forthcoming future in a stately controlled country. The anti-hero Alex rebels against the state using violence and is consequently locked up. Later he is turned into a harmless subject without free will‚ powerless of perpetrating any crime. However‚ through the Ludovico Treatment‚ the method in which the state turns Alex into a harmless subject‚ violence is represented as two forms: A tool for control by the state or a perpetrator of pain for Alex. This representation of violence can be paralleled to George
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that a single action can have dramatic consequences. Alex changed from a boy who enjoyed military history‚ having adventures‚ and thought clay soldiers were heroes‚ to someone who is more mature‚ grew responsibility‚ and learned the true meaning of a hero. Before Alex went to Beijing‚ he had a passion for Chinese military. As he stayed in Beijing for few months‚ he found that there were more differences than he thought. He becomes more mature. Alex was addicted to Chinese military history‚ and he made
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treat violent behavior. The main character in this movie‚ Alex‚ along with his three friends‚ lives his life looting‚ raping‚ and brutally beating many different vulnerable people who stand no chance in defending themselves. Later on in the film Alex gets arrested and put in prison. From there he volunteers to take part in a few experiments that will help condition him to turn from his violent ways. One experiment that is performed on Alex is an example of Aversion Therapy. Aversion Therapy is
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government. The main character‚ Alex‚ is an "ultra-violent" thief who has no problem using force against innocent citizens to get what he wants. The beginning of the story takes us through a night in the life of Alex and his Droogs‚ and details their adventures that occupy their time throughout the night. At fifteen years old‚ Alex is set up by his DroogsPete‚ Dim‚ and Georgieand is convicted of murder and sent to jail. At the Staja or state penitentiary‚ Alex becomes inmate number 6655321 and
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Book Burgess speculated on the fact “the significance of maturing by choice is to gain moral values and freedoms.” He achieved this task by pushing his angsty teenaged character‚ Alex‚ through situations that challenge the moral values of himself and his friends. In the novel‚ A Clockwork Orange‚ by Anthony Burgess‚ Alex himself‚ must choose good over evil in order to gain moral values which will allow him to mature into a “man” in the latter of his two transformations. Anthony Burgess was born
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dilemma of a young man named Alex. Alex and his droogs live a violent life of stealing‚ raping‚ and ultra-violence. In the book‚ Alex is only fifteen but in Kubrick’s film Alex is a shade older. The book is about the effects of a controlling society on its citizens and the ramifications of cynical authorities. Most would agree that Alex and his droogs are committing wrong and senseless acts; but what makes the novel so interesting is how the government tries to handle Alex and his behavior. This will
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Davidson in China. China Business Review. P41-43. PR Newswire Rifkin‚ Glenn. (Oct. 1997). How Harley Davidson Revs Its Brand. Strategy + Business. Retrieved from: http://www.strategy-business.com/article/12878?gko=ffaa3 on September 17‚ 2013. Taylor III‚ Alex. (Oct. 2012). The Hurdles At Harley Davidson. Motorworld. Retrieved from: http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/03/autos/harley-davidson-polaris.fortune/index.html on September 17‚ 2013. UPI.com. (2013). Harley Launches Eight New Models. Business News. Retrieved
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Alex Smith is an eight-year-old boy in the 3rd grade. He is a loving child and will go out of his way to help anyone. He loves school and his parent report during the school year he is up and ready to go. Alex makes friends easily but can be too aggressive‚ which some students do not like. In the classroom Alex have trouble staying in his seat‚ careless with his work. Alex is very talkative‚ which causes Alex to misbehave. His work is disorganized and he is easily distracted. Alex has trouble focusing
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Alex: Hey Jane‚ John‚ there is a musical concert in the park. You want to go see the band play? Jane: I am done with my homework; I can go. John: Me too. Let’s go. Jane: Hey‚ look at that sport car. Isn’t it neat? Alex: That is exactly the kind of car that I want once I get a good job. I bet it is very fast. I want mine to be red though. Jane: Keep on dreaming‚ Alex. That car costs a fortune. Alex: It does not hurt to set high expectations. Maybe one day I will make a lot of money‚ and I might
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the force that tears him apart. The main character‚ Alex‚ and his gang of four‚ Dim‚ George‚ and Pete‚ spend their nights drinking psychedelic milk at the Korova Milkbar interspersed with stealing‚ fighting‚ and raping women. Alex is an avid connoisseur of classical music‚ preferring Beethoven. He becomes enraged when Dim acts disrespectfully while listening to a women singing one of Beethoven ’s works and ends up fighting him and George. Alex is very sensitive and respectful when it comes to Beethoven
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