Apathy

apathetic tendencies. Similar to the tyrannical behaviour of the colonizers during their relentless pursuit of superiority through imperialism, the prison guards became thoroughly indifferent of their iniquitous actions. The presence of this callous apathy that the colonizers direct towards the colonized is a theme often depicted in post-colonial literature. In Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, the Europeans regard the Africans…

“ “, these wise words prove to be true even in fiction as they appear in Tim Hamilton's graphic novel Fahrenheit 451. In the novel the overall of society demonstrate no emotional investment, specifically love, for anything or anyone. This overall apathy behaviour promotes a cycle of negative actions, with devastating consequences. It is only when characters feel passionate and love that they rescue themselves from a conformity society. The most obvious character that this applies to is Clarisse,…

to provide them with knowledge about the world around them. Reading and knowledge are important for society because it allows people to think for themselves and feel compassion for others. Without them, everyone would be vulnerable to deception and apathy. In…

number of bystanders or witnesses increase. One classic explanation of this theory came from two social psychologists, Bibb Latane and John M. Darley, who decided that they needed to conduct a number of experiments to test the theory of bystander apathy after receiving inspiration from a very riveting court case at the time; The murder of Kitty Genovese. In 1964,…

tendencies causing people to turn to Earthly possessions for happiness. In correlation, their greed has created an unequal distribution of money, a wealth gap, in the economy. Apathy in humans has created a morally declining, less hospitable society. Ignorance and confusion, powerlessness and weakness, and desensitization cause apathy.…

number of after-school hours over three months making phone calls in the campaign office and going out in the riding leading door-to-door canvass groups. While convincing people to vote and leading canvass groups, I realized that there was a general apathy among youth towards the election: I was one of the only few young volunteers and the people who said that they were going to vote were disproportionately from the older generation. I was determined to fight against this…

the overall numbers will be affected distinctly which shows that every little vote counts and if we include electronic voting, this would interest and even aid more people to vote in elections. Even if some believe that it will have no effect, voter apathy will continue to harm our republican form of government if the young and minorities do not vote…

necessary mean the individual has a spilt personality or two different minds. Schizophrenia is commonly associated with the following positive symptoms: hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking. The disorder also carries negative symptoms like apathy, social withdraw and impaired attention. Although there is no cure for schizophrenia,…

Elie Wiesel was made into a completely different person undergoing the events of the Holocaust, and went through many stages of shock, apathy and finally depersonalization. Millions people went through the same horrible experience Wiesel, most not surviving to tell their stories. Now, as the last surviving victims are dying of old age, people are realizing that soon the only true memories…

1. In “Men, Masculinity, and Manhood Acts”, Shrock and Schwalbe describe the concept of “multiple manhoods”, which exist largely due to socioeconomic measures, allow men of certain means and stature the chance to fully embody a hegemonic masculinity. When men have access and control over larger quantities of resources and people, their opportunity to exert their will on others is exponentially high, due to a personal conception of superiority. However, those with fewer resources and virtually no…