In contemporary society acceptance of illusion is commonplace. The majority of the world’s populace lives in a world of virtual reality as an escape from the truths of reality. Their senses are no longer their own since they have been brainwashed by the media (agents) instructing them as to what they should wear, what they should buy and where they should buy, how they should feel, etcetera. Liberal academia takes it up a notch by indoctrinating students with communistic and socialistic ideology
Scientific advancements, particularly those in medicine, have greatly benefited humanity. However, as advancements in medicine rise, so do opposition and controversy. One such example of a controversial advancement is the modern vaccine. Vaccines are typically administered through needle injections called vaccinations; these injections contain a weakened form of any one disease. When one receives a vaccination, their immune system gets a chance to “practice” how to fend off the specific disease,
of the larger issues that the binary gender system proposes would be gender roles. These socially constructed roles come from centuries of cultures that defined what it meant to be a man or a woman. Gender roles leads to things such as toxic masculinity, underrepresentation of women in STEM fields and political environments, and many other things. Men and women both suffer from gender role, for example, there is no legally established parental leave for fathers- because gender roles have provided
that the novel is an analysis of absolute symbolism, in which Paul is a representation of culturally unifying power. Comparisons can be drawn between Paul and ideas presented by Plato in The Republic; his character resonates strongly with both the philosopher-king ideal and the puppetmasters of the “Allegory of the Cave.” The discussion between these different perspectives arises in several areas: Mulachy and Stratton present their opinions on how the setting of Dune affects Paul’s actions. As