Hope for the future A Critique of Chapter 11 in Neil Postman's Technopoly In chapter 11 ("The Loving Resistance Fighter") of the book Technopoly, published in 1992, Neil Postman focuses on a solution to the problems created by Technopoly. ... Postman proposes that we become "loving resistance fighter(s)" who retain "the narratives and symbols that once made the United States the hope of the world"(p.182). ... A narrative is a story of human history that gives meaning to the past, explains the present, and gives advice for the future. ...

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Future of an Illusion Religion today is a topic of many controversial arguments. ... In "Future of an Illusion," Sigmund Freud takes on religion and presents it as an illusion, and as a human obsessional neurosis. ... It is the way that the adult deals with the feelings of helplessness that were once as he was a child fulfilled by his biological father. ...

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Karen Armstrong, author of the essay, "Does God Have a Future?... If something (namely God) was once seen as the only explanation to all that was good, and now is perceived as dead or a lie, it tends to make people reflect on ancient explanations, question these explanations, and generate new ideas. ...

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It was to be a super human in the appearance of an angel, but once Clerval and Elizabeth found out about it they explained what he had done in playing God and demanded him to stop. At the very last moment when it could be stopped Clerval and Frankenstein had a full on fight only to finish at the beginning of a new age a super human race, Frankenstein sat down in thought of the reality, the future of the monster, it was ugly, it was dead made to the living, wouldn't be understood and so he must leave it in terror. ... Frankenstein will now abandon and destroy all of his work, and ...

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Humankind would be improved if people would give back to their community, once you return the act of kindness to another you will achieve true happiness. ... This concept will definitely cause problems in the future, i.e. getting arrested, having a corrupted government, or even war. ... Most examples would end with a consequence that is caused in the future, which means that free will is the solution to problems in the now and not in the future. When making any decision you must think about both points, will this benefit me now but cause me consequence in the future, or will this benefit me no...

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This is not the only case that involves seeing dead loved ones again, many families have saved the cells of their lost ones in hope that one day they may be able to see their faces once again. ... Human cloning is now the future in science, and the future cannot be avoided. With cooperation and regulation we can face the future safely and benefit from it in many ways. ...

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He states that there are "events which happened in the past and which (human nature being what it is) will, at some time or other and in much the same ways, be repeated in the future" (I.22), emphasizing the basic yet ongoing battle of forces within the human psyche. ... In other words, once the acquisition of basic utilities for survival is met (clothing, shelter, food, etc), the symptom may be temporarily alleviated but the cause remains, resulting in the continuing human drive to insure safety and security by any means possible. ...

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Process philosophers hold the popular belief that the future is undetermined, open - a clean slate, so to speak. ... To these philosophers, neither the future nor the past can be changed or altered because, according to the philosophers of the manifold, neither past or future really exist - time is always now, always occurring in the present. ... Time has no history or future because it simply exists. ... Humans regret the past and fear the future because they are swept up and bound by their own impositions of time. ... This calendar represents sixty years, beginning with year one, ending wit...

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Hero He always wakes up with a smile on his face trying to explain that everything he ever did was wrong. Believing that future will never fail. He is always satisfied and unpredictable in his actions. Tries to hide his true identity in front of a stranger. Keeps one hand in the pocket of his jea...

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YOUTH POLITICS in the PHILIPPINES Although not as complex as the loopholes and unreasonable flaws of National Politics, politicking in the youth circles needs a newer and deeper understanding nowadays. The Sangguniang Kabataan, who is, composed, mostly, of schoolboys and girls with ages ranging ...

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As the character of Atticus Finch recognizes in "To Kill a Mockingbird"", cases such as defending negro Tom Robinson against the charge of rape in his home town of Maycombe "come along once in a lifetime" (link to text/quote)and there is no turning away from such moments. ... The decision to act on Robinson's behalf is the only option open to Atticus if he is to be able to hold his head up high and have his children respect him in the future (unpacking the decision in terms of the prompt). ... I felt that an expository mode (form and why it was chosen) was the best form to adopt as I co...

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Even though Tommy Wilhelm, who is the protagonist of this novel, didn't have a Christian conversion and a sudden believe in God, he still went though these very steps to finally raise above all the problems facing him and have for once peace in his live. Tommy Wilhelm was a young, charismatic, good looking man and had an apparent successful future. He was told by a talent scout named Maurice Venice that he had a bright future in acting. ... Just like someone being baptized after there conversion to wash off their old sins and start over he had his washing of his old self so he could once ...

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If the financial future of their great families rested in the hands of their superlatively confidant brothers, then these young woman had been reared to take charge of the personae of their clans--their style, their class. ... These things are in all of us and once me make the decision to carry these things out we do not care who somebody is, or who their parents are or how much money they make. This is because once we decide to follow our primal urges our brain cannot comprehend such things as status or money. ...

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And, once again, things would change. ... All of these factors stirred the hopes of religious revival once again. ... The recent Apocolpysse scare that we all lived through in 2000 should be enough proof that revivals still occur in the present, and will in the future. ...

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However, she still made the decision to leave her comfort zone and the luxurious life she once had to raise us all by herself in a foreign country. ... She has gone through so much, but she always kept a good spirit about it all and has never once regretted the decision she has made years prior. ... It was a short five minute talk, but enough to make me re-evaluate my future. ...

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The first is capital-any assest including money,machines which can be used or invested to make future asserts. ... Then, the history moves to the second fundamental point, which is that once the needs are satisfied, new needs are created. ... Then, the history moves to the second fundamental point, which is that once the needs are satisfied, new needs are created.  ...

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People care more about themselves, worrying about their future, wealth, sports and their own social life. ... Karl Marx, who is the author of The Communist Manifesto, once said, "Religion is the opiate of the masses." ... Peter Hollingworth Conclusion In conclusion, it is evident that there has been a decline in Christianity and it will continue to fall in the future. ... All these factors have caused a declination of Christianity and it is impossible to overcome this problem since immigration cannot be ceased and the world would be more innovative and modernized in the future, and some ...

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Blade Runner is a science-fiction film set in the not too distant future, 2019. It portrays a bleak future - a large, dark, impersonal world. ... This once again shows that it's more the emotions that make us human, than anything else. ... Today, before we get to the future seen in the film, these remain important answers. ...

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She once stated that the human species can learn much from animals as they have been more successful in living in harmony with the environment. ... As species of high order thinking we must pave a path to ensure that laws are in place that enable protection of not just our kind but also animals if there is to be a sustainable future in which we and animals can learn/ reflect and rely on each other. ...

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However each boat embarked with distinct ideas of the future of colonization. ... So Chesapeake and New England grew apart greatly because of how close they once were and how each strived to innovate America and give settlers the life they couldn't have in England....

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She believed that faith alone could save you, and once said, "I feel that nothing important ever happens that is not revealed to me beforehand." On her journey to America, Anne started to predict the future. ...

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My rather nasty habits have gotten me into trouble more than once. ... A very wise friend of mine once told me that we are the elite, the ones whom future generations will remember for our efforts in making Paganism an accepted religion. ... I always felt that when you are part of a religion, that it should be incorporated into everything that you do, not just a once-a-week scramble to get to your God on time. ...

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He believes that the carp once lived as humans, and when they upset their gods, the gods planned to kill them. ... Once he arrives at the mysterious pool of water, he sees the majestic golden carp as well as the dark and ominous black bass which battles the carp for control of the river. ... These remarks stay in Antonio's head, and they come to play once more when Antonio decides to absolve Florence of his sins even when the children eagerly tell Antonio to punish him. ... He realizes himself how much these experiences will affect his life when he says, "Sometime in the future I ...

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The grandmother had her son take a detour to show the whole family a plantation she had once visited as a child. Once they were on their way she suddenly remembered that it was in an entirely different state! ... She once said, "A short story should be long in depth and should give us an experience of meaning," (O"Connor, 633) which I think the story did. ... I really enjoy her writing and I plan to read more in the future....

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Antonio's once unshakable Catholic beliefs are morphed by his experiences into a mix of beliefs comprised of his new understanding and knowledge. ... Once his eyes are completely opened to the truths of good and evil that surround him, Antonio is able to combine the faiths that he has been struggling to choose between, and find peace in a faith of his own. ... Compared to his former belief that a Catholic could not believe in any other god besides the God of the church, Antonio now feels that religion needs to be adapted and taught in new ways in order to have future generations embrace...

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