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This paper examines William Shakespeare s plays, Titus Andronicus and The Merchant of Venice, and the author's enforcement of the discourse of otherness through the demonization of Aaron and Shylock. Through the rhetoric of the plays, both Aaron and Shylock are explicitly demonized. The paper explains how the discourse of otherness is enforced in three stages: by stripping the antagonists of their names, reducing them to subhuman levels, and, finally, equating the antagonists with the devil.

From the Paper
"In Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare presents the discourse of otherness in the praxis. In this scene, Titus Andronicus is returning from war with captives. The Goths, and their queen s lover/slave, Aaron, a Blackamoor. Throughout the play, Aaron is presented outside of the main action of revenge, but has an underhanded, covert role in manipulating the remaining characters. This separateness of physical action perpetuates the discourse of otherness because his character is disregarded by other characters. His lack of physical action in the play is compensated by his movement mentally. From the beginning he is constantly devising a plan to overcome his otherness and servile status. To elevate himself to a position of power."

Tags:other, play, rhetoric, antagonist, devil

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This paper analyzes and discusses C.S. Lewis's "The Screwtape Letters"by emphasizing his vision of the world of the demonic, enumerating the strategies employed by the demons in misdirecting the patient. The paper further examines how Lewis presented the demons in this Christian novel as humorous yet thought provoking. According to the paper, the demons exist to entrap humans by entering their minds and planting thoughts which the individual believes are his own.

From the Paper
" C S Lewis's "The Screwtape Letters" opens the world of the demonic to the reader in a humorous yet thought-provoking manner. Lewis provides a picture of demons as carefully trained minions in a well-organized hierarchy that operates continually to bring them into compromise and defeat. Furthermore he describes them as being assigned to particular individuals whom they are supposed to tempt, distract and confuse. The invisibility of demons allows them to work undercover planting thoughts in the individual's mind that he believes he is originating himself."

Tags:The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis, strategy, demons

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This paper discusses racial issues in Canada. Specifically, it looks at demonizing and criminalizing African-Canadians. The paper argues that this criminalizing makes sense according to conflict theory. In other words, it argues that African-Canadians are being criminalized and demonized in order to maintain the status quo.

From the Paper
"Demonizing and Criminalizing African-Canadians Gang Related Shootings in Toronto In the article We Know the Numbers Linda Diebel looks at a possibly gang related shooting that took place at the funeral of Jamal Hemmings (Diebel 2005: A.08). According to Diebel there have been 48 shooting deaths in Toronto this year (Diebel 2005: A.08). The high number of deaths caused by these shootings has made youth violence a major issue in Toronto. This is because 40 of the people that died were under 30 years of age (Diebel 2005: A.08). The fact that the victims and their killers were almost entirely youths made people think that there was really something wrong with young people in Toronto."

Tags:demonizing, african, canadians

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In this article, the writer uses two Buddhist texts, "The Lotus Born" and "The Life of Milarepa" to compare and contrast the concepts of "demons" across a number of different dimensions such as how they manifest in the world of humans, how they are exorcised, and how they are viewed by Milarepa and Padmasambhava.

From the Paper
"In 'The Lotus-Born' the story of Padmasambhava or the Lotus-Born is offered a mystic Buddhist who allegedly originated the practice of Tantric Buddhism in Tibet and developed the first monastery. In 'The Life of Milarepa' the life of the legendary Buddhist Milarepa is illustrated. This analysis will compare and contrast the concept of demons as they appear in both texts. Questions of how each Buddhist interacts with demons how each battles demons and how each is able to attain spiritual enlightenment in the process ..."

Tags:Buddhism, Tantric, monastery, Tibet, the Way, meditation, evil, demons, enlightenment, magic, mysticism

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This paper discusses the concept of demons and mental illness as prescribed by the Lord and Scriptures.

Tags:demons, mental, illness

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This paper examines three heroic characters - Pechorin from Lermontov's "A Hero of Our Time," Onegin from Pushkin's "Eugene Onegin," and the Demon from Lermontov's "The Demon." The paper asserts that a close examination of these works reveals the similarities among Pechorin, the Demon, and Onegin and how each character embodies the qualities of the romantic hero. The paper states that these three characters all have dual personalities; one side is evil and careless, while the other side is closer to nature and expresses human emotion. The paper asserts that each character is also both cynical and sensitive; each temperament is very contradictory. The paper concludes by noting that, throughout each literary work, Pechorin, Onegin, and the Demon come to the realization that they are self-destructive and the emptiness they feel in their lives forces them to act upon experiences and pleasures that soon lead to the downfall of the people they keep closest to them.

From the Paper
"Pechorin's evidently crushed spirit toward the end of the novel suggests that he is not the detached character that he makes himself out to be. It shows that he truly suffers from his actions. Over time, Pechorin grows dissatisfied with his life as each of his impulsive actions lead him through more emotional suffering which he represses from the view of others."

Tags:romanticism, russian, literature

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This paper explains that the concept of demons in the Greco-Roman world was very complex because the terms "demon" and "daimon" meant different things to different religious groups. Whereas, to the Greeks and Romans, daimons were supernatural beings, lower than gods, with the ability to help or hurt humans, to Christians, demons were evil spirits only out to harm mankind. The paper relates that both groups saw the importance of demons and utilized them in their own ways as described by the author. The paper uses MLA style footnotes but does not include a works cited page.

From the Paper
"The practice of exorcising demons was not limited to professed Christians. Since Christians were not the only people who were believed to be possessed by demons, the practice of exorcism was not limited to those who practiced Christianity. When questioned by the apostle John whether or not exorcisms in the name of Christ practiced by non-Christians should be allowed. ... This sense of near cooperation between Christians and Romans clearly shows how much the Christians feared and distrusted demons."

Tags:supernatural, malevolent forces, spells, new testament, exorcisms

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This paper examines the representation of demons in Jeanette Winterson's novel, "Oranges are Not the Only Fruit". Demons are manifested whenever the character of Jeanette is confronted with a problem, as these demons signify that she is torn through confronting her own fears.

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This paper examines how during times of war, nations often demonize the enemy, as if the people against whom they are fighting are less than human. According to the paper, U.S. leaders tend to be less xenophobic when they describe the enemy, but one element that often comes through in descriptions of the enemy or potential enemy is that the society in opposition lives by different rules and does not value the rights and freedoms enjoyed by Americans. This approach to showing the enemy as part of a false system that has different values can be seen in the lead-up to World War II, the Korean War, and the most recent war in Iraq.

From the Paper
"In wartime, nations often demonize the enemy, as if the people against whom they are fighting are les than human. U.S. leaders tend to be less xenophobic when they describe the enemy, but one element that often comes through in descriptions of the enemy or potential enemy is that the society in opposition lives by different rules and does not value the rights and freedoms enjoyed by Americans. This approach to showing the enemy as part of a false system that has different values can be seen in the lead-up to World War II, the Korean War, and the most recent war in Iraq. John W. Dower notes an aspect of this when he shows how "many stereotyped..."

Tags:enemy, depictions, speeches

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This paper examines Carl Sagan's clear and lucid style of writing which lends itself well to understanding the diverse number of issues as detailed in ""The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark." This paper discusses the basic theme of Sagan's novel which is the defense of technology as a necessity to improve man's existence on this planet. The writer of this paper also touches on Sagan's provision of figures which communicate the number of people who remain in the dark about matters of science.

From the Paper
"Carl Sagan uses a clear and lucid style of writing which lends itself well to our understanding of the diverse number of issues he discusses. Perhaps the best way that Sagan creates such a clear understanding of his ideas in The Demon Haunted World is his art of using words effectively. From the beginning of the work his explanations are
handled with a sort of empathy so as not to demean the intelligence of true believers. Not once does he ever write anything to suggest that people who believe in the various pseudosciences are asinine. He simply shows the evidence in an unbiased, objective manner."

Tags:space, science, fiction, non-fiction, medicine, technology, book, review