Mean World Syndrome

a. Explain in details about the CBIS. (5 marks | 100-150 words). Based on the case 1 in my opinion the 2 type CBIS that suitable for the case is straregic information system and manegement support system. Strategic information systems (SIS) are information systems that are developed in response to corporate business initiative. They are intended to give competitive advantage to the organization. They may deliver a product or service that is at a lower cost, that is…

“Mean Girls” is the title of one of the most popular movies from 2004 till this day which visually shows how evil most females are towards each other. Yet teenage girls aspire to act like them. Picking on an innocent girl who wears glasses while carrying a handful of books is the main target for these so called ‘mean girls’. Common reasons why girls act a certain way towards others could occur from circumstances such as jealousy, feeling threatened, or their own enjoyment. Yet not all young…

The coolest monkey in the jungle The article “Turning H&M´s racist image around on white kids won´t fix anything” is written by Stacey Patton. It was published in January 12 2018, in The Washington Post. The article primary focus is to inform the reader about racism. 1. The add “The coolest monkey in the jungle” sparked mostly resentful responses. Even so the add doesn’t have a lot of audience it still has been seen as “cute” by a few white and black people. The boy’s mother told people to…

imitates all the manners that he sees around him” (Clark 3263). Since the middle class would not fully emerge for another century, they remain isolated: trapped between two classes that they could never identify with. Swift references other arbitrary means of social stratification in England in Lilliput: “continual war with their nearest neighbour (Blefuscu, or France), … a political opposition that mixes sectarian differences (big endians and little endians, or Protestants and Catholics) with…

From the production of fear to advance capital gain as described by Naomi Kline’s work, Mills explains how the notion of capitalism describes the modern man. His classification is the homo Oecnomicus, a form of human who only looks out for himself at the expense of everyone else to reach ultimate gain. In that sense, the creation of the other to maintain the production line of labor as later argued through Marx, reflects the dehumanization and exploitation of the worker. Such belief and…

William Ward Assignment (no more than 2 pages single-spaced): 1. What does Abelson mean by “Statistics as a principled argument” in your own words? By a principled argument, I believe that Abelson means that there should be a method to statistics. Not necessarily that it should be overly formalized or technical, but one with sound judgement. Abelson argues that good judgement with statistics in social science has been lost because there is considerable focus on null hypothesis testing (Abelson…

In the world of economics, the scenario is always given with the following words, “with all things being equal”. There is nothing equal about one man owning another man. It is a false connotation when it comes to labour power and how it was conceived. Those who loathed for power, craved it, and aspired to beat everyone else with the same goal became extremely rich. Those who only wanted to get by, with food in their stomachs and a roof over their heads became poorer. The fine line between the…

demonstrate that over time, capitalism will fail and socialism is the favorable choice. In his article, Engles points out that capitalism will continue to increase to the point of violence. Throughout this essay, I will discuss and define what Engles means by historical materialism, explaining the fundamental contradiction in capitalism and explaining two…

Since the initial publication of Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto in 1848, his work has sparked a variety of reactions and debates around the world. Deemed as one of the most influential and still relevant pieces of political propaganda today, the Communist Manifesto inspired nation building and affected social, political, and economic policies throughout the world. The Communist Manifesto outlined Marx’s vision of a socialist society, where everyone was equal, class hierarchies were abolished,…

of the physical world. Emotional relationships developed with the material is reflected on other individuals in their efforts of communication. Social relationships were then established to be based on material wealth, in the act of conspicuous consumption followed by commodity fetishism. Materialist behaviour stratified…