One of the central characters in Reefer Madness is Sally‚ who in this production was played by Caroline Kirk. Sally is a bold and sexy character who serves the show by enforcing the stereotype that smoking marijuana turns otherwise good people into sex fiends that don’t take life seriously at all. She plays a central role in turning Jimmy’s life upside when pressuring him into the world of drugs and sex. Such a role requires major commitment and a willingness to be put on display. Sally is powerful
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Freedom Through Madness In his article‚ “Escaping the jaundiced eye: Foucauldian Panopticism”‚ John S. Bak begins his analysis of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s "The Yellow Wallpaper" by investigating the author’s own life. "The Yellow Wallpaper" was written as a critique of S. Weir Mitchell’s "Rest Cure" which Gilman underwent to treat "nervous prostration." The narrator’s physiological and emotional health is adversely affected by her husband/doctor who follows Mitchell’s prescribed treatment. Bak
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Edward Strachey’s “Essay on Madness (Hamlet).” Reveals a unique point of view that the character Hamlet is neither truly mad‚ nor sane. Strachey contends that Hamlet is merely a victim of circumstances‚ and cannot be labeled by such one dimensional terms. This essay brings in a fresh perspective that not only enhances the readers understanding of the play‚ but validates discussions held in class. While the author makes several controversial points‚ the piece is overall effective in providing a sound
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laughable world leaders‚ Donald Trump’s hair‚ and continuous wars in the Middle East. Despite this the world is considered to be in relative peace when compared to previous ages in recorded human history. In “The Qualities of the Prince” by Niccolo Machiavelli‚ the ideal prince is described as ruthless and willing to eschew conventional morality to maintain his power‚ but can the same ideals be held in today’s political world? Machiavelli finds ruthlessness‚ and deviousness‚ acceptable and are even
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by his drawing until he came up with a box and threw out an explanation to it. That is how he made his acquaintance to the little prince. He took him a long time to know where he came from‚ but little by little he learned that the prince came from asteroid B-612. Everything there is small. Through their conversation‚ everything was revealed to him. The little prince took much care of his planet. He doesn’t want anything destroyed his home. One day‚ a rose appeared on his planet. For him‚ it is
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The Happy Prince‚ by Oscar Wilde The Happy Prince is written by Oscar Wilde during nineteenth century. It is a fairy tale story which catches many readers’ attention by the words author played with and the emotion he put in. It describes about sympathy of a prince to his citizens. The main idea of the story is to nurture people to be open-minded and helpful. In this essay‚ I am going to cover with some main parts include summary of the story‚ literary analysis‚ thematic analysis and the last part
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April 27‚ 2014 How Shakespeare Uses Madness Madness is one of the main themes in Hamlet. There are many themes presented in the play but madness is the greatest of them all. Hamlet‚ Claudius‚ and Laertes all represent madness in the play. Characterization is representation of a character or characters on the stage or in writing‚ especially by imitating or describing actions‚ gestures‚ or speeches. Madness is the state of being mentally ill‚ esp. severely. Madness is represented by Claudius during
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however‚ Niccolo Machiavelli presents it in a new way. He defines virtue or “virtu” in three different ways; it is physical strength‚ utility‚ and most importantly‚ political ability. Throughout his letter‚ “The Prince”‚ to the Magnificent Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ Machiavelli emphasizes that a prince will not have success unless he is virtuous in these three areas. He links virtue to man’s ability to understand the world and to control it. Machiavelli focuses on the virtue of liberty‚ however‚ he opposes
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The Prince is the most famous and widely studied of Niccolò Machiavelli’s works. His upbringing in and unstable world and his high level of education produced a very politically minded man‚ who used logic and solid reasoning to back up his actions and his writing. The Prince was revolutionary in its use of evidence rather than lofty ideals and morals. Historical leaders and a few famous battles are referenced within the book’s many chapters. Although it is unclear whether the book was to be taken
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few experience what you really are.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli‚ The Prince “If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli‚ The Prince tags: political-philosophy “There is no other way to guard yourself against flattery than by making men understand that telling you the truth will not offend you.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli‚ Machiavelli Niccolo : Prince “it is much safer to be feared than loved because ...love is preserved
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