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- 501: Israeli Occupation Of South
- ... system of their own. Since Hezbollah’s resistance to Israel began in 1982, they have continued to fight for the freedom that the Lebanese deserve. Hezbollah leaders have stated that they do not believe that violence should be a way to gain power (Roummaneh). They see Israel as a terrorist aggressor that has slaughtered thousands of innocent civilians and occupied land belonging to Lebanon. Israel has constantly tried to portray Hezbollah ... economy. Since Israel’s first invasion of Lebanon in 1978, countries throughout the world have condemned the Israeli’s for their actions. Religious leaders from many different beliefs have also openly objected to Israel’s violence, stating the lack of necessity for such violence. The Vatican Secretariat of State spoke on behalf of the Pope and said, “there are no political or military reasons which can justify such dramatic consequences” in regards to the Israeli bombing of a ...
- 502: Martin Luther King Jr. 8
- ... proves my statement, "To accept passively an unjust system is to cooperate with that system; thereby the oppressed become as evil as the oppressor." The second form that Dr. King talks about is hatred and violence. This is another method that he disagrees with. King explains how violence only creates temporary results and creates more complicated problems in the future. As a minister and deep believer in peace, King refused to accept this way. He also believed that this form will only bring injustice to future generations. He explained how violence today will bring chaos tomorrow. An excellent statement made by Dr. King to disprove this method is, "The old law of an eye for an eye leaves everybody blind". The third, and final, way ...
- 503: Lord Of The Flies - Character Analysis
- ... 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 ...
- 504: Leon The Movie Review Essay
- ... of action. Leon somehow managed to alienate many film critics, while audiences either loved or hated it. Some viewers noted their discomfort with the sexuality of Mathilda and the matter-of-fact nature of the violence. Dispite very good box office figures from cinema's around the world, Leon was often not successful at the prestigious awards ceremonies. The year of its release, Leon was nominated for Cesars in all categories ... contract on a guy. The man who has come whizzing through the streets is Leon (Jean Reno), a skillful but uneducated "cleaner," or professional hitman. We see him at work, in opening scenes of startling violence and grim efficiency. In the course of the movie, Leon will, in effect, adopt his neighbor Matilda (Natalie Portman), a tough, streetwise, 12-yearold girl. She escapes to Leon's nearby apartment after her family ... with it. THE PROFESSIONAL (STAR) (STAR) 1/2 Stansfield Gary Oldman Matilda Natalie Portman Leon Jean Reno Tony Danny Aiello Directed by Luc Besson. Running time: 112 minutes. Classified R (for scenes of strong graphic violence, and for language). The Professional (aka Leon) A Film Review by James Berardinelli Date Released: 11/18/94 Running Length: 1:52 Rated: R (Violence, language, mature themes) Starring: Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary ...
- 505: Power, Gender And Advertising
- ... young men have to get drunk to have a good time without measuring the consequences (not shown on the advertisement). Society is dealing with a lot of problems, and one of the most important is violence. This influence is an important signifier of virility and power and hence an important part of the masculinity. Moreover, authority plays an important role in masculinity. Advertisements like the Saab commercial described by Jackson Katz ... a strong dominance by males. The "patriarchal gender scheme" reserves highly valued attributes for males and actively supports the high evaluation of any characteristics which might inadvertently become associated with maleness (Devor, pg.425) Domestic violence is a good example of dominance. Women who are victims of this horrible act, are influenced by society, letting them thing that their husbands own them and they can do whatever they want. Advertising is doing too little to terminate violence, instead they are promoting more violence and enhancing the position of secure dominance as a masculine. To summarize, the images described in Jackson Katz's essay are reflecting that advertising is constructing a wrong, ...
- 506: Marquez's "100 Years of Solitude" and Allende's "The House of the Spirits": Satire
- ... the second greatest American fratricidal war of the twentieth century, as a result of the assassination of the popular Liberal leader Jorge Eliecer Gaitan, in 1948. His novels examine in his words "… motives for that violence." The importance of politics in the Novel is reflected in the choice of title 100 years of solitude which correspond to the 100 years between the formation of Colombia, in 1830 to 1930 when Conservative ... indistinguishable in their barbarity. Meanwhile Jose Arcadio Buendia refuses to Paint his house blue as he had wished it to be white a symbol of both purity and neutrality. This commences the neverending cycle of violence typical of South America as Moscote returns within Eighty days with a handful of soldiers. The violence is limited h owever due to the marriage of Aureliano Buendia to Moscote's daughter. The situation is rife with irony as while this marriage limits the amount of violence at that stage it ...
- 507: The Life and Work of Anthony Burgess
- ... Burgess's works include The Long Day Wanes, The Doctor is Sick, and, perhaps Burgess's most famous book, Clockwork Orange. A Clockwork Orange is an interesting novel that paints a picture of a gruesome violence in the not-so- distant future. The story is based on, and told by the narrator, the fifteen- year old Alex, but it shows many references to the life and experience of its author. In ... director from the four previous novels in this five novel series, searched for in England, and found in America, a place to perform (Stinson 98). A Clockwork Orange is a novel that deals with the violence of youth in the future. The Narrator is a fifteen-year-old child of the streets that enjoys beating the helpless, raping the defenseless, and robbing the penniless. About half-way through the novel, Alex is caught by the authorities. They attempt to reform him from his life of crime by using a controversial new technique that forces Alex to become physically ill at even the thought of violence. In the last chapter of the book, Alex is able to break free of the mental chains that the reform had captured his soul in, and reinstate his existence as a creature capable of ...
- 508: Cinderella - Grimm Version Vs. Traditional French Version
- ... wants. Another similarity is that both stories use a slipper left behind to force the prince to find Cinderella. Another aspect of the two versions of this fairy tale discreetly deals with the introduction of violence into society. This point may not be obvious to the common reader, however the demanding reader will discover that there is a tremendous amount of implied gruesome violence. In the Grimm story the stepsisters each slice off a piece of their foot. This is representative of the much more pressing problem of violence in society. This scene is gruesome and chilling, and it can act as a prediction by the author of what violence could evolve into. Two scholars have made some interesting points about the meaning ...
- 509: The Good Death -
- ... attention but if we increase the punishments we can then decrease the amount of terrorism. In order to stop terrorism we need to understand what terrorism is. Terrorism is the unlawful use or threat of violence against persons or property to further political or social objectives (The Vice President s Task Force on Combating Terrorism, pg. 17). Terrorist can use many different approaches. Sometimes they give warnings and sometimes they don ... groups political or social objectives. It is generally intended to intimidate or coerce a governments, individuals or groups to modify their behavior or policies (The Vice President s Task Force on Combating Terrorism, pg. 17). Violence is its main ley in obtaining this change. Terrorist aim at the entire population. Which increases their chance of change. There id do much terrorism due to its unnecessary success. Terrorism has become out of ... 43). This allows them to still have the power with less chance of getting caught. This gives us a less chance to end terrorism. This is a very useful tactic for terrorists. Outbursts of irrational violence brings to the surface our deep sense of fear and anger (Wall, James, pg. 772). To decrease terrorism effectively, the publicity that it draws needs to decrease. Terrorists thrive on publicity; bombings in world ...
- 510: The Wretched Of The Earth: A Review
- ... next novel, "The Wretched Of The ` ``Earth" views the colonized world from the perspective of the colonized. Like Foucault's questioning of a disciplinary society Fanon questions the basic assumptions of colonialism. He questions whether violence is a tactic that should be employed to eliminate colonialism. He questions whether native intellectuals who have adopted western methods of thought and urge slow decolonization are in fact part of the same technology of ... exposes the methods of control the white world uses to hold down the colonies. Fanon calls for a radical break with colonial culture, rejecting a hypocritical European humanism for a pure revolutionary consciousness. He exalts violence as a necessary pre-condition for this rupture. Fanon supported the most extreme wing of the FLN, even opposing a negotiated transition to power. His book though sees the relationship and methods of control in ... to expose the colonial society were successful in eliminating colonialism but not in eliminating the oppression taking place in the colonized world. Today the oppression of French colonialism in Algeria has been replaced by the violence of the civil war in Algeria, and the dictator of Algeria who has annulled popular elections, a the emergence of radical Islam which seeks to replace colonial repression with religious oppression. But this violence ...
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