Political correctness Political correctness this idea concerns the "proper" names of races‚ genders‚ nationalities‚ and professions. That means that words which used to be common have been changed in an effort to please everyone and offend no one. For example‚ garbage men (excuse me‚ not "men‚" collectors) are sanitation engineers‚ and some women would prefer to spell the name of their gender as "womyn." I see this political correctness crusade as a power struggle between radicals who want to have
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Mahatma Gandhi once said “There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.” This quote illustrates the idea that man must live longer with his conscience than with a simple decision made in a courtroom. The distinction between right and wrong must be derived from one’s morals‚ not the rulings of the state. This concept of conscience conquering law can be applied to works of literature such as the Sophocles’ Greek tragedy Antigone
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Adrienne Rich once said‚ "Lying is done with words but also with silence". This means that lying isn’t only when one tells something false‚ but also when one does not speak at all‚ the truth included. This is generally true. A text that illustrates this quote would have characters who do not reveal the truth at a time when doing so would be important. Othello by William Shakespeare satisfies this quote with characters like Emilia and Iago. Characters lie to cover up something‚ but when one doesn’t
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One may think it is unfair to try so hard to accomplish a goal‚ and in the end it seems that all their hard work and everything they lost paid off for nothing. David Mamet once said “…it is the human lot to try and fail...” I agree with this quotation because it cannot be truer in my own life‚ as well as the tragedy Antigone by Sophocles in which two tragic heroes Creon and Antigone have to endure the pain of trying and failing. To the naked eye it may seem although Creon and Antigone are the complete
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It is perceived throughout literature that characters within a novel are solely prompted by personal interests. Yet‚ we learn that they are sometimes driven throughout the work ascertaining a purpose larger than themselves. Whether it is an author’s use of literary elements (such as dialogue‚ characterization‚ or conflict) or even in their craft alone‚ it is inevitable in the two classic works: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and The Crucible by Arthur Miller. In The Grapes of Wrath‚ we discover
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Authors use pieces of literature such as Joseph Conrad’s novel‚ The Heart of Darkness‚ the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ and the satirical essay by Binyavanga Wainaina “How To Write About Africa” to show how they or other people portray Africa. Authors use different tones of voice to write: either about the same event or the same place so that their works appeal to a specific audience. Books can be written for the same audiences as well. Authors can voice their books differently to get
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University of Phoenix Material Ethical Actions Worksheet Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions: Was there anything in either the University Of Phoenix Student Code Of Conduct or the Student Code of Academic Integrity that surprised you? If so‚ what was it? Why were you surprised? If not‚ why not? No‚ I did not surprised me‚ a lot of this code of conduct for Students and Academic Integrity are very clear referring to students‚ I just graduated from Vocational
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It is widely felt that fairy tales have the tendency to depict women as mistress in distress‚ passive characters who are often rescued by their male counterparts who and lack of qualities considered masculine as intelligence‚ cunning‚ and courage. Nevertheless‚ these folktale perfectly balance stereotypical representations with positive portrayal of female figures. They show what at first sight appear as inept and powerless characters develop into not only active characters‚ but authentic heroins
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Political Framework Bolman and Deal view the political frame of organizations as‚ “roiling arenas‚ hosting ongoing contests of individual and group interests” (p.188). I believe that there are two political issues within our department both revolve around the NCOIC‚ in a negative capacity. The NCOIC is a higher rank‚ it is easy for her to take advantage of her position within the negotiation creating an unfair advantage for her subordinates. This results in the subordinates conforming to her ineffective
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the main ideals of Nazism‚ and what are the sources of this ideology? Why is it still important to study such political thought? Political ideologies are usually defined within a left-right political spectrum. Nazism falls outside this conventional spectrum and falls within syncretic politics. It is a negative form of syncretic politics‚ as it is located on the far right of the political spectrum. Nazism is a mixture of Völkisch ideals‚ Wagnerian Romanticism‚ Social Darwinism‚ Pan Germanism‚ and
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