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- 4861: Hiroshima
- ... battle. However, by permitting the use of the atomic bomb, many innocent civilians are killed. Proponents of nuclear armament argue that one massive show of force results in fewer casualties overall compared to prolonged ground war, but the use of the bomb is still inhumane. In the case of Hiroshima, staticians said that “at least 100,000 thousand people had lost their lives” and 37,245 had been injured(81). The ... By giving governments the power to use bombs, many innocent civilians are killed. A. Proponents of nuclear armament argued that one massive show of force would result in fewer casualties of civilians compared to ground war, but use of the bomb is still inhumane. B. Number of persons killed, injured, and missing due to bomb C. Radiation over widespread area 1. 20% died from direct exposure to radiation 2. 50% died ...
- 4862: The Color Purple: Celie
- The Color Purple: Celie The Color Purple is the story of a poor black woman living in the south between World War 1 and World War 2. This was at a time when, although slavery had ended, many women were still virtually in bondage, and had to put up with many conditions that was reminiscent of the days of slavery. The ...
- 4863: A Post-Modern Age
- ... have its roots in several periods: the year 1436, with Gutenberg's adoption of moveable type; or in 1520, and Luther's rebellion against Church authority; or 1648, and the end of the Thirty Years' War; while even still, it could have begun during the American or French Revolutions of 1776 or 1789; or even the rise of "Modernism" in fine arts and literature. How we ourselves are to feel about ... the social roles assigned to the two sexes. Finally, the conflicting political ambitions of the monarchies, the nobilities, and the middle class generated innovation. The monarchies wanted to make their nations rich enough to wage war. The nobilities wished to reassert their privileges. The middle class, in all of its diversity, was growing wealthier from trade, commerce, and the practice of the professions. Its members wanted a social prestige and influence ...
- 4864: Brave New World: The Future
- ... utopian society, everyone belongs to everyone else. One might easily point out that these precautions are too extreme. But one thing that can not be ignored is that in Brave New World there is no war, no diseases and no old age. For people in our world that would be "utopia". In the utopian society, "you're so conditioned that you can't help doing what you ought to do" (Huxley ... religion, a world that even eliminated racism and stereotypes. It is a world where you only possess knowledge you need, where everyone has the same values and principals. Finally here is a world with no war, no disease and no old age. This question seems difficult to answer at first. Let's rephrase this question. Forget adapting, is this a world you would want to be born in? That changes everything ...
- 4865: How Does Bernard Shaw Satirise
- When Bernard Shaw was writing 'Arms and the Man' in 1893-1894, Romantic ideals concerning love and war were still widely accepted and considered normal; an attitude that did not change, even with Bernard Shaw's efforts to the contrary, until the dreadful losses of the First World War. Shaw, a socialist, was greatly influenced by Henrik Ibsen who "took social themes, treated them realistically and condemned the crushing effects of society." Shaw continued in this vein, using his humour and wit to criticise ...
- 4866: Movie Analysis - Sand Pebbles
- ... losing all of the money to the Chinese decide that they would start an Opium trade them. Against the wishes of the China, the European nations continued to sell the Opium to the Chinese. Finally war erupted because of this. The European nations were victorious in a series of Opium Wars against China. From these Opium Wars many treaties in the favor of the west were signed which gave those European nations greater access to China. After the European nations, got their peace of China so did the United States. Soon after the United States defeated the Spanish in the Spanish American War, the United States received the Philippines from the Spanish. With that the United States declared the Open Door Policy, which all of the European nations accepted. Now in China it was not only the European ...
- 4867: Islam More Than A Religion
- ... and fashioning as the “Pillars of Islam.” There are five pillars. To these five, the Khawarij sect added a sixth pillar, the jihad, which, however, was not accepted by the general community. Jihad means “holy war” or “holy struggle”. The first pillar is the profession of faith which states, “There is no god but God; Muhammad is the prophet of God.” The profession must be recited at least once in one ... to practice their religion freely. The early Twentieth Century witnessed the arrival of several hundred thousand Muslims from Eastern Europe; whom opened a mosque in Maine in 1915 and other mosque soon followed. After World War II an Islamic movement emerged among blacks in the US; members called themselves the Nation of Islam, but they were popularly known as Black Muslims. Although they adopted some Islamic social practices, the group was ...
- 4868: Review of The Great Gatsby
- ... This book was hard for me to understand. My other reason for not liking this book was because of its realistic theme. In the beginning Jay Gatsby was seeing Daisy until he was sent to war. When he left for war, Daisy left for Tom Buchanan and his money. The rest of the novel is about Jay trying to go back in time. The theme of the story was you can't turn back time. I ...
- 4869: It Is Time To Reaffirm Our Act
- ... programmed, or even, terminated. Initially the effort came from The White House and Congress, as a result of flagrant and despicable acts of race discrimination, prevalent for many decades. In 1964, Congress enacted the "1964 Civil Rights Act. Specifically, Title VII of the Act, Marked a huge advance for the principle of non-discrimination based on race, ethnicity and gender in the workplace" (United States, A 30 year Experiment 1). However, since Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act is very vague and broad in its language, many proposals con or pro Affirmative Action are ultimately challenged in court. For instance, In November 1996, the majority of people of the State of ...
- 4870: Brave New World Summary
- ... different in this world of the future. NOTE: Brave New World is a novel about a Utopia, an ideal state in which everything is done for the good of humanity, and evils like poverty and war cannot exist. Perhaps you, too, have created stories about imaginary countries in which everything happens the way you think it should, countries that could be called ideal states if you looked at them closely. Or ... that grants you your fondest wishes. Some aspects of Brave New World may seem attractive to you. Everybody is happy, hygienic, and economically secure. There is little sickness and no old age, poverty, crime, or war. But notice how the Director emphasizes that bokanovskifying is "one of the major instruments of social stability," and how he reminds his students that the motto of the World State is "Community, Identity, Stability." The ...
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