http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/dec/17/martinbright.theobserver Revealed: why evil lurks in us all Study shows that crude loyalty to our social group and blind obedience make tyranny possible anywhere Martin Bright‚ home affairs correspondent The Observer‚ Sunday 17 December 2000 Psychologists have struggled for decades to explain why ordinary people participate in atrocities such as the Nazi Holocaust or the Stalinist purges. Now experiments carried out in Britain reveal that most people
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diplomacy. President George W. Bush’s second inaugural address is no different. It set forth President Bush’s ambitious vision of the United States’ role in advancing of freedom‚ liberty‚ and democracy worldwide “with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world” (para. 7). In order to persuade his audience to adhere to his arguably over ambiguous goal‚ President Bush uses a rhetoric strategy that blends elements of ethos and pathos with specific word choice to create emotionally and ethically
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son of Cyrus‚ and claimed the throne with assistance of 6 other nobles. Darius claimed in his Behistun inscription that the supposed Smerdis was actually an impersonator called Gaumata‚ a Magian. Darius therefore stated that he was restoring the kingship to the rightful Achaemenid house. However‚ according to Herodotus‚ Smerdis was actually the legitimate king and it is undoubtedly certain that Darius merely just made up this reason to make his claim for the throne legitimate. Once Smerdis was killed
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Although Macbeth possesses admirable valor and honorable loyalty in the beginning of the play‚ his greatest asset—his ambition—contaminates his judgment and causes him to drive the dagger into King Duncan. Ambition is a double-edged sword which eventually slices Macbeth and stabs the beloved king. Macbeth’s ambition assists him in gaining the Thane of Cawdor and the Thane of Glamis titles‚ but even these superior positions did not fulfill his hunger for power. Even though King Duncan believes Macbeth
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colonies’ population. “The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations‚ all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this‚ let Facts be submitted to a candid world”. After this statement is a list of over 25 examples of Tyranny done by the then King of Great Britain; which is a great use of logos to give more than enough logical reason that the Tyrant rule should be abolished and replaced. The authors
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the fact that the needs and wants of the minority are not taken into consideration as the formation of any individuality is prevented. These people only act in interest of the majority. For instance‚ the ban of gay marriage in Spain started as a tyranny of the heterosexual majority‚ but it is allowed since 2005 (1). Another example of this may be that most Americans in the slave era were white and free and they used the power the majority held to keep slavery from being abolished. The rights of black
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a result of their times of composition‚ we see conflicting perspectives concerning the fear of tyranny arising within these texts. This tyranny for a contemporary audience may be the rise of terrorism induced by 9/11‚ hence leading to dichotomous views as to the responsibility of these attacks. Through the use of rhetoric and persuasive language within the texts the composers utilise the fear of tyranny to shape the response of an internal and external audience. Through the funeral orations‚ Brutus
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Throughout Ancient Greek history various forms of government have ruled the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta. These have included aristocracy‚ oligarchy‚ tyranny‚ monarchy‚ and democracy. An oligarchy is ruled by the few‚ which could also be as a small group of the aristocracy. Monarchy is ruled by a hereditary single sovereign‚ while tyranny by a single leader who took power by force. Democracy is the rule of the people. This essay will show the changes of government between the city-states (Cartledge
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Kevin Soberanis Professor Lang 11-10-11 UGC 111 Greek and Chinese Ways of Life Throughout the course of history‚ civilizations have been developing all over the globe. Some of these civilizations have shared several goals‚ experiences‚ and problems. Two particularly noteworthy civilizations are those of Greece and China. Greece had many city-states within in it. Two major Greek city-states were Sparta and Athens. Despite belonging to Greece‚ these city-states were unique culturally‚ politically
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to emphasize the power of the pope‚ and to threaten king Henry’s misbehavior. This attack on the kingship was a challenge to the social order and a threat to the authority of every ruler in Western Christendom. (Bennett‚ pg. 208) Henry IV reacted to this declaration by sending Gregory VII a letter in which he withdrew his imperial support of Gregory as pope. In the letter‚ Henry thought that the kingship is “granted by God” but not received from Gregory. Gregory could not interfere his appointment
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