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There are many forms of government used throughout the world and in literature, some better than others. Anthem by Ayn Rand and 1984 by George Orwell are two novels have the same type of government and are similar in how they operate. The governments oppress the people to keep power and control using aspects like relationships and language/thoughts. Tyrannical governments take away individuality and freedom to keep control over society One way that the governments keep control is through…

In her book, No Logo (2000), Naomi Klein sheds light on the opposing forces of corporate rule, and seeks to understand the conditions, whether cultural or economic, that mark the emergence of an inevitable political movement still in its early stages. She wants her audience to walk away at the end of the book, aware of the “cracks and fissures beneath [the brands’] high-gloss facade (Klein 18).” The opening chapter, “No Space,” educates the reader on how corporate brands came into existence,…

The idea of freedom can be seen throughout collection 2 in our text book. The short story The Censors by David Unger has a theme of freedom. The idea of freedom can be seen in the graphic novel Reading Lolita In Tehran by Azar Nafisi. The graphic novel The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi also talks about freedom. The short story The Censors by David Unger shows a theme of freedom. Freedom is shown when Juan was trying to save Mariana. The importance of this is when Juan said something…

Can there be a perfect society? No there can’t. Look at our modern society it is far from perfect; however, the society in the novel The Giver, while appearing perfect, has many rules and laws under the surface that make it more dangerous than our modern society. Some of the similarities are the society both hide stuff from their people and they both have houses. this is supported by jonas watching the clip of a little boy getting release but, instead of what his dad said about it…

Does power corrupt? Yes, I think power does corrupt. What do you think? Have you ever felt that someone that has power or is stronger than you is controlling you to get into wrong things or bad things. Some people have the power and sometimes they get away with their power. Then that person starts doing bad things and that person is a person that doesn’t do that. People that have the power get away with it and don’t do what is right and do the opposite.The pigs from Animal Farm had the power to…

The experience of love is one that cannot be described. It can, however, be analyzed in hopes of figuring out what a healthy love looks like and means. The relationship between power and love is looked at closely in the Bell Hooks reading. In her piece, she explores the idea of the patriarchy as well as any power discrepancies that may exist in relationships. Additionally, Smith writes about capitalism and the power that comes along the patriarchy that can easily be translated to problems that…

Orwell illustrates that Mr. Jones's corruption and haughtiness results in the animals' anger and hostility. This irritation is built upon Jones's evil and opportunist character who sells his animals and their products -as Major has said- "to bring in money for [him] and his men" (Orwell 8). Furthermore, Jones is neglecting his farm and "[has] taken to drinking more than was good for him" (Orwell 18), and the worst thing is that he has kept his animals without food which fuels their anger and…

Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images. Thou shalt not take the Lord’s name in vain. Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy. Honor thy mother and thy father. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, wife or possession. Scum! Do you enjoy wrecking people’s lives? Parasite! What do you get out of this? Get a life! Stay out of my…

Hindus affirm that they can overcome suffering by taking pleasure in reuniting with god (Moksha). And though both groups have nirvana as their ultimate goals in life, the paths they take upon reaching the objective tend to differ. Buddhism sets out the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path in achieving nirvana, when in fact Hinduism says there are a handful of ways individuals can do so. These fundamental differences amid Buddhism and Hinduism still provide me the leeway to doubt the fact…

Acknowledging Your Dreams Within Bernard Pomerance’s play The Elephant Man, there lies a focus on how society affects an individual’s well-being or state of mind and what drives their dreams. In my opinion, it is society at times that alters what aspirations we have for ourselves. Sheri E. Metzger has written an essay titled “Overview of ‘The Elephant Man’” which examines “Merrick’s humanity” within the play. She states, “Normalcy is an illusion in other respects” (Metzger) and Merrick has this…