Society: Comparison to the Panopticon According to Wikepedia‚ a panopticon is a type of prison where the observer is able to watch the prisoners without the prisoner knowing when they are being watched. The concept of the design is to allow an observer to observe (-opticon) all (pan-) prisoners thereby conveying what one architect has called the "sentiment of an invisible omnisciece. The panopticon was invented by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham in 1785. Bentham himself described the Panopticon
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Michael Oher is an immense human being. At the age of sixteen‚ he had a 20-inch neck‚ 50-inch waist‚ and a 58-inch chest. Larger measurements‚ that is‚ than every single member of the Washington Redskins. This fact alone meant that his final years in high school‚ Oher was the focus of attention of college coaches across America – grown men taking detours of hundreds of miles to watch him practice‚ in the hope of persuading him to play for their team. Had these coaches the power to design a prototypical
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World War 1: The Lost Generation On November 11th‚ 1918‚ the first Great War‚ World War 1‚ came to an end. Two hundred thousand American soldiers lost their lives. Those who were fortunate enough to make it back home had lost their spirits. Their generation had to suffer the brutality‚ hypocrisy‚ disillusionment and alienation of this war. Their generation is known as the Lost Generation‚ yet the painful memories of that war remained with them for no one to understand. World
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You know what I’d like to see? I’d like to see Michael Bay make a romantic comedy – because‚ somehow‚ someway‚ I bet you anything that he would still finds a way to incorporate explosions‚ a rambunctious car chase‚ and a reason for a man to openly weep uncontrollably. In case you’re unfamiliar with Michael Bay – although I don’t know how you possibly could be‚ considering he’s directed all of the Transformers movies‚ along with Bad Boys‚ Pearl Harbor‚ and The Rock – that characteristics that
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Michael Phelps is known as a tragic hero because of his noble life as a common man. Michael Phelps was born in Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ on June 30‚ 1985. He lived in a neighborhood called Rodgers Forge. In this ordinary place‚ Phelps’ started swimming when he was diagnosed with ADHD and didn’t know where to use all of his stamina: “...Phelps was directed towards swimming in 1992 at the age of just seven in order to provide him with an outlet for his unbounded energy” (5). Luckily‚ due to this disorder
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The Lost Generation refers specifically to the group of American expatriate writers associated with 1920s Paris. It is a term used to refer to the generation that came of age during World War I. Ernest Hemingway is said to be the most distinguished author of this group of writers having first used the phrase "You are all a lost generation" as the epigraph to his first novel The Sun Also Rises. After World War I‚ when nineteen-year-old Hemingway returned home‚ his parents did not understand the psychological
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religion plays a much smaller role in the more modern writings. Strong religious messages can be seen in the earlier writings‚ such as “The Wanderer” and “Everyman”‚ but becomes more questioned in later writings‚ such as “Dr. Faustus” and “Paradise Lost”; and in more current writings‚ such as “Oroonoko” and “Fantomina”‚ we see no religious teachings‚ but the protagonist is still faced with the same struggles as seen in the earlier writings. Within “Everyman”‚ it shows the basic thought
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The Lost Boy?s Both short stories create metaphysical ?Lost Boy? to demonstrate longing. In the short story ?Lost Boy? written by Thomas Wolfe the main character who?s described as Grover is in essence the ?lost boy? from Thomas?s past. Grover?s story is written in place of Wolfe?s late brother and Grover?s life is depicted through the eyes of four people the mother‚ the sister‚ the younger brother Eugene‚ and Grover himself. First we see Grover’s view of a childhood experienced months before the
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In Paradise Lost‚ I find book two most significant. I find this book most significant because this is where Satan decides to voyage through Chaos in order to find the new world; Satan decides that he wants to seek revenge on God. A quote that alludes to Satan’s revenge is‚ "Thither full fraught with mischievous revenge Accursed‚ and in a cursed hour‚ he hies (Milton lines 1054-1055). This quote is describing the type of revenge that Satan seeks. It is clearly stated that his revenge will be mischievous
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Profile on local Entrepreneur – Michael Lee-Chin Due Date: June 11‚ 2012 Profile on Michael Lee-Chin Jamaica has‚ over the years‚ produced some very influential and successful entrepreneurs. As a matter of fact‚ Jamaicans are known to excel in just about everything we do. In my opinion‚ the epitome of Jamaican excellence in entrepreneurism is none other than Mr. Michael Lee- Chin. Michael Lee-Chin‚ Chairman‚ Portland Holdings Inc is regarded as a visionary entrepreneur whose philosophy
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