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    Similarities Between Charlotte Gilman ’s "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Jean Rhys ’s Wide Sargasso Sea. Charlotte Gilman ’s "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Jean Rhys ’s Wide Sargasso Sea are stories about women ’s tragic lives in the late nineteenth and mid twentieth centuries. These two stories contain many similarities. In the novel Wide Sargasso Sea‚ the main character Rochester drives his wife to insanity. Similarly‚ in the short story "The Yellow Wallpaper"‚ John drives his wife insane. In addition

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    Germany under the Nazi Party was a totalitarian regime that crashed due to the inefficiency of having familiarity with a democratic government. A totalitarian government could be too powerful and be too demanding due to being centralized on a dictatorship where everyone has to follow a certain leader. In the novel 1984 the government is under control by Big Brother and they take away the rights of the people of Oceania and manipulate them. In 1984‚ George Orwell uses the theme of psychological manipulation

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    ‘By 1943‚ Mussolini had created a totalitarian regime in Italy’. Explain why you agree or disagree with this view. (24 marks). Most historians have suggested that Mussolini had not created a totalitarian regime in Italy by 1943 due to the fact that Fascism remained a secondary belief for the majority of Italy‚ superseded by religion. However Mussolini did achieve a totalitarian state in some respects. For example‚ his use of propaganda was successful in propagating the idea of the ‘Cult of

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    Is governmental censorship the ultimate way to a totalitarian system? Freedom. It is like air‚ we tend to forget its crucial role in life until it is compromised. Sadly most human beings on earth take nearly everything for granted. When can one really begin to appreciate their countries democratic state and limitations to censorship? The answer is quite simple; it is only until a power of authority removes all that was once known as individual rights and freedoms. George Orwell’s 1984 noticeably

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    Authoritarian Theory

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    Authoritarian Theory According to this theory‚ mass media‚ though not under the direct control of the State‚ had to follow its bidding. Under an Authoritarian approach in Western Europe‚ freedom of thought was jealously guarded by a few people (ruling classes)‚ who were concerned with the emergence of a new middle class and were worried about the effects of printed matter on their thought process. Steps were taken to control the freedom of expression. The result was advocacy of complete dictatorship

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    Authoritarian Parenting

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    usually categorized into 4 types: Authoritarian parenting is characterized by adherence to rules‚ a dominating style‚ and a great deal of control. The authoritarian parent may be punitive and is likely to believe in the "spare the rod‚ spoil the child" rule. Research suggests that as teenagers‚ children of authoritarian parents may lack some of the critical social and communication skills that are so important for leadership. Moreover‚ children raised by authoritarian parents tend to

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    popularity of totalitarian governments were at an all-time high. With people like Benito Mussolini‚ Adolf Hitler‚ and Joseph Stalin‚ the idea of democracy itself was in danger. Fortunately‚ the rule of Hitler and Mussolini were shut down by the Allies‚ however‚ the communist regime persisted throughout the next couple decades. The novel 1984‚ by George Orwell‚ depicts society under a totalitarian government. The people of that society are forced to conform to society: act how the government‚ or Big Brother

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    Authoritarian Parenting

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    styles are consistently being shown in research studies to be effective methods to apply and that such applications are successful in developing children who are well behaved‚ productive and emotionally well adjusted. Unlike its counterpart‚ Authoritarian parenting‚ Authoritative parenting allows for more flexibility and this paper addresses the specifics of the methods through the analysis of empirical journal studies that support its effectiveness in the rearing of children who become productive

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    Totalitarian Themes

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    different totalitarian regimes from the Fascist Nazis to the Bolshevist Soviet Union. These regimes have distinct histories and leaders but they all fit under the totalitarian umbrella. The totalitarian umbrella includes any dictatorial system of government that requires a complete subservience to the state. For this paper the focus will be totalitarian sports and how the common totalitarian themes in the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany were displayed throughout athletics. Common totalitarian themes

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    Nazi Germany Totalitarian

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    considered a totalitarian state in the period 1933-1942? From Hitler’s election to power in January 1933‚ Nazi Germany although exhibiting totalitarian elements lacked some required factors to characterize it fully as a totalitarian state. George Orwell suggested that totalitarianism is (1984‚ introduction) "the ability for a political system or society where the individual does not exist‚ a single party controls every aspect of life." Paramount to the classification of a state as totalitarian is the

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