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- 441: Christianity In The New World
- ... reasons for this was the alliance of the Catholic Church with the Spanish monarchy. The status of the Indians was disregarded as the Christian conquers and missionaries who wanted to convert them subjected them to violence and reduced them to a laboring population. The Indians, however did not always respond in a negative way to the work of the church. The Catholic Church arrived in the New World immediately after Christopher ... one of the chief cares of this office was when they halted in any town or village, it was his job to assign separate quarters to the Spanish and the Indians. This was to prevent violence from erupting between the two peoples. His principle job; however was to assemble the children in order to baptize them. This was a sad task for Las Casas because scarcely any of the children remained alive a few months afterward. This was due to violence or the disease that the Spanish brought with them. Las Casas on his travels also saw the violence and horrors which the Indians were subject to. Las Casas describes this scene upon entering the ...
- 442: What To Do?: Terrorism and the Media
- ... out to a large audience during terrorist situations; Also the media should also point out police mistakes without over emphasizing them, giving equal coverage to both sides of the issue. Terrorism is the use of violence against innocents to bring about political change through fear. It is a combination of indoctrination and drama. The relationship between terrorism and the media is symbiotic. As terrorists require widespread attention, the media needs news ... the embassy. One can only speculate what would have happened if the terrorists had been watching the television (Miller 28). Complete and total censorship is not the answer. Schmid put it well in his book Violence as Communication when he said: In many countries it is likely that the level of terrorism will increase rather than decrease after the introduction of terrorism. The increase is due to the fact that...[terrorist ... that the terrorists gain publicity and attention is drawn to their cause. The second is that when the media shows events and over exaggerates it influences public attitudes about the root of their politically motivated violence. Brian M. Jenkins summed up what terrorism is when he said "Terrorism is aimed at the people watching, not the actual victims. Terrorism is theater" (Jenkins, Brian M. qtd. In Nacos 75). Total censorship ...
- 443: Dante
- ... The image of a barrel, which has lost its end-piece, gives the reader a concrete analogy for the man who has been split apart. A barrel does not connote anything remotely to do with violence and the grotesque; however, it fits perfectly here because it gives the reader a rather plain image while Dante prepares to shock the reader with his language of hideousness. He describes a man being split ... of bloodshed in the previous sentence. In both cases Dante introduces a comparison only to reject it. It is at this point in the passage that we realize why Dante compared earthly wars with the violence of the ninth abyss before he even gave the reader a glimpse of this violence. By putting this violence at such a grotesque level, he has made the reader form an image in his mind before he describes it. By using the commonplace, Dante forces the reader to resort ...
- 444: Effects of Youth Crime
- ... day. Kids hurting other kids, it's not something that should be happening. Because of things like this, there are many rules and regulations at schools and other places that there wasn't before. Youth violence happens every day and it is tearing society apart. A lot of crimes now days are committed by kids, people under the age of 21. They do all sorts of crime, they murder one another ... other, like stab him, and then the victim's friends will get the attacker. It continues to escalate until it is all out war. Stopping gang wars is just one small step to stopping youth violence. Gangs are not the only youth's who commit crime. There are tons of kids who steal from stores, do and sell drugs, vandalize buildings and a lot of other things as well. These kids ... one group of kids from one gang, sees another group of kids from another gang, fighting can occur. Sometimes the fighting can lead to more serious stuff like stabbings, shootings, and murders. Because of youth violence, there are many restrictions at school. A kid walks down the crowded hallway at school. He is late to his class so he is going as fast as he can. In his hurry, he ...
- 445: The Taming of the Shrew: An Critique
- ... attempted to make it look that way. In fact, neither of them were really accepted until they did that. The marriages of the time were very male dominated. This is why Petruchio's form of violence was accepted; because he was the master of his property and could do what he wanted with it. Kate was not the conventional shrew, because most "shrews" were women that were already married and dominated their husbands in their relationship. Kate's violence was very unacceptable in their society, because women just did not do that at that time. Kate committed four physically violent acts on stage: she broke the lute over the Hortensio's head, tied and beat Bianca, and hit Petruchio and Grumio (Kahn 415). Petruchio, however, never once committed an act of physical violence, but he did, in the name of love, deprive Kate of her needs until she bent to his will. Because Petruchio was a male, though, his violence was more accepted by society than was ...
- 446: Algeria
- ... referendum the French started to depart from Algeria and by the end of the year most colonials had evacuated what was once, French Algeria. A current issue facing Algeria today is the intense spell of violence that continues to worsen. The population each day is drawn further into conflict, which has claimed tens of thousands of lives. The victims are men, women, and children have been slaughtered, decapitated, mutilated, and burned alive in their own homes. At the same time, the Algerian government continues to claim that every thing is under control and that the violence is residual. Most of these massacres have taken place around the capital, in the countrys most militarized region, however the armies and security forces havent intervened to stop these massacres. In the past ... of them. They have taken many positive steps to building a better nation for the people. Algeria has also started to build a stable government, as well as forming committees that will help stop the violence and violation of human rights. However, Algerias future could also take a huge downfall if this violence and violation of human rights isnt stopped soon. Although, many committees have been formed there ...
- 447: Effects of Advertisements
- ... Also they sponsor ads that encourage people to go in to the army and earn money for college. Also, advertisements advising people not to drink and drive are positive advice. Many young people learn about violence and use of drugs from TV and movies. I think to put an opposing view of violence and drugs on TV, using commercials is a very good idea. It makes a very big difference because teens do listen to what other teens have to say, and often, these ads feature teenagers. Another ... grab cookies and milk! I guess commercials do work. There are also ads that give negative impressions. For example the Lexus commercial gives the impression that speed, not safety, is the ultimate experience in driving. Violence is another aspect of negative advertising. Video games commercials depict violence, as entertainment is many instances. So many suppliers want to sell their products that they are ready to do almost anything to beat ...
- 448: Lord Of The Flies -
- ... his fear of blood and of killing living animals. He reached a point where he actually enjoyed the sensation of hunting a prey afraid of his spear and knife. His natural desire for blood and violence was brought out by his hunting of pigs. As Ralph became lost in his own confusion, Jack began to assert himself as chief. The boys realizing that Jack was a stronger and more self-assured leader gave in easily to the freedom of Jack's savagery. Placed in a position of power and with his followers sharing his crazed hunger for violence, Jack gained encouragement to commit the vile acts of thievery and murder. Freed from the conditions of a regulated society, Jack gradually became more violent and the rules and proper behaviour by which he was ... adults. During the play-fight after their unsuccessful hunt in the course of their search for the beast, Ralph for the first time, had an opportunity to join the hunters and share their desire for violence. "Ralph too was fighting to get near, to get a handful of that brown, vulnerable flesh. The desire to squeeze and hurt was over-mastering." (p. 126) Without rules to limit them, they were ...
- 449: Vietnam War - The Vietnam War
- ... returned home insane. Through an examination of the Vietnam War, in particular an event know as the My Lai Massacre, and the people involved with both, it can be proven that when the threshold for violence of a person is met or exceeded, the resulting psychological scarring becomes the most prominent reason for war being hell. Although officially, the Vietnam Conflict had neither a beginning nor an end, for the purpose ... told and seemingly was purposeless, and then returned to a country that despised them for what they did negative effects are emanate(Winthrop, 861-865). During the war many soldiers realized their maximum threshold for violence. When, as was the case for many soldiers, this limit was reached and even exceeded, psychological scarring is going to take place. This, combined with the return to a country that hated you for doing ... the army's basic intelligence test, which should have stopped them from even being in Vietnam (Knowll, 18). This intelligence limit means the soldiers had less comprehension skill and probably had a lower threshold for violence. Also, by this time soldiers in Vietnam had became aware of the treatment they would receive when they returned home. "Doves" (a generic term for anti-war demonstrators) were well known for acts such ...
- 450: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat"
- ... s "The Black Cat" "The Black Cat," which first appeared in the United States Saturday Post (The Saturday Evening Post) on August 19, 1843, serves as a reminder for all of us. The capacity for violence and horror lies within each of us, no matter how docile and humane our dispositions might appear. - By Martha Womack Martha Womack, better known to Internet users as Precisely Poe, has a BA degree in ... until the man's temperament began to change. He grew, "day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others." He cursed at his wife, and eventually he "offered her personal violence." His pets began to feel the change in his disposition--a change brought about by the "Fiend Intemperance [lack of control in consuming alcohol]." "One night, returning home, much intoxicated...[he] fancied that the cat ... night," "one morning," "on the night of the day," etc.). Within the first few paragraphs of the story, the narrator foreshadows that he will violently harm his wife ("At length, I even offered her personal violence."). However, are the events of the story, as the narrator suggests, based upon "...an ordinary succession of very natural causes and effect," or are they indeed caused by the supernatural? By using, three main ...
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