...In the poem “The fall of Saigon”, the author David Wojahn uses juxtaposition to emphasize the artful mayhem of the evacuation of Saigon. Juxtaposition is used to compare two conflicting images or ideas; it is designed to make a point of contrast, the points of contrast in this poem are order and chaos. The artful mayhem refers to the fact that the people watching this on the television feel it is artful, as they continue to live there orderly life. Meanwhile, at the exact same moment, the people of Saigon are living the chaotic experience. In the line “one chopper left, and a CBS camera leans” , the chopper stands for the havoc it is causing by turning up dust and causing an uproar, while the CBS cameraman scales up the shot for the people...
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...European house of dreams is not a big mansion, or a modern home with the perfect amenities. But in fact it is a picturesque home in the country side where parents can live with their children in peace. The more comfort the home is able to offer the better but that is not what brings joy to the family. The fact about staying together with the children and the pet and being happy in the home, having peace instead of chaos is the secret to a happy home. This advertisement is found in the Ideal Home Magazine published in the United Kingdom. The company Nova has advertised for its floor cleaning product which is the Long Life Satin Finish Floor Cleaner and Gloss. The magazine is popular amongst mothers who like to read about various articles about do it yourself creative activities to make the home better. The advertisement makes sure that the mothers are convinced that even though there is chaos created by the children and the pets in the house they will not have to worry about the getting stains on the floor. The mothers that have this cleaning agent can let the mayhem continue without being hassled with the cleaning or polishing of the floors. And the floors shine through and through. In this advertisement, you can see a spacious, clean and well organized home where the mother is not constantly hyper about maintaining the aspects mentioned. It is not that mom’s love cleaning all the time, but they care about the appearance of the home and how guest perceive it. So it is difficult...
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...the world at the hands of humans. This lead to the idea that people are destructive because they were born corrupted instead of being born with morality and being taught imorality. William Golding, a officer in the Navy during World War II, wrote the book Lord of the Flies about the end of innocence and the beginnings of primal instinct for some young boys trapped on a island. The boys live in this paradise until human nature takes over and democracy fails turning many into savages and leading to multiple deaths. This depicts defects in society are traced back to defects in individuals. People can be taught to be acceptable, but our nature of hatred is always there and order will not stand. Regardless of the rules in society, deformity and chaos is always led to the decisions of the people inside it. The political system on the island in Lord of the Flies was corrupt. The rules were not the dilemma, it was the individuals in it. At first they had voted a leader, Ralph, had meeting and jobs, and had rules on behavior. Jack even says,“‘We'll have lots of rules!’ he cried...
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...‘Madness bubbles under the surface of the play, providing great comedy and risking tragedy.’ To what degree are the central characters in some way mad, or verging on madness? In Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ the madness being referred to in the title could describe mayhem, silliness, uproar and risky behaviour. No one is truly insane; however a number of characters are accused of being mad and certainly psychologically unstable, and a current of insanity or zaniness runs through the action of the play. Throughout ‘Twelfth Night’, madness could be perceived to be bubbling under the surface. We see this from the opening line ‘If music be the food of love, play on. ’ Orsino is perhaps showing some of the symptoms of madness such as obsession. Immediately the audience is alerted to the potential madness to follow; the line acts as a means for Shakespeare to foreshadow future madness. It seems there is obvious psychological instability here. Shakespeare introduces the idea of love-sickness and makes us aware that love will be the basis for the majority of madness within the play. It is clear that Shakespeare wanted to demonstrate the potential madness has to lead characters into great sadness or despair, shown in various forms such as obsessive behaviour, excess and addiction, madness of love, grief and inflexible belief. Madness in ‘Twelfth Night’ is multi-dimensional. It creates seemingly conflicting consequences it succeeds in creating comedy and threatening tragedy. Probably...
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...fight as well as reduce your means with mobs of vicious adversaries with Boltgun fire as well as Chainsword teeth. Compose your personal legend in the record of the Area Wolves Chapter as you search your vowed foes-- the Mayhem Area Militaries. Savour the ambience, as you play this distinct mix of turn-based technique as well as collectible card game, where you could transform beat right into success, where occasions on the combat zone rely on a sensible option of choices and also cards have to be intended carefully. It will certainly take the management, detects and also smarts of the Space Wolves to be successful on earth Kanak, Segmentum Obscurus-- the severe, aggressive globe picked by the pressures of Chaos as their station. What keys does this slumbering titan, shed in the cool harsh midsts of room, hold? What kind of impressive powers are prowling in its suffocating eco-friendly forests, the intense hell of its volcanoes, as well as its dirty sluggish marshes? Discover them as you advance with the project!...
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...So, what are we to make of the chaos and disorder that swept through London and other British cities last week like scenes from a JG Ballard novel? For some, the violence and mayhem brought back memories of the riots that tore apart Britain’s inner cities in the late seventies and eighties. There is, in fact, no comparison. In the 1980s, British cities exploded in response to mass unemployment, entrenched racism and, in particular, oppressive policing. The rioters were part of no organized political movement but they had a sense that they were taking collective action against racist police. They were driven by a burning sense of social injustice and a desire for social change. Last week’s riots were different. There was no sense among the rioters of being part of a collective, no desire to transform society, just an inchoate, nihilistic desire to cause mayhem and to profit from the looting. The riots were not ‘protests’ in any way, but a mixture of incoherent rage, gang thuggery and teenage mayhem. There was certainly looting in the 80s riots but such looting was incidental to the confrontation with the police and the authorities. Last week, smashing up stuff, and stealing it, was what defined the mayhem. In the 80s, people living in Brixton, Tottenham, Handsworth and Toxteth, in the very places wrecked by the disorders, nevertheless supported the rioters. They recognized that the violence and the destruction were not ends in themselves but part of a necessary challenge...
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...lead people to feel they are not in control, one can infer nothing but madness lies ahead. Fear is inevitable, and therefore, so is mayhem. As mentioned in Source A, “Fear allows for a hysteria to take over.” Everyone involved in the witch trials thought they were doing the right thing including ministers, judges, and even the accusing little girls. During this time, chaos arose out of accusations made by those who were fearful. Another example of this in history is revealed in Source B stating, “Senator McCarthy spent almost five years trying in vain to expose communists and other left-wing “loyalty risks” in the U.S. government.” Similar to the witch trials, many Americans during this time were convinced that their government was packed with traitors and spies. Even in current times there are many accusations of Muslim Americans that cause a certain uneasiness. According to Source C, “The persecution of Muslim Americans takes many forms, but one that has garnered a considerable amount of attention lately involves the Ground Zero Mosque in New York City. Due to its proximity to the former World Trade Center, some become confused and forget the attack on 9/11 was by a terrorist organization and not an entire religion. All of these accusations sparked by a similar emotion, yet take place in completely different times in history. Where there is mayhem and hysteria, there is loss and distress. There are multiple recurrences in history with these type of events however, the most heartbreaking...
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...A world without rules In my opinion a society without laws is a society in a state of chaos. A state without laws and government would be anarchy. By definition anarchy is a state of disorder due to the absence or recognition of an authority figure. Life without some type of rules to control us would literally be a state of disorder. We are all human beings, and by human nature we have flaws. If these flaws are not controlled in some way, they can get out of hand and wreak havoc upon a person and the people around him. If there were no laws, people would do as they pleased. On a daily basis you would see theft, murder, rape and cruel and harsh life that would apply Darwin's theory; only the strong would survive. The weaker people of a society who could not survive in a completely free state would suffer and diminish because their rights would in no way be protected. There would be no justice. If a family member were murdered, there would be no one to turn to. The government enforces laws such as not killing people. In this type of society the people who would prosper would be uncontrollable. For example the law requires that people show up for their jobs or else they are fired. These jobs provide a basic lifestyle for us. If one day when laws were gotten rid of, people just didn't show up for work, we would lose all things that are vital for our everyday lives. Such things are food, transportation, and education. Without laws controlling these people they could simply not show...
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...Adams feels that with her son’s opportunities he should be superior to others his age. She supports this thought by stating “your improvements should bare some proportion to your advantages.” Toward the end of her letter Adams assures her son that she has “pleasing hope” that he will not “swerve from her dictates but add justice…and virtue.” The quote expresses to her son that following her instructions and being persistent will cause him to be virtuous. Adams tells her son that great characters are not formed in the “still calm” or the “repose of a pacific station.” Through this Adams states that it takes chaos and mayhem to create great characters. She tells her son that he should “owe” his existence to the people that help make him. This statement allows Adams to recognize that he would not be him if it weren’t for her. Adams’ thought out responses allow her to more accurately get her point...
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...Knight” is a film based on DC comic book character Batman and his fight to protect his home, Gotham City, from the antagonist, the Joker. Director Chris Nolan provides the viewer with not only an action film, but also a thought-provoking masterpiece. The film focuses on the thin line between sanity (Batman) and madness (Joker) and how anyone can easily turn from good to evil, the example being Harvey Dent becoming Two-Face in such a short time. The film deconstructs previous ideas of the “hero” by portraying Batman not as a hero, but as an “anti-hero”. He appears to be the hero, but possesses no superpowers and also causes mayhem in his city, much like a villain would. The Joker represents postmodernism because he threatens our “givens” (Instead of soldiers who are allowed to die, threaten the mayor and hospitals). He makes people question everything, creating chaos. The Joker also represents post-modern beliefs because he challenges our idea of the conventional villain, who is supposed to represent pure evil, by comparing himself to the hero, Batman, using such examples as how they are both freaks to society and how they were both created by one bad day. The most important instance of post-modern values is the Jokers entire character. He believes the average man lives with a bloated sense of humanity’s importance and a frail and useless notion of order and sanity. He sees human existence as mad, random, and pointless and the world as a psychotic carnival of animals that will kill...
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...The Tragedy of King Lear represents how the upheaval of the Elizabethan Chain of Being, through the hubris of the characters, Lear and Gloucester, leads to the disruption of divine order allowing evil to flourish throughout the kingdom, corrupting it, causing chaos until the characters accept their fate and order is restored. Those who violate the order, such as Edmund, Gonerill, Regan, Cornwell and Oswald, are punished and those who conform to the order, Lear, Gloucester, Kent, Edgar and Albany, suffer but are ultimately rewarded. At the beginning of the text, this view is not obvious, as the social hierarchy of their society indulges the characters. Once this social order is disrupted, chaos and evil flourishes. King Lear “divided in three our kingdom... conferring them on younger strengths” splitting the kingdom amongst his daughters and renouncing the crown is seen as the first major disruption in divine order. As it was believed that the King was the sole ruler, just below the God in the social hierarchy. Gloucester’s act of having an affair while married resulting in a bastard son, Edmond, is also seen as a disruption and a sin. The disruptions to the order make way for the evil to cause mayhem and the good to succumb to their faults. The main characters, King Lear and Gloucester have minor flaws but suffer immensely on stage. This suffering results in reconciliation with God. Their character development symbolises that a person has to accept whatever God has in...
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...My planner, also known as the "Book of Life", is the Lily Pulitzer's jumbo-sized version completed with adorable seasonal stickers and festive monthly prints. Lily Pulitzer, having been mindful in creating this planner for busy individuals such as myself, left a slew of writing room to be filled with one's daily life. My planner, having used all of the space proved, it is over filled with meetings, practices, homework, and reminders of any event in my life I could possibly forgot. To anyone other than myself, my planner looks as if utter mayhem has broken out with miscellaneous reminders written abstractly in a hot-pink-highlighter fashion across each page. In my life, it seems every week is a busy week no matter the time of year; however,...
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...Opening: In this passage of the opening of the Ann Petry’s novel The Street. Lutie Johnson transverse a harsh landscape of bitting cold in search of rooms of the night. Here the winds becomes alive down the blocks of 7th and 8th Avenues seemingly attacking the travelers as the world becomes filled with a cacophony of noise and movement. Through a usage of personification of a voracious wind, concrete imagery of signage and the theme of the street in a constant state of flux the urban world becomes a hostile place for Lutie Johnson. Body: In this passage, the wing has a nefarious purpose of its own. In a constant state of movement, its figurative fingers cause mayhem and upset where ever they roam. CONSIDER. For Lutie its seems to have hostile and almost sexual intent as “the cold fingers of the wind touched the back or her neck, explored the sides of her head.” Its’ henchman, in the form of forgotten papers ensnare and entrap travelers. SEEN IN. At times with can seem to bring fresh breath and life to a place yet here it animates the grim and dirt....
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...Running head: Crime Theories Crime Theories Clifton C. Staples CJ Philosophy Policy Do crime myths impact criminal justice policies? The manner in which criminal justice policies are created, solidified and employed are questionable at times dependent upon where the nucleus or core originated. Public scrutiny, media coverage, blogs, Internet sites are just a few examples of arenas where crime myths are created and perpetrated. These volcanic eruptions in mainstream society, stir the pot, drive public perception and create non-factual based chaos and mayhem, forcing heads of state and politicians into full effect to create safety measure to mitigate such instances from occurring again. These policies at times can take on a life of it’s own and cause more harm then good in certain situations. “The news media are not mirrors, simply reflecting events in society. Rather, media content is shaped by economic and marketing considerations that frequently override traditional journalistic criteria for newsworthiness” (Beale, 2006, p. 397). Immigration laws, sexual assaults, drug use, gang violence, gun control are just a few of the many examples of media led myths that lives and breathes in the circulating media sources, which “through agenda setting and priming, the news media's relentless emphasis increases public concern about crime and makes it a more important criteria in assessing political leaders” (Beale, 2006, p. 398). During the recent 2014 election cycle...
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...Feelings and Knowledge. How do They Contribute to the Society? If you ask someone to define perfect they will probably say something along the lines of “flawless” or “as good as it can possible be”. But if you then research ‘utopia’, a perfect society, you would find that utopia’s literal definition is ‘no place’. Yet only a few people actually pick up on that there is actually no ideal society when looking through the general public’s view. In Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury) the protagonist, Guy Montag, caught on that while on the surface flawless communities are universally peaceful, underneath all that there is corruption, power, and overall mayhem. Like its society, the population reflects this by hiding their true feelings and personalities behind layers and layers of lies. And with more people hiding that, people lose knowledge and therefore lose wisdom....
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