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Where man stands against a man-made institution (such as slavery or bullying), "man against man" conflict may shade into "man against society". [11] In such stories, characters are forced to make moral choices or frustrated by social rules in meeting their own goals. [1] The Handmaid's Tale, The Man in the High Castle and Fahrenheit 451 are ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. Cultural belief of 19th-century American expansionists For other uses, see Manifest Destiny (disambiguation). American Progress (1872) by John Gast is an allegorical representation of the modernization of the new west. Columbia, a personification of the United States, is shown leading ...
Moffitt notes that the opposing political style to populism is a technocratic political style. In contrast with appeal to ‘the people’ vs. ‘the elite’, ‘bad manners’, and the exigence of a crisis, breakdown threat, the technocratic political style emphasizes appeal to expertise, ‘good manners’, and stability and progress.
Leitwortstil, which means "leading word style" in German, [7] is the repetition of a wording, often with a theme, in a narrative to make sure it catches the reader's attention. [8] An example of a leitwortstil is the recurring phrase, "So it goes", in Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse-Five.
Rule of man [a] (where "man" is used in a genderless manner [6]) is a type of personal rule in an unaccountable rebounded [clarification needed] society where rules change from ruler to ruler. It is a society in which one person , regime , or a group of persons , rules arbitrarily.
Wolves began to die. One example: a third of Wisconsin's gray wolf population was killed by hunters and poachers when protections were removed, researchers at the University of Wisconsin found in ...
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Mencius also believed in the power of Destiny in shaping the roles of human beings in society. What is destined cannot be contrived by the human intellect or foreseen. Destiny is shown when a path arises that is both unforeseen and constructive. Destiny should not be confused with Fate.