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"Fight the Power", 2005.
This paper discusses the song "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy released in 1989 as a part of Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" soundtrack.
1,240 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper explains that the song "Fight the Power" (1989) by Public Enemy was radical not only for its lyrics but also for being the linchpin of the movie "Do the Right Thing", giving voice to ideas and emotions that many African-Americans had only thought or expressed to each other. The author points out that Public Enemy not only embraced radical thought with "Fight the Power" but also combined politics, hip hop and anger to create a rap anthem that was aggressive and honest. The paper concludes that, after living in the shadow of the Civil Rights Movement and its message of getting along and nonviolent protest, the song urged blacks to use their voices as weapons and to reject the status quo. Lyrics included.
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"Chuck D's opening verse begins with traditional hip hop lyrics designed to the get crowd moving and excited, which matches nicely with the opening musical sequence, which is loud and forceful. There is no build up, musically, which is one of the first hints that "Fight the Power" is more than just another rap song about partying or showing off. However, by the end of the first verse it becomes clear that "Fight the Power" has a more significant, radical agenda."
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"Fight Club", 2004.
An examination of the different paradoxes in the movie, "Fight Club".
3,085 words (approx. 12.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 90.95
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This paper discusses how the movie, "Fight Club", is bound up in one great paradox and how this sense of paradox is bound up in the very narrative. It looks at how the first two rules of Fight Club are that you must not talk about Fight Club, but the club?s very existence and growth depends on the fact that everyone breaks that rule. It examines how nothing is quite as it seems in this movie, and much of the intensity and power of its message is bound up in those uncertainties. It also analyzes how three central paradoxes guide this film: the paradox of production, the paradox of power, and the paradox of patriarchy.
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"One of the most basic questions posed by Fight Club is as to why men have allowed corporate culture to symbolically castrate them, to rob them of their free will and their internal experiences, and the fullness of their personhood. In essence, why hasn?t there been a revolution? Tyler?s answer is fear -- he suggests that only by overcoming fear of the pain and destruction (through facing that fear in the fighting ring), and in fact embracing that aspect of live, one is free to start that revolution. It?s an extreme answer, of course, from an extreme individual. However, the question has been asked by many others who are far more academic and calm than Tyler. Early Marxist theory claimed that class oppression should result in widespread class-based revolution."
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Bull Fighting in Spain, 2008.
Presents arguments in favor of Spanish bull fighting and opposed to bull fighting with type of argument and fallacy indicated in the opposition argument.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper first supports the decision of the state-run Spanish television network in ending the tradition of broadcasting bull fighting and presents reason for this position. The paper then takes the opposite position in favor of bull fighting. In opposition argument, the paper identifies the type of fallacy and argument mistakes.
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Against Bull Fighting
Response Paper Indicating Type of Fallacy and Argument: For Bull Fighting
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"People who criticize bullfighting disrespect tradition and by discrediting customs, they hope to achieve globalization and the deletion of what is specific to each nation. (guilt by association) Perhaps my arguments are in vain since most protesters are American, and Americans do not know much about traditions. (hasty generalization) Also, I find it a bit ironic that a nation that was born only a few centuries ago can criticize Spain who was an immensely wealthy and advanced state at the time when America was being discovered. Moreover, the fact that America has virtually no authentic universal customs or traditions does not give it the right to criticize others for having a cultural background which they want to preserve. (personal attack)."
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Nuclear Power, 2002.
A discussion of the arguments for and against nuclear power.
1,890 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper examines how nuclear power is one of the most divisive issues in America today and how opponents of nuclear power have succeeded in convincing people to oppose the construction of new plants and to fight the relicensing of old plants. It puts forth some of the arguments from both sides to support their positions and looks at issues such as the question of safety and need for nuclear power plants and the of storing nuclear waste. It analyzes how proponents of nuclear power present convincing arguments for the continued and expanded uses of nuclear power in this country and how they claim that the objections raised by opponents lack validity and are contrary to the facts and our experience.
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"The opponents of nuclear power focus on the inherent lack of safety that they believe that the use of nuclear power entails. This includes both the dangers of radiation from nuclear power plants and the possibility of a catastrophic accident. First, the opponents say that radiation levels are higher in areas around nuclear power plants, and this leads to an increased number of deaths from cancer. They cite the case of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts that went online in 1988. Responding to the concerns of local residents, the state conducted a study which found that there were fifty percent more cancer cases in the five towns around the plant than there were in the rest of the state. The power company had said that people in the area would receive 400 times less radiation from the plant than they would from natural sources. Further studies showed that the risk of getting cancer was four times higher for people living within ten miles of the plant than for other parts of the state. "
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Fighting Corruption and Global Management, 2005.
This paper unravels and examines the mechanics of corruption and the ways to fight it. It then offers solutions to the growing body of government and corporate organizations trying to fight it.
9,687 words (approx. 38.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 197.95
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This paper discusses how corporations must create a corporate culture that refuses bribe requests and establish clear corporate codes that employees unwaveringly adhere to. They must also assure managers that the company will back them when they refuse to pay. The paper explains that the potential, in terms of criminal liability, skewed relationships, lost contracts, disqualification from government contracts, loss of reputation is simply too great to ignore. Because bribery is illegal, it is conducted behind closed doors, with those involved expending time and resources to keep their secret. It discusses how companies also face the very real possibility of being pushed to pay more and more bribes as their reputation as a bribe-payer spreads. The writer argues that there are international trade implications surrounding corruption - corruption degrades markets, and increases transaction costs. Corruption also drastically affects economic development by causing a mis-allocation of resources. But more damaging is the fact that in endemically corrupt systems, regular people are not getting served by the government; they don't trust the government so they don't interact with the government. The paper concludes that third world countries suffer the most at the hand of corrupt business managers and politicians - as companies strive to eliminate corruption, economic globalization for all countries will no doubt improve.
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Introduction
Historical Background of the Importance of Business Management
Direct Effect of Global Corruption on Business Management
The Emerging Global Anti-corruption of Management
Global Business Management Leadership Practices & Studies
Motorola
General Electric (GE)
Corruption in Third World Countries
Globalization in Third World Countries
Corruption and Business Management
Future Measures
Bibliography
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"Increasing, in many parts of the world, companies and governments alike have recognized that corruption raises the costs and risks for doing business. Corruption has a corrosive impact on both market opportunities overseas and the broader business climate. During the last 10 years, dramatic new imperatives have emerged for companies to take action against corruption and bribery. Once viewed by many firms as an awkward but necessary requirement of doing business, corruption and bribery are emerging instead as a form of business malpractice. Corruption also deters foreign investment, stifles economic growth, and undermines legal and judicial systems. The risks of exposure have become greater, the costs of exposure more substantial, and a compelling body of evidence demonstrates that engaging in corruption and bribery damages company integrity, degrades the business environment, and fails to create enduring competitive advantage.
As a result of this problem, and to obtain a competitive advantage in the global markets of the twenty-first century, a growing number of businesses are taking proactive steps to detect and prevent corruption. With respect to the emerging international anti-corruption environment, the unifying concept in all of the global and regional processes is that effective action to prevent, detect, and punish corruption must be taken by each individual government and company. Leadership companies have responded to these imperatives by establishing comprehensive anti-corruption and bribery programs that include strong written policies, extensive training, and rigorous auditing and internal controls. In the later 1990's, a consensus emerged among businesses, governments, academics, and ordinary citizens that bribery and corruption are not defensible in either economic or cultural terms. Recent times have shed light on a number of companies that have experienced serious corruption and bribery incidents and have suffered reputation damage and enforcement actions as a result."
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Colonial Powers and How They Break the Spirit, 2004.
A look at the issue of colonial powers in "Discourse on Colonialism" by Aime Cesaire and "Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood" by Richard Kim.
789 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper discusses how the writings describe different methods used by foreign or colonial powers to break the spirit of colonized peoples. It examines what these methods are and also looks at their effects. It tells how colonizers have often attempted to control and subjugate their colonies, but in the end, their dominance usually backfires, and the subjugated rise up to fight for their freedom and their own culture.
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"Colonialism is an antiquated idea that has nearly disappeared, but not so long ago it was still an accepted and even celebrated way for strong countries to vanquish the weak. Author Aime Cesaire called the practice "a receptacle into which there flow all the dirty waters of history" (Cesaire 45), and his description is quite apt, considering the sufferings most colonized subjects discuss after they have gained their freedom, and their sufferings were certainly not centered only on violence. The colonization of unwilling subjects, such as Japan's colonization of Korea certainly entails violence, but there are much more subtle ways to bend the colonials to the whims of the aggressors, as Kim's book poignantly illustrates. For example, the Japanese begin indoctrinating the young Koreans early by hanging the Japanese flag and propaganda slogans in their elementary school classrooms (Kim 31). Later, the Japanese break the spirit of the Koreans by taking what is theirs, and leaving them with little."
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Nietzsche's Theory of 'Will to Power', 2003.
A discussion regarding Friedrich Nietzsche's theory of the will to power as the driving force of human behavior.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper discusses Nietzsche's theory of the human will to power as the driving force behind human behavior and motivation. According ot the paper, Nietzsche's idea explains human motivation and why people often feel that they must fight against what they want to do because it is not considered right or good. The paper further discusses how Nietzsche suggests that by deciding to use your own creativity, desire and judgment, as well as rejecting common morals that dictate your behavior, you can excel and become a 'cut above the rest'.
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"Despite the fact that Nietzsche's will to power inspired one of the most notorious men in history, the will to power is no worse than a Kant's theory of everyone obeying rules. Most people abide by general morals. They do not lie or cheat or kill others, or if they do they feel guilty for it. Most people take these things for granted since they are not thought to be in question. Not everyone lives by these rules, though, since some people act however they like whether or not they are aware of morality. These people may be considered to be acting out Nietzsche's human will to power. Kant's argument, again, is that society would fall apart if all people listened to their own motivations and took whatever and did whatever they wanted. Yet, without people who act of Nietzsche's will to power, all people would be drones, or incapable of standing up for themselves. Some examples of this possibility are in the books Anthem by Ayn Rand or 1984 by George Orwell."
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Chuck Palahniuk's "Fight Club", 2008.
This paper explores the definition of masculinity by looking at "Fight Club," by Chuck Palahniuk.
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The paper discusses the book "Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk that describes a Fight Club that is a means of escape for its members. The paper discusses how the Fight Club members seek to return to the basic instincts that used to make a man a "man." The paper explains the Fight Club's belief that masculinity is about finding purpose, a way to get away from a society that seems to be so purposeless.
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"What defines a man today? What are the boundaries and limits of society that allows men to recreate their masculine identity? One may say he is a man when he reaches the magic age of eighteen. One may
say he is a man when he has a job, and can support himself. Maybe one becomes a man when he has a wife and children and he is officially "the man of the house." Now stop. Rewind to fifty, one-hundred, even thousands of years ago; back when a man was defined by different standards. A man was defined by how many battles he won, wars he fought, hardships he overcame. One of the basic questions posed in Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk, is why men have allowed society to rob them of their free will, their internal experiences, and symbolically castrate them, robbing them of the fullness of their manhood. The men of Fight Club lack a trial by fire, a rite of passage, a test of self which leaves them asking why, and Tyler Durden giving them the answer they are looking for."
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The War Powers Act, 2005.
Analyzes the War Powers Act of 1973.
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This paper examines the War Powers Act of 1973, which was passed by Congress in response to the massive deployment of American troops to Vietnam in the nineteen-sixties. This deployment had begun in 1965 in the aftermath of the passage of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution and had continued to escalate for four years. The paper shows that by 1969, more than five-hundred-thousand American soldiers were fighting in Southeast Asia and U.S. military commanders were demanding the deployment of two-hundred thousand additional troops.
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Fight Club: Reclaiming the Self, 2008.
A review of the book "Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk.
1,348 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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This paper focuses on the novel "Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk. The paper explains that it is the story of a lonely man who has no friends and is stuck working at a job he does not like. The paper concentrates on the narrator-character and how his life changes drastically when he meets with Tyler Durden with whom he opens the Fight Club. The paper discusses physical violence in the Fight Club, which is used as a means of liberating the individual from a value system. with which he does not identify. The paper looks at how nihilism and existentialism are used throughout the novel as tools of defining the characters.
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"There is a strong existentialist influence in Fight Club, expressed mainly through a recurrent exploration of suffering, death, nothingness and absurdity. According to Bennett, there has not been a sufficient amount of discussion regarding the complexity of the Fight Club text in the sense that critics and supporters alike have limited a full exploration of such a profound text. Although he does not reject the idea - expressed by many critics, that Fight Club tackles issues as gender and class identity, Bennett argues that existentialism, understood both as a philosophical and as an aesthetic practice, provides a superior critical framework for interpreting Fight Club (Bennett: 67). His stance is that Palahniuk's Fight Club is a brilliant sample of the "existential literary tradition with certain postmodern differences" (Bennett: 68) in the sense that the existentialism of the book is very much adapted to its historical context, i.e. the age of "postmodern capitalism" (Ibid: 68). In fact, his argument goes a bit further; he draws a parallel between Fight Club and Dostoyevsky's novella, Notes from the Underground in the sense that they both center on the "alienated individual going underground to rage against a dehumanizing society" (Ibid: 69). Palahniuk's unnamed narrator, who is conventionally referred to as Jack suffers from a wide but vaguely defined range of psychological disorders, including insomnia and narcolepsy - the so-called disorders of the modern man, and has the need to confront himself with the most acute human suffering in order to regain his humanity: "Every evening, I died, and every evening, I was born. Resurrected."
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Film: David Fincher's "Fight Club", 2006.
This paper analyzes the David Fincher film, "Fight Club", starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper explains that the use of carefully chosen photography, editing, elements of drama and the expression of a range of ideologies combine to make "Fight Club" an unforgettable and powerful cinematic experience, which leaves viewers re-evaluating their own lives as well as the state of society itself. The author points out the film's dramatic setting, costumes and color, such as the dark, bare and harsh parking lot scene in which Norton and Pitt first fight, have great influence on the film. The paper relates that the most important method used in "Fight Club" to express the message of the movie is social commentary, and the 'Lament for a Sofa' scene is an explicit example.
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"The photography used in the barroom meeting between Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, the descriptions of Pitt's "odd jobs," and in the first fight sequence not only foreshadow events to come in the film, but also add to the message of the film. The shots that frame Pitt and Norton throughout these sequences show an intimacy between the characters and their physical similarities. Though very different in personality and dress, the two sit and stand in close proximity in these scenes, suggesting more closeness than expected for those who, supposedly, are only brief acquaintances."
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Film: David Fincher's "Fight Club", 2008.
This paper examines the social message in David Fincher's film "Fight Club".
1,340 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper relates that, in David Fincher's film "Fight Club", the protagonist is the "Narrator", a contemporary "everyman" who exhibits symptoms of urban loneliness and existential angst in a materialistic and meaningless society. The author relates that the film descends into violence and brutality as the character Tyler Durden, head of the "Fight Club", feels more alive fighting other males who also feel emasculated by contemporary culture. The author believes that Durden appears to be the alter-ego of the Narrator, someone who feels genuinely and has abandoned the superficial and materialistic pursuits of contemporary society and culture. The paper expresses that the filmmaker is attempting to provide a warning to viewers in contemporary society that if people do not redefine their identity through something more meaningful than materialism or macho notions of masculinity, society will erupt into chaos and violence.
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Conclusion
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"The inability to define identity or connect with spirituality leads the members of the "Fight Club" to beat each other, engage in random acts of violence and destruction, and to ultimately plan for major destruction of society. These men have lost hope in contemporary society and its values to provide them with meaning or identity. Instead, they have become unable to feel or express spirituality because of living in a world where who you are is often defined by what you own or how much money you make. As Durden explains at one point, "You're not your job."
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Film: "Fight Club" (1999), 2005.
This paper discusses the Hollywood film "Fight Club" (1999), which is a complex depiction of masculinity in the postmodern consumer age.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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Th is paper explains that "Fight Club" is a critique of consumerism, which is surprisingly radical for a mainstream Hollywood production. The author points out that the most significant aspect of the film is how this critique is intertwined with an analysis of the impact of globalized economics and the labor marketplace upon constructions of masculinity in modern culture. The paper argues that "Fight Club" represents the convergence of gender and globalized economics in terms of labor marginalized in both geographic space and economic relations.
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"The Hollywood film "Fight Club" (1999) is a complex depiction of masculinity in the postmodern consumer age. Although its critique of consumerism is surprisingly radical for a mainstream Hollywood production, the most significant aspect of the film is how this critique is intertwined with an analysis of the impact of globalized economics and the labor marketplace upon constructions of masculinity in modern culture. As this essay will argue, "Fight Club" represents the convergence of gender and globalized economics in terms of labor marginalized in both geographic space and economic relations."
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"Fight Club", 2005.
Examines how, when interpreted through the lens of Tantric Buddhism, the movie, "Fight Club," can be seen as the depiction of the path to enlightenment sought by Buddhists.
834 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 29.95
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By applying a framework of Tantric Buddhism, the film, "Fight Club," can be interpreted as a modern-day story of the path to spiritual enlightenment. This interpretation gives the film a deeper underlying meaning that builds on and complements the surface interpretation of social commentary on Western consumerist culture. This paper shows that, with a Tantric Buddhist interpretation, "Fight Club" can be understood as a somewhat realistic portrayal of how a person caught up in samsara via Western consumerist culture can have a spiritual awakening leading to enlightenment, instead of simply being seen as an outlandish piece of fiction.
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"Tantric Buddhism differs from orthodox or Mahayana Buddhism by its assertion that "enlightenment could be attained by means of the things of this world itself [...] involvement in some of the most impure forms of samsara - meat eating, wine drinking, sex." 2 This is the key to an interpretation of the film within a religious framework, because the two protagonists - Tyler Durden and the unnamed narrator - engage in many activities that would be seen as "impure" by traditional Buddhist standards, yet the narrator achieves a sort of enlightenment from his mindless corporate job and consumerist tendencies when led to these activities by Tyler."
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"Fight Club", 2008.
An analysis of the writing, photography, acting, editing and ideology of the film, "Fight club," directed by David Fincher.
1,421 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper analyzes the film, "Fight Club," directed by David Fincher. It discusses five key thematic elements of "Fight Club" and how the movie succeeds or fails at each. Specifically, the paper looks at the film's writing, photography, acting, editing and the ideology of the film. The paper provides examples from the film in order to elaborate on these points.
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"Just as the writing of the movie is challenging, so is the photography. It is a dark movie, and occurs often at night. As Tyler is a night owl by nature, and he is the one who sets the tone of the film, much of the movie is dark. However, that is not the only reason why the film is dark. It is dark largely because the movie is intended to be subversive. By nature, subversion works to undermine the status quo, and thus operates on the dark edges of society. Therefore, rather than taking place in an IKEA filled apartment, it largely happens in an abandoned house. (The IKEA apartment blew up early on in the film.) This darkness permeates the film. The fight scenes are shot in a dirty and (of course) dark basement of a bar. There is nothing polished about the way that the movie looks. It is rough and dirty, and the photography reflects that. The use of photography to emphasize these things draws the viewers further in to the film. They become sucked in, and are drawn in to the internal world of the narrator and Tyler. This world is full of new things, but it is also a world that is the underbelly of society. Thus, the darkness is compelling."
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