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- 471: Kurds Vs Turks
- ... Friday, the Independent Television Commission, which regulates broadcasters based in Britain, ordered the Kurdish station, Med-TV, to halt operations permanently. It said Med-TV had broadcast programs "which included inflammatory statements encouraging acts of violence in Turkey and elsewhere." Kurds are a large minority in Turkey, and some among them assert that they have been so brutally repressed by Ankara that their only alternative is revolution. In February and March ... there may be in the United Kingdom for the Kurdish people, it is not in the public interest to have any broadcaster use the U.K. as a platform for broadcasts which incite people to violence. Med-TV have been given many opportunities to be a peaceful voice for their community. To allow them to continue broadcasting after such serious breaches would be to condone the misuse of the U.K ... including jamming its signal and restricting residents' use of satellite dishes. After the British announced their decision, the Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement to welcome the demise of "the hateful organ that continuously promoted violence and bloodshed in our country." The Palestinian Involvement: Efforts are being exerted to arrange for a meeting between Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and the chairman of the Kurdistani Democratic Party in Iraq, Masoud Barzani. ...
- 472: Evelina: Madame Duval
- ... treatment we see of Madame Duval, that we are compelled to laugh aloud only because of her relationship to Evelina. Fanny Burney knows we desire Madame Duval to be punished, but by doing so with violence, she asks us to question our own expectations of women in "the novel". Burney almost immediately introduces us to our hero Lord Orville, by doing this so early in the novel we as readers are ... discerning readers, we are accustomed to characters falling passionately in love with the heroine. What we cannot forgive Sir Clement for is his abusive conduct toward Evelina. This violation is the basis of our loathing. Violence toward our heroine is completely unacceptable and when it does occur, it must punished. Sir Clement Willoughby does receive his penalty by promising to never see or speak to Evelina again. Through this punishment, Burney ... Madame Duval's departure to London to save him, the Captain and Sir Clement would pose as robbers and attack her carriage. The very idea of causing someone this much torment is astonishing, but the violence involved is unforgivable. Once Sir Clement and the Captain successfully seize the carriage, Captain Mirvan drags Madame Duval outside and Sir Clement Willoughby restrains Evelina at the carriage to prevent her from helping poor ...
- 473: Death Marches
- ... fear that the end results of these marches would be the mass extermination of the population (Schwarz 221). It was not until individuals like Wiesel experienced the death marches and understood the kind of systematic violence that would be commonplace that fear actually nullified any sense of existing faith or hope. Of the initial transport process, Weisel wrote: The days were like nights, and the nights left the dregs of their ... stop, so that we could unload our dead (Weisel 94-95). The marches themselves, which sometimes took place under the dark of night and over the course of days, were horrific experiences were acts of violence, torture and murder were committed with great regularity and without any kind of humanization or any sense of remorse. Memorialization of the events that surrounded the death marches often embraced a sense of fragmentation, based ... what occurred. There is no way to deny the level of destruction caused by the Holocaust or reduce the impacts on the lives of survivors to simple sentence about the atrocities that occurred. But the violence and the degradation that was inherent in the ghettoization of the Jewish communities through out occupied Europe and the increasing sense that Jews were perceived as "vermin" rather than as a part of humankind ...
- 474: Sex in Ragtime
- ... obvious and explicit than others, but they all have great purpose. The sexual activity between Father and Mother is used to define their relationship, sexual activity by Younger Brother is used as a replacement for violence, and the one scene between Houdini and Thaw is used to elucidate the difference between the classes. The sexual activity that is most relevant to the story line occurs in the relationship between Father and ... he had found a new toy that did not want to be summoned from the depths of his soul. Now that he has found it, he must pacify it. Once he fails to pacify it, violence takes over his being, and he joins Coalhouse Walker's crusade. This relationship between sex and violence is first alluded to in the beginning of the novel. Doctorow writes, "Across America sex and death were barely distinguishable"(p 4). When he pleases is carnal appetite, he has control over his life. ...
- 475: Against Gun Control
- ... taking a look at evidence gathered form domestic studies, international evidence, and crimes involving guns we can better understand this. Several sophisticated statistical models have attempted to measure the net effect of firearms on criminal violence. On balance, they show that there is nothing to be gained from reducing the general level of gun ownership.(3) A thorough review of 18 studies of the effects of gun availability among potential victims and criminals found that the overall effect on criminal violence was zero.(4) In one study, researchers found no significant differences in total robbery rates between cities where guns were widely available and cities where they were not; in cities with fewer firearms, armed robbers ... then turn to other weapons. Most criminals do not obtain firearms through conventional sources. Thus, as opponents of gun control correctly contend, gun control measures in the United States, if anything, contribute to increased criminal violence because they deny guns to honest citizens but not to criminals. "Gun control laws might be accurately called victim disarmament laws."(?) Armed citizens pose a risk of punishment to criminals - perhaps more so than ...
- 476: Abortion: A Matter Of Choice
- ... fact is that legalized abortion is the only option that will protect the lives of American citizens. One only needs to look into American history to see the results of prohibiting abortions to women. The violence which occurs today because the of pro-choice/pro-life conflicts is minimal in comparison to the thousands of hopeless women who turned to the illegal abortions --either self-inflicted or preformed by the backroom ... woman was allowed by the Constitution's 14th Amendment to receive an abortion before the first trimester. It now appeared that the pro-choice advocates had won the political tug-o-war at last. However, violence continues between the two groups as the animosity and resentment has grown to new heights. Now, more than ever, research articles are coming out about a woman's right to privacy vs. a fetus's ... the finger pointing and name calling, and just listen to what our so-called opponents have to say, we may find that both sides have their points. Only then can we stop the hatred and violence that has so ripped America in the last few decades. In conclusion, my research leads me to believe that, while abortion must be legal, a woman should also be provided with all the correct ...
- 477: Hands
- ... reveals that Biddlebaum is self-alienated by his disorientation regarding his hands, and his fear of the use of them. On a different token, Anderson points out that society has alienated Biddlebaum through exclusion and violence. During his career as a teacher, Biddlebaum expressed himself "by the caress that was in his fingers." Tragically, "a halfwitted boy of the school became enamored of the young master. In his bed at night ... come close to him." Biddlebaum's experience with others, while partly at fault, again, expresses society's exclusion of those who seem to be "quiet" or "peculiar." The author further addresses alienation from society through violence inflicted on Biddlebaum. "Calling Adolph Myers (Wing Biddlebaum) into the school yard [Henry Bradford] began to beat him with his fists." The narrator explores the horrible violence inflicted on Biddlebaum when he describes the angry mob throwing "balls of soft mud at the figure that screamed and ran faster and faster into the darkness." Tragic as it is, the author shows ...
- 478: Macbeth Makes For Fasinating T
- ... language in MacBeth assists in the plays fame. The language allows the plot , characters and themes to move as one, flowing with harmony. Thus these elements together assist in making MacBeth fascinating theater. The supernatural, violence and suspense play an essential role in MacBeth as a play. From the weird sisters entrance to MacBeth's vivid hallucinations and apparitions to his eventual death by sword fight there is constantly popular dramatic ... there are problems in the kingdom and obviously, audiences are especially interested in conflict. So the super natural adds an element of mystery and fear to audience appeal. To counter act this supernatural, Shakespeare adds violence just to spice up the play some more. Through out the play there is constant violence, murder and suspense. This is spoken of more than it is actually acted, but there is definitely a very violent under tone to the play. Which interests the audience immensely As this violence builds ...
- 479: Cultural Diversity in Local Politics
- ... by African Americans and liberal Jews, the Bradley coalition grew to encompass business and labor, Latinos and Asian Americans. But Los Angles itself has changed dramatically in recent years. In the wake of devastating civil violence in 1992, the Bradley coalition, already deteriorating – fell from power with the election of a conservative Republican as mayor in 1993. The Black and White populations in the city were challenged by a huge rise ... The near San Fernando Valley, once all White, is now heavily Latino. The notion that Los Angeles was living a charmed urban life, immune from the difficulties of other big cities was destroyed in the violence of April 1992. Korean American stores were attacked in both South Central LA and in Koreatown. The 1993 mayoral election coincided with the sudden disappearance of a whole generation of leaders. Within a very short ... work. The most widely known progressive leaders in the city was probably the new police chief from Philadelphia, Willie Williams. Beyond the fall of these leaders was the loss of confidence created by the devastating violence of 1992. The Watts uprising of 1965 brought confidence to progressives. They were out of power, and could view the violence as a failure of the conservatives sin power.(Sonenshein) No such view could ...
- 480: The Ku Klux Klan
- ... which came into power in the southern states in 1867. Dressed in robes with pointed hoods, for disguise and in an early attempt to frighten superstitious Blacks, the Klan launched a campaign of terrorism and violence against Whites and Blacks whom they considered traitors to their cause. The original Klan, which is not to be confused with the groups calling themselves by that name today, was organized in Pulaski, Tennessee, during ... which came into power in the southern states in 1867. Dressed in robes with pointed hoods, for disguise and in an early attempt to frighten superstitious Blacks, the Klan launched a campaign of terrorism and violence against Whites and Blacks whom they considered traitors to their cause. The original Klan, which is not to be confused with the groups calling themselves by that name today, was organized in Pulaski, Tennessee, during ... which came into power in the southern states in 1867. Dressed in robes with pointed hoods, for disguise and in an early attempt to frighten superstitious Blacks, the Klan launched a campaign of terrorism and violence against Whites and Blacks whom they considered traitors to their cause. When Abraham Lincoln uttered the words "our White men are cutting one another's throats" to a deputation of Blacks at the seat ...
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