Affluence

In reading Horkhiemer and Adorno’s “The Culture Industry” many points are highlighted on how culture is perceived and what has been done through advertising and other forms of mass media to instill immediate gratification in the masses. There are three points that can be made from this article in relation to their argument: the notion of extreme monetary wealth being the most important sign of success (in music culture); problems being so readily and easily solved on a daily basis and in a…

Chinese society has gone through tremendous changes throughout its multitude of dynasties. Each dynasty brought unique changes and ideas that assisted in shaping the China we see in the world today. The period of time between the ending of the Han dynasty and the three kingdoms had massive changes occur. The Han dynasty was another that filled their ideas. Ideologies, Religious, intellectuals, material culture were all effected. The authorities were no longer able to distinguish immediately…

Borrowing from the spirit of asceticism depicted in the “Christian Directory” of R. Baxter, a Calvinist Presbyterian believer, Weber infers that, by safeguarding a place in God’s grace for the believers, the Calvinist asceticism permits them to complete the work assigned to them by God. Thus, to the Calvinist Christians, labor is the main path of asceticism as well as the purpose of life. In the same vein, commitment to a legitimate profession is accepted by the Quakers as a practice of…

Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, Tom Ripley is the main character and this story revolves around his adventure. Analyzing the story, Ripley imitates somebody to change his own personality to avoid his shameful and unwanted past so that he does not return. This is an attempt to steal a new personality, where he is more successful and affluent, such as his friend Dickie Greenleaf. Ripley feels the need to mimic people because he has the need to escape from his actual life and identify…

The Great American Dream What is the “American Dream?” It is notoriously the United States of America’s claim to fame. It is truthfully how the country began - with thirteen British colonies full of dreamers with higher hopes and expectations for the future. In the 1700s, the dream consisted of three simple components: life, liberty, and, of course, the pursuit of happiness. However, as the young country got on it’s feet and began to peek through as a world power, the individuals who called…

regular people works every day like thirsty dogs to get a bit of markup in their salary which might allow them a scope to redeem some resources to be happy about. In contrast, many celebrities who have strived for or have achieved automatic fame and affluence seems to laugh at those personnel claiming them to be nothing but a bunch of buffoons. Does anyone wonder at the absence of their mind that how can celebrities complain about their flamboyant lifestyle while they are savoring upon a chest…

“Then wear the gold hat, if that will move her; If you can bounce high, bounce for her too, Till she cry “Lover, gold-hatted, high-bouncing lover, I must have you!” (Title Page). This quote by Thomas Parke D’Invilliers alludes to the heart-wrenching protagonist Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. In The Great Gatsby characters squander their money on elaborate parties in palatial homes, ornate vehicles, refined garments and other paraphernalia necessary to compensate…

With money manager as one of my jobs as a sports agent, it is my responsibility to make this concept explicitly clear to my clients. Failing to adhere to this philosophy results in many athletes becoming broke after spending their money continuously on expensive and unnecessary purchases. I will use this guideline when consulting a client on how to spend his money, reminding him not spend his money too fast by buying expensive cars or huge mansion. Instead, I will advise him on how to properly…

Perhaps one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, Othello captures the true essence of an Aristotelian tragedy through the rise and fall of Othello The Moor, and his wife Desdemona. The sovereignty, and love both held for themselves, and one another slips away in a battle for power championed by Iago. Othello, leader of men, purveyor of lands, and lover of Desdemona falls ever so swiftly from his stately manner to a disgraced, dead man by the end of the play. His insatiable appetite to prove…

Venice is one of the most known cities in the entire world. Its unique architecture and history, made the city popular in different countries. Actually, because of its beauty, Venice has copies in others continents such in America or Asia, where huge casinos recreate its canals and architecture. Nevertheless, the architecture is not the only thing that helped this city to become a reference and a must see in the world. Venetians has their famous carnival, which is a worldly tourism reclaim. On…