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- 801: Has Political Islam Failed in Algeria?
- ... permit ideological quarrels between its members and postpone them till they assume power, which was the basic objective . Since the FLN was supported by the most powerful institution in the country which is the army, violence was not to serve the FIS and would not assure them the assumption of power. The democratization process that was taking place in Algeria was a golden change to try to peacefully change the current ... that Olivier Roy was right to categorize the FIS as a neo- fundamentalist group is their political attitude. The definition he sets for a neo-fundamentalists' approach is the strive for power whatever it costs. Violence, compromise, mobilization of masses and whatever it takes to get to power is possible as it serves the ultimate goal which is establishing the Islamic state, since no virtuous population without the establishment of an ...
- 802: Hostile Takeover of the New World
- ... responsibility of elected officials of any nation, is not to justify what has passed for legality but to anticipate the conditions and problems of tomorrow and attempt to deal with them. The current confusion and violence in Indian Country are a result of the failure to do so by generations of elected officials in this country. To continue to perpetuate myths about American Indians which have no basis in fact or ... Indians of the West. By 1850 gold had been discovered in California, and white settlers were heading West to strike it rich and lay claim to the entire continent. (Utley and Washburn, page 163) New violence erupted as the white man moved into Indian hunting grounds. Ten percent of the Diggers in California met death violently. In 1846, California was home to 100,000 Indians. By 1851, the population had dropped ...
- 803: GI Joe As A Role Model
- ... the perfect man should look like. The same characteristic is true about the actions that GI Joe’s were expected to carry out. GI Joe’s were fearless, brave men whose mission in life was violence. When young boys played with these figures, this was usually the common role their concocted scenes would fall under. Violence and death, sounds like a pretty bad principle to instill in the minds of young boys. If one thinks about the general stereotype of the census we see that men have always been forced into ...
- 804: Huck Finn 2
- ... the boat, but it could have been prevented. As many dangers exist on the water, their is just as many on the land. Since Huck has picked up the two crooks, he is regularly encountering violence. Mobs run them out of town, and then the two are tarred and feathered. Earlier, Huck s pap beat him, so he confronted many violent actions. Life was hard for Huck and Jim, no matter ... at any time. For Jim, he had to continually hide, so he couldn t go to the shore, because he might get caught. Huck neither wanted to conform to society nor live with the constant violence he continually saw. For Huck a life away from the civilized world was the best, and the river gave him his best chance at this ideal life.
- 805: Facism
- ... French social philosopher who had a major influence on Mussolini. Sorel believed that societies naturally became decadent and disorganized. This decay could only be slowed by the leadership of idealists who were willing to use violence to obtain power. Nietzsche (1844-1900) theorized that there were two moral codes: the ruling class ( master morality) and the oppressed class (slave morality). Nietzsche believed the ancient empires were developed from the master majority ... of its members if the need should arise. This could be money ,shelter, food, or any other need that might come about. The ideology of Fascism has been identified with totalitarianism, state terror, fanaticism, arranged violence, and blind obedience. Adolf Hitler established his own personal ideology, Mein Kampf, which means My Struggle. The book was written while Hitler was in prison and not yet in power. Mussolini fashioned his ideology after ...
- 806: Big Game
- ... some sense, Boyle has mellowed over the two stories by leaving out many of the twists and turns of "Greasy Lake" in "Big Game," but in the same sense has become more exciting with more violence and action. The plots in the two stories are similar in structure and pattern of action. They both include violence and regretful lessons learned the hard way, and seam to involve similar events and characters. A definite change in Boyle’s plot over the course of the two stories however, is the loss in significance ...
- 807: Cooper Thompsons A New Vision
- ... McAllister. The author depicts the traditional definitions of masculinity and problems with that. "Traditional definitions of masculinity include attributes such as independence, pride, resiliency, self-control, and physical strength."(78) Sometimes masculinity is related to violence; violence became the tool maintaining their masculinity among boys. Then, he mentions the two most critical socializing forces in a boy's life: homophobia and misogyny. He explains that homophobia, hatred of feminine qualities in men ...
- 808: Images Of Light And Darkness I
- ... Romeo’s speaking, becomes immediately furious, calls for his sword, and prepares to fight. Again the idea of “light” is quickly overshadowed by Tybalt’s reaction to Romeo’s voice. By introducing the threat of violence (darkness), Shakespeare intensifies the emotional effect of this, and actually many moments, by quickly changing the pace and contrasts inherent in the setting. Before the scene is over, Romeo and Juliet have met, fallen in love, and discovered the nature of each other’s familial backgrounds. Again, love (light) is contrasted with anger and violence (darkness), having the offspring of two ancient enemies meet and fall in love heightens the contrast and catapults the story line forward. Beginning in Act II, Scene I, we are introduced to a new Romeo ...
- 809: Lyrical Analysis Of The End
- ... the single most astounding track the doors ever recorded. Jim Morrison uses words as much for their emotive effect as their meaning. The song suggests rather than states a mind filled with fears of sex, violence and death. Its the imagery more than the meaning of the words themselves that gets the message across. The imagery is terrifying-"the snake is long" and he's "old and his skin is cold ... destination to the driver of the "blue bus". The promise of wisdom for those who are willing to go to the "ancient lake." But the wisdom is sad, hopeless forbidden knowledge-the knowledge of evil. Violence, guilt, misguided love and most of all death. To forbidden fantasy of incest and patricide is to where the bus travels. The Oedipal section says, "Kill the father" it means kill all of those things ...
- 810: Macbeth: Macbeth A Murderer?
- ... out of a feeling of desperation. Despite the witches' new prophecies, which appear to be reassuring, he is afraid of losing the crown. Since he cannot get at Macduff directly, he lets loose this senseless violence to those closest to Macduff. Macbeth's other unspecified act of violence serve no purpose, as far as we can see, beyond terrifying his subjects so much they won't resist his rule. Macbeth is striking out at random, and his moral sense seems to have disappeared ...
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