The Tide Of War Is Receding Violence Reading the newspaper isn’t always a peaceful activity in the 21st century. Preceding articles discussing scientific and technological milestones or in-depth analyses of archeological discoveries from Biblical times‚ one will find roaring headlines that announce violence and more violence: from the terrorism attack on the twin towers‚ to Joseph Kony’s militia that has kidnapped thousands of children in Africa and to Iran’s nuclear threat. Yet in spite of
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In the short stories of Genesis‚ Job‚ and Antigone they all discuss the theme of punishment for disobedience‚ the role of knowledge‚ laws of Gods‚ and laws of man kind. Each individual theme is presented differently within the stories‚ but they share similar concepts for punishment and laws. Genesis and Antigone discuss the consequence of disobedience towards a powerful force. However‚ in Genesis Adam and Eve disobeyed God which is considered breaking the laws of God‚ while in Antigone‚ Antigone
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with the use of Violence and its legitimization through manipulation of language by the state in dealing with “the other”. In an attempt to investigate the role played by the state‚ which monopolizes the use of violence for the sake of civilizing its people‚ inspired by a documentary titled “where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?”‚ this paper tries to go beyond spoken and written words to reach a better understanding of this role. It starts by defining the concept of “violence” and drawing a
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Justified Violence Violence has become accepted as a common means to achieve an end. Whether it is for power‚ subduing another country during interstate conflict‚ or an attempt to gain legitimacy‚ violence has become a distinctive force in contemporary society. The more important question that needs to be addressed is when this use of violence is justified‚ if ever. The purpose of the government‚ according to Locke‚ is the preservation of natural rights. When these freedoms are not protected in
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On Power and Violence In this passage from “On Violence”‚ Hannah Arendt attempts to make a clear distinction between the concepts of power and violence. In her analysis‚ Violence is an instrumental character (Arendt‚ 46). It stands in need of justification for some future purpose and of implements to carry its resolution. Power‚ she distinguishes‚ is characterized by legitimacy (52). It stands in need of numbers and mass support. Even though power and violence can be found in conjunction with one
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a way of life for some‚ others know very little about it and may be unlikely to learn. Eventually we will have a palarised society and this will lead to serious social problems. To what extent do you agree with this agreement? In recent years‚ IT age has far-reaching influenced a large number of people. It cannot be denied that IT could lead to some serious social problems and paralsing society. I agree with this statement to a certain extent and I will outline why in this essay.
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Violence Breeds Violence Violence is prominent and it promotes more violence. Throughout this discussion it is necessary to consider violence on a local‚ national and global level. Domestic violence is a regular occurrence here in Adelaide and it is common within families and neighbours. The level of violence that Australians show towards refugees is compiled with torture and inhumanity. The impact of video game violence affects many places around our globe and it can influence people’s behaviour
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Is Disobedience a Psychological and Moral Problem? In his essay “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem‚” Erich Fromm asks a question that he considers very important‚ “Why is man so prone to obey and why is it so difficult for him to disobey?” (405) He claims that disobedience is the right thing to do but obedience without questioning is bad. He claims that the history of human beings started because of acts of disobedience. He further claims that human beings continue to progress
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Oscar Wilde observations on disobedience were changing every year he continued his observations. Disobedience progressed to a less meaningful thing throughout the course of history up to this day. History plays a major role in disobedience development‚ because it tells you whether or not we have chosen to use disobedience to the roots we started using it with or not‚ and the answer to that is no because we have diminished the true value of disobedience and rebellious. Martin luther king is a person
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“Disobedience‚” the word has different connotations. Many people have disobeyed throughout the course of their life‚ considering that rebellion is a natural human instinct. This refusal to obey is a trait that cannot suppress‚ especially in the fight for correct human rights. Martin Luther King Jr. fiercely waged for the rights of African Americans through disobedience acts. Several of the rallies King conducted were unauthorized; the civil rights leader gave speeches in a few of the key centers
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