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    Modern Day Slavery in Texas Human Trafficking‚ best known as modern day slavery‚ is a major problem in Texas. Human trafficking can be defined into two types of Trafficking: Involuntary servitude which includes the domestic work such as Nannies‚ maids‚ and housekeeping‚ the business operations which consist of the Nail salons‚ massage parlors‚ and construction‚ and also the larger operations like the factory sweat shops and Agricultural farming. The second Trafficking is the most lucrative being

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    Comparing Leviathan to the Realities of Modern Day Hobbes‚ through the existence of a symbolic Leviathan‚ argues that human flourishing cannot take place without the rule of an absolute monarch‚ also referenced as a sovereign—a living body consisting of citizens‚ where the ruler of the commonwealth is chosen and followed faithfully by the people through a covenant (Hobbes 160). Although Hobbes felt that absolute rule was necessary in the course of the civil war he authored during‚ history tells

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    Analysis of Oedipus the King Who is one of the most famous tragic heroes in the world of literature? It can be none other than the main character in Oedipus Rex: Oedipus the King. This is an inspired play written by Sophocles. In the duration of the play‚ a prophet has told that Oedipus is going to kill his father‚ and then marry his mother. Because of this‚ Oedipus faces many problems through the course of his life. But his doomed fate is not the only thing that causes him to fall. Oedipus has three

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    Modern Day Slavery Slavery has been a problem for hundreds of years‚ but it shares many of the same root causes. One of the reasons slaves are preferred to workers is because it is much cheaper to feed a slave than to feed a worker. Workers are also paid more if they are doing dangerous work‚ but slaves do not have this benefit. This also means that slaves are preferred in dangerous work environments. Slavery is a very profitable business overall‚ making it attractive to a potential trafficker

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    A modern-day example of Puritanism is Taylor Swift’s recent top hit‚ "Look what you made me do" as it contains negative energy and public punishment‚ which is what Puritanism is about. Nearly of Swift’s songs are similar to Jonathan Edward’s‚ "Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God‚" as of the mood and energy. One of the reasons this particular song is an example of Puritanism because of the negativity. In the music video‚ the first scene takes place in a graveyard with Taylor as a Zombie crawling

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    A good example of existentialism in a modern-day text is Michael Cunningham’s 1998 novel The Hours‚ which acts as an adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s classic novel Mrs. Dalloway. The Hours follows a day in the life of three different women who each face distinctive circumstances‚ but who’s stories are connected by a shared thread. Although the plots of Sartre’s The Flies

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    two genders. In narratives they are often shown to be compelling and brilliant. However frequently coupled with man’s brilliance is a trait of ignorance. That is just the case in the play‚ “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen; and in the tragedy‚ “Oedipus the King”. In “A Doll’s House”‚ the main male character is man by the name of Torvald Helmer. Torvald’s dominance over his wife‚ Nora‚ is repeatedly shown throughout the play. Torvald adopts the belief that a man’s role in marriage is to protect and steer

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    the themes of fate versus free will that underlie Oedipus Rex are still relevant today. Fate is and always will be a mysterious thing. There is no way to control it‚ or change it. Regardless of decisions taken‚ you will always end up exactly where you are meant to. What happened to Oedipus was not a logical consequence of his poor decisions; instead‚ it was all due to his cultural fate‚ his parents decisions and his ignorance. The story of Oedipus began long before the actual plot of the novel began

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    Modern Days in Medieval Times The opening of the film A Knight’s Tale starts with the song “We Will Rock You” by Queen takes away from the medieval times of the poem written by Chaucer. The film leaves the history out by using modern day language‚ music‚ dancing‚ and so on. The film starting with this song makes the film humorous with the medieval times being collided with the modern times. While William and his friends are training for the tournament the song in the background is “Low Rider”

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    save his men and get them home. Odysseus is a modern day hero hero. He qualifies for the job because first he is brave‚ cunning‚ and determined. He made smart decisions and knows how to get out of sticky situations. Second he is brave and he is ready for whatever comes his way. Although the ancient greeks consider odysseus a hero epic hero‚ according Modern day to Ethos and Logos he fails to measure by modern standards. Odysseus is not a modern day hero because he tricked his men into thinking that

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