Reactionary

The GREENSBORO SIT-IN were a progression of peaceful dissents in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960, which prompted the Woolworth retail chain evacuating its approach of racial isolation in the Southern United States. Regardless of advances in the battle for racial balance (counting the historic point 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Leading group of Education and the Montgomery Bus Boycott), isolation was still the over the southern United States in 1960. Early that year, a peaceful…

1) Look at the first sentence of the Declaration. Is this big or small picture? Discuss. What does this tell you about how this piece is arranged? This can be classified as looking at the big picture, because the writers alluded to universal concepts that are predominant in any situation. This is important, because throughout the declaration the writers continuously referred to the central ideas of life and liberty, and they displayed the events that took place leading up to the…

In the book, “Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution”, McPherson elaborates on the trials of Abraham Lincoln to keep the Union together despite the growing division between the northern and southern states. The book discusses the legacy of the Civil war in relation to politics, economics, and post-war relations. McPherson presents the question: was the civil war revolutionary? In order to address the question, he defines revolution as “the overthrow of the existing social and…

their performance impacts the organization. They want to be treated as individuals instead of a general statistic. 3) Employees need tools to meet their goals. Trending across the employment industry is a movement away from managing, which is reactionary, towards coaching which is…

The ridiculous “Criticize Einstein” movement, which labeled the theory of relativity as “reactionary subjectivism and relativism” , gave sufficient evidence to this statement. Yet back into the social context of China, the textbooks’ treatment to their subjects also corroborated the replacement of individual rationality and self-determinacy by…

supply materials for defense longer than a year (Iriye 37). The personal ambitions of those in control of Japan’s military made it that much harder to accurately ascertain the morale the people (Iriye 193). In the United States, the policy remained reactionary: “striking only after the enemy has struck” (Iriye 189). This policy made possible the sanctions that were placed upon Japan, as each one was only after an invasion. Between a lack of political knowledge and unwillingness to see the…

Stephen Gardiner, an English bishop, and politician during the English Reformation period, wisely pointed out “What people want, above all, is order”. Mark Twain's adventurous novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, follows a young boy named Huck on his journey down the Mississippi River. Huck, an immature troublemaker feels more at home on the river while riding a raft with an escaped slave, Jim. The book follows their actions down the river and when they go on to land chaos ensues. Thus,…

First, I want to thank all of the committee members for their support during this project. Suggestions provided by all of you helped me produce reorganize the dissertation into a more streamlined argument, primarily that Bronies are changing contemporary concepts of masculinity, well as building a new masculinity framework. Advice provided by all members gave the insight to concentrate on the masculinity issues facing the fandom and removing the editorializing parts that detract from the overall…

An account of Jay-Z’s battle with his anger and abandonment would not make much sense, or be as powerful if it was not something he had personally experienced. In hip-hop, particularly rap, being a phony, or portraying yourself in a way that isn’t true, is scored. The artists cannot lay claim to experiences they have not lived. It goes against the very grain of what hip-hop stands for. It is a reflection of ones life. One component of hip-hop is that it is meant to be an outlet for the…

Media Representations Media is a powerful tool that many can manipulate to put forth their own agendas. ISIS’ use of media is quite sophisticated and represents a new age of high-tech terrorism. Their propaganda videos depict high-definition, graphic executions. Some are sceptical of their sophisticated filming techniques and multiple camera angles, as they are a group whose headquarters are in the midst of bomb-ruined areas (Durden, 2015). The high quality of ISIS media propaganda in contrast…