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Stereotypes in the Movie CrashCrash is a recently made movie depicting the good, the bad, and the ugly of stereotypes all across the board. Stereotypes are widely fixed and oversimplified images or ideas of a particular type of person or thing. So, simply put, a stereotype is a fixed generalization over certain things and/or people. Throughout this movie, every particular type of person you can think of is shown in a stereotypical way. Crash shows a perfect, or should I say many perfect, examples of the 'rippling' effect your actions have on the society around you. It also shows how you should be aware of your surroundings and the consequences of the decision you make. My first example revolves around a Persian family shown multiple times. During the movie, the Persians unfortunately have their s |
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A Gap of Sky by Anna HopeSeveral adolescents experiment with drugs. Some try it once as an act of rebellion; others use it occasionally without it causing any trouble, where as there are those who continue to use it and in the end develop an addiction. It is not possible to foresee how an individual will react to drugs and one should therefore tread carefully when engaging in experiments of such sort. The short story "A Gap of Sky" by Anna Hope is an example of how drugs can be used to escape reality. The short story "A Gap of Sky" by Anna Hope is told in the 3rd person and has an omniscient narrator. The story takes place in London where the main character, 19 year old Ellie, wakes up after a night of partying. Ellie realizes that it is Monday and that she has an important essay on Virginia Woolf to write for the next day. Till now Ellie has not shown any interest in remembering what happened the day before but now she begins to recall. "Cans, some cans of lager, and then more coke a |
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Barriers to Individual BelongingAs one of the most representative social animals, human beings keep seeking for their identity and belonging throughout their lives. However, it is common that during such seeking process they would confront all kinds of barriers from society and groups that prevent them from their destination. In the film Skin by Anthony Fabian, the protagonist, Sandra Laing, gets lost on her way of searching for her belonging, caused by social and racial barriers, until very late in her life. Yet there also exist people like Nelson Mandela, who lives in both the same country and the same era, who are disrupted by such barriers but still find their belonging through hard effort. After all, barriers in society and groups may prevent individuals from belonging but they can be overwhelmed as well. Sandra Laing is obviously the character who suffers most from barriers in life in the film Skin. Her misfortune originally comes with her black skin colour given that she was born in a white family under the e |
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Film Study - Indigenous VoicesIndigenous people in Australia face many challenges in today's society such as discrimination, prejudice and racism. The movie The Sapphires confronts many of these issues. The Sapphires is an Australian musical comedy-drama film directed by Wayne Blair released in 2012. The Sapphires centers around four indigenous women who are discovered by a talent scout and form a music group named The Sapphires. The group travels to Vietnam in 1968 to perform for allied troops during the Vietnam War. The film successfully depicts the challenges faced by Indigenous people in Australia. The film depicts discrimination, prejudice and racism faced by Indigenous people in Australia. There are many scenes that revolve around the issues faced by Indigenous Australians. The Sapphires is a huge success due to its authenticity. The film was based in 1960's Australia on a true story about a girl group called The Sapphires who traveled around Vietnam. The group sang soul music to the allied troops. During t |
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God's Messianic VineyardINTRODUCTION This paper examines the parable of the vineyard in Isaiah 5:1-24 and its relationship to messianic prophecy. It discusses the origin of the vine (Genesis 2:8-17) and the condition of the vine (Isaiah 5:1-24; Matthew 23:13-33). It also discusses the restoration of the vineyard and the coming of the true vine as fulfillment of Old and New Testament prophecy (Matthew 21:33-45; John 15:1-11). The parable of the vineyard is both an admonition to the people of Israel to adhere to God's laws and Messianic prophecy with implicit references to the coming of Christ to free all people from the burden of sin. Isaiah consistently uses the metaphor of vines and a vineyard to explain how God tends to the needs of the people of Israel as long as they remain faithful to their covenant with Him. To understand the nature of sin, Isaiah sings of a vineyard made perfect by the Lord only to produce worthless grapes because of the transgressions of the people of Israel. The parable ends with a p |
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The EU and CybersecurityUnlawful incidences in life occur in real time. In turn, it is beneficial for a company to learn of it in real time. Learning of the unlawful incidence enables the company to more adequately address the incidence, resolve it, and cope with any damage to the company's character and any possible damaging monetary consequence. The European Union ("EU") has implemented a "Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union" in which it identifies that "[e]veryone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or her" and that "[s]uch data must be processed fairly for specified purposes and on the basis of the consent of the person concerned or some other legitimate |
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Children, Disabilities and Equal Educational OpportunitiesEducation is the one of the most effective ways to end the cycle of discrimination against children with disabilities, so why is it not being given the funding or attention it warrants? Recently, funding cuts on both federal and state levels have made it impossible to give disabled children the educational opportunities they desperately need to become independent and successful adults. However, some private organizations are trying to make these children feel included in society. Children with disabilities deserve a fighting chance and being denied educational opportunities in a world that already discriminates against them is truly unjust, so additional educational programs and services for disabled children need to be given greater importance. People living with disabilities have always been marginalized in society. While conditions for them have improved over time, adequate importance is still not placed on educational opportunities for children with disabilities. Throughout histor |
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Mental Health and Social DeterminantsMental health is a state of wellbeing that the apparent social determinants influence on young individual's health. The knowledge that young individuals have about health and the skills they retain enables them to act in ways to encourage better health. Developed from the attitudes and values that each individual place on their health and view about the importance of having a healthy routine can be influenced by genetic factors. This may increase the affect of mental health on young individuals. In regards to this health issue, these factors are evidently influenced in which young individuals are impacted on more so negatively than positively. A lack of knowledge, different values and genetic factors are barriers that determine the perceptions of an individua |
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Crossing the Rubicon and Writing History"Crossing the Rubicon" is a commonly used phrase, believed to have originated from Julius Caesar, meaning to go past a point of no return by doing an action so powerful that it is irreversible. Other historical figures have also "crossed the Rubicon", by engaging in particular events that changed history and the world as we know it. One of these historical figures was Adolf Hitler, who was responsible for killing millions of Jews in the Holocaust, was a huge factor in the cause of World War 2 and changed the way we look at people and history in today's society. In 1938, the beginning of the Holocaust officially started. Adolf Hitler, the German leader, hated and despised Jews. He believed that they were thieves, worthless, and considered them inhuman. In result, millions of Jews were killed between 1938-1944. People of Jewish descent were sent to concentration camps where they were brutally murdered just for being Jewish. Millions of Jews were killed in this time. The short term effects of this was that the Germans felt that they were doing society a favor by eliminating all of |
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The History of Palestine and IsraelThe history of the Palestinians and the Israelis dates back to many centuries ago. Judea was the home of the Jewish ancestry. Judea was conquered by the Romans and renamed Palestine. Palestine was later conquered and inhabited by the Arabs for over a thousand years. (Wiki, 2015) with the birth of major nationalist movements among the Jews and among the Arabs, both nations were ready towards attaining sovereignty for their people in the Middle East. (Wiki, 2015) The open-ended clash between Palestine and Israel has been going on for far too long. The cause for this conflict started with the movement of Zionism. The UN partition, Balfour Declaration and Oslo Accords are all agreements that were undertaken to reduce or eliminate hatred between the two nations but has failed to create that peace alliance. Zionism is a nationalist, political movement of Jews, aiming to re-establish their goal of a Jewish identity state in Palestine (the ancient homeland of Jews). (Encyclopedia Britannica, |
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Smarter Phone, Dumber PeopleWith the improvement of technology over the years telecom sector has been blooming rapidly specially with the introduction of the idea of the so-called "smartphones." The smartphones were invented because traditional phones were not good enough to fulfill our requirements to communicate with others. When the mobile phones were invented it gave us a chance to communicate with people on the move, when we are traveling, working, when on vacation, when we are out of town. The whole world became a lot smaller than it used to be because you were just one phone call away from a person living on the other side of the planet. So we were happy using mobile phones for a number of decades and it fulfilled our need of communicating with others but then we wanted more from it and hence came the apps, games and many sources of entertainment and last but not the least, internet. So now our old mobile phones were not good enough to support the new of form media. Now our good old mobile phones |
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Strategies of Algeria's IndependenceDuring the scramble for Africa in the 1800's, France forcefully colonized Algeria. Algeria, formerly known as, Algiers was a part of the Ottoman Empire ruled over by Husayn Dey. The French blockaded Algeria in 1827 for three years to show their anger towards Husayn Dey. Husayn had insulted the French ambassador because he failed to pay a debt to Algiers and he also hit the ambassador three times with a fly whisk during a meeting. When the blockade failed, Marshal Thomas Bugeaud came with his French troops and invaded Algeria in order to calm domestic political pressure, to open Algiers to European settlers and foreign trade, and to exploit the region of their raw materials and resources. Finally in 1847, after more than forty years of fighting for control over the territory, the Algerian military leader Emir 'Abd al-Qadir surrendered to the French. A French military government was put in charge after they colonized Algiers in 1848. After one hundred and thirty-two years of living |
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Summary of To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird is narrated by a young lady by the name of Scout Finch. Scout, her brother Jem, and father Atticus live in the town of Maycomb, Alabama, a very quiet Southern town. Scout's father is an attorney and is appointed to defend a black man in court against the charges that he raped a young lady. The victim was white, and this was the most exciting and shocking event that ever happened in Maycomb. Everyone in the town knew about it, even the children. When the time came for Atticus to defend the accused man, Tom Robinson, he gave his argument, but sadly it did not win over the stubborn jury. Atticus offended some of the white citizens in the process of fighting for Tom Robinson's freedom. One of these men happened to be the father of the victim. He told Atticus that he would get back at him for defending a black man. Unfortunately, Mr. Ewell meant what he said and he tried to harm Jem and Scout. One night Mr. Ewell foll |
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A Study on MoralityMorality has been the topic of interest since the beginning of human civilization. Through most of history discussions pertaining to the moral aspect of human nature lay in the realm of religion and philosophy. The development of scientific thought brought new tools for understanding of this phenomena and led to the question whether moral sense is part of human nature, the products of biological evolution which can be explained by applying scientific methods, rather than uniquely human asset that being given by transcendent power. Controversial discussions over ecological conservation, human rights issues, genetic research, euthanasia, and definition of the institution of marriage in the recent time raised concern over deteriorating state of moral values and made understanding the nature of morality even more urgent. For centuries people looked to the religion and philosophy to enhance their understanding of this phenomena and chose the right path to follow. Developmental psychologist |
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Characters and Symbolism in Lord of The FliesIn Lord of the Flies, Jack is the main representative of the instinct of savagery and the desire for power, to be precise, Jack is almost the exact opposite of Ralph. Like Ralph, Jack has charisma and possesses leadership qualities, unlike Ralph, Jack is overwhelmed by power and abuses his authority over others. Throughout the novel, Jack portrays evil and violence, the dark side of human nature. He arrived on the island having experienced some success in exercising control over others as he was the "chapter chorister and head boy", which allowed him to dictate the choirboys (Golding 22). As soon as there is no civilization to keep order, Jack quickly falls out of line. Jack is one of the first boys to show a descent into savagery and has the biggest transformation in the duration of the novel, from choir leader to murderous savage. In the center of the circle, I have orange for Jack. The orange represents his energy and enthusiasm, especially for hunting. In the beginning |
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The Artist and Society in The Lady of ShalottArt is like a little society within the large society- a society of art within the society at large. Many artists have two ambitions – to gain artistic recognition within the society of art, and to have effects in the society at large social effects are also expected as part of art policy. The problem is that these ambitions are not easily reconcilable. The society of art has its own system of power,with norms that makes it difficult for artists to have effects in the society at large without its prior recognition. The society of art must balance its demand for full independence against its need for resources from the society at large. The society at large, on its part must balance its contributions towards the society of art against the surplus value it creates for it in return. Just like so many Victorian poets and intellectuals, Alfred Lord Tennyson found it hard to give poetry and the figure of the poet a place in society. Not only was he concerned about his public role a |
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Disability, Maturity and Society in Lord of the FliesIn William Golding's 1954 novel Lord of the Flies, a group of British schoolboys are stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash. Two of the boys are excluded and ostracised from the group. These two boys, Piggy and Simon, are different from the other boys for two reasons. Firstly, they both suffer from a disability (in Simon's case, epilepsy. In Piggy's case, asthma, myopia, and he is overweight). Secondly, both boys are wise beyond their years and show maturity for their age. Additionally, they are kinder and possess more morality than the others. The boys' exclusion speaks volumes about society's attitudes towards disabled people, those who know more than the average person, and people who are different to the majority. First of all, both Piggy and Simon are disabled. Piggy is near-sighted and wears thick glasses, he is overweight and he has asthma. Asthma is often associated with the stereotype of the nonathletic nerd (which actually fits Piggy quite well). Because of his as |
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Every Journey is a Series of ChoicesRites of passage are a significant experience in a person's life that transitions them from one phase of a life to another, from adolescence to adulthood. Every journey is not necessarily determined by the choices people make. Many journeys people make are influenced by the decisions they personally make. However the family and friends that surround them may make choices or pressure them into choosing a different path. In some circumstances things are out of people's control, they have no choice but to deal with what they are dealt. The choice of one leads them to determine the journey they will live. Everybody is put in a position during their life where they have to decide whether to take one path or another, to choose one way of life over another. These choices can have a major impact on the rest of their life. The choices you must make start from a young age. When you are in school you must choose what you w |
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Realism in The Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckRealism is accepting a situation as it is instead of thinking what it could have been. Realism can be found throughout the book The Good Earth some of the realism is Wang Lung had a arranged marriage not true love, there are slaves, and Wang Lung grows up in a poor family and poor people are all over the earth. In the late nineteenth century China ''romantic love was no part of what a husband and a wife expected in a marriage". Wang Lung, a farmer, obtains his wife, O-lan, from the house of a wealthy Chinese family, the House of Hwang. Wang Lung and O-lan continue their lives as husband and wife, but never is there any mention of romance or love between the two. This type of relationship is a result of the arrangement of the marriage and the purpose of a marriage to the C |
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Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilitiesIntroduction The key goal of the essay is to explore the strategic significance of business ethics and corporate social responsibilities (CSR) for the contemporary periods, and then critically analyse the feasibility of the statement relating to ethical leadership. In the following parts, to start with, the paper will identify the vital role of ethics and CSR in business with the clear concept definition. In addition to that, the paper will focus on explaining the ethical leadership and its advantages and disadvantages with the considerations of business operation. In the end, the paper will propose several useful implications to develop ethical leadership and benefit more from it. Body Paragraph Chonko and Hunt (1985) define ethics as the code of moral principles and values that are able to govern individual and group behaviours based on the judgement of right or wrong. Ethics in business is increasingly essential to influence the sustainability of strategic decision-making. In addi |
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Disabled by Wilfred OwenThe language features Wilfred Owen uses in Disabled moves between the raw dictions used to describe the man's present life and the cheerful words of his days as a young, promising man. These words have helped to stir the emotions of the readers as the significant contrast between the past and the present of the soldier makes the audience realise how hard it must have been thinking that you will be a hero one day and treated as an outcast the next. Owen used language features such as imagery, similies and repetition to portray the idea of what war is really like and by doing so he moves the audience. Firstly, Owen uses imagery effectively in disabled to stir the readers' emotions by picturing how the disabled soldier feels after returning from war. Owen starts of the first stanza by saying "he sat in a wheeled chair" this shows the readers that not only has he come back from war and lost his legs but by using the word 'wheeled' Owen is portraying to the reader how helpless this solider is as he has to be assisted by someon |
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Morality and Cultural RelativismCultural Relativism is the philosophical position that asserts that the validity of moral truths are determined by, and should be understood in respect to, an individual's culture. Those who subscribe to this particular philosophical position suggest there are no universal moral truths, and that postulating universal moral standards is an inexact and ultimately arbitrary practice. Hence, the validity of moral actions and its implications for the individual is derived from specific cultural norms and social mores. When most convincingly argued, cultural relativism theory asserts that all fundamental moral values vary throughout culture-to-culture and time-to-time. Consequently, cultural relativists claim that moral truths are internally determined from within a culture as a result of cultural experiences and interactions. Cultural Relativists thus propose that the moral permissibility of an act is solely contingent on its culturally acceptability, thus rendering an objective evaluation, |
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Conflict in Rabbit-Proof FenceThe film Rabbit-Proof Fence, directed by Phillip Noyce is base on a true story about three half-aboriginal girls, Molly, Gracie and Daisy, living in Western Australia. These girls are abducted from their home in Jigalong and they manage to walk over 1,500 miles (2,400km) home by following the rabbit-proof fence. The director wishes to inform the audience about the unfair treatment towards aboriginal people of the 'Stolen Generation' in the 1930s through the conflict between Molly's mother Maude and the local constable, Riggs, during the incident when the girls are taken away forcibly from their mother. Joyce utilizes a series of filming techniques such as music, camera angles, camera movements, dialogue and some special effects to express how the verbal and visual features are developed to show the importance of the conflict and how it influences Molly to make the decision later in the film. Without this conflict, the half-aboriginals, as a whole, would have been lacked evidence |
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Seneca's Views on AngerLucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 BC – AD 65) was a tutor and later advisor to the emperor Nero. He was a poet, philosopher and statesman in the Roman Stoic philosophy. He was eventually caught up in a conspiracy to murder the emperor Nero and was ordered to commit suicide by the emperor himself. Prior to his death, he was concerned with the issue of human emotions, mostly regarding anger. He wrote the extract 'Anger, Mercy and Revenge 'regarding his opinions on anger. This essay will explore Seneca' views on anger and will critically evaluate those views to determine whether his views are compatible with modern day society. Firstly, anger is an emotion felt when one has been done an unjustly wrong to oneself. However Seneca believes that anger is not part of our nature because he quotes "[a] human being's nature, then, doesn't seek payback; it follows that anger itself is not in accord with nature, since it does seek payback."(Seneca p.)He describes the effects of a |
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The Correctional System in 1800There is no doubt that America has changed dramatically over the years, especially in the correctional system. When it came to the eighteenth century, it was a fascinating period in the history of capital punishment for crime [ CITATION Jac11 l 1033 ]. When we think of punishments for criminals in the 1800's we commonly believed in hanging, public humiliation, banishment, and whipping/fogging just to name a few. When it came to punishments hanging occurred for murder, arson, and theft. When a hanging occurred it would happen publicly and brought to the community. Hanging often led to a slow and cruel death as the offender strangled on the rope. Public humiliation had many different forms. The way it occurred was the offender was placed in the middle of town with the surrounding of the town people, the offender's humiliation would be related to what type of crime they had committed. For example: when stealing crop or food the offender would stand in front of the town's people and get bombarded with tomatoes, and eggs[ CITATION Str09 l 1033 ]. Banishment occurred when treason had been committed. Another form |
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