Euphemism

Danielle Allen is a columnist for The Washington Post. She also is a political theorist Harvard. Allen published her article, “How the War on Drugs Creates Violence”, on October 16, 2015, in the Washington Post. Allen is a conceivable source due to her notable background in ethics and political thought. She uses a verity of sound sources and argumentative skills to call for the decriminalization of drug use to a public health issue in order to cease the many problems caused by the War on Drugs.…

Appendix Two Evaluation of Company Communication Modes Electronic Communication Electronic internal communication is that delivered by computer or telephone and includes email, intranet, electronic newsletters, podcasts, voicemail, conference calls, and text messaging. Such means of communication have the following advantages and disadvantages: Advantages of Electronic Communication 1. Electronic communication is cheaper than many other forms of communication, especially the traditional…

workplace and the general accomplishment of goals. With this in mind, Brave New World is more pertinent to the contemporary world as it reflects the apathetic attitudes of today by bluntly presenting such sentiments to the reader without watered down euphemisms, ultimately illustrating the self centered nature of…

In Durkheim's theorization, the sacred symbolizes the interests of the group, which embodies in sacred group symbols, or totems and taboos; whereas the profane exemplifies mundane individual concerns. The dichotomy, as Durkheim puts it, between sacred/profane is not equivalent to good/evil. The sacred can either be good or evil; the profane could be either too. Thus, VidûSaka’s sacredness, if one judges it from Georges Bataille’s point of view, can only be conceived of through his…

The Emancipation Proclamation is a federal proclamation and executive order from president Abraham Lincoln that made all slaves in the United States free from bondage and ownage. Baldwin’s letter is written on the 100 year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The significance of the timing of his letter is that the anniversary is supposed to be an indication that African Americans have been free for a very long time, but the opposite is true. Blacks are still discriminated against,…

Practical Applications: 1. Do not expose yourself to pornography – No matter what other people say, pornography is still prostitution. Even if some people justify it as having ‘professional contracts’ or consent from the actors, it is still a form of exploitation. Do not support any kind of pornography, in any medium. Pornography has only one goal – to stir sexual craving from its audience. If you want to master your senses and improve your ability to restrain yourself, then avoiding pornography…

As someone who primarily analyzes and interprets in black and white, these passages require me to leave my comfort zone and think outside of my normal realm. Alphonso Lingis’s Case Study: A Doctor in Havana is a very interesting read. Although I did struggle to read this passage, I managed to interpret enough to have a basic understanding. Torture can be defined in many ways, some being strict and defined or lose and malleable. Most commonly, torture is severe pain inflicted on one as punishment…

Dystopian texts often present an exaggerated vision of the world that is vastly different to reality, mostly as the consequence of certain human responses and actions in the past or current society, thus adding to the shocking aspects of the text. Literature of the dystopia genre also challenge preconceptions about the world and the human identity, thus provoking further contemplation about what it means to be human. Kazuo Ishiguro's dystopian novel Never Let Me Go (2005) demonstrates that…

Safe spaces are used to help those who feel unaccepted due to their background, lifestyle, capabilities, or for those who were triggered by a certain event. These safe spaces can help provide comfort and create a place for students to express themselves without being judged, but maybe these safe spaces are becoming too much of a problem on campuses. In the article, “Hiding From Scary Ideas,” Judith Shulevitz mentions many incidents where safe spaces have done more harm than good. I believe that…

In Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, the entire point of the novel is about exploring one’s inner truth and facing the darkness that is inside every human. In this sense, Conrad has a more focused attention on the nature of man. In Margaret Atwood’s novel, Oryx and Crake, though the plot focuses on Snowman, and the events that led up to the near extinction of humanity, she uses the characters as symbols to represent the many different facets of man. In Heart of Darkness, at the beginning…