Mutual assured destruction

the power to destroy cities and end the world ("Nuclear Weapons” (1))? What has the power to start and prevent wars ("Mutual Assured Destruction")? These machines begin with a huge cloud of fire and leave behind a mess of destruction. These machines shake the ground and sent light and debris in a shockwave that destroys everything in sight without ever touching the ground. These death machines are called nuclear weapons, and thousands of these weapons exist. Nuclear weapons are destructive machines with a complicated history and terrifying consequences ("Nuclear Weapons” (1)). Nuclear Weapons are very complicated war machines. Many of these bombs have forces equal to millions of tons of TNT. The energy released…

film is deterrence. It is defined directly by Dr. Strangelove himself as “...the art of producing in the mind of the enemy...the fear to attack” (55:09); it can also be defined as a strategy with the intent of dissuading an adversary or opponent from taking an action not yet started. Dan Lindley explains, “deterrence requires the creation of fear...the enemy must fear that the costs of an attack will outweigh the benefits.” This concept not only alludes to Mutually Assured Destruction, but…

Imagine this: you are fully aware that at any given second, on any given day, the world as you know it could come to an end. What would you do with your slim amount of time left? Would you spend all your hard-earned money and start crossing items off your bucket list? Would you do what makes you unexplainably happy? Or would you simply spend it with loved ones in the place you cherish most? Ray Bradbury’s short story, “The Last Night of the World” highlights American citizens’ fear of the world…

Sexual desire is defined as “a motivational state and an interest in sexual objects or activities, or as a wish, need, or drive to seek out sexual objects or to engage in sexual activities”, and a theme which appears to be significant in Othello, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Enduring Love. In all three, sexual desire proves to contribute in both building solidarity within relationships, and the destruction of them. For Shakespeare, sexual desire shows how concealing physical feelings can lead…

pursue his life of drugs and alcohol freely. Carolyn didn’t pay attention to Daddy David’s unhealthy attitudes toward women when she met him. She thought it was strange but since there was a familiarity about him she loved him so much that it blinded her from seeing beyond the familiarity. She just couldn’t understand why she wasn’t enough for Daddy David even though she had given him five children. She didn’t know that his attitude towards sex was destroyed at such a tender young age by his mom…

controlled happiness. Because of the destructive anti-social tendencies that man has, Freud feels that a civilization will never exist when man stops being coerced and suppressing those natural instincts and will see that their actions of the present will have an effect on their future. I disagree with this thought. I feel that nature is a force far more powerful than any man. That even attempts of coercion and suppression with never be able to stop that power. That nature itself is cyclical.…

watched was an emotional video even though I showed no emotion. When I watched the video I wasn’t extremely sympathetic because I am one who believes that everyone chooses what they are. While I do believe genetics and environment play a big role, ultimately, I think it's a personal choice. I wasn’t very sympathetic because I don’t think these men landing themselves in prison was caused by anything other than their own destructive choices. I myself have grown up without a father figure and in an…

Destruction comes in many different forms. In Nathanael West’s novel The Day of the Locust, destruction is a common theme that occurs throughout the course of the novel. The main character, Tod Hackett, paints a picture depicting the destruction of Hollywood and the world of film. Tod’s vulgar fantasies about Faye demonstrate the destruction of one’s mind, body and spirit. The bloody cockfight demonstrates the destruction of humanity. The decay of morals and values eventually leads to the…

house while their husbands work caused much destruction throughout the story. This opinion led Hilly to push Skeeter into a relationship with Stuart because Hilly was afraid Skeeter would…

the extermination of these species has on a habitat. In Caroline Williams’ article, Golden Opportunity, the author explores the affect the extinction species has on the habitat. In Jennifer Dunne’s journal ,Cascading extinctions and community collapse in model food webs, the author writes about the anthropogenic causes of species extinction and how that can lead to the endangerment and extinction of a secondary specie by taking a look at food webs in the community. In Golden Opportunity,…