An Enemy of the People Dr. Thomas Stockmann was a determined and caring man who was passionate when it came to his beliefs. However‚ Stockmann was also an idealist who was rather naive when it came to reality. As the Medical Advisor of the baths‚ he wanted to expose the truth of the hazards that the baths presented before any more people became ill. He fought with the fervor of a true patriot‚ but was accused of trying to sabotage the hometown that he was fighting for and was condemned as
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Stefan Apostolov 03/01/2010 “An Enemy of the People” by Henrik Ibsen Lie‚ hypocrisy and unfairness versus truth‚ loyalty and justice are roused because of greed for political power and self-contentment “An Enemy of the People” by Henrik Ibsen is a play that addresses many social issues and reveals injustice and contradictions in people’s relations. It makes us speculate on the great existence of hypocrisy‚ prejudice and greed political power in the real life. It makes us think whether we
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a person can possess. It enables people to have their own opinions and believe in themselves and their core tenets no matter what other people say‚ which then allows them to stand apart from others and create an efficient society. However‚ when under the watchful eyes of their peers and the majority‚ people feel pressured to conform to everyone else’s beliefs‚ and‚ in doing so‚ lose their individuality. This process is shown in Henrik Ibsen’s Enemy of the People. In this play‚ authority and the overwhelming
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Happiness or Duty? Arthur Miller’s‚ An Enemy of the People‚ depicts an intriguing playwright in which the differences of opinions between two brothers leads to a town revolution and the expulsion of one brother from the community. One brother‚ Dr. Stockmann‚ believed the contamination of the water in the town’s health spa was sufficient reasoning to be shut down. The other brother‚ Peter Stockmann‚ took an opposing stance believing that the health spa was the towns only means to economic salvation
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Public Enemies takes place during the Great Depression‚ in the final year of a bank robber named Johnnie Dillinger. John makes it to the America’s most wanted list when he begins his thirteen-month crime spree. J. Edgar Hoover‚ the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The movie begins in 1933‚ as Johnnie is being brought into Indian State Penitentiary‚ Michigan City‚ Indiana. He then escapes prison with gang members already in the prison and they are heading to Chicago. While this
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cemented to believe that his decisions are in the best interest for our family. My family is true and dear in my heart‚ I would do anything to guarantee their wellbeing and shall not stand for this elation to be jeopardized. With you being a man of the people‚ I do hope you can appreciate that. Thomas has been wronged and he would never see past the good of the town other than for his medical obligation. You must be able to understand where his intentions comes from and can excuse him‚ for otherwise this
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that it is his duty to help the people. Throughout the play‚ Dr. Stockmann uses virtuous traits such as his compassion for the townspeople and his concern for their well-being. Dr. Stockmann also showed virtuous characteristics such as courage and honesty. Without working up the courage to tell the honest truth about the water pollution‚ townspeople could have potentially gotten
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THE ENEMY BY PEARL S BUCK GIST OF THE LESSON: • Dr. Sadao‚ a Japanese surgeon finds a wounded American soldier on the beach near his house. • He is unable to throw him back though he was his enemy as he was a doctor and his first duty was to save a life. • Hana‚ his wife‚ though initially reluctant because it was dangerous for all including the children to keep the enemy in the house‚ joins her husband in operating and nursing the enemy soldier back to health‚ even though the servants
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keep something covered... Jaggard may be some kind of a spy‚ this has more of a detective novel than it looks like a James Bond story. No gadgets‚ no flegmatic gentlemen-spies‚ no fancy cars‚ no astonishing beauties. Just average people‚ credible average people. And a credible story‚ a story that is compelling enough to have kept me reading far longer than I usually do. Great story‚ well told‚ excellent pace‚ and it even has some to make you think a little about
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In the movie Enemy of the State directed by Tony Scott‚ there is a political bias against having a powerful government. From the year 1998‚ which was when the movie was produced‚ technological development has exponentially increased at a rapid rate. The government has become more sophisticated within many administrations including the NSA or National Security Agency creating an elite system of gathering information‚ as well as upping security standards through surveillance. This has aroused fear
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