Essays on Tyrant

The Mendelsohn elements, in theory, include portal quest, immersive, intrusion and liminal that helps in classifying the antagonists in the ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and ‘The Midsummer Night's Dream.' The protagonists and antagonists from both pieces of fantasy literature have various character traits that are similar and different. Fantasy literature has been used to refer to an imaginary universe that uses magic as well as other supernatural elements. Therefore, the authors have created the characters according to imaginary creatures to fit the overall genre of the story. In most fantasy literature stories, there is a happy ending for the protagonist ...

Joseph Stalin was a ruthless dictator and the ruler of the early Soviet Union whose main agenda was to gain total control over the economy of the Soviet economy. His ability to maintain power was founded on the forceful seizure of millions of farms previously owned by private individuals and also by terrorizing millions of the Soviet citizens including the communist party members. Given full control of the Soviet economy, Stalin started a modernization plan by establishing the Five Year Project plan. The five-year plan had totally despicable goals for everything ranging from each sector of the economy to ...

The article by Mark Coppenger provides a counterargument to those who believe the golden rule means Christians cannot morally go to war. Stated as “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”, it is logical to assume that no one wants to be killed. The author brings up several good points, noting that Christians can go to war out of love. More men and women have been killed in peace than in war, and if a Christian is fighting to overthrow a tyrant, is it not his moral, godly duty? If a soldier is pressed into ...

Philosophy on Tyranny

Socrates on tyrants and Orators. Socrates had reasons to argue that oratory skills were just flattery and tyrants were largely unintelligent. Perhaps, comparing to the modern day set up, one can say that oratory, as to Socrates understanding, was public relations, or the act of dressing things up to look perfect or better than they actually are. Orators and tyrants did things that suited them best, as opposed to what they wanted to do. That made them powerless people with low regard in the society, despite being able to do anything they felt like, including excommunicating people and giving ...

P1 Socrates in Plato’s Gorgias criticizes Orators who are public speakers and tyrants who are rulers and oppressors as unintelligent groups of people in the society. He further says of oration as a type of flattery. This claim by Socrates seems unfair and harsh, but he comes to a conclusion that Tyrants and Orators are unintelligent because, according to Socrates, having power translates to having something good for who has it. Therefore, Socrates views orators and tyrants as having power in the society that they think it is good for them. It is from this definition of a ...

Introduction

It’s called a fugue state. A fugue state is characterized by a complete removal from, or interruption of, a person’s identity and a personal history. A fugue state is not always permanent, but during the episode, a person can completely forget who they are, and can assume a completely new identity for themselves. Usually, the fugue state isn’t even diagnosed until a person can recall their identity after the fugue state has ended (Costandi). This is a perfect metaphor for Death Fugue, a novel by Sheng Keyi. In her novel, she explores the events related to ...

View of Justice

Thrasymachus believes that there is no justice in the society. He gives an allegory of a shepherd; why a shepherd looks after the cattle to ensure that they are fat. It is not that the shepherd cares about the cattle, but he does so for purposes of the masters and the people who eat meat. In the same vein, he argues that justice means differed things to different individuals. The perfect example of an unjust person to Thrasymachus is the tyrant because he uses “by stealth and force takes away what belongs to others, both what is sacred and ...

Introduction

Antigone is a dreadful tragedy written around 441 BC by the Sophocles. It was the last of the Theban plays but chronologically written first. The other pieces of Sophocles have attracted more controversy and nothing has inspired people more than Antigone (Lewis, p. 35). It is an outline of achievements of man, modern in its tone deceptively, has impressed many, and most probably, it is said if it is attached with, choral odes would turn to this poem. It was written at a time of a national intensity or fervor. When the play was performed, Sophocles was known to ...

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Methodology: HISTORY History refers to the influences that certain major events, or trends in recent years, have influenced the filmmaker’s choices. Furthermore, the shared history and collective memory of the society may influence that way in which the filmmaker takes the story, by relying on the public’s knowledge of past events.

Thesis Statement:

In “Mad Max: Fury Road”, the filmmaker constructs his reality as a response of the events in real life, where global capitalism, international politics and environmental damage represent imminent threats for the future.

Reasoning:

The film clearly presents a reaction to the ...

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Heavy event experience, causing mental suffering. B. Thesis Statement: Solid and distinct line running through the entire film, at times, with the elements of this drama. Not much, but catchy. The first fact is the use of people as objects evoke disgust and aversion. The second - the main characters were both prisoners now run, coupled with rebellion against the system makes the experience for them. The third death of a pregnant woman - it was a pity, she is very strong and brave. Hooked. Then move "Man Zombie" from fanaticism to Joe to ...

The traditional image of Julius Caesar, whether in the popular imagination, or in the many dramas based on his life starting from William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar up to HBO’s series Rome, and even in many scholarly histories of Rome, presents a rather unflattering image of the man. However, this image is far from the truth. Julius Caesar is traditionally presented as a tyrant and a dictator who sought to become king, and who destroyed the republic of Rome because of his ambition to be King. Yet, Caesar, it seems was none of these things. While he may ...