Introduction The first season of The Legend of Korra, sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender, showcases an antagonist known as “Amon” – the Leader of the Equalists. In this paper, I will first set the stage with a brief history of what occurred in Avatar: The Last Airbender, followed by the current situation in The Legend of Korra. I will argue that due to institutional anomie, the Republic City was a conducive environment for Amon, a destructive leader, to lead the Equalist rebellion with the help of his susceptible followers – the Equalists. In order to fully substantiate my argument, I will refer to specific course concepts and theories in the following major parts of this paper:
1) Rise of “Institutional Anomie” in Republic City
2) Leading
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Benders have control on either one of the four elements – Air, Fire, Water and Earth. However, only the Avatar can master control on all four elements. When one Avatar passes away, a new one is reincarnated in one of the four tribes/nations. In Avatar: The Last Airbender, Aang in the Avatar and the last living Air Bender. As it is to be expected, with bending comes desire to gain more power, which therefore, fuels wars and internal conflicts. In Aang’s case, the Fire Nation has taken control over the world and begun to repress all the other nations, and even managed to drive the Air Benders to near extinction. Following the events of the first series, Aang and his friends are able to stop the Fire Nation, and restore …show more content…
Moving forward, the Republic City qualifies under the four factor criteria of a “conducive environment” as per Padilla, Hogan and Kaiser’s “The Toxic Triangle”. For one thing, there is “instability” even before Amon’s Equalist movement takes shape. The local crime lords and gangs are stealing money from the poor, and easily escaping from the police. Since there is no one to enforce justice and law effectively, Amon is able to take advantage of the situation by staging his “revelations” and attacks to manipulate the public’s opinion on bending and even the Avatar. (Padilla et al., pg. 185) The “perceived threats” in this case have to be the Non-Benders’ “feelings of mistreatment” by the hands of the corrupt Benders, poverty and hunger as the crime lords take money away from the them, and force them to leave their businesses. (Padilla et al., pg. 185). The “cultural values” that Amon endorses to lead this rebellion is “restoring balance”, a prosperous future where there are enough resources for the Non-Benders, and there is absolutely no discrimination between Non-Benders and used-to-be-Benders. (Padilla et al., pg.
In his philosophical text, The Republic, Plato argues that justice can only be realized by the moderation of the soul, which he claims reflects as the moderation of the city. He engages in a debate, via the persona of Socrates, with Ademantus and Gaucon on the benefit, or lack thereof, for the man who leads a just life. I shall argue that this analogy reflecting the governing of forces in the soul and in city serves as a sufficient device in proving that justice is beneficial to those who believe in, and practice it. I shall further argue that Plato establishes that the metaphorical bridge between the city and soul analogy and reality is the leader, and that in the city governed by justice the philosopher is king.
The reform movement is typically framed as a progressive achievement in improving corrupt governments that were commonplace in many cities during the time period covered in this chapter, but it ...
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...ur trials and manage the city in other ways, has in fact come to an agreement with us to obey our instructions (63e). If the decisions of the city’s governing agents are not thoroughly respected as just and cohesive parts of society, the very structure by which the society stands is subject to collapse.
the end of this paper I will show how I come to this conclusion. First I will tell the story in my
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It is likely for one to assume that a classic piece of literature set in a fantasy oriented stage will have no merits to the youths of today. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, however, with its crafty of usage symbolism, displays its relevance to issues that often trouble teens. As the story progresses from a children’s tale to an epic, the main character Bilbo undergoes a series of development, his experiences often overlapping with ordinary people. Reading the Hobbit will provide teens with opportunities of exploring the importance of several common but serious topics. People may encounter many of the themes presented in the book elsewhere repeatedly, but it’s possible that they never appreciated the applications it might have on themselves. When teens read the Hobbit, they perceive it as a simple fiction of adventure. Under proper guiding, they will be able to recognize and utilize the lessons of the Hobbit, and improve their attitudes and ideas about life.
J.R.R. Tolkien's concept of too much power is summed up by Lord Acton when he once said, "Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely." In Tolkien's first book of his fantasy based trilogy, Lord of the Rings, the Fellowship of the Rings tells a story of a quest to destroy a powerful ring throughout Tolkien's created "Middle Earth". This quest was headed by a "Hobbit" named Frodo Baggins who, in the end, becomes corrupted by power himself. This corruption begins when Frodo uses his ring to become invisible over and over again to escape certain situations. The quest to destroy the powerful "Ruling Ring" forms the basis for this story.
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In the three readings by Loffreda, Johnson and Gladwell, minor factors are conquered in order to prevent their cities from entering a negative pattern that can lead to the decline of a city. By setting positive examples in the city, it can lead to positive patterns and imitation. The Tipping Points unraveling in the epidemics that lead to the “crime” focus on the environment rather than the actual people involved. But is this true lately? Since the theory suggests the solution to “minor” problems, it is leading to unlawful arrests and even murders by law enforcement officials. Today, communities are faced with some police officers going above their authority to enforce the law, causing the support from the community to decline. Police brutality has been exerted through minorities and have suffered major criminal charges for racial profiling, bodily injuries from arrests, and even death. Officers seem to be associating certain kinds of people and race as the community disorder instead of considering the reality of the community’s condition and “environment”, like the theory suggests in the first place. The minor factors that lead to healthy progression in a city can be solved by conquering the Tipping Points that lead to the Broken Windows Theory. But this can only be proved effective if the focus is environmental factors, instead of focusing on individual