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- 501: Animal Farm
- ... political satire of a totalitarian society ruled by a mighty dictatorship. The Animals of Manor Farm , inspired by Old Major, their pig mentor, overthrow their human masters after a long history of mistreatment. Led by the pigs, the farm animals continue to do their work, only with more pride, knowing that they are working for themselves as opposed to working for ... their situation. One of the important themes of this book is the lack of awareness and what it can cause (Smyer). Napoleon, like Stalin, realized that if he could change history he would be able to control the other animals on the farm from rebelling against him. As Greenblatt said if language is abused, if words can have entirely contradictory meanings then since thought is dependent on language, all unorthodox modes of thought can be made impossible, history can be altered, the individual can be reduced to an automaton, incapable of thought or disloyalty . In the story we did see how Napoleon changed history many times. We ...
- 502: Philosophy - Hume
- ... in a miracle. These points leads us to believe that there has never been a miraculous event established. Hume’s first reason in contradicting a miracle is, in all of history there has not been a miraculous event with a sufficient number of witnesses. He questions the integrity of the men and the reputation in which they hold in society. If ... reason in contradicting the validity of a miracle is that he views all of our beliefs, or what we choose to accept, or not accept through past experience and what history dictates to us. Furthermore, he tends to discredit an individual by playing on a human beings consciousness or sense of reality. An example is; using words such as, the individuals ... ancestors, who transmitted them with that inviolable sanction and authority, which always attend perceived opinions.” (Hume p.891) In any case many of the miraculous events which happened in past history would not be considered a miracle in today’s world, or at any other time in history. The reality most people believed at that period, as a result can ...
- 503: Brave New World Essays
- ... loved. Desire is a powerful thing that drives her to sex with other men. Condition brainwashed her into this sexual desire. Linda is also controlled by sex because of her history as a beta. The standards set by the savage reservation after she got lost there, changed her into a person who could be monogamous, and expected to be. The sexual ... than their names both starting with an “L”. Q: Why do you think the Epsilon caste is black? A: The Epsilon caste is probably black for a historical reason. Throughout history, black people, and Afro-Americans were thought to be inferior to whites. Even though untrue, many white people felt as if they had control and power over the darker skin ... Huxley, decided to make the lowest caste, Black. Q: What does the Reservation represent to the government and the citizens of Brave New World? A: In the Brave New World, history is bunk to all. Citizens are conditioned to disregard history, and to steer away from it if any knowledge about it is learned. They do not know that their ...
- 504: Gays: A Struggle for Acceptance
- Gays: A Struggle for Acceptance "When the dust settles and the pages of history are written, it will not be the angry defenders of intolerance who have made the difference, that reward will go to those who dared to step outside the safety of ... 1941 at 7:55 a.m. local time, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The Unites States declared war on Japan and was suddenly a participant in the largest war in the history of mankind. A massive military force of 12 million men was assembled. American soldiers were sent to Europe and Japan to participate and win the Big One. The military bureaucracy ... security@ for the soldiers, it reinforced hostility and prejudice among personnel. This policy goes against the secret military reports that say gays are suited for the military and the gay history of World War II, which showed that gay men could be just as courageous as straight men. It only leaves us to believe that the military has no respect ...
- 505: How Technology Effects Modern America
- ... in a technologically advanced world. Voting & Poisoned Political Process in The U.S. The advance of mass communication is natural in a technologically advanced society. In our country's short history, we have seen the development of the printing press, the radio, the television, and now the Internet; all of these, able to reach millions of people. Equally natural, is the ... method of persuasion by political figures, multinational corporate advertising, and the upper 2% of the elite, who have an interest in controlling public opinion. Newspapers and radio experienced this same history, but are now somewhat obsolete in the science of changing public opinion. Though I do not suspect television to become completely obsolete within the next 20 years, I do see the Internet being used by the same political figures, multinational corporations, and upper 2% elite, for the same purposes. At this time, in the Internet's young history, it is largely unregulated, and can be accessed and changed by any person with a computer and a modem; no license required, and no need for millions of dollars ...
- 506: The Search for a Better Tax System
- ... a sales tax (Murray 1). Sales taxes have grown rapidly and since 1970 they have become the single largest source of state tax revenues (Murray 2). Americans have a long history of hating taxes, probably something inherited from our founding fathers. Many immigrants first came to America seeking freedom from taxation. The American revolution was fought to get out from under ... bad that encourages evasion (Adams 118) As taxes rise so does the temptation for evasion and avoidance. We usually think of tax evaders as criminals. However, early in our countries history, a rich and powerful merchant named John Hancock was the colonies most notorious tax evader (Adams 29). He was wanted by the British tax ministry for evading what would be ... society of these sharks. As for the multitudes of tax professionals seeking other employment, I think this would be more beneficial to society any way. Charles Adams discusses the tax history of civilizations in his book. "Looking back in history, whenever the power to tax and the power to spend reside in the same political body, be it a king, ...
- 507: Hume
- ... in a miracle. These points leads us to believe that there has never been a miraculous event established. Hume's first reason in contradicting a miracle is, in all of history there has not been a miraculous event with a sufficient number of witnesses. He questions the integrity of the men and the reputation in which they hold in society. If ... reason in contradicting the validity of a miracle is that he views all of our beliefs, or what we choose to accept, or not accept through past experience and what history dictates to us. Furthermore, he tends to discredit an individual by playing on a human beings consciousness or sense of reality. An example is; using words such as, the individuals ... ancestors, who transmitted them with that inviolable sanction and authority, which always attend perceived opinions.” (Hume p.891) In any case many of the miraculous events which happened in past history would not be considered a miracle in today's world, or at any other time in history. The reality most people believed at that period, as a result can ...
- 508: British War
- Gregg Giasson U.S. History Period B !! YOU ARE THERE !! The most important event in U.S. History in my opinion would be Washington s escape from the British Army at New York. This event changed the course of U.S. History because it was the closest the movement for freedom came to being crushed. It all started when Washington and his army were waiting for the British on Long Island. ...
- 509: The Role of Entertainers as Educators
- ... argument, then, that in addition to generally appealing to the masses, entertainers have regularly fulfilled the role of a teacher to typically unsuspecting audiences. Entertainers have served as educators throughout history, from the origins of oral narratives through the Middle Ages. The earliest forms of unwritten communication were essentially used to spread knowledge from one source to another. Religious disciplines were ... Chinese literature more than 3,500 years ago, as the Chinese recorded tales on oracle bones (Mair 1). The Greeks, however, were the first known civilization to translate their oral history into writing (Henderson 1). While the earliest Greek literature was produced by the Indo-Europeans in 2,000 B.C., the most essential works began in Ionia with the epics ... Quevedo Y Villegas wrote moral works in which he explored the decadence of Spain (Gasset 3). Social concerns inspired the writings of Italian reformer Pietro Verri, whose cynical interpretation of history established a new scientific discipline (Alvaro 1). His peer Leon Battista Alberti published On the Family, which reflected the concerns Italians for social and ethical topics (Alvaro 1). Still, ...
- 510: Grapes Of Wrath 7
- ... the Dust Bowl in The Grapes of Wrath valid? When one considers the merit of this novel, one thinks, how can Americans treat other Americans so horribly. After reviewing American History, the mistreatment of the "Okies" in The Grapes of Wrath can be concluded as being valid. After slavery, blacks were terribly treated. During the Civil War, Americans were divided. During the Red Scare, Americans mistrusted other Americans. These three different periods of U.S. history display how Americans can treat fellow Americans so cruelly. African Americans were terribly treated after slavery. Although they were Americans just like the whites, many of the whites hated them ... the only Americans mistreatment of Americans; there was also the infamous Red Scare. The Red Scares is another situation in which Americans mistreated Americans. In this period of U.S. history, there was a scare that communism would spread in the U.S.. Therefore, many suspected communists were deported from the U.S.. The non-communists hated communism, and thought ...
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