...They were once known as the mighty Aztec, Olmec, and Mayan civilizations, as unquiet to the world as the pyramids of Giza would be. Here he is stating that they have been reborn as a failing nation run by corporations and dictators. The once proud people are now enslaved by them. The opera buffa is the fact that the U.S., land of the free, home of the brave, is the catalyst for this transformation. We tout our fruited plains and conservation of our land, yet here we see the opposite mindset. The U.S. had “crowned” the rise of many dictators who were pro-U.S. With rising debt in Central America, capitalism was presented as the means to prosper like us causing envy. The aim was not UFCO, but a fight against communism, and creating free trade. Trujilo, Tachos, Carias, Martinez, and Ubico were all U.S. backed dictators that came to power. (Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua) Neruda calls them flies which is fitting. Flies are attracted to rotting things and corruption is certainly rotten. These dictators twisted and turned the laws and people for their own gain like acrobats at a circus. They wisely paid off the debts of their country and lined their own pockets at the expense of the masses. Dictators continued to slaughter those who chose to rebel. This is the meaning of submissive blood. Marmalade refers to the export of sugar and fruit. Mix the two together and you get marmalade. Here you see fruit woven into the mix...
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...An Exposition Into Hitler’s Mindset Adolf Hitler is considered one of the world’s worst men to ever walk the planet, he was a vicious dictator who lead and entire country of people into its largest war for his own gain. One of the most interesting parts about Hitler, though, is his own personal history. I am going to outline three areas of Hitler’s life, his issues from his past, specifically his childhood, his rise to power and what lead to his hatred for the Jews, and what the widely accepted beliefs are about his psychological state. It is clear that Hitler had a horrific past, he was beaten by his father, and he was left on the streets after the art school he had wanted to go to for years denied him, it is understandable that Hitler...
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...Maintaining or practicing resistance in a developing fascist country populated by nationalist sure is difficult. Thomas Carter’s film, Swing Kids, shows teenager Peter attempt to maintain internal battle of resistance of the Nazi regime. In Sophocles Greek tragedy, Antigone, Antigone shows her resistance by defiling the ruling of the developing dictator of Thebes Creon. Although the two’s situations differed in many ways, their common actions in rebelling from dictatorship while surrounded by pressuring nationalists, in the end proved a positive outcome. Antigone and Peter both have many differences in their situations. Antigone is conflicted with the king of Thebes, Creon’s, decision to ban the burial of one of Antigone’s brothers, Polyneices....
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...achievements and in their physical appearance. Bordo emphasizes that people with anorexia want to be the masters of their body. Therefore seeing their weight drop proves to themselves that they have control. Although a person with anorexia experiences a lot of physical pain from not eating enough food the pain does not trouble them since they see it as proof that they are masters of their bodies. Bordo draws the connection between bodybuilders and people with anorexia stating that they have similar mindsets about their...
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...The Struggles of Minerva Mirabal The beauty and culture of the Dominican Republic has changed and evolved drastically through out the years. Unfortunately, the Dominican Republic also known as the DR or Republica Domicana to its natives, was ruled by an oppressive dictator from 1930 until 1961. Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina was his name and manipulation was his game. He ruled by fear and held a tight grip on the civilians of the Dominican Republic. Trujillo ingrained in their homes, schools, and churches that there is only God and Trujillo. Anyone who tried to speak out would be dealt with violently. Trujillo did not stop one driven young lady of the Mirabal family, whose name is Minerva. Minerva Mirabal is the boldest sister out of the Mirabal sisters. El Jefe, which is another nickname for Trujillo is not popular amongst women in the Dominican Republic. Most civilians will tolerate him and his heinous laws against women, because of the fear instilled in them from the regime. But, at the party while dancing with Minerva, Trujillo is aggressive and vulgarly sexually harassing Minerva against her own will; “And then literally, he draws me to him, so close I can feel the hardness at his groin pressing against my dress” (Alvarez 100). Usually dances in certain cultures may seem more intimate, but this action that old Trujillo commits against young Minerva was out of line. El Jefe even at his own ball will try to intimidate women who he finds sexually desirable into pleasing...
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...Theodore Rapanu Introduction to Ethics - Utilitarianism WC: 1406 TA: Jonatan Sennai Larsson Utilitarianism is the view that actions are morally right if and only if they maximize utility, where utility is defined as the balance of pleasure to pain. In this sense, utilitarianism is hedonistic – it considers pleasure to be the singular good, and pain the singular bad. Pleasures and pains are episodic, and the magnitude of their effect on utility is dependent on both duration and intensity. Utilitarianism is universalistic, so the pleasures and pains of all beings capable of sensation are considered and weighted equally. Finally, utilitarianism is consequentialist. In other words, actions do not have an inherent rightness or wrongness. Rather, the theory examines the consequences of actions in assessing their morality. In drawing its conclusions about morality, utilitarianism does not take into account any laws, societal conventions, or religious views. It looks exclusively at the resultant pleasures and pains in all affected agents. Jeremy Bentham developed a ‘hedonic calculus’ to help quantify utilitarianism. In short, his methodology involves evaluating the utility of each possible action at a given moment. The action generating the highest utility represents a moral obligation. Any action producing a lower utility is morally wrong. It is crucial to understand that morality is determined retrospectively in this theory: it is the real outcomes that matter, not the expected...
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...I start this project on Lincoln’s leadership very reluctantly. I am a history buff and have always viewed his leadership through the eyes of jaded historians. They have portrayed him as a dictator, incompetent, and a buffoon at some points. After reading the Donald T. Phillips book Lincoln on Leadership, my mindset was totally changed. This book broke down four key areas that produced an effective leader in Lincoln. These areas are character, people, endeavor, and communication. I will be sharing a principal from each key area that I found important and then conclude with an overall thought. The first key area in Lincoln’s Leadership was his interaction with people. Historians have often scoffed at the idea that he was hardly in the White House and it was true but they did not understand why. Phillips discusses Lincoln’s open door policy and his philosophy of “roving leadership” in that he was constantly leaving his office. D. Phillips (1992) tells us one of the reasons why he did this with, “All leaders must seek and require access to reliable and up-to-date information” (pg 21). Leaders need to leave their office to truly understand what is going on in their organization. Lincoln knew this well and this is why he was always out getting information from military leaders, constituents, staff, and sometimes even opponents. The second reason for this idea of “roving leadership” should be adopted by most leaders of today including me. Phillips discusses...
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...Germanys downfall and economic disaster in which landed Adolf Hitler in power. Some say the treaty was a way to get revenge on Germany, it placed all the blame of the war, made them sacrifice land, and forced them to pay the war wages. This in turn led to a hate for the government and officials for signing this treaty and the country left vulnerable economically and loyally, and looking for a leader. So basically the treaty left a bad taste in the Germans citizens mouth, left them demoralized and they couldn’t do anything about it. Adolf Hitler who fought in the first world war and felt the treaty was unfair and unjust, he even believed that the Germans did not lose the first war, but the politicians did. It seems to me a man with this mindset would likely be seeking revenge in any way he saw fit. As a poor and demoralized country not happy with the government, a fascist champaign took over and promised to improve the economy and return...
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...continue to do so in today’s society. As I look back through history at the major events that have shaped our world, WWI and II, the Kosovo crisis, Iraq, 911, and 7/7 bombing, I notice a common underlying cause: the influence of a government or political group. For example, during the late spring and early summer of 1994, almost a million Rwandans were killed by their fellow citizens. Almost all the Tutsi and many moderate Hutu were massacred by militant Hutus, urged on by the government. The government forced people into a mindset that caused the deaths of thousands of people. Another example would be the conflict between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland can be traced back to the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 which solidified Protestant control over the island. The protestant political parties caused outrage within the catholic community resulting in a ‘thirty years war’ between the two groups. More recently the war in Iraq Osama Bin Laden was a dictator whose political views clashed with those of the western worlds. The Iraq war, unlike the others mentioned, was a clash of political views between countries rather than within a country. Politics is everywhere we look in today’s world, in places where we don’t even expect it to be. It underlay’s everything in society. It has become a dark shadow on the world, one that has taken so many people from their...
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...provide intensive labor under French colonial rule, which sparked many anti-colonial political movements (“Central African Republic | History” ). The Social Evolution Movement of Black Africa, or Mouvement d’Évolution Sociale de l’Afrique Noire (MESAN), became the country’s first political party led by Barthélemy Boganda (“Social Evolution Movement of Black Africa” ). Its purpose was to obtain basic rights and “preach a message of social change and liberty” (Warburton 32). MESAN’s success led to the election of the Central African Republic’s first president, David Dacko, in 1957. The hope citizens had for their future diminished as their country became bankrupt. It only made sense that a dictator would take advantage of the Republic’s unstable government. Despite being lesser-known than most dictators, Jean Bedel-Bokassa significantly damaged the Central African Republic by ruling with absolute power, practicing cruel and unusual punishment, and leading a luxurious lifestyle that resulted in the collapse of the economy. Born in Bobangui, Oubangui-Chari of French Equatorial Africa, on February 22, 1921, Bokassa would suffer the loss of both his parents by the time he was six. His father, a village chief of the Mbaka tribe, was murdered for his retaliation against French colonial rule; Bokassa’s mother committed suicide shortly after this occurred (“The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed”). French missionaries took him in and allowed him to attend local mission schools when he was...
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...bureaucracies, both respective bureaucracies were quite different. For example, Han China had a centralized emperor (best know was Wu Ti) who set forth a certain curriculum that each bureaucrat would have to adhere to to become a leader. This curriculum was taught at specialized schools for the rich, though sometimes poor, and talented young men that one day wanted to become a bureaucrat. These bureaucrats carried out the laws of the emperor, so the people had very little say so. On the other hand, Classical Rome had a quite different system. Starting out as a local monarchy, Rome changed to a republic quite early in its expansion. they had a Senate of aristocrats that would make laws. From this Senate, two consuls were elected to be its leader. A dictator of Rome was only elected during times of emergency, so there was not one true leader for some time. This system worked until the time of Caesar, who turned the Empire into a dictatorship, which eventually led to its downfall. The people of Rome were able to gather together as one and discuss issues that plagued them, though the Senate was the one true law making body. Despite these differences, Han China and Rome had several political...
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...certain roles during the Renaissance Era. Machiavelli was known for his novel titled, The Prince. The novel explained the regulations and actions of how a prince should become a good ruler. Machiavelli’s novel concentrated it attention on knowing when to use your morals and when they should be put aside so you can keep your position intact. As Machiavelli had the mindset of what a ruler should be like, one particular ruler that comes to mind such as Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin epitomizes the ideas put forward by Machiavelli by depicting that being neutral is never an option, going to war, and having discipline. Joseph Stalin is a certain individual who made the Soviet Union a world superpower. Joseph Stalin is commonly known for his harsh ways and his leadership skills. At a tender age, Joseph Stalin felt he has been treated unfairly his entire life, as a result it led to the desire for greatness and respect in his future. In 1922 Joseph Stalin was appointed as the General Secretary of the Communist Party’s Central Committee. Stalin utilized this new position to overpower the less fortunate. Stalin’s tenure as dictator was so harsh that when Nikita Khrushchev took over in 1953 he started a policy of “de-Stalinization.” Stalin, having the utmost fear of being overthrown he executed some of his best medium ranked leaders. Machiavelli was noticed for Realpolitik, a political and judicial action that fits the circumstances but is not moral and it would be considered a crime....
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...How Was Adolf Hitler So Persuasive? by Josh Wilmoth accessed at http://joshwilmoth.hubpages.com/hub/Adolf-Hitlers-Tremendous-Persuasive-Ability on 7 March 2014. [pic] Hitler gives a speech at the Kroll Opera House Source: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1987-0703-507 / unbekannt / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC-BY-SA-3.0-de, Wikimedia Commons all 4 photos Why Study Hitler's Persuasive Method? Adolf Hitler is considered to be perhaps the most villainous man of the twentieth century. His vile and ruthless deeds are common knowledge. In fact, the name Hitler has now become synonymous with evil. What many often forget, however, is that Hitler was not only a coldblooded tyrant but that also a brilliant persuader of men. He personally oversaw the deaths of millions of people, including the near extermination of the Jewish race while maintaining the full support of the German people. The entire German population was certainly not as heartless and cruel as Hitler was, so it stands to reason that Hitler must have been a masterful propagandist in order to persuade the Germans that his policies were necessary and just. However, one must remember that Hitler was not born the cruel, vicious tyrant that he became. His life was governed by both his choices and his life experiences, so it is important to examine these along with his persuasive method to gain a comprehensive understanding of why he used his gift of persuasion in the way that he did. [pic] Hitler during World War I. Can you identify him...
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...At the end of World War I, the mindset of many people changed. With so many dead as well as cities and homes destroyed, European people didn’t have much hope left. Also, many countries were angered because the end of war did not result in what they were initially promised. With the Great Depression in America spreading throughout the world, citizens were in desperate need of leaders to help guide them through these tough times. Many dictators promised to restore prosperity which appealed to the citizens of their nations. However, many were not aware of what would happen if these leaders were brought into power. Fascism, a new political movement, was built in Italy by Benito Mussolini. In Germany, Adolf Hitler joined the Nazi party and used the anger that Germans felt about the Treaty of Versailles to his advantage. In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin began the system of communism, a more extreme form of socialism where the...
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...Obsession. Something that can ruin you. Obsession can and will get into your very soul to drive you mad. Obsession can turn a happy go lucky boy into a raving lunatic. In our lives we all experience mild forms of obsession. But the real thing--is terrifying. Edgar Linton is experiencing such a spiraling meltdown driven by obsession in Wuthering Heights the novel by Emily Bronte. Edgar has gone from an obsessive hatred of Heathcliff to an obsession with his daughter. This obsession controls his actions, as well as his emotions. His very soul is changed by it. Growing up, Edgar becomes an enemy of young Heathcliff from the very beginning. Edgar has taken a liking to Catherine at the same time that Heathcliff does, or rather after. From the moment she arrives at Thrushcross Grange, Edgar is quite taken with her. One night while Heathcliff and Catherine are roaming around outside, Hindley has the bolts locked to teach them a lesson. “[a]nd, at last, Hindley in a passion told us to bolt the doors, and swore nobody to let them in that night” (Bronte41.) Nelly on the other hand remains to wait on the two children. When Heathcliff arrives alone, he tells a tale of Catherine’s stay the Thrushcross Grange. While there, Edgar recognizes Catherine first, a bit of foreshadowing of his later affections for her. No doubt he thoroughly enjoyed her stay at the Grange as much or more than she did. It was this visit, that started his hatred for Heathcliff. Later we see that Edgar’s obsessive...
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