The True Believer: Thoughts On The Nature Of Mass Movementsis a 1951 social psychology book by American writer Eric Hoffer that discusses the psychological causes of fanaticism. The book analyzes and attempts to explain the motives of the various types of personalities that give rise to mass movements; why and how mass movements start‚ progress and end; and the similarities between them‚ whether religious‚ political‚ radical or reactionary. Hoffer argues that even when their stated goals or values
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Sewer tunnel exploration endeavors beneath the surface was not something most Ryanites were interested in‚ let alone an act worth partaking in for whatever reason. It was not the Ryanite way of doing things‚ to put it quite simply. Venturing forth into the great unknown was one thing‚ but trying to do so in the sewer passageways and tunnels underneath the surface was another matter. But for the Wise Man and the Godmother‚ they had a clear and understandable reason as to why they were willing to
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After what seemed like an eternity‚ the ground flattened when he reached the top. A dozen more steps gave the thief a view of the fence. He silently cursed since all he saw was corn. Turning to his right‚ the criminal eased his way down the fence line. The dark blob ahead solidified into the barn when it was closer. At last he had eyes on the house‚ which was completely dark. A small sigh left his lips when he sat on a log and began to wait. Trey’s head nodded from dozing off. From long
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THE CASE OF LIZZIE BORDEN In 1892‚ Fall River‚ Massachusetts was a northern town of sharp class divisions. Fall River was a leader in textile manufacturing‚ a thriving mill town of about 80‚000 with a bustling port (Berni 1997). The ruling classes were of the long-settled Yankees that lived in the fashionable part of town known as "The Hill” (Booth 2013). Those who lived below The Hill‚ and area commonly referred to as “The Pit”‚ were typically of lower class‚ worked in the mills and were often
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“Passion is both liberating and imprisoning” Compare and contrast ways on which two of your chosen writers present in the light of this comment. ‘Passion’ – A very strong emotion or a sexual desire? ‘Enduring Love’ and ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ are both novels that show off different aspects on ‘passion’. The two authors portray ‘passion’ to be a key element in their relationships. However with ‘passion’ comes an emotional consequence‚ whether it being it making you feel ‘liberated’ or ‘imprisoned’
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Kassandra Ferma English 101 Kathryn Goldstein 21 October 2014 Paper 3 (Final Draft): To Reconcile or Not to Reconcile; That is the Question! In politics‚ there is no middle ground. Especially in America‚ there is a divide between left and right‚ liberal and conservative. This understanding of political behavior is also applicable to human behavior in the sense that there are always two polar extremes. The question is‚ can they be reconciled? In Leslie Bell’s Hard to Get: Twenty-Something
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him from being acknowledged as a foster brother to Catherine and Hindley. Mr Earnshaw was the only character Heathcliff could trust‚ however Hindley began to terrorise and mistreat him which made him feel unwanted. He labelled him as a “beggarly interloper!” and an “imp of Satan”. However‚ the most eccentric aspect of Heathcliff’s character is his name. He is referred to as simply ‘Heathcliff’ and does not carry the Earnshaw’s last name‚ as he is not blood related. Furthermore the name Heathcliff
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Post Colonial Impact on Urdu Language Lovers in Anita Desai’s In Custody Dr.A.CHANDRA BOSE‚ PhD.‚ Assistant Professor of English The Madura College (Autonomous) Madurai‚ Tamilnadu -625 011 boseac@gmail.com Introduction Anita Desai is an important women novelist in the firmament of Indian fiction in English. She unfolds lot of complex things for example‚ struggles of innocents‚ problems of human relationship and decay of Urdu language
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twentieth century Britain‚ aiming at dealing with timeless concerns such as morality and love‚ while the play focuses on social realism. Associating the main characters‚ both texts involved different forms of love as its ‘liberating and imprisoning’. Interlopers appear in both texts‚ creating a triangle of characters of which change the dynamics of a stable relationship and test the essence of their love. While McEwan’s novel ‘Enduring Love’ focuses on the theme love‚ it also emphasises how love can be
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In the Epic of Sundiata (also spelled Son-Jara or Sundjata): Naré Maghann Konaté (also called Maghan Kon Fatta or Maghan the Handsome) was a Mandinka king who one day received a divine hunter at his court. The hunter predicted that if Konaté married an ugly woman‚ she would give him a son who would one day be a mighty king. Naré Maghann Konaté was already married to Sassouma Bereté and had a son by her‚ Dankaran Toumani Keïta. However‚ when two Traoré hunters from the Do kingdom presented him an
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