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Shakespeare's Presentation of Colonialism and Colonisation / Colonization in ‘The Tempest' - Theme Analysis

William Shakespeare wrote 'The Tempest' in around 1610. I interpret this play as a metaphor on colonisation. The story, which tells of a usurped duke and the shipwreck he arranges in order to to exact retribution, includes a number of themes: conflict and resolution; love and romance; nature and nurture; illusion and reality; vengeance and repentance; power and the abuse of power; colonisation and ‘otherness‘. Colonisation and otherness are a particularly interesting aspect of this Shakespeare p

6 comments    magic shakespeare conflict
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My Utopia, A Social Ideal

Utopia, a heaven on earth...where everyone gets along, everyone is valued, and no one is hungry.

25 comments    love friends politics
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The Great Invocation. Prayers to Lucifer, and the coming Humanist Messiah.

Humanism is the religion that worships the achievements of man - but every last war, and person in poverty, and dying of starvation is also the achievement of man. Mankind is corrupt, flawed, and can not be redeemed without help from a higher power. Globalism IS humanism.

8 comments    god religion prayer
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The Way Communism Affected Romania

Let’s make sure we all understand: communism was NOT a political regime but an economic system the same exact way capitalism and socialism is. Too often this misunderstanding creates a lot of confusion and...

189 comments    communism soviet union romania
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Define Socialism

Socialism has new wind in its sails. Americans under the age of thirty appear to believe that Socialism is just as good a system as Capitalism. What is Socialism? Socialism is a fundamental reconstruction of society as to make economics an affair...

193 comments    socialism utopia thomas more
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Christendom in the 16th Century

  In the 16th Century, the average person only lived to be forty years old. The humanists at the forefront of the Renaissance saw themselves as descendants of the Roman Empire. They venerated Constantine and Charlemagne. They saw their...

74 comments    perspective madrid new world
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Virtual worlds-Worlds of fantasy

The last few years’ virtual world games became really popular in the net. Games like Imvu, Kaneva, Blue Mars and Second Life are gathering millions of players who want to have a second chance to create a...

4 comments    internet fun online
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This Thing Called Faith

This article speaks about faith and the power of prayer on ones brain, great videos!

22 comments    god faith jesus
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“A Black Boy Even Taller than Ron”: Racial dynamics in Harry Potter

by Mikhail Lyubansky, Ph.D. Note: An earlier version of this paper was published by BenBella Books in The Psychology of Harry Potter, under the title "Harry Potter and the Word that Shall Not Be Named." ...

6 comments    literature books psychology
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How to Become a Professional Balloon Artist

So you've gone to lots of parties and seen the balloon maker, and you thought to yourself, I could do that, if only I knew where to start. Well, lucky for you, you found this blog. There are a few...

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