II. Brief description of the role that uncertainty plays in economic theory/models and contrast this perspective with the sociological account Since Knight (2005), the monetarist models use assumptions of perfect information and imperfect with respect to the future. With the emergence of imperfect information the economist stated that it can be predicted by stochastic variables (random) from the probabilistic point of view, one can calculate the costs and benefits of different actions present…
Accordingly, the restorative work in question operates only at the epistemological level. That is, it affects the ques - tion of how white Australia presents itself and how this self-presentation must be received. The restorative work can - not address the question of how white Australia is in relation to the land given that Indigenous dispossession has given rise to a white Australian collective that, as we suggested, has lost the integrity of its being, its ontological power for…
character. Badami has used novel technique of informing about incidences in India and Canada. In the same way the heritage of Indian culture was found in the title itself of “The hero’s walk” she named it behind classical Indian cultural dance from Bharathatyam. Badami claimed on their loyalty and emotions to their homelands as reflected in the novels. This novel was also the followers of Hinduism, who are impacted by religion in one way or author. Badami has incorporated the religion into…
In contrast, feminist technologies can be considered as any sort of manufactured product that requires innovation and skill to make, while still giving some groups of women a feeling of reclaiming spaces where their power was not part of dominant discourse. This difference can be seen in the role of certain artifacts and the social values and norms that dictate their…
against others, there are no unfavorable implications cast on the name of Christianity (Kabir, 2006, p. 321). He provides an example of the case in April 1995 bombing in Oklahoma, which killed 168 people. The convicted bomber’ name was Timothy McVeigh who was both a Christian and an America. Kabir describes how initially the western media reported the attack as being perpetuated by ‘Libyan Muslim extremists (Kabir, 2006, p. 321). However, once they confirmed the terrorist was actually Timothy…
This commentary describes key strategies (the problem-solving techniques used when translating: Löscher, 1996: p26) and techniques (changes made to the target text relative to the source text: Fawcett, 1997: Chapter 4) used when translating Son défi : consommer 100 % français pendant un an from the French broadsheet Le Monde, published online on 19th March 2014, it deals with a young journalist’s challenge to buy and use 100% French-made products. Le Monde has the second-largest circulation…
Motet-chansons, otherwise known as ‘song motets’ were developed in Milan in the late Fifteenth Century (Sherr 2000: 336) and can be seen as a transitionary form between the sacred and secular motet. They were often through-composed, lacking the ‘internal markers or repetitions of stanzaic song forms’ (Nosow 2012: 210) and the tenor sang a slow cantus firmus in typical sacred fashion while the upper voices used a faster-paced, secular chanson text (Sherr 2000: 336). However, a piece such as…
Right names depend on right connections, a reality so fundamental to human discourse that without it, human dialect might well collapse. But as with so much of what we take as human, we appear to be in need of an African-American exemption. The n word is like a prized possession of the black community. If it gets into the wrong hands, it will be destroyed and used wrongfully. When I hear this word come out of the mouths of whites, my face immediately lights up. It triggers a sharp pain in my…
When ‘Identity Politics’ is Rational: Analysis The term identity politics frequently surfaces in realms of political discourse around election time. Some pundits blame identity politics for their candidate's loss while others bask in victories won by exploiting that very concept which their rivals despise. In his article, “When ‘Identity Politics’ is Rational,” Stanley Fish addresses the ethics of using identity politics and argues that voting for someone simply due to their identity, for…
authentic self, and a rediscovery of African beliefs, values, institutions, and civilizations. Senghor’s Negritude was rooted in his experience of living in Paris – the experience that opened his eyes to his Africanize and especially to the racial marker…