Ned Kelly : HERO OR VILLAIN? People have always argued about Ned Kelly and whether he was a hero of a villain. In my eyes he was neither hero or villain. If anything he was a heroic villain. Ned Kelly was just an Australian with Irish born parents who was given a hard time by the Australian police officers. When he was blamed for shooting a police officer he went on the run as an outlaw. The police bullied and picked on his friends and family‚ imprisoning his mother and some of his friends
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concept of a victim is any person that has been done wrong by another. The definition of a victim is “is a person who has suffered financial‚ social‚ psychological or physical harm as a result of a crime and‚ in the case of homicide‚ is a member of the immediate family of the victim.”(1). Victims have been around since the beginning of civilized time before there were laws or any type or rules to govern the people. It was a struggle for power and survival and many people became victims of wrong doing
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STo Report or Not to Report‚ That is the Question: a Case Study on Rape Victims Introduction Concerning philosophies of morality‚ rape is no doubt abhorred. However‚ what is debatable is whether or not it is one ’s duty to ensure that a rape is reported. In a particular case‚ one hotline operator finds herself in a dilemma that challenges her duties as a licensed social worker‚ with the obligation of ensuring that victims report their rape. As a part of the twenty-four-hour hotline staff at
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Evil Villains in Northanger Abbey In Jane Austen ’s‚ Northanger Abbey‚ John Thorpe and General Tilney are portrayed as unpleasant villains. Villains are defined as‚ "a wicked or evil person; a scoundrel" (The American Heritage Dictionary http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=VILLAIN). Austen description of both men as power-hungry‚ easily upset‚ and manipulative follows this definition. She introduces both characters in separate parts of the book‚ however simultaneously she delivers a stunning
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or German extraction were the rule.” Furthermore‚ violence upon female is a recurring theme. In the end‚ however‚ the villain does not succeed and he is condemned to suffer for his transgressions. Often he is placed in a monastery or dies. It is possible to mark these characters as stereotypical. Becker creates a model of three layers which reflect the contrast between the villain and the heroine: “On a syntactic level‚ the heroine. . . presents an object of value for the villain’s desire . . . on
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control one’s beliefs or opinions‚ usually about politics or economical issues. Propaganda has been around for hundred and thousands of years and yet it is still used today to promote the same ideological concepts. Specifically‚ we are the targeted victims of propaganda. The main idea of propaganda used by modern-day media is to create a fulfilling fantasy in substitute for reality‚ thus creating a false disoriented perception of reality itself. Propaganda has many effects on masses such as when it
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In this article the author claimed that many people are unaware that United States citizens are victims of sex trafficking. More youths became victims of sex trafficking in United States. The Victim of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act characterized human trafficking as: sex trafficking where a sex act is included by force‚ fraud‚ coercion or a where a person or not eligible to perform because of the age. However‚ VTVPA claimed that sex trafficking are recruitment‚ harboring‚ transportation
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Someone’s evil could be easily identified by his/her malevolent intentions and acts of cruelty toward others people. Villains‚ well known as dictators‚ usually tend to have all these characteristics. Through the history there are many examples of dictators as the government of Adolf Hitler‚ who totally wanted to eliminate all people who did not meet the physical qualities that he had resigned. Especially he wanted to remove Jews people from German Civil Society. Hitler expressed evil through his
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Iago is the villain of the tragedy Othello but to what extent is he a tragic villain? Iago is portrayed to be an intelligent and deceptive character whom exposes his deceit within the first scene of the play. He explains to Roderigo that ‘I am not what I am’ which could be interpreted as though there are many different levels to him meaning he is a complex character and shows various sides of him to different characters. However it could also mean that no one knows the real him: including Iago himself
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similarly to the Odyssey‚ is a wonderful adventure story containing many tropes succeeding fantasy stories would later employ. The hero Beowulf is of course handsome‚ strong and possesses all the traits that are desirable to his culture. The villain‚ Grendel is of course hideous in appearance‚ cruel‚ and reclusive. “Then a powerful demon‚ a prowler through the dark‚ nursed a hard grievance. It harrowed him to hear the din of the loud banquet every day in the hall…” Grendel lived a lonely
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