Jeremy Bentham‚ a british utilitarian reformer‚ once wrote that the object of good government was to create the greatest happiness for the greatest number. In the books Brave New World by Aldous Huxley‚ The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ and The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood‚ the government’s use all of their power to achieve this goal. They control almost every aspect of their citizens lives in order to create their perfect version of control‚ happiness and sameness. They are able to control what the
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The utopia’s in both Brave New World and The Handmaid’s Tale‚ use different methods of obtaining control over individuals weather its in a relationship or having control over a whole society‚ but are both similar in the fact that humans are looked at as instruments. In both societies‚ the individuals have very little liberty and are always controlled strictly by the government. Brave New World and The Handmaid’s Tale create fictional places where the needs and desires of humans are met‚ but not
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Antonio is the title character in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. He is a middle-aged bachelor and merchant by trade who has his financial interests tied up in overseas shipments when the play begins. He is kind‚ generous‚ honest and confident‚ and is loved and revered by all the Christians who know him. Even Portia‚ who sees Antonio as a rival for her husband’s affections‚ reveres his character and appreciates — with reservations — his willingness to die for Bassanio. Antonio manifests his
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Merchant power plants differ from traditional rate-based power plants as to: 1) how they are financed and 2) where they sell the electricity they generate. A merchant power plant is funded by investors and sells electricity in the competitive wholesale power market. Since a merchant plant is not required to serve any specific retail consumers‚ consumers are not obligated to pay for the construction‚ operations or maintenance of the plant. A traditional rate-based power plant‚ on the other hand
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Liberation The decade of the 1960’s was an era of spiritual journey for many individuals and a cultural crusade for others. This enlightened outlook and newfound brazen behavior was a stark contrast to the conformity and repression of the 1950’s. Liberation was the buzzword used by those seeking to break out of the stereotypical roles that society had forced them into from a young age. Women began to protest the mainstream thinking that “barefoot in the kitchen” was their destiny. Ethnic groups
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Racism In The Merchant of Venice In Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice he does not just include racism‚ but he also includes prejudice towards religious beliefs. The play consisted of mostly anti-Semitism; however‚ there was one part where Portia was being racist to an African man. Shakespeare uses the conflict between a Jewish man and a Christian man to showcase the distinct theme of anti-Semitism throughout the play. He additionally incorporates the prince of Morocco to show racism. A key reason
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Merchant Banking In India • Merchant Banking In India: The merchant banker are those financial intermediary involved with the activity of transferring capital funds to those borrowers who are interested in borrowing. The activities of the merchant banking in India is very vast in nature of which includes the following a) The management of the customers securities b) The management of the portfolio‚ c) The management of projects and counseling as well as appraisal d) The management of underwriting
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The Witch: A New-England Folktale is written and directed by Rober Eggers. After battling several problems regarding the film’s eerie theme‚ historical context and shooting location‚ Eggers finally finished his directorial debut‚ of course about some witches‚ which is his favorite topic since childhood‚ and the horror they bestow upon a family. It is premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2015 then distributed by the indie darling A24 in February 2016. The movie brings us to a circa-1600s
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New Jack City The film I chose to watch was New Jack City. This was the tale of Nino Brown‚ a New York City drug dealer who rose to prominence during the crack epidemic. Scotty Appleton is the detective who is tasked with stopping Nino Brown by going undercover to work in Nino’s drug cartel. During the movie Nino Brown starts off as a small time drug dealer and eventually becomes the kingpin of the city. Scotty Appleton eventually brings the entire drug operation down and Nino Brown is killed
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nor Italian’ this clearly accentuates their relationship as close; Portia speaks to Nerissa in prose. Shylock on the other hand speaks predominantly in prose showing his lower status‚ particularly in his conversation with Tubal‚ ‘How now‚ Tubal‚ what news from Genoa? Hast thou found my daughter?’ (Act 3‚ Scene 1‚ Line 71)‚
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