Memetics

one has set for themselves,” it’s even simpler than that, and much more humane, so to speak. The theme, one out of many that can be extrapolated from the film, is this very simple statement, one that has been trivialized by motivational posters and memetic postings everywhere: “teamwork makes the dream work.” The characters on the side of the protagonist all come together with one ideal and fight for it, while the three antagonists are all fighting together, but not as one cohesive unit. This…

Throughout the world, we are beginning to use social media sites and the Internet as our primary means of communication and source of information. The Internet is changing the way the people connect to profound events, making firsthand sources and feelings accessible. As a result of this, these events become more personal so that we relate them back to our lives differently, inspiring us to effect meaningful change in the world more often. The Internet now gives us unprecedented access to…

In the world of fairy tales, the ‘Cinderella story’ often portrays its protagonist as being beautiful and innocent, granting her the ending of ‘happily-ever-after’ with her Prince Charming. Unmatched beauty and subservient innocence have become a virtue for women, a societal expectation. This ideal for women is unfortunately what has been emphasized both in fiction and in contemporary society. In both Roman myths and modern day fairy tales, beauty is an advantageous and essential characteristic…

Introduction This dissertation examines three fairy tales by Carmen Martín Gaite with the objective to show how the author has contributed to reform the fairy tale genre from the point of view of a child. Since most fairy tales have been written and interpreted from an adult’s superior standpoint, the child’s psychological and emotional evolution has never been fully analyzed. Martín Gaite, through this genre, focuses in depth on a child’s learning processes when growing up, and how it is…

dismantle both arguments because due to his treatment his brain is in a healthier state. Blackmore also reiterates that her aim for the book is to express the various aspects of human behavior and thinking as well as further explain her theory of memetics. The reality of memes is that it creates a false reality. Everyone mimicking each other does not make the world better it makes it harder for one to control their own mind. By constantly copying others one can lose themselves and end up being…

Science and religion have gone centuries not seeing eye to eye on anything. This has been a big topic of debate for as long as both of these ideas have created conflict between believers in the differing ideas. These ideas will continue to be argued for centuries to come, seeing already that some believe that they act as complete polar opposites of each other. It goes hand in hand with believers of Evolution and scientology versus the believers in the book of Genesis and creationism. Evolution…