The Desire to Justify Cruelty When do we overlook malicious behavior? Is our emotional appeal to like a person enough for us to look past deliberate cruelty? Bound up in the play A Streetcar Named Desire is the fundamental question of how the characters are dialectically cruel and the ways they justify their desires. By means of a theme of cruelty when whiteness is evoked‚ author Tennessee Williams displays when we justify the actions of others to reinforce gender identities‚ and the emotions which
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after her million dollar lifestyle fell apart. As an attempt to move on and start a new life she gets a part time job and lies her way through potential love interests. Blue Jasmine‚ a modern adaptation of Tennesee Williams’ play "A Streetcar Named Desire" based the character of Jasmine French on conflicted Blanche Dubois. Many similarities appear through both movies. Both films present a woman with prosperous aspiration who goes through downfall as she needs the help of her lower middle class sister
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Personal freedom is much more important than having a steady income (economic security). Personal freedom is “freedom of the person in going and coming‚ equality before the courts‚ security of private property‚ freedom of opinion and its expression‚ and freedom of conscience subject to the rights of others and of the public” (Personal Freedom. Retrieved from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20freedom) If personal freedom is what people are use to and have lived off of for a long
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Non Conformity Have you ever wondered about those few in your class who just do everything on there own‚ not caring what everyone else thinks about it? Those who oppose the cliques and those who think the "popular" kids are just a group of followers. If you actually get the time to look at then and get to know them you will find out that they are not just the group of "weirdoes"‚ they live the romantic way of life‚ they are called the non conformists. Sounds kind of important huh? Well that is
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Decision Process 1. King Henry: Desire for a male heir (Personal Factor) King Henry had married his brother’s widow‚ Catherine of Aragon‚ in 1509. Catherine had produced only one surviving child - a girl‚ Princess Mary‚ born in 1516. By the end of the 1520s‚ Catherine was in her forties and he was desperate for a son. The Tudor dynasty had been established by conquest in 1485 and King Henry was only its second monarch. England had not so far had a ruling queen‚ and the dynasty was not secure enough
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Michelle Hong EBS-021-701 July 8‚ 2013 Professor Haji Desire There are two readings that are similar to each other. One is called‚ “Shame‚” by Dick Gregory‚ and the other is called‚ “Salvation‚” by Langston Hughes. The major similarities found in the two readings are lying to fit in and longing for something/ someone. The two readings also have a similar introduction like the setting which takes place in Missouri‚ both authors are young‚ and are memoirs. The two readings have so much in common
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Life is often dictated by a desire from deep within a person’s soul. People will usually act on whatever desire this is for their own personal gain. Be it greed for lust/love as represented by Abigail Williams‚ greed for power/authority as represented by Reverend Parris‚ or greed for land/wealth/power as represented by Thomas Putnam. Arthur Miller points out all of these in his play “The Crucible.” He shows how it leads to the corruption of a once good community. The greed and quest for power blurs
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A civil breach committed against another party in which the injured party can sue for damages. In personal injury cases‚ the injured party will attempt to receive compensation with the representation of a personal injury lawyer in order to recover from damages incurred. If anything goes wrong especially when it comes down to the law‚ the lawyers go strictly by the books. The best decision to makes is to
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Conformity is the social influence involving a change in an individual’s behaviour in order to be uniform and consistent with the expectations of a social system. Conformity provides order and stability in a society as well as a sense of equality‚ a sense of belonging and identity and the freedom to achieve their full potential. These positive aspects of conformity are explored through the visual text‚ Dead Poets Society. Conformity is vital in the promotion of equality. Through conformity individuals
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In the film of “Dead Poets Society” by Peter Weir‚ Conformity and challenging it was a major and a recognizable theme in the film due to the tradition and school’s rules. Conformity is perceived as keeping to accepted rules; it is an action in accord with prevailing social standards‚ practices‚ and etc. Conformity was a powerful theme that was viewed both positively and negatively throughout the film. It is given importance and attention through the characters’ actions and dialogues. The opening
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