Geometric mean

Equality was able to have his victory: happiness. He said it himself “ My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end.” (Anthem 95). He escaped the collectivist society that was destroying him, he was able to live for himself. Individualism beat collectivism in Equality because he realized that his “first duty [is] himself” (”The Soul of…

After reading about communism, one can truly grasp the differences between a capitalist society, like our own and a Communist one. Communism is defined as "a classless society in which all wealth and property would be owned by the community as a whole" (Ellis 210). Researching the founders, history and main characteristics of communism could certainly open the eyes of a close-minded believer of capitalism. Communism was founded by Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels during the second half of the…

Karl Marx, a theorist who examined the societal values and orders, ultimately came to the conclusion that human history was composed of a level of struggles between different classes. The main motivator for humans is “historical materialism” which is associated with wealth, gain, and resources. Marx believed that when factories were created with no progress and investment, the workers just ended up getting poorer and poorer until there was no incentive to work. To fix this problem, Marx came up…

Sociology Tutorial Assignment 1- Marxist Theory. Analyse why south Africa may (not) have been ready for socialism in South Africa. The year 1990 was a very tentative time for South Africa (Bond, 2008). The liberation organization known as the ANC had just been unbanned, and Nelson Mandela had finally been released from prison after 27 years (Bond, 2008). This uncertainty lasted for quite a while until the first democratic elections in 1994 (Bond, 2008). During this period, it was unclear what…

not contemplate legal systems as institutions of discriminate coercive order - it was his theoretical descendants who initiated that project. The fulfillment of socio-economic exigencies under communism may abolish law as coercion, but that does not mean that the resultant “law” will not contain some compelling element. A society of any form will require civil rules ensuring the conformity to certain social precepts. These tacit rules may exist in the fabric of society itself, maintaining social…

Nishita Aggarwal PGDJ14106 Individualist anarchists and collectivist anarchists have more in common with one another than they have with neoliberalism. Discuss. Anarchist ideology is defined by the central belief that political authority in all its forms, and especially in the form of the state, is both evil and unnecessary because order and social harmony can arise naturally and spontaneously, and do not have to be imposed ‘from above’ through government (Heywood, A. 2007 p 175). During the…

First vs Third: World Problems Every country has their own set of problems. First world problems can be considered to be mild compared to third world problems. What should be considered a first and third world problem. People from these particular regions have to deal with different financial, health, food and safety issues. First and third world countries each have their own set of difficulties but these complications differ in almost every way. Problems that are seen in well developed…

(Elaine J. Hom )After the 21st century, golden ratio represents as a phi in Greek alphabet. The equation for golden ratio is a/b = (a+b)/a = 1.6180339887498948420 …,but if we round it two places, it will be 1.62.the golden ratio is also called the golden mean, golden section, golden number and so on. The symbol for golden ratio is phi, it is known as the Greek symbol. Phidias (500 B.C. - 432 B.C.) is a person who is from Greek and is mathematician and sculptor that has thought phi to the design…

the slopes for Knee height ranged 1.42 to 1.79 and the slopes for age ranged from -0.13 to -0.65. Regarding the decline of height according to Cline et al (1988) with age was seen amongst individuals 45years and above. The mean decline of height per year increases with age. The mean annual rate of decline of height was approximately -0.5cms/year regardless of age. It may be due to thinning of intervertebral disc or changes in postural habits of individuals. Regression equations of body height…

Marx and Weber are some of the most influential thinkers within sociology, their work helped to define and explain a phenomenon that was drastically altering the fabric of 18th and 19th century Europe, Capitalism. In trying to define what capitalism was both sociologists looked for an explanation in its origins, both seeing similar yet ultimately very radically different factors contributing to the origins of Capitalism in feudal Europe. Marx with his ‘scientific’ approach (which some argue only…