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.
Canadians strongly believe that peacekeeping is about trying to protect people from extreme harm, a way of providing hope in situations that seem hopeless, and a good method of bringing peace and justice to war-torn countries or failed states. Canadians backing soldiers in their peacekeeping role has been so strong for such a long time that it has generated into their national identity. “Canadians cling to the mythology, born of the 1956 Suez Crisis, that we are a nation of peacekeepers, interposing between belligerent forces bent on war but, even though Canadian government officials and media of the 1990s called the operations in Bosnia and Somalia “peacekeeping missions,” they were something very different from Cold War-era peacekeeping.” Accordingly, over the past several decades, Canadian peacekeeping operations involving their military forces has shifted from a Pearson perspective based on humanitarian intervention to peacekeeping missions entailing massive violence. Therefore, my research paper will focus on how peacekeeping in the Canadian context has changed over the past several decades owing to the Canadian use of its military (internationally) force for extreme violence during peacekeeping missions. I wish to discuss this topic extensively within my research paper by focusing on vivid examples from UN Peacekeeping missions.
... 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.
There are leaders of savagery in both Lord of the flies and A separate Peace, in both books these leaders cause c...
The United Nations was formed shortly before the end of World War II when the League of Nations was deemed useless when it failed to prevent the outbreak of the war. Canada was so obliged to helping UN because they were a part of it when it was formed. Canada alongside the "Big Five" and others, became one of the original members of the peacekeeping and peacemaking UN. It was stated that "Canada has always been a strong supporter of the United Nations and of peacekeeping, and has participated in almost every mission since its inc...
“I would like to thank everyone involved in this conference, and the organizers in particular, for inviting me to deliver this talk. I am very obviously an outsider and wish to come to this group to talk about something that is central to all work that you people are doing.”
The Lord of the Flies by author William Golding is a tale of a group of boys who have been stranded on a deserted island as a result of a plane crash. The boys are faced with plenty of challenges that they all choose to make different choices for such as turning towards savagery for Jack and towards civility for Ralph, which ultimately brings the entire groups sanity to the edge. Within the novel there are plenty of themes, and most of them relate to the inherent evil that exists in all humans as well as the savage nature of mankind. In The Lord of the Flies, Golding shows these boys’ transformation from being a civilized group of boys to savage beasts due to their adaption to the freedom that they have in their new society, which connects
This journal discusses how Canada has gone from being a peacekeeping nation to a peace building nation ever since the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 by the Americans. This journal article talks about Canada’s role as a middle power in the world and the responsibilities that come with said power. It also discusses the relations with NATO and how it has changed Canadian foreign policy from peacekeeping that existed in the late 1900s to peace building, along with discussing the similarities and differences between the two.
It is important to the Canadian government and to Canadian citizens that Canada plays a visible role on the world stage. Canadian military’s peacekeeping efforts were a way that Canada was able to achieve this status in the past. In 1956, Canada’s ambassador to the U.N., Lester B. Pearson organized the first peacekeeping mission with the United Nations (UN) which helped show the world the meaning of peacekeeping. This first mission was to solve the issue during the Suez Crisis, and was very successful (Anderson). Even though Canada has played a critical role in the development of peacekeeping, they have lost status and respect by changing this unique Canadian contribution to the world. This was largely due to major Canadian peacekeeping failures in Bosnia and Rwanda which led them to decrease their peacekeeping efforts throughout the world and have since changed the missions into something that no longer resembles peace.
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.
Canada had not always been a loving and accepting country. In the 20th century, Canada had committed countless acts of racism, hatred, and discrimination towards people who lived in the country. Yet over the years, Canada has evolved from this status and has proven its humanitarianism by fulfilling many acts of greatness. Humanitarian countries have earned this title by altering the conditions of a person by improving lifestyles, helping, and sharing general concern for the common man. Canada showed this trait by firstly making numerous peacekeeping acts to benefit others and themselves. Secondly, Canada has continued to better the lives of its residents by giving multiple benefits to those who are citizens. And lastly, Canada is one of the most culturally diverse nations and will accept all, based on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. No matter the cruelty Canada has shown in its past, the efforts it has made to redeem itself is more than anyone can ever overlook. Canada’s acts even today continue to show its ability to be a humanitarian nation.
...ovel, Lord of the Flies explores this idea of a civilized human’s ability to become a savage, when put in the right circumstance. In the beginning of the book, Golding’s main protagonists, Ralph, Piggy and Jack are symbols of civilization, order and hope. Once they are stranded on a desert island and left to their own devices, fear, the pursuit of power and human corruption turns the three boys into savages. Golding’s novel clearly depicts how without the structure of civilization, it is human nature for a person to revert back to its innate savagery. The novel shows how different people react differently to the influences of civilization and savagery. Savagery is a much more essential to a human than civilization. The young boys who were stranded on the island showed how easily one can go from a proper boy to a absolute savage guided only by fear and desire.
Katz, Elihu, and Jacob J. Feldman. (1962). The debates in the light of research: A survey of surveys. In The Great Debates, ed. Sidney Kraus. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, pp. 173-223.
Civilization vs. Savagery is one of the main themes in the novel, Lord of the Flies. Civilization forces people to suppress their darkest urges, whereas savages surrender to their darkest impulses. William Golding represents the differences in civilization and savagery in the conflict between the two main characters: Ralph, who represents civilization, order and leadership; and Jack, who represents savagery and the desire for power.
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).
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