Nothing is what it seems in the cryptic worlds of Winston Smith and Thomas Anderson (alias Neo)‚ the main protagonists of 1984 and The Matrix respectively. 1984 takes place in a dystopian society that is created by a group of individuals collectively referred to as the Party. Smith is himself a member of the Party; however‚ he has the capacity to look beyond his social status and see the injustice and horrors that permeate the lives of all people. Winston’s subsequent treachery of the Party is obscured
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War brings out the worst in human nature. Soldiers pinned against one another‚ and for what purpose? Justice‚ life and freedom? No‚ all these luxuries can not be afforded by the dead. Those soldiers who have survived this “clash of ideas” ‚ and have been captured by the enemy‚ have seen a fate worst than death. The American soldier captured and held in camps endured many horrible conditions which‚ were caused many deaths. The horrible treatment of the American P.O.W (Prisoners of War) reached it
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In Dead Poets Society we feel that a considerable amount of injustice occurred in relation to Keating. What is your opinion about this and how do you respond to the headmaster’s accusation that he is the cause of Neil’s death? After the death of Neal Perry‚ Mr Perry Neal’s father sought the cause of his son’s death‚ after informing Mr Nolan‚ Mr Nolan blamed Neil’s death on Professor John Keating and his creative teaching methods. This injustice was unfair and caused Mr Keating to loose his job.
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Blitzkrieg attacks‚ this marks the beginning of World War Two. Even before this date‚ Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Party began their long unnecessary attacks on the Untermensch‚ or undesirables‚ so they were called. The ultimate brainwashing campaign of Hitler and the German secret police‚ the Gestapo‚ led to a new development of hateful ideologies among the people; leading to the arrest and slaughter of millions of innocent beings. There were still some involved with the Gestapo who
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A cult‚ an unorthodox religious sect whose members distort the original doctrines of religion‚ they are not always dangerous or destructive‚ they can just be `variations of religion. However certain cults such as‚ Children of God‚ Aum Shinrikyo‚ and the People’s Temple‚ practice destructive devotion to a belief. These cults share one belive‚ the apoclypes is coming‚ they use this fear of doomsday to scare members into conforming to beliefs and customs. These beliefs border on illegal and terrorism
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Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ in his “Letter to Birmingham Jail”‚ argues that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. King’s purpose is to explain how a just law should be followed‚ and how unjust laws‚ such as segregation‚ should not. He supports this claim by appealing to logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos. King begins his letter by responding to his critics that his non-observance of laws is based on the fact of whether they are just or not‚ by appealing to logos. When King states
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Identify an issue of global significance which introduces a conflict of concepts and values. Examine the facts‚ language‚ statistics‚ and images used by at least two sides in the conflict in their representation of the issue. In the process‚ identify assumptions‚ justifications‚ values‚ and emotions which diverge. To what extent can you find the truth of the issue? 1. Poverty (also more specifically beggars and begging) 2. Social concepts of time (e.g. Mainstream concepts vs. First Nations’ concepts)
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1984 The Misuse of Government Power The misuse of government power is shown throughout the book 1984 in many different ways. They mistreat people and violate their human rights; they torture people and they are constantly watching them. The party compared to our government today to me‚ seems way different. The government does not watch our every move‚ even in our homes‚ they are not allowed to torture us or manipulate us severely as they do in the book 1984. I hope our government doesn’t ever
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Are Gay People “Born This Way?” If you ask this question you will receive one of the two reactions: “Yes. People choose to be gay. They are making an immoral choice‚ which humanity should discourage.” Or “No. Sexual preference is biologically determined. Government should protect gay people from discrimination because homosexuality is an unalterable aspect of their identity.” Whether sexual preference is a quality we are born with (nature) or is caused by the environment we are raised in (nurture)
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through writing exercises that required them to repeatedly practice writing‚ “Chairman Mao is our Great Saving Star‚” and “We are all Chairman Mao’s good little children. ” To many outside nations‚ including Americans‚ this seems like a way of brainwashing the people‚ especially at such an early age. However‚ we already know that the leaders of the Communist Party have no such fatherly intentions for their “children”. The “Hundred Flowers Movement‚” a movement that encouraged China’s peoples to
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