Word: mindlessness
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Kesey intends the injustice of the hospital’s bureaucracy to serve as a metaphor for the oppressive American sytem. Nurse Ratched, the head of the ward, is the epitome of strict, mindless ruling. She is challenged by the arrival of Randall Patrick McMurphy. McMurphy, who advocates revolution and butts heads with the authority of Nurse Ratched, points out the injustice of the institution. He leads the group of patients, which consists of varying temperaments and levels of sanity, to the realization that they do not have to stand for the ill treatment they receive. Chief Bromden, the half...
...exist beyond a debut album. The mystery is thickened when an elite set of rock critics lionize the banal incomprehensibility as if it held the secret of life, the universe and everything that only the enlightened, fortunate few can understand. Elf Power will gratify those who believe that only mindless plebs think that music is made for listening and enjoyment...
...Rover’s biggest assets is its use of humor. Behn’s jokes about inconstancy, insecurities and relationship problems in general, still draw a laugh today. More than mindless entertainment, Behn’s play serves as a vehicle to challenge conventional conceptions of relationships. The play raises even more serious issues when, towards the end, it temporarily abandons its light-hearted tone and explores darker issues of rape and violence...
...anyone and everyone who will look at her that “come hither” stare. But the capriciousness symbolized by my monthly dose of fashion and fornication tips leave a stale taste in my mouth. Reading about boyfriend tips and diet fads—in general my mindless Saturday afternoon activity—has become, to some extent, trite or insipid...
...casual frivolity and significant personal reflection with greater ease. With an anchored awareness of the world around me and a mature sense of priority, I hope to be able to enjoy the lighter side of life, the fashion and make-up and week-long crushes, without being chained to mindless tedium. I’d like to have an appreciation for silliness without living an especially superficial life. If anything, I believe that having lived through the recent events will clarify for us how the one can and should exist without the other...