...Fire with Fire (Fahrenheit 451 Essay) The book "Fahrenheit 451" is an interesting, fearful and full of suspense kind of novel. The author is Ray Bradbury. Ray Bradbury introduces the theme of fear in "Fahrenheit 451." The theme is censorship. Ray Bradbury uses literary devices, negative historical symbols, and positive historical spokesman in so many ways to inform the background or other ways as the title, author, and the short summary. Emotional Tones Ray Bradbury uses a lot of literary devices in "Excerpt #1" by stating the "special pleasure" also "blackened and changed" when they saw the burns the fire left. Including the "great python" letting the "venomous kerosene upon the world." This might come back to "Fahrenheit 451' because it is little important parts from the novel. However, in the next excerpt Montag changes by starting to realize how much kerosene he used and what...
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...Question 2: Was nazism nationalist or racist? National Socialist German Workers Party or more commonly know as Nazi was formed in 1919. Under the leadership of Adolf Hitler in 1921, the party eventually becomes the most powerful political force in German. Nazi party was an ideology that was based on racism and nationalism that governed Germany from 1933 to 1945. They promised to build up its greatness with a scientific theory of racism in which people were racially superior to all others. Their effort and endeavor eventually brought a great deal of success to its nation and followers. Based on the statements made by the authority, they demand the equality of the German people with all other nation and “how they demand land and soil (colonies) for the nourishment of [their] people” (NSDAP program ex.3). Just by looking through their ardor at the first glance, Nazism seems to approaches nationalism. However, when appraise and evaluate acutely about their political form, their nationalistic approaches are just the outer shell and the reality is turns out to be racist. In Nazism, their intention is to give favor to the people with German blood while excluding the foreign races. They made the numerous rules of restriction while strongly support the idea of discriminations for non-Germans while the people with German blood were advocated in almost every aspect in their country. Non-German people were forbidden to participate in many fields such as politics, cultural life and other...
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...Gandhi’s Historical Impact During the 19th and 20th centuries, there were many people who rose to power and demonstrated themselves as leaders with strong influences over their followers. This time period consisted of a few historically significant leaders such as Lenin, Hitler, Mussolini, and Mao Zedong. The main objective of these leaders was to spread their version of totalitarian ideas. Yet, another leader was prominent during the same time period, but unlike Hitler, Lenin, and Zedong, his goal was the spreading of democracy using nonviolent tactics throughout his nation as well as across the world; this leader was Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi was a rebel, who successfully gained a large following and much support without formulating any violent war plans, or issuing violent attacks on the opposition. According to many of his writings, nonviolence and morality are the keys to achieving unity. Various peoples, such as Muslims and Jews, have encountered various situations throughout history where Gandhi felt as if using tactics other than war would be considerably effective and beneficial to the overall goal of unity and liberty as long as a strong following aided in the process. Mahatma Gandhi: Selected Political Writing focuses on the different values that Gandhi practiced, as well as preached. Much of these values were critical during a time period when many nations were experiencing turmoil, and many people were not sure how and who to trust. The writings...
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...“Moral relativism is a better system than moral absolutism” Moral relativism refers to the normative ethical system which rejects the idea of absolutes and instead believes that “man is the measure of all things”- which was skilfully expressed by Ruth Benedict. The moral relative system surpasses that of moral absolutism and this will be justified throughout this essay. Moral relativist systems exceed moral absolutist systems due to diversity. The system explains the different values that people hold and encourages diverse cultural expressions due to there being no rigidity or fixe ethical code. This allows for a better system as it signifies freedom of expression and people being able to share their opinions with each other, without there being a ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. This is due to the system prohibiting dominant cultures from enforcing itself over others simply because of a disparity of opinions. This means that all cultures are valued by a relativist as there is no objective knowledge that one must accept, they instead must accept all actions as equally valid in the society in which they take place. This would then make is difficult for a relativist to criticise religious acts such as Muslim women wearing a hijab in England , which is beneficial to society due to the lack of discrimination and ignorance. In conjunction with diversity, moral relativism is a better system than moral absolutism due to circumstantial aspects. Moral absolutism does not take into account the...
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...Mildred, a descendant of Germany, a strong woman and successor. Mildred Schimpf is her full name and she created the reason why I have spent numerous hours going through academic journals to understand what may have been the motive behind her relocation to America. She was a daughter, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother to three generations. She was born in 1919 and passed away in 1997.She lived in Germany in her early childhood and moved to America in 1924. This made her a first generation American ancestor. In essay one, I explained the evolution of my family’s history and why they may have chosen to emigrate to America. Not only did I gather important information from Mildred’s child, Carol, but I also opened doors to new and unknown information through research on Germany. The time period this essay allocates is between 1904 and 1944. The time period that Mildred and her family immigrated to America may have been affected by the events that occurred around that time period. In 1914 World War 1 began. This may have driven the Zambelli family out of Germany. Around this time, Adolf Hitler’s authority sabotages over Germany and becomes a political catastrophe to the German nation. This historical event is explained in...
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...it means in ethics to call a theory relativist? [25 marks] In this essay I will include what it means in ethics to call a theory relativist. Relativism is when people don’t always agree about what's right and what's wrong, this means there is no need to interfere whether its wrong or right. This suggests it has different cultures express different codes of conduct. Subjective links to relativism because it is when your dependent on some types of emotion or thoughts, Subjective is internal also it is about what you think about something. Theological is the final outcome and what comes out of it this is important in normative terms; some philosophers believe that the end is not how you achieve it is mainly about the outcome. Cultural relativism is an individual belief and activities should be understood an individuals own culture. It is the sort of approach which leads people to say things, 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do'. For example the Maassai Tribe drink the blood of their animals to get important nutrients for their bodies, although they are careful not to kill the cattle, as their wealth is measured in the number of animals they keep. This suggests they are not doing anything wrong according to culture relativism because they are following their traditions, they believe that they are not doing wrong as they are following society's morals. Also different cultures should respect each other cultures, for example in Islam some women may choose to wear a scarf but some...
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...HISTORY 1500 WINTER 2014 RESEARCH ESSAY TOPICS 1. Select a crusade and discuss the extent to which it accomplished its objectives. Why did it succeed or fail? Jonathan Riley-Smith, The Crusades: A Short History; Carole Hillenbrand, The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives; Christopher Tyerman, God’s War: A New History of the Crusades 2. How did anti-Semitism manifest itself in medieval Europe? Kenneth R. Stow, Alienated Minority: The Jews of Medieval Latin Europe; Mark R. Cohen, Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages; Solomon Grayzel, The Church and the Jews in the Thirteenth Century 3. What was the position of prostitutes in medieval society? Ruth Mazo Karras, Common Women; Leah Otis, Prostitution in Medieval Society; Margaret Wade Labarge, A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval Life 4. Why did the French choose to follow Joan of Arc during the the Hundred Years War? Kelly DeVries, Joan of Arc: A Military Leader; Bonnie Wheeler, ed., Fresh Verdicts on Joan of Arc; Margaret Wade Labarge, A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval Life 5. Discuss the significance of siege warfare during the crusades. You may narrow this question down to a single crusade if you wish. Jim Bradbury, The Medieval Siege; Randall Rogers, Latin Siege Warfare in the Twelfth Century; John France, Victory in the East: A Military History of the First Crusade 6. Why did the persecution...
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...ideology is superior than another human beings. From the beginning of mankind to our world today, groups of like minded people have degraded or oppressed groups that do not categorize under their idea of who is equal to them. The groups that are degraded or oppressed have historically shown that they either resist and fight against the oppressor or adapt and strive to continue living peacefully to the best of their abilities. This can be shown through the examples from the 19 century when African Americans were freed and struggled on whether to resist or adapt to post Reconstruction era America; in World War II between how people of the Jewish faith tried to adapt without resisting to Nazi occupation, imprisonment, and even murder; and finally today, how women in the Middle East, who are going against culture and trying to gain basic rights as human beings. It would be beneficial to begin describing the situation that African Americans faced during the 19th century. After 1877, slavery ceased to exist in the United States and former slaves had constitutional protection against oppression, yet African Americans continued to be oppressed in the South. During the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century Democrats, who at that time supported the Confederacy and slavery, started to implement a series of laws called the Jim Crow laws. The primary goal of these laws was to disenfranchise the African American voting population so that the southern states would hold...
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...The holocaust happened between 1933 to 1945, this event was lead by Hitler and killed many jews. Many of the ‘opposite’ side to the Nazi government were taken to concentration camps, these were spread around Germany, they had horrible conditions and caused much trauma to the families and people who were in it, these were caused by the types of activities that were happening over there. In this essay, I will be talking about Why, when, where, who and what are concentration camps, the types of activities were held and the long term impacts of the holocaust on the jewish people. Concentration camps greatly impact the jewish people, concentration camps were camps in which people were detained, usually under extremely harsh conditions, where no...
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...Schaller 1 Joseph Schaller Mrs Dianna Cason ENG 2206 Due date The Romantic Poet who could not be erased form history, Heinrich Heine. Heinrich Heine was nineteenth-century German Jewish poet. The Nazis party had tired to remove him form the history of german. He was a Romantic poet that could not be removed form there past. Heine's most famous piece work was Heinrich Heine's Book of Songs. A lot of Heine's early Romantic works where influenced by old German folklore. Many of his verusus where used in music by well known composer like Brahmas, Schubert, and List. Book of Songs was his only work to be well received in Germany. His view's where a lot different then other Romantics in German. Heine often focused on unreturned love and despair. The poem “Die Lorelei” became one of his most famous poems in German. This work was later attributed to a unknown author by the Nazis party in the 1930's because they could not erase it form the culture and minds of the German people. The poem “ Die Lorelei” is translated to “The Lorelei”. This poem is about a rock on the Rhine river. It is stands to the soaring height of 393 feet above the waterline and is the narrowest part of the river. This section of the river is the cause of many boat accidents. Heine was inspired by the old folklore tale of the Lore Lay that is often associated with this rock. In this poem he depicts the bewitching Lore Lay as a siren on the cliffs of the Rhine river, sitting on the top of the rock to enchant...
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...Maestro by Peter Goldsworthy follows the life of Paul Crabbe through his struggles and successes of growing up. In learning about Herr Keller’s haunting past Paul discovers more about himself in the process. This essay will explore how Keller’s experiences in life affect and influence but also inhibit Pauls growth, this will be explored by analysing the prescribed text Maestro and related text “I Remember When I Was Young” by Matt Taylor. Upon moving to Darwin Paul experiences a new side to life that he couldn’t of found in Adelaide. The juxtaposition of the two cities intends to show two different sides to Paul, one of his childhood and another to his developing character. A major experience in moving to Darwin was the meeting of Herr Keller, “First impressions? Misleading, of course.” The first meeting of Keller led to Paul’s immature response to implement Keller as being a “Nazi”. The intertextuality of “Nazi” describes Keller’s attitude and chosen exile from others while also alluding to...
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...booming economy, its open-door policy, and big social reforms began taking places as it leaped into the 2000 millennial. All these changes lead to a more vivid and intermixing culture where novel lifestyle, alternative thoughts, and "non-traditional" religions like Christianity can thrive. I was lucky to be standing at the crossroad where China started to embrace different cultures and various religions. Thanks to the opened-up culture atmosphere, I was exposed to the clash of cultures between western ideology and traditional Confucianism thoughts. The word “apocalypse” was not even in my dictionary previously until Hollywood introduced it to me in the most dramatic ways I could possibly imagine, and ever since my speculation of the Apocalypse never stopped evolving. From more unrealistic predictions involving in zombies, Godzilla, and DNA-modified prehistoric killer dinosaurs, to more practical speculations like nuclear war and ozone depletion, I was constantly updating my Apocalypse view. With my increasing understanding of the mechanism of how the world functions as a whole, I realized that a global hot war is imminently possible since politics can exert a strong influence on the global situation. In a sense, the transformation China experienced was a direct result from the power of politics. In this essay, I will establish the following hypothesis: The world is going to end with a global political meltdown resulting from a dramatic chain reaction initiated by a single country’s...
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...Kyle Walker English 2-H Faigenbaum 5/1/2012 Research Essay Assignment Inhumanity In Our World Genocide is one of the most evil moral crimes any ruling authority such as a government can commit against its people. A general definition of ‘Genocide’ is the intention to destroy or murder people because of their race, beliefs, or even political and economic status. Legal expert, Raphael Lemkin, created the term ‘Genocide’ 1944. Lemkin, a Polish Attorney, combined the ancient Greek word ‘genos’ which means race and the Latin word ‘cide’ which translates to killing. There are many examples of genocide in the world but the most recognizable is that of the Holocaust and how the German powers that be sought and attempted to kill all Jews. A recent example is the Rawandan Genocide in 1994 where the assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana caused a violent reaction resulting in mass killings. In efforts to reduce Genocide, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (UHCG) was adopted by the United Nations in 1948 and was placed in force in 1951. On July 1, 2002 the International Criminal Court (ICC) came into force. The ICC not only accepted the UHCG’s definition of Genocide but expanded it to include crimes against humanity such as enslavement, deportation, torture, rape, enforced disappearance and apartheid. There have been many organizations created throughout the world to defend and prevent Genocide. Communities, Religions and even Colleges are forming...
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...From literature classics in the 40s to over-the-top animes in the present day, a great number of literature and entertainment works feature animals as pivotal characters to help propagate their story. These anthropomorphized characters act, talk and think like humans as they obtain our abilities, personality traits, and even moral codes. So the question is why do writers resort to the personification of animals rather than making use of the traditional human form? There are many reasons for this. Most often, they want to make new characters appear more familiar to readers through animal stereotypes. Sometimes, the use of specific animals is a reference to history or culture and a gateway to deeper discussions about human society. Other times,...
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...Research Essay: LENI RIEFENSTAHL a. Outline the life of the personality you have studied The German actor, filmmaker and Nazi associate, Leni Riefenstahl, has stirred one of the greatest controversies of modern times. Seen as either a Nazi propagandist or a pioneering artist of great ingenuity, the discussion regarding Riefenstahl is still a prevalent issue in today’s world. Born into a financially stable family on 22nd August 1902, Riefenstahl was reasonably sheltered from Germany’s economic and political unrest up until as well as after WWI. As a child, she was extremely passionate about dance and the theatre. Wanting to dance on stage, although acceptable to Leni’s mother, was seen as below their social status by her father. Throughout Leni’s adolescence, she caused a continuous rift between the family, as her enthusiasm for the arts never declined, leading to her secret enrolment in the Grimm-Reiter Dance School in Berlin in 1918, as well as agreeing to work as a secretary for her father’s company in order to gain his later approval for dance lessons in 1920. After being persuaded by Leni’s mother, he enrolled her in the Jutta Klamt School where Leni studied under the ballerina Eugenie Euardova. Riefenstahl’s career in dance began in October 1923 and was abruptly ended in June 1924. She performed her first solo performance at the age of 21 and received positive reviews. During her second recital she caught the interest of Max Reinhardt, a leading theatrical director...
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