Although Karen Ho, Cathy Davidson, and Azar Nafisi all talk about different societies, the amount of hegemony is directly proportionate to the amount of transgressors. Davidson focuses mainly on the society of children going to school in the United States, Ho speaks for the people who go to Ivy Leagues, and Nafisi 's society is that of the Islamic Republic. While the first two seem more closely related, it is interesting to see how the effects of control being imposed on students at such a young age basically blinds them to what creativity is like. This kind of hegemony basically blinds people by not letting them challenge their oppression. Even though the education system, Wall Street, and the Islamic Republic have different levels in the
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There are so many instances of people getting exploited by investors on Wall Street; but why does this happen? Because of this hegemony society has created where the smartest people go to Wall Street, it is believed we can trust these people with our money. In Ho’s writing, Princeton graduate Chris Logan points out that “the three qualities of success on Wall Street are to be smart, hardworking, and aggressive” (Ho 166) These are traits that put people 's money at risk. Quite simply, it is the investor 's job to make the most money out of their clients. When someone goes to buy stocks, these investors will sell you whatever earns them the highest commission, not necessarily what benefits you most. So sure they are smart at weaning a client in, hard working by using their money to make more, and aggressive when they essentially rob individuals or entire companies of their investments. This same idea of trusting those higher in the hegemony extends to Nafisi 's piece where patrol officers can essentially take advantage and do whatever they want to citizens. Yet, nobody challenges them because of the fear of being “hurled into patrol cars, taken to jail, flogged, fined, forced to wash the toilets, and humiliated” (Nafisi 296). If everyone stood up against Wall Street, or the government, eventually these transgressors will get their way. But for now, the majority of people are simply …show more content…
It is a shame that there are societies that are so oppressive that it 's necessary for transgression among the people to create a stable way of living. The problem is, transgression is rarely effective unless there is a bigger following. If it is only Nafisi who holds these private lessons with students, there is still a whole country who is living under these conditions that are completely unaffected by what she is doing. However, the reading does not go farther into what happened to these kids in their future lives, but I could imagine that what she has done with these children has given them an idea to break free from the government 's control and to transgress themselves. Hopefully she has created a spark that will eventually lead to a change in the government because once everyone starts acting against the government, they cannot control every citizen anymore, it is literally impossible and it would be pointless to jail or kill everyone. To ultimately create a society where everyone is at peace, and there is no transgression, it would be necessary to allow more freedom, and let the people speak to come to an agreement to what is deemed necessary or
There are so many instances of people getting exploited by investors on Wall Street; but why does this happen? Because of this hegemony society has created where the smartest people go to Wall Street, it is believed we can trust these people with our money. In Ho’s writing, Princeton graduate Chris Logan points out that “the three qualities of success on Wall Street are to be smart, hardworking, and aggressive” (Ho 166) These are traits that put people 's money at risk. Quite simply, it is the investor 's job to make the most money out of their clients. When someone goes to buy stocks, these investors will sell you whatever earns them the highest commission, not necessarily what benefits you most. So sure they are smart at weaning a client in, hard working by using their money to make more, and aggressive when they essentially rob individuals or entire companies of their investments. This same idea of trusting those higher in the hegemony extends to Nafisi 's piece where patrol officers can essentially take advantage and do whatever they want to citizens. Yet, nobody challenges them because of the fear of being “hurled into patrol cars, taken to jail, flogged, fined, forced to wash the toilets, and humiliated” (Nafisi 296). If everyone stood up against Wall Street, or the government, eventually these transgressors will get their way. But for now, the majority of people are simply …show more content…
It is a shame that there are societies that are so oppressive that it 's necessary for transgression among the people to create a stable way of living. The problem is, transgression is rarely effective unless there is a bigger following. If it is only Nafisi who holds these private lessons with students, there is still a whole country who is living under these conditions that are completely unaffected by what she is doing. However, the reading does not go farther into what happened to these kids in their future lives, but I could imagine that what she has done with these children has given them an idea to break free from the government 's control and to transgress themselves. Hopefully she has created a spark that will eventually lead to a change in the government because once everyone starts acting against the government, they cannot control every citizen anymore, it is literally impossible and it would be pointless to jail or kill everyone. To ultimately create a society where everyone is at peace, and there is no transgression, it would be necessary to allow more freedom, and let the people speak to come to an agreement to what is deemed necessary or