Throughout his books, Kurt Vonnegut reiterates that war is evil and is harmful to society by showing its effects on society and individuals. ... The book is a symbol of the future and the mad scientists are symbols that people who make weapons are evil. ... After watching hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians die, he realized that war is evil and should be eradicated. He uses symbols like Billy in Slaughterhouse-Five to show the psychological damage that war does on a person. ... Vonnegut portrays these symbols as such to make war look like cancer to humanity, because eventually it will ...

• Word Count: 1434
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• Grade Level: High School

In their eyes we are seen as infidels and a great evil. ... People are even shot for wearing any religious symbols that does not conform to their beliefs. ... Their faith is sacred and it is seen as a threat of great evil. ... We are a part of a world that is full of turmoil hatred and evil. ... Fact is, America will always be seen as evil and all America can do is to continue on. ...

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It was an epic battle where humans and elves united under one banner to push back and ultimately destroy the evil that scourged the lands. ... I saw them: grim faces and evil, and noble faces and sad. ... He wondered what the man's name was and where he came from; and if he was really evil at heart, or what lies or threats had led him on the long march from his home; and if he would not really rather have stayed there in peace. ... In a letter to his son Christopher, many years later, Tolkein explained: I took to 'escapism': or really transforming experience into another ...

• Word Count: 2079
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• Grade Level: High School

Rain, like water, is often used in literature as a symbol of a new life or a fresh beginning. ... Rain also serves as a life-affirming symbol, one which baptizes Henry when he decides to desert the Italian army. ... Another one of the symbols in the book is when Henry tries to escape from the Italian Army by jumping off one of the ships the army is traveling on. ... Another interesting symbol is night and the fear of darkness. ... Henry's fear of darkness is really fear of evil elements and the sadness around him. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This poem is about the child praying to his mother, God and society to make the world a better place for him to live in without the current hazards. The child represents society and so when he says "I fear the human race", he is showing that he is afraid of his own kind and of himself, "me", the mo...

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(PSU, 2012) This makes perfect sense because Hitler created the Nazi regime with swastika symbols that they would all wear on their uniforms, as well as marches showing that they supported him, and how they represented the power of Hitler. Power of Influence is a very scary thing, it can be used for good as other great leaders have used it, but in Hitler's case it was used for his evil and selfish beliefs, which was the reason that many people followed him and the reason that many people died. ...

• Word Count: 1511
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Italian fascism, in adopting the old Roman symbol of authority (the fasces), looked back to the days of the Roman Empire, which controlled much of Western Europe. ... For Hitler, in identifying "goodness" and "superiority" with "us," there was a tendency to identify "evil" with "them." ...

• Word Count: 1866
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This step for women was some what of a symbol of freedom. ... Every one as a different opinion towards prostitution , some say "they view prostitutes as victims whiles some see them as evil corrupts some fault society for the existence of prostitution while some fault the prostitution themselves"(58/Bailey). ...

• Word Count: 1906
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: High School