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    Authorities causing Hopelessness According to Collins English dictionary, Helplessness is being deprived of strength or power. People with authority use scapegoats, who are hopeless to take on their responsibilities. Family members and or the community cause helplessness on people with less authority. Helplessness is felt and displayed in the lives of different characters in the short stories The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, Araby, Metamorphosis, and Young Goodman Brown. In the story,…

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    ourselves , or even power. Power is probably the one thing that us as humans think we will be forever in control of, but truthfully, we are never fully in control of situations or people and at any instant we can lose power to others. Just as Antigone from Antigone by Sophocles and Equality 7-2521 from Anthem by Ayn Rand struggles to defy power in order to regain it . Antigone was a level headed young woman who was born in a powerful family, but being a women made the power not as “accessible”…

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    Power, is the ability to do something. Forms of superiorities can be social power, money, fear, or even physical strength. Power in all of its forms are sought after and wanted. In the short story,“ The Stolen Party,” by Liliana Heker a girl by the name of Rosaura is “invited” to her “friend’s” party but in reality Rosara was never invited as a guess. In Ray Bradbury's “The Fog Horn,” a monster of sorts emerges out of the water after hear the sound of its kind, it longs to be with another of a…

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    “Well ,General Cross, she was aiding these Elves and I believe they were planning to attack the city of Whitefield and being the kind and generous ally of Abolonia that I am, I decided to intervene.” “Count Nightburn, the Council of Tresval have been monitoring your actions for quite some time. We know that you have no interest whatsoever in the safety and survival of Abolonia and the only reason you are here is to procure demon souls.” “Really, I don’t see any demon souls here, do you?” “The…

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    Is power what everyone wants? The society we live in today has some form of order and has had form for a long time. whether it is a dictatorship or democratic society, there has always been forms of hierarchy. In a democratic society, the leader is elected in by the citizens of the area and the elected party takes charge of their area. A country run by dictatorship have no right to vote and the country or area is ruled by the superior party. This gives the dictator control and power over the…

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    Power: the ability to influence or manipulate others. When one looks at it from this perspective, power can be either something one would want or want to eliminate. Within Veronica Roth’s novel, Divergent, the author demonstrates what power is and what happens when it is used for evil. Roth suggests that power is often fuelled by fear alone; displayed in multiple characters throughout the novel. However, she also suggests that power can be inspired by hope, and used by characters for good.…

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    Peekay Character Changes

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    Peekay’s character undergoes dramatic changes in book one of The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay. Many of these changes occur when Peekay crosses the threshold into a new world and meets new mentors. His journey in the first part of the novel starts at the Afrikaans boarding school where Peekay learns the art of camouflage. Then the journey moves to the train to Barberton where Peekay learns how to defend himself. After that, the journey moves to the town of Barberton which brings him to…

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    Ways to gain power have been seen throughout history. The three main ways to obtain power is through race, gender and social class. To have power is to control one's own life as well as the lives of others. The idea of power is discussed in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Mayella Ewell is a poor white woman who accuses a black man of raping and beating her. Mayella is powerful in regards to her race; however, she is not powerful in regards to gender and social class. Since…

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    Throughout history there have been many examples of people of power abusing the power they were given. Some of the most prominent were in ancient times. In the Roman Empire, as power changed from one hand to another, the abuse would range from very minor to the people fearing being randomly stabbed by their emperor. Some of the best examples of power abuse of the first century were known for randomly stabbing the citizens, matricide, forcing others to pay for their extravagance and killing a war…

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    systems when considered alongside alternative solutions. [5 marks] i) HVDC have lower losses when compared to the equivalent AC cable distribution. The DC power transmission lines run at losses of approximately 0.3-0.4% per 100km. Converter stations also need to be considered which have losses of around 0.6%. Overall HVDC transmission losses are nearly always lower than AC transmission. ii) HVDC can have a lower investment cost. Although HVDC stations are more expensive due to the additional…

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