In order to understand how Bree Newsome echoes Antigone‚ one must first compare who they are vaguely. Both Bree and Antigone are of the same gender and attempt to prove women power. Women are not often portrayed as strong‚ but delicate. The time period that Antigone was written women were supposed to obey all rules. Antigone was not the woman that followed the law. On the other hand‚ Bree Newsome was a woman and colored too. As quoted by Nonprofit Quarterly writer Shafaq Hasan “‘It was decided
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Technology is an ever-changing aspect of modern society. Since the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century‚ technological advancements have accelerated at a rapid pace. In Orwell’s 1984 and Haley’s The Nether‚ the reader/audience is warned of a future of enhanced technology and how it can affect the ways that people think and act. In Oceania‚ the purpose of technology is to eradicate all aspects of privacy. In The Nether‚ however‚ the goal of technology in The Nether is to create a world of absolute
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In the we need diverse comics unit‚ we are presented by two young teens‚ Kamala and Jin‚ brought in two different cultural perspectives that grew fond of the American culture but through some trial and error they began to accept who they are. To begin with‚ in American Born Chinese‚ the main character‚ Jin one day visits an herbal medicine store with his mom‚ sits in the waiting room‚ and begins talking with an old lady. This old lady asks Jin‚ what he wants to be when he grows up? To which Jin replied
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Scipio is an example of the typical Roman character and culture through the way he portrays his dominance and power. Though he is new to his soldiers‚ he has no trouble building his credentials and earning his armies’ trust because by right he possesses that power as the Roman general. Scipio motivates his armies by making a point that they‚ the Romans‚ are the top dogs and their enemies are weak and can be easily defeated. Hannibal‚ the Carthaginians military commander‚ despises the Romans for abusing
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We know more about Kong Fuzi’s life than Laozi’s life based on their teachings and the knowledge of scholars. We have knowledge that Kong Fuzi (also called Confucius) lived in China from 551 to 479 B.C.E. and was born into a family of low-ranking nobles. Kong Fuzi became mournful when the Zhou empire weakened and various Chinese states began to battle for power‚ he missed a peaceful and stable society. When it comes to Laozi’s life‚ scholars know so little about it that some people believe he is
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Theorists Hannah Arendt and Michel Foucault present their views on the power/knowledge affiliation in works such as Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil and Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison. While reading the pair‚ it becomes almost impossible not to relate or apply their visions onto the contemporary society. One may even argue that they resonate with current systems of government. Eichmann in Jerusalem‚ albeit a collection of articles for the New Yorker‚ was published
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Context: While Offred and Ofglen were doing their routine walk to fulfill their duties‚ they encountered two young Guardians at the checkpoint. A checkpoint‚ where the Guardians’ purpose is to ultimately perform daily police force and do menial labor. Typically‚ they’re young or old men‚ who are unfit to render the tasks that are taken by the Angels. Nonetheless‚ at this precise checkpoint‚ Offred finds herself taunting one of the Guardians by making eye contact and following a synchronized hip movement
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When reading a work of fiction‚ one has to be aware of different writing styles that will clue you into the information that the author wants one to pick up on. In the works‚ Molière ’s "Tartuffe" and Voltaire ’s "Candide" the themes of appearance vs. reality can be found. I will be discussing this theme which is both obvious and subtle depending on the author. I will be discussing the theme of appearance vs. reality. In "Tartuffe"‚ the character "Tartuffe" is touted as a holy zealous man that is
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SACCO AND VANZETTI Sacco and Vanzetti were victims of the short-lived Red Scare‚ which was the United States’ fear of the growing power of Communists‚ or Reds. When a factory paymaster was robbed and murdered along with his guard‚ Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were arrested after witnesses described the murderers as being Italian. Sacco was a shoemaker and Vanzetti was a fish peddler. Despite the fact that they had alibis and that there was only circumstantial evidence against them‚ they
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Creon & Macbeth as Tragic Heroes Both Creon and Macbeth struggle with the decisions they make‚ pertaining to their new fond power‚ because they are over taken by their power‚ by make wrong choices that make their characters change. In a self-fulfilling prophecy‚ Macbeth‚ dishonorably takes the crown. Looking out for himself‚ he is despised by everyone for what he had done and is forced to spend his short reign in paranoia. Creon on the other hand‚ experiences a contrary reign as king. He falls into
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