The Unknown Citizen

Macbeth stated, “I must appear to mourn the death of the man who I myself killed.” (lines 133-144) This is done in some countries today. When somebody is acting as a threat to the power held by a leader, they are often executed, exiled, or killed by “unknown” causes. The musicians in today’s society have the ability to reach listeners in ways that politicians don’t. Many musicians can be seen as role models or figures of controversy. Many controversial musicians became debatable through either…

inspired to discover more of the unknown. Alcmaeon debunked the common thought that the liver was the central of intelligence, and discovered it was indeed the brain (Nardo 59). Likewise, Galen recognized the arteries were the carriers of blood throughout a human’s body (Nardo 66). All of the chances taken by the ancient figures has since saved and extended the lives of surrounding…

creating more frequent trash pickups, then the waste overflow would be eliminated, and the rat’s “feast” would be over. Though individuals who are not citizens of new york cannot have a political impact on the city by voting, they can influence public policy through bringing these types of issues to the public’s attention. However, some feel that the citizens are to blame for these…

demographic of individuals and categorize them as the “enemy”. However, we can currently see U.S. citizens stereotyping Muslim-Americans throughout our daily lives, ignorantly muttering broken Arabic and cracking jokes about “suicide bombers”. Recently the reality has been brought to the forefront for people who are not so quick to judge minorities; that is that anyone can commit acts of terror, even U.S. citizens. The FBI recently reported that more than 200 Americans have tried to fight for…

usually results in helping out citizens of a nation rather than just the people in power. Destructive power results in leaders of a nation becoming more focused on staying in power and having control over their subjects rather than the needs of their citizens. Tyrannical leaders like Macbeth are concerned about whether or not people are trying to overthrow them and if their subjects are obedient to them. Mature leaders are more concerned about the welfare of their citizens and not if they will…

draft would create a bigger and stronger military against foreign or domestic dangers. The more soldiers there are, the more training men will acquire to defend our country and freedoms, as well as their own. The draft also would create responsible citizens and children would grow up to appreciate their country and freedoms more. It is said that the moral and motivated will be victors, but I also believe that it is extremely hard for men to be motivated for war when they have to leave their…

Superficiality and Hypocrisy: The Case of Dubai Dubai, the rich super-state of the Gulf, has come to enjoy its position as the Middle East’s new cosmopolitan hub, successfully filling in the void that both Damascus and Cairo have left as a result of the Arab Spring. While the Emirate may enjoy fame and glory now, its reputation is only possible due to a carefully calculated effort by its leaders to artificially implant a culture into a placated society. What is worse is the widespread…

society. Something important to note before describing the themes: in reading this book and the assigned readings for class, I cannot help but draw a certain conclusion about how medieval society viewed death. While death could be considered scary or unknown, it is an end that all people must face. As such, the victims of the Black Death seemed to treat dying in a more clinical matter than could be expected. This is not to say that these people were free of fear; in fact, I imagine a good many…

Emerald Johnson Matthew Quest AFST 236 October 12, 2015 Battle of the Algiers Review The Battle of the Algiers was a thought provoking film with many focal points for discussion. It was intriguing albeit hard to watch due to societal expectations of higher quality films. While watching it I could see how it could possibly be controversial at the time due to the fresh events that happened a few years earlier (upon which it was based). After looking up more information out of curiosity I read…

Alyssa Peterson Mrs Purdy Social 30-1 Major #1 The source is an excerpt on modern liberalism, written by an unknown writer. Modern liberalism uses the government to help society succeed. It is generally associated with social welfare programs that work for the benefit of others. The author supports the many ideologies of collectivism and modern liberalism - some of which include: “stressing human interdependence and importance of a collective, regardless of the size” and “emphasizing…