popularity of torture by the world’s governments in recent years‚ and how the existence of torture in the modern world has raised difficult questions for writers on their representation of torture (Gallagher). J.M Coetzee’s novel Waiting for the Barbarian represents torture in a contextual‚ and metaphorical way that pushes the boundaries of this topic. Coetzee represents torture through the use of the protagonist‚ the Magistrate as an allegory for
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Comparison of Tang and Song Poems In The Attitudes Towards Others As history moves from Tang to Song‚ the Chinese view about “others” undergoes great changes. This was reflected in the poems describing warfare at that time. The literature of both Tang and Song dynasties has signs of racial chauvinism. However‚ the Tang poets also expressed ambivalence about fighting the other and questioned the righteousness of war‚ while this ambiguity is hardly found in Song literature. The Tang was a
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standing and growing for an awfully long time. Its large‚ exposed‚ and inviting borders encouraged many barbarian tribes outside of Rome to try to usurp Rome’s riches. Furthermore‚ religion had augmented a rift in the Roman people and other nations and tribes. Corruption amongst the government and civilian populations slowly crept in. The overall chaotic disorder made Rome an easy target for barbarians to now defeat. Imperialistic tenets‚ disunity in religion‚ and overall adulteration of society hastened
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Scene 20. A dark cell. FLORA is chained to a post‚ staring off into the distance as if in a dream.. FLORA: Oh Rossignol‚ I remember so clearly those days we spent in your summer castle. Why‚ you find it so different from this sad place. There‚ the sun shone in every hall of the keep‚ while here‚ no candle is so bright as to break through the darkness. There was a chandelier in your castle‚ all lit up with crystals and candles. One day‚ will we ever see it again? (The LORD GENERAL enters the cell
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The church is a place where Christianity (Catholic‚ Protestant‚ Orthodox) holds religious services such as mass prayer. The church is divided into bishops‚ cathedrals‚ churches and churches. The world’s top three cathedrals are Catholic: St. Peter’s Cathedral‚ Milan Cathedral‚ Seville Cathedral‚ the world a total of 1‚520 pilgrimage temple‚ most of which are located in Europe‚ especially in Italy. From the 12th century to the 15th century‚ the city has become the political‚ religious‚ economic and
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Averill Cameron claimed that even though barbarian attacked on Rome‚ they were not responsible for the crisis. Internal political‚ social‚ Corruption and economic problems were primarily responsible for the fall. On the other hand‚ Derek Williams stated that barbarians’ tribes were the main cause of the Roman Empire fall. At that time there was no police force‚ no law system or bank system. Also‚ a large majority of population was not working for wages. Also since people of Rome were unemployed they
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Erica Bhasin Waking up to Corruption It is no secret that Golding’s Lord of the Flies and Coetzee’s Waiting for the Barbarians criticize different political systems. While one exhibits the inefficiency of a failed democracy and growing dictatorship‚ the other reveals the atrocities committed by narrow-minded colonists and imperialists. Despite the historical context in which they were written‚ when open criticism was still hushed through persecution‚ the authors depict the source of their
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and Asia. Yet Han China only lasted about 200 years‚ and Rome for about 900. In the end they were not beaten by any superior force or empire‚ but by plagues‚ low birth rates‚ internal strife and corruption‚ lower tax income‚ and barbarians. The continuous attacks by barbarians led them to develop advanced technology to help defend themselves‚ but led to the downfall of both empires during their final years. The political structures of both Rome and Han China were based on bureaucratic systems with
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From Tianxia to Unequal Treaties An Authority Mandated by Heaven Yielded to the Gun Boats Part I – Traditional Chinese World Order and Tribute System Part II – Relations with Barbarians and Foreigners Part III – Diplomacy Post Opium War Part IV – Unequal Treaties – International Law Perspective Part V – Arrow War and Second Treaty Settlement Timeline- 1689 – Treaty of Nerchinsk 1842 – Treaty of Nanjing 1843 – Supplementary Treaty of Bogue
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The fall of the Roman Empire was caused by barbarian invasions. The Roman Empire fell in the late AD 400s (Burstein and Shek 364). There are many ways that historians and archeologists believe was the reason that Rome fell‚ but the main reason was because of barbarian invasions. Although the empire had an advanced military for the most part‚ the Roman military had difficulty fending off the multiple invaders that were attacking at different areas of the empire. For example‚ Rome had to keep their
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