George Lamming

3 Tocqueville The Danger of a Non-Violent Oppressor According to Tocqueville there is so little freedom of thought and debate in America, because the majority controls the minds and actions of the entire population. Unlike in an absolute monarchy, the American majority ideals penetrate the morals of each individual causing them to not want to behave outside of the norm. Americans refrain from expressing different ideas because they fear ostracism - in this system, even when people agree with…

Whether it be as individuals, as a society, or as a species, we strive to gain power. We gain personal power when we have confidence in ourselves and our ideas, we gain power over others when a political party wins a majority in an election, and we gain power over the rest of the biosphere in our endeavors to conquer and tame the wildlife around us. That being said, when one abuses the power they are given, others suffer. In Toni Morrison’s Beloved, we see the power of white people and slave…

Brandon Sanderson’s dystopian book, “Calamity”, takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, where the humans of the world are in hiding. They are isolated by everybody in fear of the other people with certain corrupt powers that take over their bodies. But one team, known as the Reckoners stand up against these super beings and face their powers, which in return helps them by getting their bodies back and to be themselves again. One theme that this story provides is that often providing help to…

prominent first president, George Washington? George Washington the first of the United States’ forty three presidents. George did many helpful and honorable things. For example, he helped shape our country by setting up our government. He was also a great leader that kept peace with foreigners and throughout America. To know about America’s famous and principled president George Washington, you need to know about his background, his politics, and his lifestyle. George Washington’s background…

a,)labeling theory is the theory that the labels people give us define how we will act and either lead us down a path of deviance or fitting in(Henslin,2013) for a example Flik is seen as a deviant when his machine causes the food that was gathered for the grasshoppers to fall into the water After making a mistake and causing the grasshoppers to threaten their entire lifestyle, Flick has a fear of being the a disappointment to his colony.. He is even put on trial for his (deviance) or mistake.…

of today, rely on a structure of order, of diplomatic action which supersedes all-out brute strength. Battles are won with guns and warfare but avoided altogether by way of thoughtful discussion and diplomatic resolution. There is power in words. George Orwell's 1984 warned us of the dangers of excessive control and totalitarianism. William Golding's Lord of the Flies told a tale of a dangerous beast lurking beneath the surface of even the most prestigious of society. J.D Salinger's Catcher in…

Elliott Larson Novel Assignment #1 - Julia and Winston In 1984 by George Orwell, we are shown how individuals with some incredible contrasting traits fall deeply dependent to each other in love. They share a common ground: they are both secret rebels of the brainwashing force that is Big brother. They unanimously hate the regime controlling their life, but their ways of rebellion against the party can differ greatly. By looking at their physical being, their ethical and moral groundings and…

The novel 1984 and the film The Matrix have many common themes and characters, but are also very different stories. The first similarity of the two works is between 1984’s Thought Police and The Matrix’s agents. In 1984, the Thought Police control everything and are always watching; looking for inappropriate actions, behaviour, or even expressions. On the other hand, the agents do very similar things in the matrix and through this they have created a “prison for the mind” (Wachowski and…

During the French Revolution, on 17 July 1791, the Champ de Mars in Paris was the site of a massacre, the fusillade du Champ-de-Mars. On that day, the National Constituent Assembly issued a decree that the king, Louis XVI, would remain king under a constitutional monarchy. Later that day, leaders of the republicans in France rallied against this decision. The larger crowd was also more determined than the first. Lafayette again tried to disperse it. In retaliation, the crowd threw stones at the…

“ Anthem” is a book that was made by an author named Ayn Rand. She lived in a society that was similar to a society in the book “ Anthem.” Ayn used to live in a communist country which was Russia.A communist government rules their country similar to a ruler in a dystopian society. The book is based on a collectivist society which is a kind of dystopian society. This kind of society controls everyone or all men and women that live within it. Then the government like the World Council would group…