Historical materialism

art is fairly independent from the economic forces driving society.
Ideology: “Ideology is a system (processing its logic and proper rigor) of representations (images, myths, ideas or concepts according to the case) endowed with an existence and a historical role at the heart of a given society.” If Ideology is defined as a system of representations, then the culture of those representations (which includes literature) is not solely dependent on the base either. While Althusser is essentially…

Mao is a self-proclaimed Marxist-Leninist, however, most of his policies are nothing close to being Marxist-Leninist. Moreover, Mao disagreed with Marx’s key theory of historical materialism, which is the study of history on the basis of the materialistic condition at that period. Instead, he believed that history is shaped by an individual’s thoughts. We can see this concept being applied throughout his reign. One example is The Great Proletariat Cultural Revolution, commonly referred as the…

children to ensure success in the Holocaust? Introduction The essay will discuss how the Nazi government used education, media and the Hitler youth to impregnate their ideology into children. These are particularly important themes for assessing this historical debate. This essay will argue that indoctrination of children was one of the key movements to ensure the success of the Holocaust and secure an all-German nation. Contemporary sources are widely accessible, making the ability to…

Spoilers ahead. Be spoiled. Be wicked. Live deliciously. For the past year I’ve seen trailers and tidbits on a new movie “The Witch” that apparently was a film festival hit and would soon be reaching our screens. At first I was pretty flippant about the whole thing, I assumed it was simply another puritan witch hunt movie and I’ve had my fill of films like that. While this is essentially that type of movie, it does take things in a new direction, especially towards the end. The scariest thing…

Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne are two American writers who have defined literature as we know it today. Both authors are important in the development of American literature because of their creative way to use literary elements. Literary elements can be defined as “the typical structures used by writers in their works to convey their message in a simple manner to the readers. When employed properly, the different literary devices help readers to appreciate, interpret and analyze a…

I. Important Vocabulary: Choose a maximum of 5 words from the article that are unfamiliar to you and that are important to understanding the meaning of the article. Look up the words in a dictionary; give the part of speech, the definition (as used in the article), and a synonym. Then, write an original sentence using the new vocabulary word. Word Part of Speech Meaning Synonym 1. surfeit noun an excessive amount of something…

During the 19th century, the world (specifically Europe) was experiencing a massive growth rate within its working class due to industrialization. A new age of freedom had dawned at last, but with it wrought struggle by the European dictators to draw in the reins of the people, while also balancing their considerable advance in wealth. In England, Karl Marx and his followers were fascinated by the question of struggle within the classes—as the gap existed all across the world. This fascination…

During the golden age of the 1920’s, glamour and vice were a cultural mindset and practice. Advances in technology and the film industry led to a lifestyle of extravagance and materialism which came hand in hand with the consumption of alcohol. Prohibitionists believed that alcohol was America’s curse and source of all evil. With the passing of the eighteenth amendment, purest activists hoped to achieve a decrease in sin and misconduct amongst the American people, however, the prohibition was…

Compare and contrast various views of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism. In Hinduism, Hindus accept that there is one incomparable binding together constrain that makes, secures and safeguards. There are numerous divine beings and gods in the Hindu religion, yet they are all diverse aspects of the one being. A man must be conceived a Hindu, they can't change over. A man must carry on with a decent life and practice graciousness and philanthropy keeping in mind the end goal to accomplish a…

however they can not face their shadow since they are too prideful to admit to their own faults. This is especially evident when Boy can not confess to being responsible for the snow ball incident. Leadbeater and Boy make religion into a life of materialism and vanity. "Leadbeater - he wants me to call him George...but the things that really impress me is that George is such a good dresser...he says God made beautiful and seemly things, and not to take advantage of them is to miss what God…