Abstract
This paper discusses how in Aldous Huxley's dystopic novel, "Brave New World", the theme of dehumanization is delineated through the misapplication of science and technology. It looks at how various chilling techniques, used by scientists and the overall government, control the people that are contained in the society that exists within this novel. The society within the novel is analyzed and it is suggested by the paper that the utopia is dehumanizing the inhabitants.

From the Paper
"The control of science and technology is best described as inhumane in this society because stripping people of their natural human desires is exactly what the scientists and controllers intend to do. Written directly by Huxley himself was that "...the secret of happiness and virtue - [is] liking what you've got to do. All conditioning aims at that: making people like their inescapable social destiny" (Huxley 16). The Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning clearly states that people in society are taught and basically have no choice but to accept and like the conditions that they are forced to live in. There is not much that they can do to change this, if anything at all. Destiny is determined by chemistry in this novel rather than people naturally deciding, with their own personal choices, as to where their lives should lead. "

Tags:utopia, science, technology

Abstract
This paper explores Toni Morrison's technique of humanizing her characters in the novel "The Bluest Eye" about a young African American girl, Pecola. With themes of racism, incest and child abuse, the author explains Morrison's literary techniques of not dehumanizing the characters that dehumanize Pecola in order for the reader to understand their hatred for Pecola.

From the Paper
"In her novel, The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison admits that she did not want to dehumanize the characters that dehumanize Pecola. She succeeds because she presents us with characters that are real without being overdone. She also succeeds because she does not point a finger at any one individual (or race, for that matter) for Pecola's suffering. It is a collective soul that destroys Pecola and we see these characters best when they are painted with true colors. They are not completely good or evil and we must look at them warts and all. Only then can we begin to understand their hatred for Pecola."

Tags:incest, racism

Abstract
A presentation and examination of a Charlie Chaplin Film 'Modern Time' and Robert Lynd's book called "Middletown" which describe the struggle against the dehumanization of the proletarian man by machine and the Industrial age. The author finds that the industrial age, while profitable from a financial standpoint for those who were in charge, dehumanized the proletarian man as well. The machine knocked him out of the running and sent him home to explain to his family that he was no longer able to provide.

From the Paper
"The Industrial Age was one that moved mankind ahead in leaps and bounds. Within the few years of its explosion and growth the ability to use technology to speed up tasks and to get them done with precision allowed the world to concentrate on other expansions and needs. The Industrial Age was a boon to those who rode the top of the age to success, however, for many millions around the nation and the world the age actually set them back. The Industrial Age, while profitable form a financial standpoint for those who were in charge, it dehumanized the proletarian man as well. The machine knocked him out of the running and sent him home to explain to his family that he was no longer able to provide. There are two classic examples of what the Industrial Age did regarding the proletarian man. The movie by the late Charlie Chaplin called Modern Time (1956) and the book called Middletown by Robert Lynd both illustrate the ways the machine replaced the man. "

Tags:Charlie, Chaplin, Middletown, proletarian, man, machine, industrial, age, dehumanization

Abstract
This paper examines the struggles of female enslavement, the dehumanizing effects of slavery as well as ultimate escape of author Harriet Jacobs, as detailed so vividly in her book "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl." This paper also focuses on Jacobs's gender which lends a certain uniqueness to the experiences surrounding her struggles and her final resulting escape.

From the Paper
"Of course, many masters abused their female slaves, certainly lending justification to escape by these women. This is true in the story, as Jacobs describes the events leading to Dr. Flint's abuse. Furthermore, she explains that feelings and emotions that surround many households, particularly between masters and mistresses, because of this sexual abuse. Dr. Flint's abuse of Jacobs, however, led to another form of oppression because of her gender. Mrs. Flint initially offers Jacobs protection from Dr. Flint's advances. Although this offer is made out of jealousy, Mrs. Flint takes Jacobs into her room to sleep at night."

Tags:slavery, african, american, history, u.s., american, women, gender

Abstract
This paper describes Erich Fromm's perspective on freedom, love, dignity and human nature. The paper explains that, in addition to his professional training and personal philosophy, Fromm's life experiences contributed to his belief that technology, while not a bad thing in itself, can be used in such a way to dehumanize and distort human behavior when it falls into the hands of people who lose the desire to be free and then use that technology to spread their own philosophies.

From the Paper
"This was not just an idle question posed by a man who had read a thought-provoking book. It goes to the heart of what Erich Fromm believed about human beings -- not only based on his professional training and personal philosophy, but based as well on some of his life experiences, because Fromm had a ringside seat to two of the most horrific events ever to take place on earth: World War I and World War II. In World War I he saw, as a young man, the first "modern" war. In World War I, countries used mechanized tanks and airplanes as well as other machine-based inventions to fight one of the most destructive wars ever waged on the planet. Fromm saw large-bore guns used to deliver poison gas to the enemy, the first efficient use of chemical warfare."

Tags:george, orwell, integrity, forget, longing, dehumanization, terrorism, moral, questions

From the Paper
"'Harrison Bergeron' by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is a story literally exaggerated to its limit by showing, in the near future, what it means to be equal in every way by having people not being able to show any form of intelligence or creativity whatsoever. When Harrison Bergeron breaks the chains of government oppression, he dies for his failed cause. He dies because he chooses not to conform to the rest of his oppressive society. His parents, George and Hazel, who are nothing more than two bodies under the government's mind control, can do nothing to save their son or seek justice for his death. The story is not only a reflection of the author's concern with controlling the masses through television, but is also an attack on the idea of enforced equality."

Tags:and, dehumanizing, displeasure, effect, enforced, equality, of, television, the, vonnegut, with

Abstract
This paper describes the war that existed in the Philippines after the Spain's defeat at the hands of the United States during the Spanish-American War. As a direct result of the war, the Philippines were given to the United States and the Filipino people who originally believed that they were fighting a war for freedom and independence against the Spanish begin to turn against American troops who they view as simply another occupying force. The first part of the paper gives a background to the Filipino insurgency and its main leader, General Emilio Aguinaldo. Aguinaldo's tactics of fighting a guerrilla war against American troops is examined, as well as the effectiveness of these attacks on shocking the American public back home. Feeling betrayed by America who promised the Filipino people freedom after the Spanish were defeated, Aguinaldo embarked on a series of deadly attacks on American soldiers in the Philippines. As a result, American troops responded with equal brutality in their reprisals with very little organized military command holding them back. Diaries are heavily cited in this section of the paper, giving primary sources that tell of how desperate the American soldiers were at the time and how they needed to racially dehumanize the enemy in order to commit such vicious acts of reprisal. The second part of the paper deals with how the American press responded to the war. Numerous newspaper articles and other criticisms of the war are given as examples, some written by the early 20th century's most prominent figures such as Mark Twain. The general point of this section is to show how deeply divided the American public was over the war in the Philippines and how many felt that it would lead to American involvement in other world affairs. A direct parallel is also drawn to the Iraq War in modernity. Finally, the paper ends with a detailed account of how individual soldiers from both sides viewed the conflict. The Filipinos clearly viewed the insurgency as a necessary action in order to preserve their promised independence, while many American soldiers were disgusted and frustrated with why they were in the country to begin with, and often responded violently towards the natives since they began to view them as subhuman. The psychology of warfare is briefly discussed, as soldiers often dehumanize the enemy as a means of justification of their own violent behavior. The end of the insurgency is also discussed, with American troops brutally putting down the rebellion and establishing a tight control over the entire area for decades.

From the Paper
"On April 11th, 1898, the President of the United States William McKinley went to Congress and asked the elected body to declare war on Spain for their role in oppression overseas and to accommodate public opinion that was strongly anti-Spanish due to the sinking of the United States battleship Maine only a few months earlier that was blamed on Spanish agents. Congress eventually sanctioned the war, and the Spanish-American war commenced with several battles over Spanish colonies such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The war itself was over fairly quickly, as hostilities were ended only a few months after war was officially declared. The involvement in the former Spanish colonies clearly demonstrated that America had shifted to a strong imperialistic attitude when it came to the Western Hemisphere and indeed the world in general, and would be forced to endure all of the benefits and tribulations that came from being an imperialistic power."

Tags:aguinaldo, american, emilio, filipino, history, philippines, spanish, war, wars

Abstract
This essay refers to several other critical essays, as well as a graphic adaptation of "The Metamorphosis", which will help provide an examination of each character's reaction to, as well as the unconscious behaviors they manifest as a result of, the metamorphosis. It shows how these behaviors alienate and dehumanize Gregor in that they cause his family to pull away from him and form a separate family unit that excludes him. Such an examination differs from other critical treatments in that it retells the story by tracing the psychological paths of each character.

From the Paper
"The opening sentence of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis sees Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, transformed into a gigantic insect. This immediately causes problems for the family because Gregor earns all of the money to support his asthma-stricken mother, his elderly father, and his younger sister, Grete. Each of these characters, as well as the boarders who stay with them near the end, and Gregor himself, have different reactions to Gregor's illness."

Tags:complex, freud, grete, literary, oedipal, psychoanalysis, theory

Abstract
This paper explains that Exelon's entire corporate mission hinges on the people that it employs. The author believes that Exelon has an excellent benefits package and seeks high employee satisfaction. The paper concludes that Exelon executives are attempting to treat their employees as people and does not dehumanize them or look at them as simply resources or a means to an end.

From the Paper
"In addition to the benefits mentioned above, Exelon Corporation also offers a quarterly and annual incentive program to its employees. The quarterly incentive is between $1,000 and $1,500 per quarter and the annual incentive is based on your salary grade i.e. if you are at the E03 level, your target bonus is 11% of your base compensation, but can be as high as 22%. According to Abraham Maslow, "We are not in a position in which we have nothing to work with. We already have capacities, talents, direction, missions, callings." Surely this is true of the employees at Exelon, but by rewarding employees and treating them as the valuable assets that they are, Exelon employee are happily helping the company to achieve its outlined goals."

Tags:benefits, employee, satisfaction, maslow, resource

Abstract
Anne Finger's memoir "Past Due: A Story of Disability, Pregnancy and Birth" represents a classic example of the feminist principle that "the personal is political". Her account of her life as a feminist, disability activist and campaigner for reproductive freedom and the story of her giving birth to a potentially disabled child, may be read on a superficial level as an exercise in autobiography. However, as this review will argue, it would be more accurate to read Finger's memoir as part of a feminist project to represent the convergence of the personal and political in contemporary feminism and thereby resist those forces that would label, categorize and dehumanize women, the disabled and the marginalized.