The Unknown Citizen

common with our society. In comparison, the Director of the Hatchery Conditioning portray the character of our governments, all staff working in the conditioning department represent our so called scientist, while all the babies cultured represent the citizens of the free world. As a matter of fact, there are major features in this novel such as total freedom, and living in luxury that really relate to what we are experiencing in our society. Although, all things seems to be going on well in the…

provocations; proliferation of military-related items; long-range missile development; WMD programs including tests of nuclear devices in 2006, 2009, and 2013; and massive conventional armed forces are of major concern to the international community.” (Unknown, The World Factbook, 2015) The United States and the rest of the world seems to stay curious about North Korea and their secret capabilities. It is hard to understand a country and their culture if that country refuses to share and relate…

in a variety ways throughout the book. One example being when Jonathan is exploring the castle and mysteriously all of the doors are locked. This creates the sense of a gothic setting by use of suspense and also fear of what is unknown. In addition to the suspense and unknown feeling created by the locked doors another major contributor to the gothic setting the use of castle.This is very similar to other gothic worlds as castles, tombs, and other ambient environments are common features in the…

Theory”, “They [monsters] ask us to reevaluate our cultural assumptions about race, gender, sexuality, our perception of difference, our tolerance towards its expression.” (Cohen). The monsters created by the native citizens stem from the cultural assumptions they form about refugees. Citizens have assumptions and refuse to reevaluate how they create false monsters in these refugees but are in fact creating monsters in themselves. Faez urges Americans to become informed about the events…

” the government makes the citizens equal by attaching restraints to them which decreases their IQ level, strength, and intellectual ability. “The Lottery” is based on an utopian setting where the superstitions lead to deadly sacrifices. In both short stories, individuals consequently struggle to keep their true identities, which results in them making sacrifices for the betterment of the society. This can be seen through the themes and use of symbolism. The citizens of both societies blindly…

agencies should have the right to collect and store any American's information. On the contrary, the collection and gathering of everyone's data should not be enforced, encouraged, or even allowed. The government should respect the privacy of American citizens by ceasing to use domestic surveillance tactics without probable…

The unknown author of the USA Today article Hurt feelings? To bad. Don't coddle College kids. Supports The University of Chicago for standing up for free speech. The author states that college students are oversensitive to anything that could make them uncomfortable and, so college administrators have obliged them with things such as speech codes and speech zones. In January The University of Chicago reaffirmed its stance on the free and open discussion of ideas. Over the following eight months…

The American Government so strong in its power protects its land by creating a safe and secure nation. However, with security comes a strong enforcement policy. The government watches over its citizens as if the government were a hawk stalking its prey. After all, they are the ones who give infants a social security number, a number of which they are depicted by until they take their very last breath. The Government has a tendency to grasp bulk information about the “numbered” residents who…

planning, organization, and response when it comes to following up on an attack. The article, “The Four Phases of Emergency Management,” explains each of the four phases of emergency management, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery (Unknown Author, p.1). The first stage this article explains is mitigation, which refers to the measures that reduce the chance of an emergency happening, or reducing the damaging effects if an emergency does in fact take place (p.1). This stage ultimately…

Movies often portray the happenings of current culture – the current issues society is facing, the current fears and dreams society has, and the current messages producers feel the public should know. The Maze Runner, a film directed by Wes Ball and released in 2014, depicts a group of teenage boys who have lost their memory and must work together to escape the life-threatening maze they have been trapped in. Government versus society is the main idea this movie presents. The different ideas…