Puppet on a String

The low budget film Net Worth, is about a true story of the hockey players in the NHL, but more specifically the professional hockey team The Detroit Red Wings; and their struggle to protect their rights as workers against management and greedy, power-hungry owners of the NHL. The main character Lindsay tries to express to his teammates how important it is to form an organization to protect the rights of the athletes as workers. With a lot of motivation and struggle this action ultimately lead…

Have you ever wondered if you’re changing your own fate? Most believe that they do. This is what is called free will. The opposing side of free will is hard determinism. Hard determinism is a theory that everything that occurs in the universe is entirely determined to be that way, due to causation. Hard determinists believe choice does not exist, free will does not exist, and randomness does not exist. When you woke up this morning and picked out your clothes for the day was that free will or…

Churches for example are being forced to respect the law to do same sex marriage even if it’s against their biblical interpretation of their religion Don’t you think that the government in a way basically controls the churches like a puppet keeping them on a string and moving them as they…

Throughout history, the human race has struggled with whether it is essentially good or inherently evil. Even the greatest minds have had difficulty finding a definitive answer to this perplexing conundrum. Saint Augustine of Hippo, Hobbes, and Nietzsche all pondered this and were unable to come up with a simple answer. Fortunately, the debate that has lasted for millennia is coming to a halt. However, in order to successfully analyze the ways of humankind, a clear framework must be established.…

Ralph Waldo Ellison’s novel, Invisible Man, depicts the struggle of a young African American man as he navigates his way on the winding path of life in the bustling chaos of New York City’s Harlem. One theme in particular, appears frequently in this work of literature: the man in the machine, the powerful symbolic representation of black labor and discrimination provoked manipulation. Furthermore, this is an exceedingly compelling concept that rears its head even in modern society, at times…

For almost a decade, Manuel Noriega was the face of the corrupt Panama government. He was first an ally to the United States, working for the CIA. He then became the country’s enemy as the United States drove him out of his control over Panama’s puppet government in 1990. Even though he was born to a poor family in Panama City, Manuel Antonio Noriega received a privileged level of education. He was educated at the National Institute, one of Panama’s leading high school, to train him in the…

Yes, Russo, the same man that Frank bailed out of the DUI then used the congressman’s alcoholism to become indebted to Frank with his unwavering loyalty. The puppet strings Frank held on Russo were not simply cut off there, in season 2 (before Frank became President), Frank needed Russo for a very critical point in his rise to power, to become vice president. The current Vice President, Jim Matthews, happened to also be the former governor of Peter Russo’s current congressional state,…

violas, cellos, and basses. A thin wooden baton is swung wildly, conducting dramatic notes from famous compositions. Tunes fill the room as hopping heels and tapping toes go “Thump” Thump” “Thump”. Heads bob and torsos sway in unison, like puppets bound to dancing strings that were hung by the conductor. I made a rotten decision. I had no doubt about it when I clicked open my sister’s text. “Did you try out?“ I sighed. “Yes, I did”, I thought as I watched Mr. Hudson spread clear tape onto…

Marionette ‘Alright, and cut! I want to give that scene another go, get them ready.’ The actors standing in a close embrace in front of the camera released each other and were immediately swarmed by a team of makeup artists working to touch up their makeup. Aivilo ran a hand down her face with an air of exasperation, her artistic vision refused to translate onto the camera despite her numerous attempts. It had been a long day; the air conditioning wasn’t enough to counteract the unbearable…

As any historian could confirm, the way to understand history is to recognize the patterns. Without even knowing it, people fall into situations like puppets on a string, doomed to repeat the pattern everyone else before them has. By that standard, there are some facts: despite every attempt to find or create equality, the strong make their way to the top, usually by standing on the bodies of the weaker ones abused to get there. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, animals fall into the hateful…