Up until the publication of his works, including Civilizations and its Discontents, the darker reality of human nature and psychological stability had not been of much emphasis. ... Unfortunately, the psychological level becomes an area of neglect and consequently a source of much discontent. ... Because of the suppression of this instinct, civilization will inevitably have its discontents. ... Freud objects to its validity. "A love that does not discriminate seems to me to forfeit a part of its own value, by doing an injustice to its object; and secondly, not all men are worthy of love" (...

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It is clear that the importance of social responsibility has not changed throughout history when looking at the readings of Civilization and Its Discontents when Sigmund Freud wrote, "Human life in common is only made possible when a majority comes together which is stronger than any separate individual and which remains united against all separate individuals. ... This separation of people has existed throughout mankind as one can see in an additional quote from the readings of Civilization and Its Discontents when Sigmund Freud argued, "It does not seem as though any influence could induce a...

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Sigmund Freud, in his book "Civilization and Its Discontents," states that people are unhappy due to the establishment of society which creates restraints on their instinctive impulses. ... Just as the individuals have developed the super-ego to guide them to fit into the civilization, the civilization has developed a super-ego, called cultural super-ego, which works to strengthen the civilization. ... As a result it does not consider the instincts of people and only acts on its interest. ... If went over the limit, the person will end up developing neurosis, unhappy, or revolting against the ...

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Yet, more so than his contemporaries, Voltaire was the very epitome of the ideology against which the Royal Navy was pitted, not only in its struggle against revolutionary France, but also in its efforts to quell mutinous conspiracies among its men. ... Reasonable discontent growing out of practical grievances in the fleet had been ignited into irrational combustion as by live cinders blown across the Channel from France in flames (Stafford, pp. 11-12). ... As Billy represents the "Revolutionary Spirit" in its amiable aspects, Atheiste, flying the flag of the French government, which deliber...

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The terms of this definition are not only applicable to many events throughout history, but also specifically connectable to many of civilizations most notorious revolutions. ... When a government, especially a monarchy, is challenged by a politically inferior group and isn't able to show immediate superiority, it makes logical sense to the public to question its authority and legitimacy. If there is an existed struggling and helpless public, who is discontent with its situation, and doesn't see leader as legitimate force to improve the status quo, then often (as in the case of the F...

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The form of government known as democracy had its early roots in Ancient Greece but its influence has a direct connection with the type of government we have today in the United States. ... The civilizations of Greece passed through many stages of government. ... However, tensions began to arise between these wealthy landowners which left the majority of the public in a state of discontent and fury. This discontent of the majority of the people made way for the form of government called a tyranny. ... In Greek civilizations a tyranny is someone who seizes power of the King without proper royal...

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In a world of constant change and development, it is rare to come across a civilization that still operates in the same fashion as it once did in what is commonly named the "pre-technology" age. ... Again and again, she makes clear cut arguments in her text that reveal her aggravated tone and discontent with what she is witnessing happen. ... From the excursions of Norberg-Hodge, the Western world now has a notion of how the rest of the world views its society - many important lessons can be learned by the exploration of others. ...

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Along his journey, he encounters a number of hypocritical and exasperating Europeans, pitiable natives, and a jungle that takes on a life force of its own. ... Using satirical characters and a poignant description of the destruction caused by imperialism, Conrad condemns the movement and its supporters, making a huge statement as the time and opening the wicked truth of imperialism to the public eye. ... "The vision is tragic because it implies a metaphysical conception similar to Freud's conclusion in Civilization and Its Discontents, an instinctual need to dominate or to be destroyed....

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He sees modern civilization as a murderous beast. ... "The darkness drops again what rough beast, its hour come round at last" " (18, 21): In a manner similar to the beginning of the previous gyre, the downfall is signaled by the advent of the antichrist. ... It finds its identity by differentiating itself from what it is not; for example, not Realism, its predecessor, which is characterized by its attempt objectively to offer up a mirror to the world. ... Modernity consists in a revolt against the prevalent style, against the official order "that's why modernist writers seem inacce...

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The originality of the system resides in the fact that the dynamic elements of society, whose discontent might have engendered revolution, are really satisfied with their social condition and do not seek to change it: a man of so- called "inferior caste" would categorically refuse to enter a so- called "superior" one. 1 In Africa, it is not rare for members of the lower caste to refuse to enter into conjugal relations with those of the higher caste, even though the reverse would seem more normal. MAJOR DIVISIONS WITHIN THE CASTE SYSTEM Let us proceed to a description of ...

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Bismarck's Domestic Policy 1871-1890. Along with getting an IB Paper 3 question about Biz's foreign policy, you might also (instead?) encounter a question about the domestic policy that Biz pursued as Chancellor of the German Empire from 1871-1890. So let's deal with that now. OK? ...

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It is mentioned in Irish History that St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland. This seems an impressive feat and we seem to be able to confirm it as fact as Ireland is indeed a country without snakes. However, the more realistic, and more mundane reason why there are no snakes in Ireland is...

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