Reading Assignment Part 1 (Susan B. Anthony) 1. Who is Susan B. Anthony? a nineteenth-century champion of the cause of woman’s suffrage. 2. What was the reason for her delivering this speech in 1873? Her reasoning for delivering her speech was for the right for women to vote. 3. What two words in the first paragraph reinforce Anthony’s argument in the speech? Two words that reinforced Anthony’s speech would be “indicted” and “lawful. 4. What statement does Anthony make in lines 14 and 15? She’s
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“There is a little Alex in all of us” In Anthony Burgess’s Clockwork Orange one important question keeps popping up throughout the whole book. The question is does goodness exist in this novel? “Burgess novel is troubling and frustrating on a number of levels. He has presented us with a stark image of evil‚ and perhaps of a greater evil in attempting to counteract it” (Newman 68). I would have to say that no one in the novel is good. From beginning to end; page after page in one way or another
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"Legends of the Fall" -- directed by Edward Zwick and starring Brad Pitt‚ Sir Anthony Hopkins‚ Julia Ormond‚ and Aidan Quinn -- tells the story of Colonel Ludlow (Hopkins) and his three sons; Alfred‚ Tristan‚ and Samuel. "Legends of the Fall" is a sort of epic melodrama about three brothers‚ their father‚ and the woman who weaves among all of them. The film is primarily focused with the middle brother‚ played by Brad Pitt. Pitt is the only redeeming feature of the film. The film was first released
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dystopia of A Clockwork Orange has a very satirical tone. The aspect of satire in the novel is in the form of political commentary. Alex and his gang deprive the community of moral choice and free will‚ limiting their personal freedoms. In this way‚ Anthony Burgess conveys an anti-totalitarian message in the novel. The futuristic dystopian society of the novel is a completely exaggerated claim of what a totalitarian government would lead to. In an attempt to prove the point that a
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Spanning contentious themes of morality and psychology‚ Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange sparked polarizing reception among critics upon its 1941 release. The film‚ based on the novel by Anthony Burgess‚ follows the exuberant amoral acts of Alex‚ a thug in a dystopian city‚ until his gang betrays him to the authorities and‚ rather than be taught right from wrong‚ is brainwashed to detest sex and violence through inhumane techniques. While some critics‚ such as Vincent Canby of The New York Times
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that will sabotage its status as a democracy. Brief information about Susan B. Anthony is firstly she is a leader in the women’s rights movement of the 19 th century likewise she is the person who wrote this passage. The most memorable thing to me is when the main character Anthony voted even though she knew it was illegal. So she wanted to annunciate to people to know the women are not able to vote. I think Anthony was a hero for
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Anthony of Padua or Anthony of Lisbon‚ (born Ferdinand Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest of the Franciscan Order. Though he died in Padua‚ Italy‚ he was born to a wealthy family in Lisbon‚ Portugal‚ which is where he was raised. Noted by his contemporaries for his forceful preaching and expert knowledge of Scripture‚ he was declared a saint almost immediately after his death and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 16 January 1946. He had a very
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The Anthony Weiner Scandal Many people in today’s world would do just about anything to rise to power. Weather it’s doing drugs‚or sabotaging and trying to make people think you’re the good guy. Other people use their power for their own selfish gain and in turn they think they can do just about anything they want. People like this are corrupted in their own twisted way and they can corrupt the people around them. Corruption in it’s highest form is dishonest and sometimes people don’t understand
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Value: DEMOCRACY Crt: PRESERVING THE SANCTITY OF THE CONSTITUTION CONTENION I: Undue potential for influence This argument is contextualized by Peter Rothberg in a piece published in The Nation:Peter Rothberg‚ “The Story of ’Citizens United’ vs. the FEC‚” The Nation‚ March 2‚ 2011. The results of the 2010 election bore out progressive fears as corporate-front groups flooded the electoral zone with massive contributions to reactionary Tea Party candidates. In fact‚ as Leonard’s film makes
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“Crash” Character Analysis Emily Nostrant SUNY Fredonia 2015 The character I chose to analyze was Jean Cabot‚ who was played by Sandra Bullock. I feel that she really embodies all the topics we have talked about in class so far. The first time we see her‚ she and her husband‚ are heading to their car. While walking she catches a glimpse of two African American males and holds on to her husband harder and gives them a slightly disgusted look. She thinks that because she is a white women
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