"collective pseudobeast," aimed at eliminating not only a need for humanity but a need for emotion (5). The poem's speaker notes that this being only preexists "its hoi in its polloi" (8). This shows the aim these machines allegedly have-- not simply to overtake the teeming masses of people but to become the teeming masses (hoi polloi) themselves, even to make humanity forget that they were ever in charge. This hearkens to the government employees constantly rewriting history in George Orwell's 1984
I see a place, a mythical place, it is not a house, it is certainly not a home it is a concoction of all its surroundings, it embodies a mystique of feelings unspoken, locked in ones heart by a key that one wishes that no one will find. Only in Hollywood can such a picture be presented to an audience that would see something that was opulent and gaudy, large but not homey, cold but not warm. You sense that something so beautiful, this mansion, like a person you fall in love with has flaws and yes
Social commentary comes in many forms. From light-hearted political cartoons, to hip-hop culture in the 1970’s, all the way to current mainstream films, almost everything has a basis of social commentary. Snowpiercer, a film released in July 2014 originally based off a French graphic novel, had a premise of class warfare and governmental population control based in a dark dystopian future. Set in 2031, the entire earth has been frozen due to a failed climate-change experiment and all life on earth
Copyright Laws Won’t Beat the Fashion Industry The New Republic is an American magazine that tackles topics in politics as well as the liberal arts. In 2007, Kal Raustiala and Christopher Sprigman, professors at UVA and UCLA Law School, wrote an article in the magazine The New Republic, on “How Copyright Law Could Kill the Fashion Industry.” In the beginning of the article, the authors introduce senator of New York, Chuck Shumer. Shumer is said to bring out a bill that protects fashion designs
From the invention of the cotton gin that spurred the industrial revolution to the invention of the computer that spurred communication, technology is thought to have helped mankind throughout the ages by making things faster, more accessible, and easier to handle. Although many kinds of technologies are relatively new and the consequences not yet know, the pros far outweigh the cons. For example, genetically modified organisms are a great way to increase the global food supply and even have the
The Revolution of One City A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens mainly takes place in France, with a period of discontent amongst French citizens and ends with the madness of Revolution. Because the citizens of France patiently suffered for hundreds of years, Charles Dickens uses their built up anger to elicit a period of bloody revenge. The French Revolution essentially commenced with the calling of the Estates-General as the “government was almost bankrupt” (Source E). The Estates-General consisted
showing that social gatherings and his view on success mean more to him than his own life. Elliott holds the belief that even in Heaven there is, “…no doubt that I shall move in the best society in heaven…. It would be highly unsuitable to lodge the hoi polloi ... ... middle of paper ... ...from seeing it as a necessary evil. The difference between Elliott and me, is that Elliott’s definition of success depends on acknowledgment from social peers, and my definition of success rather relies on my own
Is 52 the Loneliest Number? The search is on for the enigmatic whale 52—the world’s loneliest whale. Actor Adrian Grenier (Devil Wears Prada) and Josh Zeman (who produced the feature-length documentary 52: The Search for the Loneliest Whale) are asking fans and whale-lovers alike to fund their hunt for the elusive “52 Hertz” singer. Although 52’s call hasn’t been heard since 2004, scientists and aficionados are adamant that this whale might still be found. Others, however, are not convinced that
Night vs. Life is Beautiful “The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think” (Walpole, n.d.). In Elie Wiesel’s novel Night (2006), he revisits his childhood as a Holocaust prisoner. He and his dad sustain one another; however, when Elie is faced with reality his faith in God diminishes. Similarly in the movie “Life is Beautiful” (2000), there is a strong bond between father and son as they endure the horrors of the Holocaust. The movie follows the story of a young Joshua
In both King Lear and Sunset Boulevard, a main character slipped into a delusional state of mind, but this did not occur by their actions alone. In King Lear, the titular character is aided by Kent, a man so blinded by his loyalty to the king that he is lessoned himself to continue to be near Lear. Additionally, in Sunset Boulevard, a dramatic film star, Norma, is living in a facade of former fame with the help of her servant, Max. Through enabling main characters, the authors are able to illuminate
stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”second sentence for attention getter? Nelson Mandela and Moses both superbly upheld these words in their respective fights for freedom for the Hoi polloi. Mandela fought to overthrow the white supremacist government of South Africa, while Moses clashed with the Egyptians to free the mistreated Israelites. Moses and Nelson Mandela can be closely compared as they both fought for human rights, brought
Salem Village, a small town in Massachusetts, is a very peaceful society. There are small fights, like when half of the village agreed to have a church there and half of the hoi polloi who doesn’t like the idea. Still, it was a very tranquil village. People there are Puritans. Puritans are strict Christian believers. They believe that women and children are to be seen, not heard. They believe that the devils and witches have specters, and specters can attack people. Puritans blame bad crops, death
It is clear that those who oppose allowing CCW licenses have some valid points; however, their points do not take everything into consideration. There side loves to argue about how people do not feel safe when concealed carriers are around them, but the truth is feeling safe is not the same as being safe. Allowing concealed weapons was denied at Virginia Tech with the goal of allowing students to feel safe, but on April 16, 2007, it became clear that no rule against guns could keep them safe from
prison system was the first use of solitary confinement in the United States and was responsible to introducing this practice on the world. Since its inception, solitary’s horrific effects on inmates became evident, and its ethics questioned by the hoi polloi. Despites the practice being abandoned and considered inhumane, solitary confinement has not only reentered prison
Plato, the Greek philosopher is considered to be one of the greatest thinkers in history and is called by one scholar “the fountainhead through which all western thought flows.” In his book The Republic he outlines what the perfect city-state would look like and how it would operate. Along his path of reason he makes no attempt to hide his disdain for other political systems. That includes democracy, a system he does not seem to agree with. In fact, from what I read, Plato obviously disagrees with
Imagine a game of chess: there are pieces, players, and a board. What controls how the game plays out? The players do, not the board or the pieces. For most of my life, I was not the player; I was the piece. The choice to do what I want was not a viable option for my past self. That changed, however. Wallace’s commencement speech explores freedom and default thinking. Freedom is a construct of the mind; to actualize it, one must believe in the choice of free will. After reading Wallace’s speech
chances are these random people wouldn’t know. By the way the capitol is Tashkent and WWI started by the assassination of archduke Ferdinand. I knew this because I simply looked it up online. Another way in which the Internet helps people is that the hoi polloi don’t have to invest time and effort in remembering unnecessary information. This is a benefit from utilizing “the perfect recall of silicon memory” (Carr 315). People could just easily “zip over to a search engine” and find the desired piece of
Vinyl wrap My name is Marco Soliman. I’m 18, Egyptian citizen, and I have been in the U.S. for five years. I started liking cars and wanted to know more about them, when I started high school. I started to want to own a car to modify it. I got my first car on my 15th birthday. I was so happy suddenly, a lot of ideas popped in my head on what I want to do to the car. I’m a car fan, I started to like cars a lot that it became, “my favorite thing in life.” Which a lot of people think, that it’s stupid
impossible) to determine any invariant rules of application for every ethical situation. Accordingly, Aristotle consults the opinions of the common majority as an initial starting point from which to proceed in ethical study. The beliefs of the hoi polloi are revisable, however, and in the case of incontinence, we shall see that Aristotle cannot resolve all of the puzzles resulting from them. The format of this paper will proceed as follows. First, we will attempt a rough description of Aristotle’s
Ancient Greek Health Theories: Understanding the Melancholic Mean in Aristotelian Problema XXX.1 ABSTRACT: In ancient Greek theories of health, it was the equal balance or mixing of the humors or elements (i.e., the isonomic mean) that comprised the ideal healthy state. In the Aristotelian Problema XXX.1, however, there is a description of a form of melancholic constitution that is both 1) itself characterized as a mean, and 2) thought to lead to intellectual outstandingness. This is theoretically