The Faceless

The purpose of this paper is to address the changes in society caused by the progression of technology. Throughout the paper, I will be applying sociological theories — specifically conflict theory — and terms — such as culture, technology, social change, societies, and social networking — to a few news articles based on technology’s new role in society. The United States is a postindustrial society, which means it is a more technologically advanced society — compared to Industrial, Agrarian,…

Augustus Caesar is an important and influential figure in history. He was born near Rome, Italy on September 23, 63 BC. Caesar was born with the name Gaius Octavius Thurinus. His father was a political figure in Rome. But when Caesar was at the age of 4 his father died. His uncle Julius Caesar died when Augustus was at a military camp. He was the Heir, so he followed Roman republic traditions, instead of Monarchy or Dictatorship. The Republic was unstable since civil war. Augustus Caesar…

Anna Thibodeaux Mr. Styf English 2 PAP 19 August 2016 A Long Way Gone and Julius Caesar were both tragedies that had the same reoccurring theme of experiencing and coping with death. The themes are similar not only because of the tragic events, but also because of the life changing events that caused the people, the town, the culture, and the environment to change. At the time I don’t think Ishmael realized what all he had in common with Julius. The quote from Julius Caesar mentioned in A Long…

water-powered mills, were replaced by urban (city), steam-driven factories, filled to the roof with chugging, hissing, clunking machines. A task once accomplished by a group of skilled craftsmen became a thoughtless chore completed by, and depending on, faceless, nameless machines in an assembly line. Following the Civil War, industrialization in the United States advanced rapidly. One reason for the dramatic economic transformation was that rural workers and immigrants moved into the cities…

alive, morals are present as well. When Kiowa dies, he drowns and disappears in a sewage field. This symbolizes the disappearance of morality, which submerges in a “field of brown swamp”. The field of brown swamp is an image of the sea of all the faceless and nameless dead people. Each soldier in the platoon carries his own personal artifacts alongside the mandatory objects of soldiering gear. What really stands out is the great amount of psychological burdens they all carry. These mental…

children keys saying that if they were lucky enough to die in war those keys were the keys to heaven. In the panel, the children’s bodies are all black and show no facial features this demonstrates how the government sees the child soldiers. They are faceless, nameless to the government; they don’t matter.…

Lust is often confused with love. Lust is purely physical attraction, sexual desire, and has no lasting effect. “Lust” by Susan Minot, is a deep story that involves a teenage girl, who is helpless and emotionally removed. This faceless and nameless girl wanders about, sexually, for three years, having sex with more than fifteen boys and several others who are unnamed. The female is the main character of the story. The way the female character perceives sex differentiates from the way in which…

Slender Man One of the most interesting fictionalized horror legends of recent time is the story of Slender man. A tall, faceless, thin man, dressed in a black suit seen in the background of photographs. Slender man can elongate or retract his limbs and has extendable tentacles protruding from his back. It is believed that Slender man stalks and abducts children, but it is unknown what he does with them (Carrero, 2015, Aug. 10). The Slender man phenomenon originated with two photos entered…

It is evident that the interpretation of dreams has changed throughout every culture. According to ancient civilizations dreams acted as a connection between this world and the gods. For example the Greeks and Romans believed that dream had the power to tell the future. Certain dreams meant that person had direction communication with the supernatural. Some of the most prominent dream interpretations can be seen in the Christian faith. From the numerous stories in the Bible including 1 Kings 3:5…

phenomenon. Faces serve as a form of identification, and with that notion it is likely safe to assume that in the Han Dynasty, it was the same. Therefore, Ladislav presents how faces themselves serve as an artifact, yet societies are still obsessed with faceless figures with no sense of identity. Martin Powers, “Art and Political Expression in Early China” (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1991)…