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    preserve the and feel different and distinguish from others. Local culture is not an independent forced rather it is outgrowth of social and other experiences in a region. What makes Local culture? Feelings of the people living in that specific Society. Attributes that tell what people prefer and what there taste is like. What people think is appropriate and how do they feel comfortable in different situations. Their rights and wrongs and how to deal with problems. Due to globalization local…

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    The Novels a House of Mr. Biswas and Things Fall Apart, both examine the concept of Individualization in direct conflict to their each respective societies. A House for Mr. Biswas, by V.S. Naipaul focuses more on the adaptation to society, whereas Things Fall apart, by Chinua Achebe, focuses on the destruction of oneself door to Society Clash. Both the Novels, have similar themes, though the techniques used to portray it to the readers differ. The Novel, Things Fall Apart published in 1958, by…

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    Essay 4: Comment on the statement “We are what society makes us” In their scientific paper “Relation between Individual and Society” M. Anayet Hossain and Md. Korban Ali of the Department of Philosophy of University of Chittagong in Chittagong, Bangladesh, state that “Man depends on society. It is in the society that an individual is surrounded and encompassed by culture, as a societal force. It is in the society again that he has to conform to the norms, occupy statuses and become…

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    Violence, an integral part of modern society, constitutes the lives of individuals that lead to reactions in the sociological perspective. In terms of sociology, violence grasps the control one’s realities. Sociological impact of violence is so intertwined with side factors that individual get derailed in conducts transforming personalities, emotions, thoughts, world views. This study deals with violence in the sociological view and its implications as depicted in Conrad’s The Secret Agent.…

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    being. Human beings participate in this process at the same time, where self-consciousness simultaneously attempts to retrieve itself from the other and expel the other conscious out. I find that this relation, on a greater scale, summarizes human society. Masses of self-conscious beings with…

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    Sexton's Poem 'Her Kind'

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    Sexton 's was labeled a confessional poet because she possessed many qualities that gave her a great poetic voice. She pulled the norms from society and created another perspective that would only be revealed to an open minded individual who could accept another 's point of view, and criticize it against their own. According to Kaplan, Anne 's poem "Her Kind" showed Anne 's strengths for her early work by adopting the persona of a possessed witch. She expressed ambiguous attitudes toward her…

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    culture. He also speaks upon religion and its impact on politics. He argued that religion gave people identity, stability, and purpose. For example when talking about the Islamic civilization Huntington points out that the revival of an islamic society was influenced by authoritarian government and economic state. He goes on to talk of the increasing power non-western countries are gaining he speaks mostly of asia in this instant. He explains that these non-western countries are becoming less…

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    Hyperloop Case Study

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    The Hyperloop: “The Dawn of a New Era in Transportation” Background: Technology has been around for thousands of years, from simple wooden tools to fully designed mechanisms. We are not perfect and never will be, yet humanity still endeavors to fabricate new, ingenious ideas to aid citizens. We have developed each aspect of Life, Technology, Science, Mathematics, etc. However, as the Modern days progress, Humans and every other aspect of Life, as we know it, have become reliant on Technology…

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    How we present ourselves to the world is an essential norm in our contemporary society. It determines people’s perspectives and interactions at social places. Individuals need to put on different facades depending on the current social stages. Social stages define the roles to be taken depending on which team member is being impressed. Impressions management is carefully controlled to ensure that one fits in the social place or achieve personal goals. According to Goffman’s dramaturgy theory, he…

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    We all chase for well-being in one’s life. Especially in today’s society, we rely much of our living on technology to enjoy more affluent life. Extraordinary breakthroughs in science, such as robotics, nuclear fusion and internet have brought lots of benefits to human society and raised man life to an unprecedented level. Therefore, people cling too much on the development of technology nowadays. However, excessive pursuit of advancement in technology may become the very body of the untruth. A…

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