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The following paper examines how violence is a driving force for society. It is of the opinion of the writer that we have learned to accept it and have lowered the value of the human life, as a result. The writer makes reference to John McMurtry's essay entitled "Kill 'Em! Crush 'Em! Eat 'Em Raw!" written in the early 1970's where he compared the game of football to war; in which the hidden object of the game at that time wasn't to win by scoring the most touchdowns through skill and athletics, but instead to win by being the first team to disable its opponent. This paper discusses how football today is no longer played tough in the pros because team pride is no longer eminent. The author argues that money is the driving force of the game and is the only incentive seen by the players.

From the Paper
"The average American who has sat in front of the TV has experienced this dilemma: "We interrupt this program to bring you breaking news." In my personal experience the second I see a guy standing in front of a microphone talking about the latest corporate scandal I change the channel, but if the image on my television displays a bird's eye view of a car chase or better yet a bank heist, I watch patiently no matter how actionless and boring the breaking news is. In fact, if I happen to suddenly need to use the restroom or make a phone call, I'll press the record button on my VCR just in case I miss a gun battle or a car fire while I'm away. Myself and the majority of Americans, especially males, thrive on other people's adrenaline and demolition. It has indeed become an integral part of our lives: "Competitive, organized injury" can be seen almost everywhere; especially in sporting events and other entertainment such as movies. It has even made it's way into children's video games."

Tags:competive, crush, eat, em, ethos, football, injury, john, kill, mcmurtry, morality, organized, play, raw, society, warrior

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This paper explains that "The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II " by Iris Chang describes events that happened four years before Pearl Harbor, when the Japanese forces destroyed everything in their way in their march to conquer the important areas of China, not so much for a military victory but to crush the state of mind of a people opposed to everything Japanese; the world has never condemned the Japanese nor has Japan apologized. The author points out that the book lacks objectivity and presents a one-dimensional view of both the Japanese "criminals" and the Chinese women victims. The paper relates that, from a historian's point of view, Chang does not delve into the Chinese government's role in allowing this massacre and other Japanese atrocities to happen.

From the Paper
"If there is one section of the book where the author spends an inordinate amount of space it is with the lack of responsiveness of the Japanese government to answer charges about the war crimes committed in Nanking. One can see from recent headlines that the Japanese seem loath to do anything about the atrocities committed during the War, including the "comfort women" important from the Philippines and Korea, and other atrocities for which the Japanese government expressed regret, but offered no reparation. She goes into great length about the silence of the soldiers themselves, the rise of many of these war criminals into public life and the private sector and the lack of reparations to the Chinese victims of this Rape of Nanking and other atrocities on the Chinese mainland. Unlike the Germans, for example, who continued to root out suspected Nazis who had taken government and industrial jobs, the Japanese smugly left them alone- as if to say "let bygones be bygones"."

Tags:world-consciousness, women, crush, destruction, governments

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In his play, "Magic Mountain", Thomas Mann expresses the intellectual squalor of the pre-World War I era, that would inevitably lead to violence and destruction. The central protagonist of the tale is a young marine engineer who, taken singularly, is of no particular importance. The paper shows that what makes him-Hans Castorp -significant is what he represents for society: he is the embodiment of humanity, caught between the forces poised to crush individual identity and reduce it to mass conformity. The paper shows that, all together, these forces of thought, to Mann, are mere derivatives of nature, which act to shape each person's mind into a particular archetype. In this way, "The Magic Mountain" is a universal warning to the course of history and of the dangerous capacity of unbound rationality.

From the Paper
"Personally, Castorp comes from a reasonably wealthy bourgeoisie family; and although his parents have both died, he remains well positioned and is "obviously on the way to important positions in his life." (Mann, 54). Largely, this is also a consequence of his association with Hamburg-an emerging port city during the early twentieth century. Symbolically, Hamburg's rising prominence comes at the expense of other, older, and better established cities. Accordingly, Castorp's path to important positions rests on the shoulders of the new age: technologies and industrial might. Additionally, Castorp's occupation makes him poised to build Germany into a naval empire, which is also a drive of the new age. Naval dominance, as seen by many of his time, was the only true way to establish Germany's rightful place within the world."

Tags:Clawdia, Chauchart, Settembrini, Mynheer, Peeperkorn

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The paper looks at how Kiran Desai in "The Inheritance of Loss" offers an indictment of a capitalist system that has managed to crush the spirits of a large portion of the world's inhabitants through a relentless attack on their national and racial identity. The paper looks at Desai's portrayals of the characters Biju and the judge and highlights the difficulty in maintaining one's national identity in hostile environments. The paper notes how Desai portrays two very different responses to the degradation that so often befalls the inhabitants of exploited countries.

From the Paper
"The central issue in the judge's life is racial self-hatred, and he spends his bitter years in an awful quest for pale skin and European civilization. Desai does not offer many details about the judge's childhood in India, but it is clear that he arrives in England with a healthy amount of self-respect. It is in England, however, that the judge begins to feel shame at his heritage and darker skin, and it is there that he begins to experience bitterness over the circumstances of his birth. The magnitude of his shame is understandable, and the harrowing scene of his civil service examination encapsulates this well. In it, the judge is forced to recite a poem from memory, but his recitation, riddled as it is by a heavy accent, only manages to amuse his merciless examiners: ""When he looked up, he say they were all chuckling" (Desai 124). "

Tags:race, exploitation, colonialism, judge, Biju

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Lynching was certainly the cruelest form of racial segregation and discrimination; mob violence was used as a weapon against black men to crush their spirits. After the Civil War, most black men found themselves in a very ugly situation, as lynch law was frequently against them, which resulted in tens of hundreds of deaths. Ida Wells was one of those few courageous black writers and activists who spoke about the horrors of lynching and started an anti-lynching campaign. The paper studies the causes of lynching and nature of anti-lynching campaign in the light of Wells' three pamphlets, which were later published in a book form titled, "Southern Horrors and Other Writings" by editor Jacqueline Royster.

From the Paper
"Lynching refers to use of mob violence against any person with or without a reason. In the days after the Civil War and during the period of Reconstruction, slavery became even more intense than it was ever before. This is because Southerners were now being forced to grant Black Americans their due rights, something that they were absolutely not willing to do. In the days before the Civil War, slavery was prevalent and no one openly objected to it or talked about civil rights of black people. Slaveholders assumed they were superior to their slaves and felt no one could take this right away from them. But as soon as people started discussing civil rights for blacks in public especially the Northerners and some members of the salve community, Southerners became even more austere as they feared loss of their superiority."

Tags:civil, war, slavery, southerners, black, Jacqueline, Royster

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This paper examines how the free trade agreements in America affect the labor unions, and the small farmers; mostly middle class to lower class persons. It explains that the people who stand to gain the most are those with high positions in corporations, who, thanks to Free trade agreements, can wipe out small competition, and are able to make their own shipping agreements for less money with farmers and manufacturers in less industrialized countries. The paper discusses how the new agreements, which make tariffs on the imported goods low to keep them cost effective, will ultimately crush the small farmer between the giant agribusinesses and the new Central American imports. The paper also looks at instances where labor unions and farmers protested in the hopes of gaining political support, but their attempts to influence policy have been largely ineffective.

From the Paper
"Free trade agreements have become more common in the U.S. during the last half century, leading to disputes on whether or not those agreements are actually beneficial to our country. Free trade allows countries to trade unique products that cannot be produced in or found in their own countries. Free trade also allows them to be sold at reasonable prices to the consumers. The disadvantages of free trade are that there are also many products that can be produced in multiple countries. Some countries can produce these products cheaper. This can cause huge economic issues/problems for the people who were originally making this product."

Tags:workers', rights, globalization, political, support, import, export

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A six-page essay which examines the rite of passage of a boy's first crush and the religious and political symbolism that James Joyce uses in this short story.

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This paper reviews the classic literary work by Alexander Pushkin with an emphasis on how narrator describes and develops character of Tatyana and discusses the moments of growth seen in her life as depicted by the novel. In the beginning of the novel Tatyana is simply a lovesick teenager who has a crush on a boy and by the end of the novel she is a mature woman who has evolved into a princess.

From the Paper
"In the middle of the novel Tatyana is forced to mature when the man that she loves kills her sister's boyfriend. At this point in the novel Tatyana begins to look past the superficiality of Eugene and looks at his heart. Tatyana finds that the boy that she thought she loved is nothing more than an immature killer. I believe that it is at this point in her life that she matures the most. She learns valuable lessons about integrity, grief and real love. Her decision to abandon the love that she felt for Eugene was essential to her growth as a human being."

Tags:landowner, farming, village, love, rejection, death

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This paper examines the life of Frederick Douglas, a leading spokesman of African-Americans in the 1800s who was born a slave and who later became a noted reformer, author and orator who devoted his life to the abolition of slavery and the fight for black rights. It reviews his autobiography "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" based upon his experiences as a slave and concerns issues such as freedom and human rights. It looks at how his story was a testament to the evils of slavery, detailing its dehumanizing nature and its attempt to crush one's spirit. It evaluates how even though Douglass's story was written many years ago in a very different time, it still relates to many issues of today.

From the Paper
"Douglass's story also deals with allusions and aesthetic power. This reference refers to a deep emotion or desire that serves to link Douglass with his readers through sentimental electricity. His story of liberty serves Douglass with "the ability to make people feel right" (Gilmore, 2002). The Narrative, tells how people felt by not knowing how to read and write and how they also told their stories through songs of bondage. This information is still relative to today's world in the fact that all are given the opportunity to become educated. However, many students struggle with learning to read and write thus suffering the difficulties that come with the inability to achieve academic success. The concept of no freedom without education is relevant to Douglass's speeches. Many fear that if men of color become educated that they may learn how to perform the better paying jobs, and will become hired before a white man."

Tags:slavery, blacks, freedom, civil, rights

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This paper explains that there are a number of factors that led to the Nazi seizure of power. The paper examines the events leading up to the Nazi party's victory, including: the democratic Weimar Republic had always governed on shaky ground; the Depression of 1929 only gave opposition parties more force with which to crush it and create an authoritarian state. The paper then explores the methods used by Hitler to take advantage of the current situation and gain control of the government. Finally the paper looks at Hitler's extraordinary use of propaganda to further destroy democracy and sway the disorientated masses toward the Right.

From the Paper
"Through the use of unprecedented political exploitation, the Nazis were able to seize power in a country shattered by the failure of democracy and in the depths of a national crisis. The deep-seated weaknesses of the Weimar Republic were easily exploited in plunging the country into political crisis, and the Depression provided an essential backdrop for the radicalization of the people toward extremist fringe parties. Hitler's clever political manoeuvres both before and after 1929, which included joining the force against the Young Plan, and redirecting his energies toward rural Germany, combined with his unprecedented use of propaganda, however, proved to be the most essential factors in establishing the political force of the Nazis."

Tags:depression, europe, national, socialism