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- 401: Picking Up The Pieces: An Analytical Look at Why the Village of Umofia Fell Apart
- ... this system and convert many of the tribe's younger members to the Christian faith. The tribal system falls apart because younger members are unable to remember persons of the past, unable to relate to violence when they have lived in safety and peace and are uninterested in a faith that does not fulfill their needs for music, joy and love, instead of discipline of a higher being. Okonkwo, the protagonist ... the love of rest and time to relax. This leads to another important observation leading to the fall of the clan. Okonkwo's inability to see the importance of childhood and the insignificance of constant violence makes it difficult for him to relate to members of the clan such as Nwoye. There are times when Nwoye would like to hear stories. He likes stories of nature and the moral lessons they can provide for him to keep him from making the same types of mistakes. Okonkwo likes him to hear stories of war, of fear. Masculine stories of violence and bloodshed. Blood of his ancestors, of his past. Nwoye knew that it was right to be masculine and to be violent, but somehow he still preferred the stories that his mother used to ...
- 402: A Clockwork Orange: Review of Book and Firm Version
- ... the end comes out on top. Alex, whose last name is not mentioned in the book, is a violent, aggressive teenager of fifteen, who is the leader of a four-person gang. He truly enjoys violence, reveling in the sight of blood or weapons. Alex's love of hate is not simply a rebellious emotion, but as he explains, it is his very nature, and he could not change it if ... deal with this moral issue in his movie which I perceive as a shallow and strange film which I could not enjoy, knowing that the message behind Burgess' story was not the advocation of blatant violence, as portrayed in the film. The climactic scene in the book occurs when Alex has finished his conditioning, and he is displayed as an example of the new technique in criminal reform. Alex is put on stage in front of government dignitaries, where he proves that he is incapable of committing an act of violence. In the book, Alex is thrust on stage, where he tries to defend himself against an attacker, but is choked back by the acute nausea he experiences with violence. With Alex narrating, the reader ...
- 403: Bugs Bunny and the Marlboro Man
- Bugs Bunny and the Marlboro Man How often do you watch television and not see violence, smoking, and drinking? Not very often. Everyday you watch television, and everyday you see one of these acts. You are not the only one who sees this, your children do, too. Every time you turn ... he ogles the women shopping in his store. Both of these portray a family that does not care about each other. The kids run wild, while the parents argue. Many shows contain a lot of violence. One of the popular children's shows is the Power Rangers, which consists of nothing except fighting. Many children, after watching this show, start punching and kicking people. Also, many "harmless" cartoons portray acts of violence. Many Bugs Bunny cartoons involve hitting people with frying pans, dropping an anvil on someone, or Elmer Fudd firing his gun repeatedly. Movies, which are rated, unlike TV shows, also contain these bad influences. ...
- 404: Iliad And Odyssey
- ... to experience the three thousand years old society of Homer. The various similarities between our society and the societies depicted in the Iliad and the Odyssey are surprising profuse. To name a few: the superfluous violence in Iliad and Odyssey, the characterization of Odysseus, the obscure use of narcotics, the similarities between Catholicism and certain stories of the Odyssey, and the role of pets and animals. Despite the numerous similarities, there are some distinct differences. The specific differences between our society and that of Ancient Greece is the role of women in ancient Greece, polytheism, the and the importance of hospitality. Violence, it is a part of the Iliad and Odyssey; it is portrayed in nearly all our movies and literature. The numerous battles in the Iliad constantly described the grotesque deaths of warriors. "He brought him ... hands, weak as men are now." Giant Ajax hoisted it high and hurled it down, crushing the rim of the soldiers four horned helmet and cracked his skull to splinters, a bloody pulp
" 435-443. Violence, the many scenes of war in the Iliad reminded me of the first battle scene of Saving Private Ryan. The extremely violent images of men crying out for their mothers, the intestines spilling out ...
- 405: 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 ...
- 406: Pro Wrestling
- ... Night Raw show. How did Vince make pro wrestling famous today? The reason for the pro wrestling rise to the top is that it has always pushed things to the limit with the sex, the violence and the storylines. For over twenty years ABC Monday night football had no rival. It was the only thing for men to watch on Monday nights that wasnt like Melrose Place, Ally McBelly, or ... starts bleeding, or maybe how do they beat each other up with chairs, bats, tables, and other objects. The same way they do it in the movie with props. There is always going to be violence in the world and on TV and violence, just like sex, is what gets ratings. To say that the WWF is at fault that your seven year old child is going around hitting people with chairs, and pile driving kids into the ...
- 407: Barn Burning By William Faulkn
- ... black back" (p.168), the stiff and implacable limp" (p.170), the stiff foot (p.172 and 179). At times, he proves to be a passive figure but metallic imagery and a sense of cold violence are also used in his portrait : "his father had said no word yet" (p.162), "his voice cold and harsh", "the harsh, cold voice" (p.164), "the voice harsh like tin" (p.166), "His father ... side of the head but without heat" (p.166), like he had struck the two mules (p.165) and at times he also speaks "without heat" (p.p. 166 and 169). These images of cold violence and indifference to inflicted pain convey the child's sense of his father emotional frigidity. Mr Snopes' s cold violence is not an expression of hatred or anger: violence is a tool, used upon his son (as upon the mules) to make him to do his bidding. The father is violent when he thinks ...
- 408: Breach of Confidentiality: The Legal Implications When You Are Seeking Therapy
- ... rights Thesis: The duty to warn has created an ethical dilemma for psychological professionals. II. Therapists face a moral problem B. Requirement by law to breach confidentiality C. Exceptions for breaching confidentiality D. Prediction of violence E. Impact on client I. The future outlook for therapy A. Conflicting views between the legal and psychological professions People are afraid to admit to themselves and others that they need to help to resolve ... defined as homicide or suicide, both of which are rare events, the prediction of dangerousness will inevitably involve many unjustified commitments as well as justified ones ( Alloy, 570 ). The therapist must predict the capacity for violence in the client. There are no guidelines to establish such a diagnose.
All that is mandated by the opinion is that the therapist exercise that reasonable degree of skill, knowledge, and care ordinarily possessed and ... to be harmful (false negatives) cause extremely negative publicity. Wrongfully committed harmless individuals (false positives) don't cause that kind of publicity. 3. Unreliability of the criterion. The only concrete indication for forecasting a clients violence is a prior record of encountered violence, which might be questionable. 4. Powerlessness of the subject. Until not long ago, wrongfully accused and then committed individuals had few rights to fight this wrongful decision ( ...
- 409: A 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 ...
- 410: Wright's "Black Boy": An Oppressionist Impression
- Wright's "Black Boy": An Oppressionist Impression You are dead to me dead to christ! In the following paragraphs, violence and oppression in Ch. 5 will discussed and analyzed through examination of Richard Wright's --author of Black Boy(1945)--use of diction, tone, and metaphors. Were people of his time to read this book it's probable that would understand, wheather they agree with the author's point of view or not, the amount of violence and oppression witnessed by a boy his age. Richard Wright, through the the use of the words his senses produced, brought his past into light for the children of the future. He allows his readers ... of life in common with others, satisfy my hunger to be and live. Wright fills the chapter with a calm and mesmorizing tone; like that of a preecher drawing his audience into a hymm. Omisdt violence, under anger and fear, Wright converses with the reader as though he were a youth leader telling a story to a group of boyscouts outside by a campfire. His spellbounding words chant the reader ...
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