Atwood structures her novel through the flashbacks of the main character, Snowman, who survives a horrific virus created by his best friend Crake. She creates a dystopian future where all economic and political power is held by avaricious corporations, which militaristically monitor their employees. Many of these themes and issues which Atwood explores are based on contemporary themes and issues that are relevant in today’s world. Therefore there’re many significant comparison’s drawn between the items in the futuristic world of Oryx & Crake and in, the contemporary world as we know it. Through skilful characterization and techniques Atwood engages the reader’s mind, resulting in a chilling realisation that is not easily forgotten.
The victor would have control over the entire Mediterranean Sea and all of the trade routes bringing land, pride, wealth, and dominance over the victors enemies. Hannibal took a 1,000 mile trek from New Carthage, Spain, through the Alps, Northern Italy, and finally to Carthage. Hannibal won most of his battles with Rome, but never got the reinforcement he needed to over take Rome. The men that he had with him at the time were renowned for their loyalty to Hannibal and unconventional fighting tactics. Their Gorilla type war fair or wars of delaying almost saw the defeat of Rome but Rome finally assimilated these new tactics and used them against Hannibal, the man who had taught them to
Civil Rights This was a brilliant public relations strategy in action, for every time the protestors were shown on the news, it was them acting peacefully and a white mob attacking them. These images alone helped to win over many supporters and force the national government to step in to help the cause of civil rights. One of the main goals of the passive resistors was to gain public support and force the government to uphold the Supreme Courts controversial rulings, such as what happened with Central High School when President Kennedy nationalized the Arkansas National Guard and the Interstate Commerce Comm. forced the desegregation of the interstate bus lines. Without lifting a finger they changed the way the nation was run.
I especially enjoyed his analysis on the vigilantes and in particular the American Protective League (APL) which is a fairly significant picture of the state of affairs within our country and moreover, the lack of control the government had against the people. The “conspiracy theorist” inside of me has always believed in false flag terror, citizen spies and inside jobs and the existence of the APL was complete confirmation for me. While most would argue that these types of organizations couldn’t exist today, Kennedy opens the door to this type of behavior, which seems illegal in its very fibers. As discussed last week, this time period was rich with reform and political parties were eager to trump the other in any way possible. In Over Here, Kennedy touches on the elites pulling the strings behind the scenes spreading political influence and propaganda along the way.
On the other hand, George W was very scrupulous as a politician. He was elected to two terms and kept his primary campaign promises: he’s cut taxes, brought his version of accountability to elementary education, massively increased funding to the military, and shrunken rights. His core voters strongly aggrandize him, and Republicans control
Joseph Stalin truly strengthened this nation to become a widely known superpower, although he carried out mass genocide and created a murderous dictatorship. Historians have viewed him in many different ways, including a psychotic power-driven killer, a military and communist genius, and also the man who transformed the Soviet Union into an industrial colossus. Joseph Stalin should have never taken the role of the USSR’s leader. Instead, Trotsky should have been the one to take Lenin’s place, which would have saved the lives of millions. Joseph Stalin put forth many positive attributes to the USSR, however; the only reason this was possible was through his brutal intimidation tactics used on the nation’s
A Dialogue Towards the Greater Good Persons of the Dialogue: ALEXANDER HAMILTON JAMES MADISON Scene: Merchants Coffee House, Second Street, Philadelphia Topic: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 ALEXANDER HAMILTON: James, Thomas [Jefferson] will not stop incessantly complaining about Article I, Section 8, Clause 18. JAMES MADISON: His provincial views of what these United States should develop as is frightening. A strong, national government with a fair amount of power ensures that we are always progressing and never living in the past. Without the clause, the intentions of the entire constitution are lost. In fact, the tenets of the Revolution are betrayed.
The film follows the pursuit of Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein who grabbed hold of the story by the scruff of its neck before it even was a story. Sticking to what they believe in through thick and thin, through denials, threats, paranoia and personal doubts, their story is one that still stirs and provokes. The impact and effect of the film is informative, as it is an inspiring salute to the heroic accomplishments performed by the two journalists and an uncomfortable reminder of the cynical forces that rule our worlds. The film is a brilliantly clear-headed example of telling a story with both economy and accuracy. Throughout All the President’s Men, the characters are gradually developed through their actions and behavior.
Like a Big Brother, the totalitarian government had a watchful eye over its “little brothers.” These watchful eyes that laid a deadly gaze upon the citizens were successful in maintaining total compliance within the tyrannical city of Oceana throughout the novel. Making the city a living, breathing watch dog, Big Brother was able to instill fear within all of the non-believers of The Party. Orwell’s depiction of the totalitarian government through the use of Big Brother lead this novel to become a hit in my
This film is a warning that we are not beyond dictatorship. No matter if we believe that we are beyond fascism, or that it won't happen to us, this film shows that it can. The most amazing part about this was that it all happened in 4 days. The fact that a single man can transform a group of free thinking individuals into a fascist, brainwashed mass in 4 days shows that World War 2 can, and most likely will happen again. It also shows that one man with evil intentions can make a big impact, and can use charisma to make others do bad things.