and promoted non-violence. Apparently, he was most influenced by his mother, a gentle and intelligent person. According to Hindu custom, he married at an early age and grew to love his wife greatly. Together, they had four children ... other of his followers. The war he fought was one without weapons, already Gandhi was on his way to starting his career of non-violent campaigns. The main idea behind Gandhi's teachings was non-violence. The words of the Sanskrit language: ahinsa and sayagraha clearly express Gandhi's beliefs. The former means non-killing, non-destructive and the latter means the force of universal truth. He believed that the killing ... the situation here and, while doing so, attained a few victories in his fight against oppression. Several times in 1917, he unhardened the spirits of peasants and motivated them to rebel without the use of violence. In 1919, Gandhi called upon all Indians to engage in non-violent disobedience against the British Government by withdrawing from Government jobs and from schools and colleges. The magnitude of this act showed when ...
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