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    The police use deadly force when not necessary The police are there to serve and protect people. They claim to be doing there jobs however the sad fact about this is that many are criminals. Most police officers at this time are abusing their power when there’s no need to. Videos are constantly going viral about police brutality and the fact that they are targeting a certain race. Now not because I’m of African Descent or a black man means i’m gonna side with these rumors. Police in these “videos”

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    Symbolism in 1984

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    individualism in its speakers. This represents the Party ’s main goal of brainwashing and taking complete control. The terms used for everyday objects are again ironic and symbolic of manipulation by Big Brother. The word Party suggests that it is familiar and fun‚ even though it is oppressive. Victory Gin‚ Victory Coffee‚ and Victory Cigarettes are truly low-quality. The Party uses these terms in an attempt to attract members and distort their thoughts. Even the term Big Brother blurs reality. Posters

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    Symbolism on Gattaca

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    Hollywood-esque "Gattaca" is a prophetic distopia concerning genetic discrimination in the early 21st Century. A true hero is one who is willing to commit body and soul to achieve a dream‚ discuss. Gattaca is a provocative science-fiction interpretation of the future of genomics. Andrew Niccol’s presents us with insight to a pessimistic view of genetic enhancement set in the "not to distant future." The film takes us through the journey of Vincent Freeman‚ and Jerome Morrow who with the value

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    Symbolism In Frankenstein

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    Frankenstein A symbol is a person‚ object‚ or event that represents ideas in addition to their literal meanings. There are many types of symbolism. There are conventional symbols‚ which are the classic symbols like the cross‚ representing faith; the U.S. flag‚ representing freedom; and the four-leaf clover‚ representing luck. Another type of symbolism is literary symbolism. Literary symbols are things like common buildings like homes‚ representing a feeling of safety and love. A literary symbol can be

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    Hawthorne and Symbolism

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    Hawthorne and Symbolism Symbolism in literature can convey a much deeper meaning than what we interpret at the first reading of a story. This is one reason it is always a good idea to go back and read a passage or story more than once for analysis purposes. Our opinions can vary greatly from one reading to another‚ even after reading a piece several times. We may end up with five different versions of what the story conveys to us. Nathaniel Hawthorne was a master at using symbolism in his writings

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    James Joyce‚ the author of the short story "Araby‚" emphasizes the symbolic blindness and ignorance of the faithful masses of fellow Irishmen and depicts his personal religious and adolescent epiphany through the usage of first person point of view‚ vivid imagery‚ and constant allusions to the Roman Catholic Church. The usage of a first person narration allows the reader to see things the way the narrator saw them when he was an unsuspecting youth. Made apparent through his adult observations

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    The Alchemist Symbolism

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    An Analysis of Mirage Symbolism In The Alchemist Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist tells the story of Santiago‚ a young shepherd living in an abandoned church in a small Andalusian town‚ who is stripped of his comfortable and safe lifestyle after an encounter with Melchizedek‚ an Islamic king who tells him of his “Personal Legend” (21). Melchizedek points Santiago in the direction of his treasure only after taking one-tenth of his money‚ giving him two stones‚ and a lesson on reading omens. Throughout

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    Symbolism In Sula

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    Toni Morrison’s novel Sula(1973) uses symbolism to disclose important details about the plot and characters.Furthermore‚ Toni Morrison is an Ohio native ‚ but she received her bachelor’s degree in English at Howard University and her masters degree at Cornell University. She is a recipient of The Nobel Prize in Literature and many more honorable awards. After finishing school‚ Morrison had an academic career at many schools such as: Southern Texas University‚ Howard University‚ State University of

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    its harsh realities. The speaker uses his imagination to return to his innocent childhood. He hopes to relieve stress and prepare to face life and reality once again. Frost predominantly uses imagery and symbolism to emphasize the main ideas of the poem‚ but also uses other methods such as tone‚ figures of speech‚ rhythm‚ and poem structure. The entire idea of bent birch trees acts as a symbol representing life‚ the speaker ’s denial towards reality‚ and his use of imagination as its replacement

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    Improper Force

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    While Bolger’s analysis looked broadly at police use of force‚ the analysis by Harris looked only at improper use of force. What is the difference between these two concepts and what differences did you notice regarding Bolger’s results and Harris’s findings? The obvious difference between the study of the use of force and the study of improper force is easily understandable. Bolger looked at a broad sense and didn’t leave out the use of force in a rightful manner which in my opinion led to different

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