Anti-intellectualism

Throughout history, humans have been using political ideals as a means to gain power and keep people from living in complete chaos. In the course of human history, we have seen political ideologies evolve in ways that have propelled nations to greatness and in the same way plunged nations and civilizations into ruin. However, many of these ideologies, in idealized societies would be able to flourish and sustain the populations with minimal complication. I believe that of the ideologies that we…

At the core of the Nazi justification for the Holocaust was paranoia, rancor and complacent ire. The Nazis were able to spread their beliefs through others’ support and Hitler’s rise to power. How was the Nazi Party able to spread their views of anti-Semitism in Germany? Nazis were able to engender the German citizens negative views on Jews through cleverly used propaganda. The widespread propaganda came in all forms of media- literature, radio programs, videos and posters. Combined with…

itself as a sin, or assisted suicide as a sin because essentially, the doctor is killing someone, therefore it would be considered murder. To address the question given, as to whether or not Christians today have the same reasoning for possessing an anti- intellectual stand point as those in the late 1800s, I would answer no. What is considered the “Gospel of Felt Needs” was merely the beginning of the self-centered and apathetic generation that was soon to follow. A culture dominated by one’s…

reaction to protest the general state of intellectualism and spirituality. Inheriting the goodness of people and nature and having faith that people are their best when truly self reliant. Transcendentalism emphasizes subjective intuition over objective empiricism. Although this era has come to an end, core beliefs of the Transcendentalists are shared throughout modern media. Pure simplicity was an important fundamental belief to this philosophy and the anti-materialistic followers. Society has…

Rhetorical Analysis Transcendentalism was a philosophical movement that developed in the late 1820s in the Eastern region of the United States as a protest against the general state of intellectualism and spirituality. Most of the Transcendentalists became involved as well in social reform movements, especially anti-slavery and women's rights. Finding its root in the word “transcend,” Transcendentalists believed individuals could transcend to a higher plane of existence in nature. They believed…

and Albert Einstein. The books were burned as a blatant attempt at purifying Germany – in fact, Joseph Goebbels presented a speech to students in Berlin once, telling them that, “the era of Jewish intellectualism is at an end.” In Fahrenheit 451, all literature is destroyed on account of a similar anti-intellectual endgame, as explained by Beatty in the novel: “Surely you remember the boy in your own school class who was exceptionally ‘bright’… And wasn’t it this bright boy you selected for…

Alissa Byrd Elisha Moore English 11- 6th period 17 November 2017 Symbols and Themes in “The Giver” Many people wonder what it feels like to live in a utopian society. A lot of shocking things happened in the book, relating to themes and symbols. The themes that will be discussed are the importance of memory ,the relationship between pain and pleasure, and the importance of an individual. The symbols found in the novel are The New child Gabriel, The Sled, and The River. The themes and symbols…

Manumission is not the end of the struggle for the enslaved. They are left without identity or community. They must rise above the degradation and oppression to find solidarity and change. The chapter from Patterson’s book, Slavery and Social Death, focused on the complexity of manumission and how the release from slavery was executed in many traditions and cultures. Patterson began the chapter by describing the conceptual and cultural problem of manumission as well as the concept of gift…

mistakenly assumed that Truth had a supportive female audience. In reality, she was speaking to a predominantly white crowd, made up mostly of men! Truth’s speech has proven most memorable among others due to her clever methods of backing up women’s intellectualism using Biblical references. For example, she makes the point that many men believe they are superior since Jesus was a man, but these very men are forgetting that their Christ came from a woman (Truth, Sojourner.). Considering most of…

Italy is the birthplace of the movement, so is the de facto definer of what constitutes fascism. Germany's Nazism is aligned in most ways with fascism, but adds anti-Semitism and racial purity (Passmore 871). However, the Nazi movement is easily defined as ultranationalist and totalitarian. In Italy, fascism begins with the rise of Benito Mussolini. He first achieved political standing in 1912, when he became…