The “cult of the machine‚” infatuated The Soviet Union during the 1920s. Super-urbanism and the corresponding belief that proletariat society could only exist within a culture of the machine and the factory effected policy greatly starting in the late 1920s.35 The Soviet Union believed that machines and modernization led the way to new civilization. “City planning and the design of future living space requires a mentality and an imagination of closely resembling the concoction of science fiction
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want to join a cult? Is there any good whatsoever to cults‚ or are all cults evil? The media blows many things out of proportion‚ so why not exaggerate a much controversial topic such as cults? Cults start off as nothing more than a fringe religion; Christianity was nothing more than a fringe religion when it began like many of the religions around in today’s world. There have been terrible incidences with cults like Waco Texas‚ proven sexual misconduct between minors and the cult leader‚ mass suicides
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ABUSE OF POWER IN BODE SOWANDE ’S FLAMINGO BY OKEY OKWECHIME Department of English and Literature University of Benin‚ Benin City 08037217824 oraclechime@yahoo.com Okey Okwechime is a lecturer in the Dept. of English and Literature‚ University of Benin‚ Benin City‚ Nigeria. He teaches Drama‚ Poetly and his research interest is in Drama‚ Oral Literature and Feminist Literature and Criticism & KOLA EKE Department of English and Literature University of Benin‚ Benin City 08023529279 Kola
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1984‚ written by George Orwell‚ there is a group portrayed that is similar to what society would call a cult. A cult is defined as a religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false‚ with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian‚ charismatic leader. Totalism is described as the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government. The books main themes include language as mind control and psychological and physical
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Throughout history the people has witness the power of many charismatic leaders around the world. A charismatic leader is an individual who owns some type of characteristics that allows them to win followers‚ respect and support for the individual beliefs or visions. According to Max Weber a German sociologist and the responsible for introducing charisma as a type of leadership‚ he defined charismatic leadership as “resting on devotion to the exceptional sanctity‚ heroism or exemplary character of
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Mussolini – the Cult of Personality Throughout history there have been many leaders who have formed a cult of personality--that is‚ commanded intense devotion and an almost God-like worship from their followers. Such a following is advantageous especially in times of war‚ where citizens can easily be rallied to defend their leader and take down the “evil enemy”. Leading up to World War 2‚ multiple fascist leaders—Adolf Hitler‚ Benito Mussolini‚ Josef Stalin‚ Francisco Franco--were able to establish
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one of the most widespread of Tibetan cults‚ undifferentiated by sect‚ education‚ class‚ or position; from the highest to the lowest‚ the Tibetans find with his goddess a personal and enduring relationship unmatched by any other single deity‚ even among those of their gods more potent in appearance or more profound in symbolic association.”1 Tara is thought to protect her people from “the cradle to beyond the grave; and‚ as Stephanie Beyer‚ author of The Cult of Tara: Magic and Ritual in Tibet‚ profoundly
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How is the abuse of power shown in two works that you have studied? The works I have studied and will be exploring in this essay are Mary Shelly’s ‘Frankenstein’ and Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’. In ‘Frankenstein’ the abuse of power is most clearly exhibited by the protagonist of the story Frankenstein himself‚ his abuse of power results in his isolation and could serve as a warning to people‚ telling them not to play with forces that they can not control. In ‘Heart of Darkness’‚ Conrad
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Abuse of Power and the Impact It Has on Society Summary: Power itself is not necessarily a bad thing with many cases of power producing positve results. It is when power is combined with abuse that a problem begins. Many people in power abuse their position through authority with manipulative srategies. Power is defined as a political or national strength; strength might force or possession or control over others authority. Power is apparent in every society all over the world‚ whether its
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Abuse of Power within A Clockwork Orange by Christopher Borycheski The choice between good and evil is a decision every man must make throughout his life in order to guide his actions and control his future. This element of choice‚ no matter what the outcome‚ displays man’s power as an individual. Any efforts to control or influence this choice between good and evil will in turn govern man’s free will and enslave him. In the novel A Clockwork Orange‚ the author uses symbolism through imagery
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