...Symone Cherrie EN327-OL 4/20/15 How is Gilead a dystopian society? Gilead is a dystopian society by the definition of types of dystopian control; Gilead is philosophical/religious control. Philosophical/religious control is “a society is controlled by philosophical or religious ideology often enforced through a dictatorship or theocratic government” (class notes). Gilead have this type of control because women are been seen object and not human beings. When Offred was at the doctor’s office to get tested for pregnancy and disease, the doctor tries to talk her into having sex and getting her pregnant. When she says know he tries to blackmail her, Offred says, “He could fake the tests, report me for cancer, for infertility, have me shipped off to the colonies, with the unwomen” (The Handmaid’s Tale 61). The doctor was not treating her like a women, he was treating her as an object. Offred was afraid of what was going to happen to her, she was thinking about all the possibilities. Once she thought about it she rethinks the whole situation and told him that she will think about it. This was also showing dictatorship because societies like this man have all of the power and women have no power. Gilead is also a dystopian society by how the women have no control over their money. In a society like this woman was not allowed to vote nor owned ownership of their job. For example when Offred was reminiscing about how she was fired from her job and her money was to her husband’s...
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...SOC 1010 I decided to watch a Ted Talk about gender inequality within a church. I felt that I could relate to this one the most because growing up in Utah is an automatic submersion into the religion. In this talk, Chelsea Shields speaks about how she was raised in the LDS church and she watched women get excluded from high positions her whole life. Chelsea's main goal is to make a change in the church and have women start to climb the ladder. This article related most to chapter 10 in our book about gender. There was a large section talking about how gender inequality to women has always been a problem and this video proves that it is still going on today. Chelsea is determined to change that. Chelsea also talked about how the church is held to a different standard than any other business. She put it in perspective of if a large corporation said no woman could hold a position of high power, then there would be rage. But the fact that a church can say it and no one has challenged it yet, is a major problem of gender inequality. The best point that I believe Chelsea made was that we accept things in our religious life that we would never accept in our secular life. This statement brings in the conflict perspective on religion from chapter 13. This Ted Talk was a great look into the gender inequality debate because Chelsea was really able to explain the problems with the world accepting it in religion, and being outraged about it in corporations and the...
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...Effects of Religion When organized religion seeks to teach people how to live and how to appreciate the essence of life, realization of goals is achieved. However, when people are encouraged to commit contemptible and staggering acts in the name of God, it gives rise to immoral things. History supports this claim in many ways but for this writing; the focus is on war and hate crimes. Wars, triggered by organized religion have made their mark in history. The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the crash of the plane in Pennsylvania all had a religious connection, radical Fundamentalist Muslim terrorists. Organized religion has created religious warfare. * “The war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, March 1, 1992 and December 14, 1995, involved three religious groups (Muslim, Roman Catholic, and Serbian Orthodox) and effectively caused genocide of the Muslims. * East Timor, a Roman Catholic country, was forcefully occupied by Indonesia, a predominantly Muslim country. Thirty percent of the population were murdered, suffered starvation or died of disease. East Timor countered Indonesia’s occupation by voting for independence. However, through a strategically engineered system of genocide and religious purging, many Christians were annihilated or banished by the Indonesian army. * Since 1987, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and Uganda, have been at war with Christian rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army...
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...The Crucible is about the Salem Witch Trials where innocent people were hanged by the accusation of witchcraft. The trials takes place in the late 17th century in Massachusetts, near Boston. During this time, the colonies are still in development of its infrastructure and vulnerable to Indian raids. Salem is a small community of puritans who left england in hope to ‘purify’ the church. The court is the supreme power in all of the provinces in the american continent and under a theocracy. A theocracy is when a religion and the government has a connection which often lead to strict policies, and witchcraft is the worst decision one would make. Out of all the characters in the book, Abigail would be the one most to blame. Each character have different...
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...Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams are different people with few similarities, one being they have both slept with John Proctor. The differences between these two women are outstanding and shine throughout the book. Elizabeth, a cold old wife, refused John of some the basic things in a marriage. “It needs a cold wife to prompt lechery” (126). Abigail on the other was young and fearless and always prepared to have John sweating like a stallion. “…And sweated like a stallion when I come near” (21). Why is Elizabeth so cold? Why does Abigail rebel against the theocracy? To answer these questions, you have to understand their roles in the play and the witch trails. Abigail Williams, the wild card of the puritan religious group in Salem,...
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...Theocracies are a system of government that is ruled by a certain religion and/or religious leaders. Countries such as the Vatican and Saudi Arabia are good examples of theocracies. The reason countries like these play a role into wars and religions is because you have to look at the people who actually wage war, which is commonly opposing governments. The Vatican is the smallest internationally recognized independent state by both population and area. The city is only populated by approximately 800 people and made up of just over 100 acres. The Vatican is historically know for being a city within Rome that is ran by the Catholic Church. This is where the pope and leaders of the Catholic Church live. The Vatican is a great example of an absolute theocracy. While countries such as the United States try and keep religious beliefs out of political decisions theocracies base their decisions solely on their...
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...Religion’s controversy and its effect on today’s society Religion and beliefs have altered history countless times. In John Wyndham’s The Chrysalids, children live in a theocracy where the image of God is strongly enforced and anything opposing the religion would be cast away. Therefore, these controversies between fact and fiction must have reshaped today’s society and the communities of the future (like the condition in The Chrysalids). Then, societies with powerful views and being scared of any change have greatly affected humanity and culture and will always linger. First of all, oppressive beliefs and strict policies have made people believe in insane ideas. For example, Waknuk’s community in The Chrysalids believe that to avoid God’s...
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...Rachael Dickson CRN: 18430 Leon Fisher 9 September 2015 Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian Impacts on Modern Life Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian have brought many valuable traits to modern civilization. They had a structured lifestyle that worked very well and were sophisticated for their time. Bringing a multitude of new found thoughts and creativeness into their era. The Egyptians developed ideas like theocracy and archaeology. Whereas Mesopotamia thrived in literature, social order, and military. All of these have become vital in modern day use. Egyptians are known for how they ruled, it is called theocracy. “The Egyptians held a divine power flowed from the gods to their royal agents. In this theocracy, reigning monarchs represented heaven’s will on earth” (Fiero 49). They allowed their religion to take place within their government system to help guide them to the right decision. In modern day, on the back of the dollar bill it states, “In God We Trust”. Still conforming to the idea that we allow ‘heaven’s will on earth’. Egyptians created some of the most iconic symbols of our world. All over we see that architects have taken inspiration from the pyramids to create wonderful buildings. There is the more obvious ones like the one in Las...
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...| The Heart of the Old Testament | | BIB220 | | The Heart of the Old Testament | | BIB220 | The Heart of the Old Testament written by Ronald Youngblood is an informative and insightful book. Youngblood identifies the nine themes that form the foundation of the Old Testament. These themes show that the Old Testament is not any different from the New Testament and should not be consider irrelevant when compared to the New Testament. The nine themes include monotheism, sovereignty, election, covenant, theocracy, law, sacrifice, faith and redemption. The first theme of Youngblood’s book is Monotheism. A basic understanding that makes the reader aware that God is ‘…God, and there is no other” (Isaiah 45:22). Youngblood sets the foundation that God is the only living God. “The true Christian could never deny the existence of God in theory and ought to never deny the relevance of God in practice.” (Pg. 9) As much as people want to deny God, they all still believe in some existence of a high power. Youngblood’s story further on develops on with Israel’s awareness of God and their temptations. Israel was always tempted to sin and copy their neighbors who worshipped God by acknowledging God as being more than one thing creating things such as idols. But Youngblood states that God is eternal and he created everything and all matter making him above everything. Nothing can be compared to what God is. No theories such as materialism, pantheism or polytheism...
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...because of England's lack of control over the colonists due to distance and transitions made in the New World. Morrison's quote can be justified politically, economically, and religiously. A great example of political freedom within the colonies is the Mayflower Compact. It organized a form of self-government and resolved issues based on majority rule among the Plymouth Colony, which was also fleeing England due to religious persecution. This document had built a wall between the monarchy in England and the people in British North America since it was the first active revolt against King James. A second example would be John Winthrop establishing theocracy in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. This was very different from the monarchy back in England because it was a government ruled by religion. Both the Mayflower Compact and the theocracy in Massachusetts were experiences that led to political freedom....
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...Socialist governments own many of the larger industries and provide education, health and welfare services while allowing citizens some economic choices Communism (Cuba)-- In a communist country, the government owns all businesses and farms and provides its people's healthcare, education and welfare. Politics - how is the government run? Dictatorship (Iraq)-- Rule by a single leader who has not been elected and may use force to keep control. In a military dictatorship, the army is in control. Usually, there is little or no attention to public opinion or individual rights. Totalitarian (China)-- Rule by a single political party. People are forced to do what the government tells them and may also be prevented from leaving the country. Theocracy (Iran)-- A form of government where the rulers claim to be ruling on behalf of a set of religious ideas, or as direct agents of a deity. Monarchy (Jordan)-- A monarchy has a king or queen, who sometimes has absolute power. Power is passed along through the family Parliamentary (Israel)-- A parliamentary system is led by representatives of the people. Each is chosen as a member of a political party and remains in power as long as his/her party does Republic (USA)-- A republic is led by representatives of the voters. Each is individually chosen for a set period of time. Anarchy(Afghanistan?)-- Anarchy is a situation where there is no government. This can happen after a civil war in a country, when a government has been destroyed and...
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...Proctor was the flawed hero of the Salem witch trials, his condemnation of ‘secular’ decisions and frustrating fabrications resulted, in the end of unruly executions and the revealing of concealed truths. Foremost, in most communities the government is the cornerstone which underpins morality and eliminates hysteria; consequently, the theocracy operating in Salem further encouraged the debacle. Judge Danforth’s fear tainted his proceedings; he did not interrogate Abigail, which allowed him to remain ‘unafflicted’ and Abigail to continue her demonstrations. In light of this situation, Proctor’s moral uprightness coerced him to criticise the oppressive regime. Foremost when his wife was incarcerated, Proctor did not remain silenced. He realised, his salacious slip up underpinned her arrest and would cause her execution. Consequently, Proctor summoned courage- but his courage was like a diamond very brilliant and unchanged by fire. He did not allow for Abigail's intimidation to unravel his ethical ideals, he unwaveringly advocated his wife’s innocence and accused Abigail of sporting;...
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...The Crucibles Analysis: The Crucible is a fictional play that was later converted into a movie written by Arthur Miller. The storyline is a dramatized versions of the Salem Witch Trials that took place in Salem Massachusetts during 1692. Miller magnified the films historical events by showing how quickly paranoia, dishonesty and fear can escalate amongst the characters in the town of Salem. During the17th century time period, Salem was a puritan based community that lived in an extremely restrictive society. The system of the government was a theocracy. They believed they were chosen by God for a special purpose in this world. The puritans viewed the world in terms of good vs evil. They were required to faithfully attend church and study the word of God. If they failed to comply with those terms, they were accused of practicing the devil’s magic. In the film, several of the village girls were caught dancing in the forest outside of Salem in the middle of the night. One of the characters in the film, Betty had lost consciousness during the ritual and remained in a trance ever since. The town’s physician examined Betty and could not determine why she was unconscious. He suggested she was bewitched. In the puritans eyes, dancing and singing chants were frowned upon and viewed as unholy. Many believed if an induvial danced and chanted in the forest they were practicing witch crafts. The people of Salem in the witch trials were swayed by momentary feelings and were falsely accusing...
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...In regards to the article, the Nacirema culture has created a way of life that is unique and unorthodox to my local area. After narrowing down the main points of the article, three words that describe their unit include theocratic, naive, and seclusive. Theocratic: The dynamics of their daily living display similar characteristics to the make-up of a theocracy. The medicine men, herbalistis, "holy-mouth-men," and "listeners" hold a distinct amount of authority over their people. For example, in order for the medicine men to provide treatment to someone, they must be given "substantial gifts." The severity of someone's health is not taken into account. Therefore, without a gift, no cure is practiced. The same pattern is followed...
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...THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER MANCHESTER BUSSINESS SCHOOL | GLOBAL EVENTS AND LEADERSHIP | PART 1 US/Iran nuclear talks offer rejected The Iran supreme Leader has dismissed the proposal to have a one to one talk with the US over his country's nuclear program. Ayatollah Khamenei said in a speech posted online that the US was proposing talks while "Pointing a gun at Iran". “Iran’s president has said he is ready for directs talks with the US if the West stops pressuring his country. His comments directly contradict the words of the Supreme leader of Iran who rejected the US proposal of direct negotiations. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made his statement at a rally to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. “You pull away the gun from the face of the Iranian nation, I myself will enter the talks with you,” he said.”1 “ Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rejected any idea of bilateral talks with the United States on Thursday in a speech in which he scoffed at Iranian officials who might consider such negotiations.”2 Iran which has suffered sanctions from the international community has been arguing that her nuclear programs are for peaceful reasons mainly for research and electricity power generation.However,Iran's critics argue that the country is developing weapons of mass destruction(WMD) despite the country being a signatory to various treaties that are against such developments.These treaties includes the Biological Weapon Convention3,the Chemical...
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