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- 8491: Sexual Attitudes Have Changed
- "Sexual attitudes have changed over the last 50 years". Discuss. Sexual attitudes have changed in the last 50 years, not so much sexual behaviour but societies attitude towards it. After the 2nd World War and in the 1950's sexual behaviour was a very taboo subject and not openly discussed. Sex was conducted behind closed doors and in the confines of marriage. Sex was mainly for reproductive purposes and ...
- 8492: Macbeth - Downfall Of A Hero
- ... v) to help her in her quest for the throne. Lady Macbeth requests that the, "sprits that tend on mortal thoughts," to unsex her, and fill her with the "direst cruelty
" (I, v.). The supernatural world will aid her in the hardening of her heart and make it possible for her to carry out her malicious plan. Lady Macbeth wishes to throw out her morality for the sake of gaining a ... in England, he makes a cowardly decision to get revenge upon Macduffs family, by murdering them. During the time that Macduff is in England, he meets with Malcolm, and the two decides to wage war on Macbeth. They fear that he is ruling Scotland under tyranny, and will assist in the demise of the country. Macduff wants action, but Malcolm wishes to wait in order to test Macduffs loyalty ...
- 8493: Martin Luther King Jr
- ... voters in Selma, Alabama. But to get this drive protesters did a five-day march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery. He combined his civil right compains with a strong hand against the Vietnam war because he believed that the money and effort which was spent on the war could have been used to beat the discrimination against African Americans. With this some black leaders felt that Martins statements against the war diverted public attention from the civil rights. Early in 1968 Martin traveled to Memphis Tennessee to support a strike of poorly paid sanitation workers. There, on April 4, 1968 Martin was assassinated by a ...
- 8494: Winston Smith
- ... he worries that she is an informant who will turn him in for his thoughtcrime. He worries about the Party's control of history: it claims Oceania has always been allied with Eastasia in a war against Eurasia, but Winston seems to recall a time when this wasn't true; the Party also claims that Emmanuel Goldstein, the leader of the Brotherhood, is the most dangerous man alive, but Winston doubts ... allow the rats to eat his face. Winston snaps, pleading with O'Brien to do it to Julia, not to him. His spirit broken, Winston has been fully brainwashed and is released to the outside world. He meets Julia, but no longer feels anything for her. Winston has accepted the Party entirely. He has learned to love Big Brother.
- 8495: Re-educating A King: King Lear's Self-Awareness
- ... of mortality. It is apparent that Lear is no longer king. He has abandoned logic, thus he can no longer consider himself God's anointed. He has finally given up on his hopes for a world in which he will still be respected after giving away his money and power; a world where everyone would continue to admire and obey him as Gloucester does, simply due to the authority that is prevalent in Lear himself, and not his crown. Cordelia serves as a reminder to Lear of ... and must now somehow get back in touch with his sanity. It is the subordinate characters in King Lear that help Lear to break the distorted lens of madness with which he has viewed the world, thereby re-establishing his link to God, logic, and the throne.
- 8496: Plains Indians
- ... Indians, the Sun Dance in itself presents many ideas, beliefs, and values of these cultures. Through its rich symbolism and complicated rituals we are able to catch a glimpse into these peoples' view of the world. A Sun Dance is held when a man feels the need to be a dancer to fulfill certain wishes, primarily "for his deliverance from his troubles, for supernatural aid, and for beneficent blessings upon all ... the top crotch of the sun-pole. Then the pole (is) raised and set firmly in the ground, with the buffalo head facing ! toward the setting-sun." (Welker) The tree represents the center of the world, connecting the heavens to the earth. (Smart p. 527) The lodge is then built by the main dancer and his clansmen. The fork of the lodge represents the eagle's nest. The eagle plays a ... by those traits imposed upon such a sacred animal. The eagle is seen as courageous, swift, and strong. He has great foresight and knows everything. "In an eagle there is all the wisdom of the world." (Atwood) During the Sun Dance the eagle is the facilitator of communication between man and spirit. The Crow may be accompanied by a dancing eagle in his visions, the eagle "instructing him about the ...
- 8497: King Lear - Parrellelism In King Lear
- ... insanity while Gloucester is led to despair and attempted suicide. Before Gloucester's attempt at suicide, he realizes that he has wronged Edgar and condemns his blindness of Edmund's plan. "My father, poorly led? World, world, O world! But that thy strange mutations make us hate thee, life would not yield to age." (IV.i.10-13) This parallels Lear's death as he also condemns his insightfulness and wronging Cordelia. "I ...
- 8498: King Lear - Clear Vision In King Lear
- ... of Dover, Lear questions Gloucester's state: No eyes in your head, nor no money in your purse? Your eyes are in a heavy case, your purse in a light, yet you see how this world goes. Gloucester. I see it feelingly. (IV.vi.147-151) Here, Lear cannot relate to Gloucester because his vision is not clear, and he wonders how Gloucester can see without eyes. Although Lear has seen ... portrayed by the main characters of the two plots. While Lear portrays a lack of vision, Gloucester learns that clear vision does not emanate from the eye. Throughout this play, Shakespeare is saying that the world cannot truly be seen with the eye, but with the heart. The physical world that the eye can detect can accordingly hide its evils with physical attributes, and thus clear vision cannot result from the eye alone. Lear's downfall was a result of his failure to understand ...
- 8499: Stalin and The Soviet Union
- ... collectivization was extremely unpopular and was resisted by the peasants. In response Stalin had millions of them killed, or allowed them to starve. Stalin said that the Soviet Union was behind the rest of the world in industry and agriculture, and needed to catch up fast. Stalin also made all economic activity under government control. Under this command economy, he owned all businesses and made all economic decisions. Even though Stalin ... replaced with statues of Lenin and Stalin. Stalin had a major effect on history because he changed Russia into a communistic state. This changed Russian life completely. Stalin because he had a major effect on world history. He turned Russia in to a complete communistic state. He also industrialized their agriculture and their manufacturing. Stalin was a cruel and harsh man. He didnt care what he had to do, as long as he was ensured complete control and power. He has had a major effect on Russian and World history.
- 8500: Sim City Forever
- ... such as, laying railroad tracks, placing hospitals, police stations, fire stations, zoning, laying water pipes, placing roads, and perhaps the most important setting taxes. Who would not like to have control of their own little world where they had this much power? After all of the major building decisions have been decided, the player presses the start button and watches the city grow. While playing the game, the player must continue ... and designed. Although companies have tried with games such as, Civilization, a game where you are an ancient Roman; and Warcraft, where the player is either a troll or a human and must fight a war, none have received the recognition or following that Sim City has. Throughout the past seven years, Maxis has continued to captivate the game-players imagination. From the beginning with Sim City, to today with Sim ...
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