Star Wars: Myth or Religion?
I was in a room, not a very large room, but big enough for the circle of odd numbered minds that had been assembled to discuss, debate, theorize, or maybe just waste time, on the topic at hand. I am a mere observer, with nothing more than a pen, my thoughts, and a strong will to keep my mouth closed when some reporter, author, or other member of the crowd makes some outlandish comment. I was there for no other reason than to make sense of what was being bickered back and forth about.
The snug circle was comprised of the usuals. You know the type, the same type that you see on some late hours CNN debate yelling out their argument on some obscure topic that only the people staying up to watch what the market is doing care about. Except this group is a little more well mannered.
It’s my job to keep order, so without any further hesitation I raised my voice once over the crowd who seemingly had prematurely begun their own off hand topics without me. Without the attention I was looking for, I made a second attempt to harness their eyes, this time a little more successfully.
“Okay crowd, we’re going to begin with Star Wars first, and Star Wars only,” I ordered. I was surprised at the undivided attention they were giving me. It almost made me feel uncomfortable because I was too scared to lose it, or maybe even to lose their respect with an illegitimate comment.
“So what do we know about it?” I inquired, this time with a little more concern because all of their faces looked at me blankly, almost screaming for a more specific topic. My job was not to interfere, only to observe, so I became increasingly uncomfortable waiting for somebody to take the ball away ...
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...a parallel universe for people to observe and then use their own conclusions in their own life,” he finished with emotion going through his throat.
“Believe it or not, I think youth has prevailed,” I interrupted. “The youngster here has summed up everything we’ve been talking about in one final comment. I congratulate you son.” It wasn’t the greatest ending comment, but it was still pretty good, and good of a place as any to finish up the discussion. “In closing, I just wanted to thank you all for coming. I hope you got as much out of this as I did. We can conclude that Star Wars, as a whole, means different things to different
people, the arguments for every aspect are too numerous to be discussed in twenty, let alone one, discussion group. I wanted to thank you again, and may your thoughts be with you.” I ended the session with a good feeling.
... nation. In addition to, supporting their allies, this shows how Canada is committed to maintain good alliances with their allies. They also joined a peacekeeping military defense with United States in order to gain trust from United States and become a peacekeeping military defense Canada is recognized today.
Eleven years after the second world war, a crisis occurred which had the potential to escalate into a third world war. Hostilities ran high and the background causes that prompted this crisis contained the same fundamentals as were seen in the first and second world wars. Those being militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism; wrought by those countries that had an interest in the Suez Canal and the Arab states. In the world of superpowers in conflict, Canada made a name for itself through an innovative peacekeeping scheme, instead of aggression (Encyclopedia Britannica Online, 1999-2000). If Canada had not become involved in the Suez Crisis, as a neutral party, it could have escalated into a world war. The three components which add up to the conclusion of the Suez Crisis and a bench mark for Canada and world peacekeeping are: Canada's choice for those countries directly involved in the crisis, Canada's choice for involvement, and Canada's resolution of the United Nations Emergency Force, which would put a stop to a possible world war.
Throughout the novel several different characters are introduced to the reader, such as Ralph, Jack, Simon and Piggy. With all these characters presented to the reader, one can get to see into their minds-eye, which allows the reader to analyze their character. In this case one could examine their basic morals and distinguish between the person’s natural instinct to rely on civilization or savagery to solve their problems. The author of the novel, William Golding, had a “first-hand experience of battle line action during World War II” which caused him to realize, “[that] The war alone was not what appalled him, but what he had learnt of the natural - and original- sinfulness of mankind did. It was the evil seen daily as commonplace and repeated by events it was possible to read in any newspaper which, he asserted, were the matter of Lord of the Flies” (Foster, 7-10). This being said by Golding leads one to the central problem in the novel the Lord of the Flies, which can be regarded as the distinction between civility and savagery. This can be seen through the characters that are presented in the novel, and how these boys go from a disciplined lifestyle, to now having to adapt to an unstructured and barbaric one in the jungle.
...with the United Nations has seemed to get the job done, this doesn’t just look good to us Canadians but it also helps when it comes to developing relationships with other countries, it signifies to these nations that we are there to help and not to cause conflict which tends to result in some peacekeeping operations.
In conclusion I have explained in detail the 3 main reasons why Canada is a good peacekeeper. I showed my knowledge through researching Canada’s daily participation, the financing they put in this force, and the future of Peacekeeping as it continues to grow. Canada puts a lot of effort, money, and time into being peacekeepers. This force is something to look forward to! As a Canadian it is setting an amazing reputation on our country and making the world a better place. Without Canada’s help the peace of today and the future wouldn’t be the same. Having Canada as a Peacekeeper is making the world become a much more peaceful and safe place for everybody.
The point is that matter can change and all could be your imagination and not necessarily real.
A Human disposition toward savagery causes total destruction in the society. The central concern of Lord of the Flies is the conflict between two competing impulses that exist within all human beings: the instinct to live by rules, act peacefully, follow moral commands, and value the good of the group against the instinct to gratify one¡¯s immediate desires, act violently to obtain supremacy over others, and enforce one¡¯s will (Phillips). This second trait is quite blatantly shown through Jack and his hunters. In the beginning of the novel, even Jack is not quite savage yet.
As I have already stated Canada is very well known for our many peacekeeping efforts. This is due to the many places our peacekeepers have been, or are at this very moment, such as Bosnia, East Timor and even Central Africa. These are just a very small portion of the places our peacekeepers are presently stationed. I am not even mentioning the dozens and dozens of other places they have been to. Our peacekeepers have helped save countless lives and Canada has gained relatively little in return, but Canada does it anyways, because it is the right thing to do.
... support, so it can help unite the country. Despite all these benefits, Canadian contributions to UN peacekeeping missions have halted as of late, which contributes to its waning global reputation.Peacekeeping has the ability to place Canada on a pedestalin the eyes of the world, because it is a project that is supported by many influential nations such as the United States (U.S. Department of State, 2010) and Australia (Australian War Memorial, 2011). Peacekeeping is too strongly rooted in Canadian history for it to completely disappear. Canada’s declining global reputation should be interpreted as a sign to respond to the call of arms. Peacekeeping represents all the things Canada traditionally represents; fairness, equity, acceptance and human rights. It is the perfect way to symbolize to the world at large that Canada is a diplomatic nation, worth listening to.
There are leaders of savagery in both Lord of the flies and A separate Peace, in both books these leaders cause c...
Over millions of years, man has transformed from a savage, simple creature to a highly developed, complex, and civil being. In Lord of the Flies, the author William Golding shows how under certain circumstances, man can become savage. During nuclear war, a group of British schoolboys crash land on an uninhabited island to escape. Ralph the elected leader, along with Piggy and Simon, tries to maintain civilization, while Jack and his group of choir boys turned hunters slowly become savages obsessed with killing. Through characters’ action and dialogue, Golding illustrates the transformation of civil schoolboys into bloodthirsty savages.
In the novel The Lord of the flies, William Golding illustrates the decline from innocence to savagery through a group of young boys. In the early chapters of The Lord of the Flies, the boys strive to maintain order. Throughout the book however, the organized civilization Ralph, Piggy, and Simon work diligently towards rapidly crumbles into pure, unadulterated, savagery. The book emphasized the idea that all humans have the potential for savagery, even the seemingly pure children of the book. The decline of all civilized behavior in these boys represents how easily all order can dissolve into chaos. The book’s antagonist, Jack, is the epitome of the evil present in us all. Conversely, the book’s protagonist, Ralph, and his only true ally, Piggy, both struggle to stifle their inner
Motion Pictures have always had a strong influence in today’s culture, but maybe none as prevalent as Star Wars. Originating with Episode 4 A New Hope, the series boomed from 1977 to 2005 with yet another addition coming in 2015. The strongest of the series was the original trilogy episodes 4, 5, and 6, all generally released in the 1980s. As one of the strongest film francaises still today, it’s impact within the 1980s was only the tip of the iceberg. Children and adults alike still anticipate the new edition of this seemingly endless journey. If any singular film series still holds prevalence in its future decades it is Star Wars: Original Trilogy.
Feedback influences the amount of time the group members spend discussing the topic and could be used to dispute flows. The experiment was conducted and presented to a dozens of individuals in large electronic rooms with the "Lost in the Desert" survival scenario. Participant were given a list of fifteen objects where they must select five that would help them survive. After the picked their items were instructed to enter an assigned chat room and discus the possible choices, they had no obligation choose the same item as other groups. The discussing ensued with no one knowing whose group they are in. This created disconnect to all for a more analytical process. The results indicated that positive feedback results more in the production blocking and less effective decision-making. Negative feedback increases the amount of time spent on group discussion. Evidence suggests that groups whom receive negative feedback during decision-making process engage in more argumentation, likely an effort to support their own argument in the face of criticism. The use of devil 's advocacy by a group requires more discussion to reach agreement than is normally needed. In comparison, groups who receive positive feedback will likely require less time to reach consensus by virtue of not requiring the same amount of argumentation. (Marler & Marett, 2013).
The Church Had enormous influence over the people of medieval Europe and had the power to make laws and influence monarchs. The church had much wealth and power as it owned much land and had taxes called tithes. It made separate laws and punishments to the monarch’s laws and had the ability to send people to war. The church controlled the people of Europe's beliefs and determined holy days and festivals. The people who worked in the church were some of the most educate people. It was one of the powerful institutions in Medieval Europe and even had its own hierarchy. The church, because of its large power and influence, caused the Christian religion to be the most widespread belief in the world. The remnants of the once powerful religion can still be found in many places to day.