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    book Solidarity Politics for Millennials‚ she talks about the Oppression Olympics and the five problems that are created by these Olympics. The five problems that are identified in her introduction are Leapfrog Paranoia‚ Willful Blindness‚ Movement Backlash‚ Defiant Ignorance‚ and Compassion Deficit Disorder. Oppression Olympics is considered a societal social game that is played among people of different race‚ gender‚ and age. In these so called games‚ these particular groups of people feel the need

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    the purpose of all ancient Greek drama: it was meant as "a dramatic reminder of [their] own mortality". Sophocles used his plays in order to force people to learn at other’s mistake. Oedipus is a perfect example. His tragic flaws‚ persistence and ignorance caused his inevitable doom Oedipus’s persistence is seen even from the beginning of Oedipus Rex. "The first instance in which [it] is

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    Hulga is a woman who has been dealt a tough hand in life‚ and lives with disabilities but still maintains a wrongly arrogant front. Hulga has chosen to believe in nothing‚ thinking that there is no purpose to life. Through her arrogant actions‚ ignorance and belief in nothing‚ Hulga is brought to her downfall and shown the inadequacy of her beliefs in the world and herself. (a major theme in O’Connor’s writing.) O’Connor paints a picture of a woman who thinks she has everything figured out‚ but

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    Faith‚ Hope and reconciliation‚ by Faith Bandler‚ August 1999 What is this speech about/ Purpose: The concept of Reconciliation is central to this speech‚ Bandler is inclusive in her arguments addressing all Australians: Aboriginal‚ white‚ young and old. This speech is about unity of purpose.

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    Blinded by the Truth Blindness can be defined as lacking sight or a simple impairment of vision. In opposition‚ sight is defined as the faculty or power of seeing. While these are literal definitions‚ the concepts of sight and blindness can have metaphorical connotations as well. The importance of sight and blindness in “Oedipus” create the intriguing plot and progression of the play. When Oedipus is born‚ his parents are told by an oracle that their child will kill his father and marry his mother

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    One obvious theme that I picked up when I read Invisible Man was the theme of invisibility. I think the theme of invisibility has different meanings to it. One meaning is that invisibility suggests the unwillingness of others to see the individual as a person. The narrator is invisible because people see in him only what they want to see‚ not what he really is. Invisibility‚ in this meaning‚ has a strong sense of racial prejudice. White people often do not see black people as individual human beings

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    time‚ and social conditions. Carver validates the theme of human connection and understanding using the three types of settings mentioned. The literary techniques captured in the short story are symbolism and setting. Stereotype is a symbol of ignorance and is demonstrated in the story when the narrator refers to the blind man as “someone

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    A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee demonstrates family‚ growth‚ compassion‚ and a way of life. The citizens of Maycomb base their judgements on what they see and not the truth. Their blindness leads to the countless consequences in the novel‚ but prejudice is often the center of their conflicts. Their ignorance of the entire truth results in prejudice acts that severely affect the lives of Atticus Finch‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Arthur Radley. Firstly‚ a character affected by social prejudice is Atticus

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    Blindness can manifest itself in many ways. Disputably the most damaging form of this condition may be the figurative blindness of one’s own situation and ignorance towards the feeling of others. In Raymond carver’s short story “cathedral‚” the narrator’s emotional and psychological blindness is immediately apparent. The many issues faced by the narrator as well as the turn-around experienced at the culmination of the tale are the main idea for the theme of this story and these ideas aid the narrator

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    minimum wage‚ equal opportunity‚ to bargain collectively as part of a union‚ and to be free from sexual harassment are examples of _____ rights.  Employee Rights   7. According to Bazerman and Chugh‚ inattentional blindness results from ____.  A. focusing failures B. thoughtlessness C. ignorance D. passivity   8. People endorsing child labor by justifying that it brings in foreign investment within poor countries are ____.  Utilitarian   9. Which of the following ethical frameworks directs us to decide

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