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    short story nothing magical about it but when you get to the middle of the story it pops. The narrator states “Semi-transparent faces of two young boys floated outside his window, bobbing back and forth in the storm-winds, trails of water streaking their faces. This hits the reader quickly there was a normal see until all of the sudden there are two heads in his window that are transparent it went from a

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    Western society. It is also said that information is practically the most powerful and important weapon against corruption in the world. Those who have access to sensitive information, by whatever means either through corruption or unrestricted access, can use this information to demand bribes and even obtain more information by corruption or hide it from others. Owning that access and practicing the act of corruption and maladministration will increase transparency and will also enable society and even

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    We Zamyatin Analysis

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    We, by Yevgeny Zamyatin, the One State, a dystopian society, is controlled by a totalitarian government called the State. The formation of the One State was caused after a 200-year war between the city people who were progressive and had power, and the rural people, who were uneducated, disenfranchised and exploited. At the end, only 0.2% of the population survived. Now, the State functions by the new power to create a perfectly equal society with no problems by normalizing all citizens. They are

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    individuals and corporate firms. Eggers unfold a story of a young lady, Mae, at a top technology firm, which is headed by three giants he describes as “Three Wise Men”. The technology firm, which he calls The Circle, is in the business of making life transparent through its sophisticated technological innovations. It’s a fascinating story, suggestively telling how internet technology has led to loss of private information to corporate firms and internet giants. The three wise men, possibly alluded to by

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    Criminal Law vs. Private Law The Rule of Law, as expressed through Canadian criminal law is important as our laws embody the basic moral values of society. The primary aims of criminal law are to protect the public and preserve peace (Barnhorst & Barnhorst, 2013). Law also imposes limits on our actions and guides our choices in conduct. The conditions of the Rule of Law ensure that no individual, government or parliament is treated as above the law, and that everyone must obey the law or they must

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    such a way that it is easy for other people to see what action is taken. It has been defined as "the quality that is seen as intentionally shared information of the sender." Transparency is practiced in companies, organizations, administration, and society. It guides the decisions and policies of the organization to the disclosure of information to workers and the general public, or only the intended recipient of information. For Chipotle Company, transparency is particularly important in leadership

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    The Circle Consequences

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    governments to be more transparent through the years, and we have made strides to do that with the rise of technology. The government now shares majority of its actions online so that citizens can stay informed, and this is generally a good thing. But The Circle brings up and important issue of when is there enough transparency? When do we stop being transparent and let people have their privacy? As companies like Apple and Google continue to create new innovations our society will have to address

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    Portrayed in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain reveals Huck's character to be independent when he portrays himself as transparent, honest, and truthful; as a result, Widow Douglas wants to civilize Huck because if he does not he will die according to his religion like his caretakers say and will not go to heaven. In the piece, Twain reveals that ¨The widow she cried over me...called me a poor lost lamb¨ (para. 3). By Widow Douglas naming him a ¨poor lost lamb¨ she thinks of him as unordinary

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    anything from the party. The party was developed by the four Ministries, which were the Ministry of Truth, Ministry of Peace, Ministry of Love, and the Ministry of Plenty. Orwell used his book to analyze the totalitarian societies and pursue for the hypothetical future society with the final goal of power. Make everyone be completely faithful to Big Brother. People cannot have their own ideas. If someone does not obey the party, the ministry will change your thoughts or punish, like Winston Smit

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    In Maya Angelou’s gloomy “Graduation” essay she asserts that the significance of that moment allowed her to outpace the discrimination and stereotypes of the 1940’s. Angelou develops her claim by the use of imagery, transparent diction and pathos. Angelou's purpose is to draw forth the discrimination and stereotypes put into black people in the 1940’s in order to notify the effects that this might cause. This essay is not directed towards a specific type of audience but to a general one. Angelou’s

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