Indoctrination

A Movie Analysis: “American History X” Introduction “American History X” was directed by Tom Kaye and released 1998. It is a story “partly based on the life of reformed skinhead Frank Meeink, who served three years in prison for charges related to white supremacist beliefs; now an accomplished anti-skinhead author and lecturer.” (Sean Hutchinson; Mental Floss, 2015) The setting is Venice Beach near Los Angeles, California 1998, where a growing number of immigrants chose to reside after…

According to Kevin Gruver, Globalization can be seen as progress for the whole world to gain knowledge with one another and to develop together. So, its process is making the cultures of the world more homogeneous. (Globalization, Environment, and Religion). Nowadays, People have the freedom to choose their culture and People find this empowering to shape their cultures but people are choosing and forming a homogeneous culture. The Asian soul is characterized by values such as love of silence…

Since the beginning of civilization, humans have come together in order to survive more easily and grow. Over time, the number of people grew until society became what it is today. In order to meet the basic needs of growing populations, societies had to develop certain social institutions such as, the economy, politics, family, religion and education. The three sociological perspectives used to analyze social institutions are the structural functional, conflict and symbolic interactionist…

Question 1: The frame narrator has heard Marlow’s stories before. How does he set up the reader’s expectations about Marlow’s narration? (To keep your answers within the word limit, choose one example to comment on). The frame narrator foregrounds Marlow’s atypical perspective of meaning, commenting, “[to Marlow] the meaning of an episode was not inside like a kernel, but outside enveloping the tale” (6). This passage is foundational in directing readers’ expectations, foreshadowing Marlow’s…

When a person realizes that everything they believe in and what they have been taught is all wrong, they rebel against the controlling system and attempt to educate other people on what they have learned. Sometimes they are able to start significant change in society; other times, they are oppressed by the government and are never heard from again. One strong theme in Fahrenheit 451 is a government restriction of new knowledge leads to a complacent, obedient society (SparkNotes). People who…

On the Basis of Objectivity in Education Free and public education has ever been the cradle of American liberties, if not the largest component to a free minded and intelligent community. It is the basis of fostering our strong federal democratic republic. However, our education system has been slowly misconstrued. Gerald Graff in his piece “Other Voices, Other Rooms” shows the rather consistent agenda and bias many teachers and professors let unknowingly into their classroom. James Loewen in…

In Professor Jovanovic’s book “Hey Ladies, Stop Apologizing… and Other Career Mistakes Women Make”, she conveys a very important message for women— to be confident, to live outside your comfort zone, and never be sorry. This guidebook acts as an educational tool for women, and it’s main focus is on women’s empowerment. Professor Jovanovic argues that it is imperative for women to understand that in a world where their accomplishments are devalued, under appreciated, and seldom recognized in a…

in the novel. In the beginning, Bernard is shrewd and makes individual and sensible choices. But at the end, he changes and begins to make selfish, reckless, and conditioned social decisions, and becomes what he always detested. The word ¨indoctrination”means that you are not able to criticize or question beliefs in the system. In the ¨Brave New World,¨ people are prohibited to question the meaning of…

The Loss of Faith and Innocence In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “Young Goodman Brown,” he illustrates the duplicity of man’s mind and the struggles to understand truth. By the end of the dark story, the author does not articulate if Young Goodman Brown really took part in a heathen experience in the night described in the story or if it was all made up. Whether part of his imagination or real, the experiences of Brown changed his life forever. It changed everything he knew about faith, love…

1.Give at least one reason for the acceptance of Hitler and nazism by each of these groups: (a) workers, (b) business leaders and industrialists, (c) veterans, (d) supernaturalists and racist. (a) Hitler got the acceptance from the workers because he made jobs for the unemployed. (b) Business leaders accepted Hitler when he showed signs of being anti-Communist and industrialists accepted Hitler when they saw that they were being profited from his policies. (c) Veterans accepted Hitler…