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This paper argues that the participation of the average German soldier in barbarity in this conflict was because of the acceptance throughout all levels of the German military that they were participating in a crusade.

Tags:action, de, humanization, lebensraum, propaganda, race

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The paper looks at how Shakespeare often uses the word "barbarous" in this play in direct relation to the superiority of Roman civilization. The paper discusses how when Titus and Lucius define Tamora and Aaron as "barbarous", the singular nature of their accusations often provide problems as to the true civilized intent of their interaction with the vanquished Goths.

Tags:shakes, titus, barbarous

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This paper looks at how the true nature of man, one of barbarism, is depicted in three works: Jack London's "To Build a Fire", Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" and Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery". More specifically, the paper describes how the traveler challenges nature in Jack London's "To Build a Fire" and how Tom and Huck run of with a group of friends to become a barbarous, bloodthirsty gang of thieves in Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn". The paper also describes the population's barbarous nature with their need for the lottery in Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery". The paper shows how these three authors all highlight how the modern world is never far from its barbarous past, no matter how civilized human beings pretend to be.

From the Paper
"The path that modern people walk, across the balanced precipice between civilized and barbarous is frequently fictionalized. For many authors and readers alike the need to remind one's self of the precarious nature of the human condition comes as a reminder of older wisdom, that of the barbarian and newer realities, those of the modern world. Modern man, by most accounts is simply balancing the fact that he or she is a barbarous animal living within the confines of modern conveniences."

Tags:barbarian, atrocities

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The book "Barbarous Mexico" is Kenneth Turner's account of his visits to Mexico from 1908 to 1910. Turner examines many issues, including slavery and poverty, and the negative effects of these issues on the Mexican community during the years that Porifio Diaz ruled. The paper shows that Turner is blunt with his association of the squalid Mexican conditions to Diaz; his book is a successful effort to prove a solid foundation for his claims. The paper explains that it is Turner's contention that no man can rule an unwilling people without taking away the liberties of those people, therefore, it can be very easily understood what sort of government Diaz found necessary to establish in order to secure his power. The paper concludes that "Barbarous Mexico" is an important piece of literature because it represents a perspective from one segment of society that is often neglected.

From the Paper
"Perhaps one of the most telling attributes of "Barbarous Mexico" is the close ties the United States had in the Diaz regime. In Turner's opinion, the United States was responsible for the prolonged abuse of slavery. In fact, Turner suggests that the United States was Diaz's largest monetary partners. The support Diaz received from foreign counties made Diaz's government international, according to Turner. Thus, foreign intervention in favor of the people was less likely. That fact alone, says Turner, was one of the most powerful forces that prevented the Mexican people from ever revolting against Diaz. (Turner 137) In addition, Turner illustrates that even though Mexico was becoming more modern under the leadership of Diaz, it still operated backward in regards to other Latin American countries. Turner explains that when it came to progressive moves relating to governments, Diaz was slow to change; however, when it came to opportunities for gaining capitol, he was quick to act."

Tags:Spanish, Dons, Yaquis, Latin, American

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The paper discusses how history is written by those who are victorious, and as they do so, they demonize the losing side and thus make their own group appear more reasonable, more moral, and more advanced. The paper argues that this view persists to this day, seen recently in some in the West who, as they fight against depraved and terrorist acts by Islamic groups, seek to make Islam itself something inferior, something immoral, something less valuable than Western religion.

From the Paper
"Images of barbarism and civilization are contrasted throughout history, often as the party using such language is trying to show that it is superior and the barbarous group is inferior. It has been stated more than once that history is written by those who are victorious, and as they do so, they demonize the losing side and thus make their own group appear more reasonable, more moral, and more advanced. This view persists to this day, seen recently in some in the West who, as they fight against depraved and terrorist acts by Islamic groups, seek to make Islam itself something inferior, something immoral, something less valuable than Western religion. This same idea was used during and after the colonial era as..."

Tags:history, civilization, barbarism

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The paper discusses female genital mutilation, or 'circumcision' and states that it is a deeply-rooted cultural and religious practice found in African countries,parts of the Middle East and Asia. The paper states that the custom, although seemingly barbaric to many westernized countries, is seen as a rite of passage into womanhood, as making a young woman marriageable, as a means to curb sexual desire among adolescents before marriage, and as a protection for virginity. The paper then gives insights into the medical complications it causes, the ethical considerations nurses face regarding the procedure and argues that nurses have a legal and ethical obligation to ensuring that these young girls and adolescent females are protected from undergoing a procedure that will change their lives forever.

From the Paper
"As Muslim women living in a third world country, 90% of northern Sudanese women are subjected to FGM as a cultural and religious rite of passage (Almroth et al., 2005, p.385). Girls may be circumcised at any time from infancy through adolescence, and even occasionally as mature adults. As a result, these women bring with them a unique set of potentially serious medical consequences with regard to obstetric and gynecological care when they enter the healthcare system in the United States. These consequences include not only shock and hemorrhage in the short term, but infertility and pelvic inflammatory disease in the long term. Therefore, these women must be assessed with both medical and cultural sensitivity when they are accessing the health care system."

Tags:female, genital, mutilation, women's, health

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This paper examines how William Shakespeare creates the tension between the ideal and the pragmatic in his play "Antony and Cleopatra", but ultimately approves of Antony and Cleopatra's imaginative power over Caesar's practical but corrupted political power. In comparison, it looks at how "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding questions the power of civilisation and altruism in the face of barbarity while the movie "Dr Strangelove", directed by Stanley Kubrick, is a product of its context and depicts the horror of the destructive nature of man, as a result of the power plays that are happening between the most "powerful" men in the world.

From the Paper
"The Lord of the Flies (1954) by William Golding is an allegory on true human nature. The text questions the power of civilisation and altruism in the face of barbarity. Golding transforms the novel The Coral Island (1857) by R.M. Ballantyne, changing the optimism in civilized values of English society displayed in the novel, to questioning the ability of civilizations to cope with barbaric impulses, emphasizing this transformation in theme by direct reference to the novel: "Jolly good show. Like the Coral Island", stated by the officer at the end. To create this powerplay between civility and barbarism, Golding symbolizes the respective traits in Ralph and Jack, both characters take from The Coral Island with the same names. Ralph symbolizes the power of civility, democracy and order while Jack symbolizes the power of anarchy, savagery and innate evil."

Tags:kubrick, barbarity, caesar

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The institution of slavery in the United States was a barbaric system. Without doubt, it was an institution that had its element of physical and psychological abuse and degradation. In many respects, however, it cannot be compared to the Jewish Holocaust under the Nazis. Indeed, the enormity of the Holocaust is so great that it is difficult to categorise it with other cases of mass killing or systems of oppression. This is in no way to minimise the barbarity of American slavery, but the Holocaust was, after all, the only case in history where there was the attempted destruction of an entire group of people.

Tags:slavery, and, holocaust

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This paper explains both Freudian and feminist theories agree that the play centers around two adolescents necessary separation from a paternal structure, which does not want to let them go. The author points out that both authors seem to see Verona as a malevolent, 'masturbatory' society that allows its seed (youth) to die pointlessly as it regresses into a state of near-barbarity, with an eye on its past. The author states that the feminist sees Juliet as a young woman who never really leaves her household and who finds a surrogate mother figure in her nurse, a subservient follower of the household's patriarchal structure. Juliet's love for Romeo is not a Freudian escape-fantasy from a state of incestuous regression, but rather a potentially positive expression of self-sublimation.

From the Paper
"In Faber's work, the phallus is implicit. It often seems to me that the author uses symbols of enormity to illustrate his point of the unsated correlations which he proposes. This is a phallo-centric argument in itself, implicit in its semantic search for readerly approval by repeatedly stressing Romeo's "enormous anger, his enormous frustration and defiance". Bringing up enormity in an atmosphere of virility and potency is asking for this correlation. Potency is perhaps the semantic equivalent of the unstated phallus in Faber's work. Kahn is more open in her descriptions of Verona's society in which males are encouraged to compete with phallic objects in a violent manner rather than to enter into loving relationships with others. In her essay, the phallus is an explicit construction. One wonders whether or not Shakespeare simply meant a sword to be a sword, but such arguments are counter-productive. For now, it is sufficient to state that Faber ignores the representation of the phallus in the play, does not use feminine or neuter pronouns, and is impressed by enormity."

Tags:phallus, masturbatory, separation, patriarchal, self-sublimation

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This paper discusses the "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" and how Douglass reveals that freedom is worth having. The paper shows that Douglass achieves this by his description of the barbarity of slavery. The account of his experiences under slavery reveals the importance of freedom.