Theocracy

Margaret Atwood did not set out to be a “feminist author”. Despite this, her books are seen as some of the most significant and relevant feminist novels of the twentieth century. Atwood has accepted her reputation as a feminist author, but has said that many of her books are actually pointing out other significant societal issues as well, such as those of environment, religion, and race. Atwood’s mash-ups of reality are always going to be considered feminist, she says, because they contain real…

Salem lives by a common knowledge of following the rules that are in the bible. The citizens of Salem erupt in complete hysteria, because several girls wrongfully accuse people of witchcraft. Since evil acts and heretics is the work of the devil, the court and church investigate and convict the accused by sentencing them to death by hanging in the public square in front of everyone. Sacrificing citizens by sentencing the accused to hanging is not the answer to resolve anarchy and control the…

happens throughout the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller. In the play, people lie to save themselves from death or worse, when Salem, Massachusetts goes into a panic over the potential of hidden witches in the town. Salem is a Puritan theocracy where the teachings and beliefs are very important. If a person did not follow the beliefs they were looked down on or even punished by being whipped or hung. Community members of Salem lied to save themselves. Abigail Williams is the main…

Fear is like a disease. It works differently on every body it manifests, but generally, the outcome is similar. When the first hysterical cries of witchery were heard in 1692 Salem, the results were lethal. The whole catastrophe began with a lie. A lie to protect the only thing that mattered in puritan Salem, reputation. The puritan life that was based on the simplicity and austerity, demanded from you to be modest, proper, and traditional. If you even thought otherwise, that went against the…

The United States ranks fifth in the world for the number of prisoners we execute. Ahead of us is a communist dictatorship, two Islamic theocracies, and Iraq. In this paper, you will learn exactly why we cannot continue executing our prisoners, besides the fact that punishing our citizens the way a communist dictator punishes theirs is a flat-out disgrace to our country’s principles. As of July 2015, 101 countries had abolished the death penalty for all crimes in law, and 140 had for all crimes…

By December 4, 1979, the US had already frozen Iran’s assets, oil imports were stopped and diplomatic relations were ceased, now the United Nations (UN) Security Council would pass a resolution calling for Iran to release the hostages. The sentiment, at least in the western world, was growing, during the weeks before Christmas of 1979, over the plight of the American hostages, the media which was already giving daily reports on the government’s release attempts, hostage updates or the effects on…

of the religious right would have on American society and politics, specifically in regards to reproductive rights. Atwood’s novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, first published in 1985, envisions a world embodying the worst-case scenario of a patriarchal theocracy. Atwood’s Republic of Gilead, so named after a geographic region mentioned in the Scripture that is divided among the tribes of Israel, is what she imagines the future of the United States to look like if the political influence of the…

The Prophet Mohammed, in 622, founded the first Islamic state, a theocracy in Medina, Saudi Arabia. In this state, he founded two branches of the Islamic religion. Sunnism and Shiism are the two main sects in Islam, which have been in conflict for more than a millennium. The Sunni Muslims believe the first four Caliphs rightfully took the place of Mohammed as the leaders of Muslims. They recognize these caliphs as genuine religious leaders. Shiites, in contrast, believe the only ruler and…

Christopher Stoyanov Mrs. Goldman Geography 10 October 2016 Egypt similarities with China Egypt and the Chinese Dynasties were more similar than different. Their most common similarities included their political, economic and cultural facts. Both of these civilizations had thrived a very long time ago, and managed to be grow and be successful. Both lands depended heavily on dynasties for leadership and to be able to maintain stability for many years. Their long and gracious survival can be…

The Handmaid 's Tale by Margaret Atwood took place in the time period of the New Regime. The Republic of Gilead was a totalitarian theocracy government. During this establishment the government had control over men and women and the social class they were given. People, both men and women are separated and given certain jobs in the Republic of Gilead. Handmaids wore red and there duty was to have children, and Martha 's wore green, they were servants. Also the econowicves were low class…