Orgy

essential to the creation of a moral panic, this is done by the media ‘over reporting’. A key example of this is the Mods and Rockers on Brighton beach in 1964. In Cohen’s theory he highlights the emotive language used with regular use of phrases ‘riot’, ‘orgy of destruction’, ‘battle’, ‘attack’ and ‘screaming mob’. Leaving the reader/viewer of this reporting with an image of a harassed town and innocent holiday makers fleeing to escape folk devils. By exaggerating the numbers involved and the…

In this day and age, it’s difficult for sex to not be a main topic of focus, because it is everywhere. It’s on the cover of magazines, in movies and television, on billboards, the internet (especially the internet). It’s commonplace to the point most of us don’t even bat an eyelid, and within this (relatively) recently sexualized society, non traditional sex is becoming increasingly popular. Threesomes and group sex, anonymous hookups, BDSM, none of it has really been popular, or openly…

Bridget Fyson Johnson AP Lit, Per. 1 7 October 2015 Brothers Karamazov Discussion Questions Alyosha is the saintly character in the novel that puts away his own self-interests for the sake of others. He is patient with his father and tries to see the good in people. Alyosha’s caring ways differ from that of Ivan. Ivan makes decisions based on intellect and has a pessimistic view of the world. Ivan does not believe in God, contrary to Alyosha’s devout faith, and looks for reason over emotion,…

To many, war is perceived as a heroic and valiant course of action that is intended to bring about the existence of peace and democracy in the world. However, war is in fact the exact opposite. It is actually a diminutive, wicked, and gluttonous force that impels fellow human beings to fight amongst one another until death befalls one of them while disturbing the innocent in the process. To get a glimpse of just how malevolent war is, envision the fact that it will kill your children and…

In the modern era, civilians acquire news through media— be it television, newspapers, or social media in order to understand and keep pace with the current events. However, often times the news are blown out of proportion by said sources, like the aftermath of Columbine High School shootings and the Hurricane Katrina incident. These two events are primary examples of what we now call as moral panics. Moral panic is created usually by the media, politicians, and moral crusaders and is a process…

fragilities, for “passion means instability. And instability means the end of civilization.” In order to constantly feel happiness and bliss, the citizens indulge in promiscuous activities and play mindless games that offer instant pleasure, as seen with the orgy porgy rituals and obstacle golf. As a result, the people are void of all personality and individuality since every person feels and act in the same manner. Moreover, the children, generally the most…

Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World brings to light the consequences of losing one’s individuality. All around the world, children are told to be themselves. No one wants their children to be exactly like other children; they just want their child. They yearn for their child to be individual. However, one cannot deny that people will agree more often if they all shared a similar mindset. For example, if everyone in the American government thought the same way, bills and laws would pass more rapidly,…

Space By Segun Omosule Ph. D Department of English, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye.08052037088; jala1964@yahoo.com/omosulesegun@gmail.com/www.scholarsviews.com ABSTRACT The preoccupation of this paper is to prove that Macbeth and the orgies that are associated with him are borne out of fear and that the series of killings that are recorded during his reign are meant to prove that he is a fearless soldier and a true statesman. The fault with Macbeth is his inability to…

Manufacturing Happiness Utopianism is a place where peace and reality happens, where stability is maintained by society’s role, having negativity be eradicated. Although as in today’s reality it is dysfunctional in the other words dis-utopia, from the words of a British writer Aldous Huxley, whom he wrote the phenomenal novel, “The Brave New World”. In the series, the author queries the distinctive values of 1931 generation, by the use of satire and irony to portray a futuristic world in which…

Imagine yourself living in a community of people who are nothing like you, and will never become like you. In Varley’s “Persistence of Vision” the Keller community is full of deaf-blind people who have created their own way of living to better help themselves survive. The Kellerites are welcoming to any visitors that want to experience how they deaf-blind live, however, these visitors may not want to stay very long. Anyone who decides they want to step into the world of the deaf-blind society…