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Mohammad Ebrahim Chatagnier English 11 October 8, 2017 1984 Essay Propaganda is a way the government communicates to the people to influence their opinions. It is usually bias information shared to the people in a society to promote the party's political cause. Propaganda has been used by governments throughout history to get people to believe in their ideology and gain support, using different posters to generate different types of emotions like guilt, sense of unity, pride, and patriotism. In…

Tim OBriens story, The Things They Carried, is more than just a war story. It beautifully depicts the shame and guilt that soldiers had to live for throughout the war, and unfortunately, the rest of their lives. Through the stories and experiences of soldiers in Tim OBriens vicinity, the Alpha Company, we get to know them not as mindless soldiers fighting for their country, but as people. Shame and guilt is a recurring theme in the book all soldiers in the story have experienced it one way or…

Kelly, Tim. Beyond the Movie: Lord of the Rings. National Geographic Video, 2002. DVD. This is a documentary produced by National Geographic that looks at the some of the cultural resources that JRR Tolkien used as inspiration for his trilogy. Tolkien based much of the Elvish culture on the Finnish creation story/epic poem The Kalevala. His inspiration for the lyrical nature of the Elvish language also came from hearing the traditionally sung oral presentation of the Kalevala. This source is…

Brown, M. (2014). In New York. N.p.: Alfred A, Knopf. This book explores through New York City and the many things that you can find there. The book starts off giving a history of New York when it was called New Amsterdam. It shows how different things were back then and how it is now a much more populated and frequently visited city. The book gives details of the many different attraction that that this city holds, such as, The Empire State Building, the subway, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis…

Gun Control Across the nation, millions of people are killed by guns every year. Gun violence can be traced back as early as the creation of the first gun, which overtime would be used to murder people. When James Madison made the U.S Constitution in 1787, specifically the Second Amendment, it caused guns to become more easier to own. Ever since, mass shooting, homicide, and suicide rates have all increased over the past century. As guns are now easier to purchase because of websites…

While the nation watched in terror and unsure if the attacks were over two other events had yet to unfold. Such as, American Airlines Flight 77 flying to Washington, D.C., with the purpose of causing destruction and United Flight 93’s passengers taking a bold step against the terrorists. The first event of American Airlines 77 took place at 9:45 a.m. The flight headed towards Washington, D.C., crashed into the west side of the Pentagon killing 125 people in the building along with 64 people…

Witchcraft Communism, and False Accusations Have you ever been falsely accused of something that you didn't do? Something like breaking into the cookie jar, or being blamed on the broken vase that has been smashed to smithereens? Well, anyone who was accused of being a communist spy in the 1950’s feels your pain. Senator Joseph McCarthy reined in the 1950’s, and he was certain that the US was plagued with Communist spies. McCarthy struck the nation with fear. Fear that one’s friends,…

Diversity within the workforce has in the past been recognized as a potential liability for organizations in which ethical issues such as discrimination have often materialized. However, tides have begun to change and organizations are realizing the benefits of embracing diversity in the workplace which include improved team performance and economic advantages in an increasing global market. This paper examines the value of diversity within the workplace. First a discussion on the role values…

Samuel Wetherill Arguments and Persuasion Professor Ana Hartman 19 November 2017 Fabricated Stratification and its Effects on Society The idea of race and the perception or belief in subjective superiority based on superficial genetic features has been around as long as human civilization. We have made great strides as a collective global society in equality, and mainstream racism throughout most of western culture and beyond has been abolished. Children from a young age are taught in school to…

Imagine being an innocent person accused of being a communist and jailed. In the article about McCarthy and the Red Scare, Alan Brinkley states how the Red Scare started rumors that affected the way people acted. Alan Brinkley states in the article, “The Red Scares were fears when government officials and other groups promoted a fear of communism in the United States, which would overthrow capitalism and democracy” (Brinkley). The government starts to fear that there were communists in the…