When it comes to control‚ fear‚ in most cases‚ is the best mechanism. In order to avoid fear‚ someone will more willingly do what is asked of them‚ than do what is considered wrong. Fear is often used as a form of punishment in order to achieve outstanding control. It is used so diversely because it has such an effective outcome. Think about it‚ everyone is scared of something aren’t they. Individuals use this method as a way of reducing the masses into confined boundaries and strict regimes. A perfect
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seems that all fears are based on illusion and future thinking. The future is unpredictable‚ and few have the courage to go explore the unpredictable. In the story “On the Rainy River”‚ Tim O’Brien‚ which is the author of the story as well‚ receives his draft notice to fight in the Vietnam War. The war seems wrong to him‚ and the fear of the uncertainty of its outcomes determine O’Brien to resist making a decision about whether to go to war or flee. Indeed‚ the interplay between fear and foresight
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In “Fear of Fatness” by Peggy Orenstein‚ she claims that the beauty standards set by society are degrading women’s appearances causing them to constantly stress over how they are perceived. She explains this through the use of satire and the personal experience of a friend‚ Holly‚ whose five-year-old daughter‚ Ava‚ is overweight. Holly is so concerned about Ava’s weight that she contacts her daughter’s pediatrician to help control Ava’s portion sizes. Orenstein goes on to describe that “the standards
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Fear of Disobeying Leads to Genocide Obedience‚ as well as disobedience‚ has been ingrained in our culture since the beginning of time‚ so it is no surprise that so many people obeyed Hitler and killed millions of Jewish people. In the Christian religion disobedience is viewed as bad and obedience as good. In the story of Adam and Eve‚ they disobeyed God by eating from the tree of knowledge and were exiled from Eden. In the story of Noah‚ he obeyed God and Noah and his family were rewarded and
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Throughout my semester in Topics in Contemporary Literature‚ I have read a lot of works by a lot of different writers. Given the array of material that has been covered‚ I also have been introduced to a slew of new ideas and amazing characters. Two prime examples of this can be found within Barry Hannah’s “Ray‚” and Hunter S. Thompson’s “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” Both of the aforementioned characters are extremely complex‚ even though they may seem superficial‚ and both are the main focuses
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too many blacks and whites who didn’t take part in these acts of vigilante to begin to fear one another and this sense of fear began to pass along from generation to generation‚ due to the fact that most children would fear what their parents fear. If this form of generational fear continued to occur then there would have never been any form of peace between the races and the world we live in today would have never been formed. However to me this dark
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book was “Fear”. In the 2nd chapter of Disinherited‚ Thurman takes up the issue of fear. In his 1940’s context‚ he is speaking about Jim Crow segregation. He argues that segregation is a form of organized violence against the soul of the disinherited. This also has a connection back to Jesus where he was in the segregated minority. People have always lived under the culture of fear‚ and it characterizes our American culture today. In our society fear is everything‚ left fears right‚ rich fears poor‚
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Analysis of Where the Mind is Without Fear by Rabindranath Tagore Here‚ we attempt a crucial analysis of Where the Mind is without Fear by Rabindranath Tagore. Where the Mind is without Fear consists of eleven lines and somewhat resembles the style of a sonnet. In a sonnet‚ the first eight lines usually present an idea‚ are argumentative‚ put a proposal or a problem. If we look at the first eight lines of Where the Mind is without Fear‚ we find that the lines are a form of a prayer
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“The harder we press on a violin string‚ the less we can feel it. The louder we play‚ the less we hear….If I “try” to play‚ I fail; if I race‚ I trip. The only road to strength is vulnerability.” A few years ago writing this essay would have been impossible because of my shame and deep fear I felt about being a stutterer. I am blessed with an unconditionally loving family and I have been given every opportunity to flourish. So why was the simple act of speaking accompanied by the fear of stuttering
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“I’m not afraid of death; I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” Woody Allen said this regarding fear and i completely agree with this quote because no matter how much you face your fears‚ there will always be something that will frighten you. As a child‚ my parents would baby me and i never felt any harm until they decided that i was growing up the wrong way and that if they continued to raise me the way they were‚ i would grow up to be a spoiled kid with no life experiences. So they immediately
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