Summary Of The Article 'High Pedistal' By Nilsson

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First of all, I liked how you brought what you learned Freshman Seminar last semester and connected it with Hallenberg article. Men that are placed on high pedistal have taken their power to a point of disgust and fear. Also, the King can be seen as the quarterback on a football team. Even though Nilsson was a nobleman who is supposed to exert compassion towards commoners and find ways to improve the state and the people. In my eyes, Nilsson was just causing a catastrophy however he was following the hegemonic practice by being a dominate figure toward peasants and women. Your question is very intriguing. As we progress into the future, there are many changes especially in society and media. In article, the violent acts were brought to the

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