Puppet on a String

There are two types of people in the world: those who think out of the box and those who can only comprehend what is given to them. To think with a philosophical perspective, that person must go through an unexpected experience that allows them to comprehend ideas differently, as for general thinkers who typically accept reality as it is said to them. But, just because an idea is accepted by the general public, does not always mean it is correct. In the parable, “Allegory of the Cave,”…

The close-minded might not see past the urge to punish the criminals, but the more open-minded might ask themselves if they really are criminals or just people following the higher up’s commands like those of string puppets. The audience may think that anyone with morals or a sense of right and wrong would see through the government’s vicious intentions, but a simple review of Milgram experiment surprisingly shows how many people can become capable of such evil…

By Iago being the puppet master of the play he reveals the inhuman side of people and how they react to manipulation and deception. In the book Othello by Shakespeare we have what I see as a masterful puppeteer. He should be in Sesame Street if you ask me. The puppet masters name is Iago. Iago uses many tools at his dispersal like manipulation, lies, and sometimes just pure luck. His end goal is clear at first but near the end of the story we’re not quite sure where he’s going. Iago is…

A political cartoon published in the London Charivari called The Rhodes Colossus: Striding from Cape Town to Cairo. It illustrates a large man holding a long string that connects the two cities (Doc #5). The author wants to demonstrate that Europe is planning to use Africa for their own personal gain. They will use the continent like a puppet and make a profit off of Africa like the mineral mines they have. Lastly, some people saw them trying to struggle for their independence from the…

The epic poet, Virgil, lived through a tumultuous period of Roman history. He watched the Republic transition into the hands of Caesar Augustus and the way society changed along the way. As Rome evolved before his eyes, Virgil did not approve of his people’s newfound lack of religious virtue. Thus, as he constructed The Aeneid, Virgil reinforced the traditional Roman idea that the gods are significant. He accomplished this by giving the gods complete authority over Aeneas, portraying him not as…

I am disappointed. I am not only disappointed in your failure to stitch the loopholes that have emerged in your morals. But I am disappointed that as a community it has come to this. We have disgraced the gift that we had ever so patiently been waiting for. If we can live through such horrific disease as the Plague and make it to a land oceans away with nothing but the clothes on our backs and still make a name for ourselves, then we should not be here. We should not be in this courtroom today.…

Marcuse assumes that the 300 million people in America are not happy and only he know the true path and holds the keys. Why does Marcuse assume that man is not in control of his choice, why must he be a puppet on a string lead to dance and play the fool for the establishment? Why can’t man, be not only content but happy in a capitalist society and what make him think that his “free society” is the answer? To answer these question we need to find out a little…

The loss of a loved one can be overwhelming and painful to those in mourning. The psychological and physical effects of loss are expressed through the practice of grief. There is no timetable for grieving and everyone will manage the loss of a loved one differently. Death forces survivors to readjust their lives in order to compensate and cope. In William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” Hamlet presented deep love and affection for Ophelia prior to his father’s murder. Hamlets undeniable love for Ophelia…

Authors tend to share their messages to the reader through symbols. A symbol is an object that represents something else, given it a different meaning that is more significant. Symbols add deeper meanings that can represent a person, object, or action in a story. In The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, the author incorporates numerous symbols, each supporting the Invisible Man’s race, identity, and invisibility. Ralph Ellison creates meaning throughout the novel by using symbols to stirred the…

It has long been suspected that the media, as a whole is a deceptive organization. Conspiracies have run rampant for decades, and simple common sense of the people has infiltrated the masses enough now alerting us not to believe everything we read. Deceptive reporting was first brought to public attention when Operation Mockingbird, designed and implemented by the US Central Intelligence Agency in the early 1950s was uncovered. It was exposed as the clandestine activity of those who wanted…