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    the Russian Revolution and Soviet Russia, where Old Major represents Vladmir Lenin, who inspired the his people to rebel against the previous Russian Empire, Mr. Jones represents Czar Nicholas II, the reigning leader who was eventually thrown down from his title, Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin, who became the leader of the new Russian Empire, Snowball represents Leon Trotsky, Stalin’s aid who was eventually eliminated by Stalin himself, Squealer represents the Pravda, the newspaper that made…

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    When should rebellion be used, and why should it be used? Why is it necessary to rebel against authority? When someone is in an authoritative position, it is very likely for them to be absorbed in their power, and thus, abusing it in a way that annoys their subordinates, at best. In other cases of abused power in history, people in powerful positions have exploited their power so that the people under their rule have been lied to, spied on, manipulated, and deprived of their most basic rights.…

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    This paper to me seemed like it would be a very tough one to accomplish. I am not one to go into another person’s home and just observe them and maybe put myself in an awkward position. But, this assignment actually pushed me out of my comfort zone. Because of this paper, I talked to an old friend of mine who has an all Hispanic family and they live where I grew up but hold a lot of their culture with them and inside their home. I asked my old friend if I could come over and catch up with him…

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    In Time Mise En Scene

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    The film “In Time”, directed by Andrew Niccol expresses the capitalistic society through the movie by setting that money is currency. In this scene, the timekeeper Raymond Leon arrests Will Salas and takes back all of his time that he received from Henry Hamilton for a gift. After losing his time just left with 2 hours, he ran away with a hostage which is Sylvia Weiss. In this interrogation scene, the power of a system and ignorant society was shown with a high angle, low angle and wide shot for…

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    States Edward Said Summary

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    redefine terms in order to best fit their views. This is especially seen in Edward Said’s work, “States.” In his writing, Said explores what is means to be Palestinian. The clear answer may simple be someone of the Arabic culture who has descended from Palestine. Overtime, however, Palestine has become a question of legitimacy in and of itself. Since the mid 20th-century, more specifically 1947, Palestine has slowly been losing momentum in the Arabic world. This is due to the ongoing conflict…

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    World War 2 Research Paper

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    From the moment the idea of power was born into existence, mankind and animals alike have fought for the ability to rule and to control; they’ve fought for power. Since the dawn of human organization and civilization, humans, although thinking of themselves as civilized and formal have done nefarious and malicious things to obtain the illustrious control that is power. Throughout history, the ability to rule has enticed mankind to turn on each other and to engage in brutal conflicts often…

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    Cassius who used words for manipulation, second is Antony who used his words for persuasion, and last are real world speakers that have changed our world for the better. First is Cassius who was the leader of the conspiracy to remove Julius Caesar from power by assassinating him. Cassius had the…

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    Persuasion Of Cults

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    mental schemas to aid us in informed and logical decision making.; Hhowever, as humans, we have also logically figured out ways to bypass those fail-safes entirely. Initial persuasion, including for cults, hinges on the recruiter’s appearance of authority, honesty, and likeability. As Levine states, “[when] the source appears to have any or all of these characteristics, people not only are more willing to agree to their request but are willing to do so without carefully considering the facts. We…

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    England has legitimate power. She has the obligation of accepting the cultural values; accept the social structure and its designation. She has subordinates who acknowledge the position she holds and the power that comes from it. The servants in her palace believe that she has the authority to direct their actions and they willingly comply with those requests. She has the power to approve and deny requests made by her servants. Reward power- Google CEO Sundar Pichai is accorded with reward…

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    When people feel powerful it some corrupts their own mind and eventually change their whole state of being Mayim stated when she was growing up she was constantly being teased about the way she look, she even received the same treatment from her family(Bialik). So, do to the power of her family and the people around she has taking into consideration of doing a nose and a chin job.As the power continues to take over, she has lack of self-esteem towards a personality, and towards her…

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