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The economy, as both Marxists and neo-Marxists would argue, was dominated by the elites of the country “exploiting social groups of the nation” (https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstream/handle/10919/35351/Rausch_JA_T_2011.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y ). The elites, essentially, constructed the identities of the people inhabiting the island creating various marginalized groups. These marginalized groups consisted of landowners, farmers, cattle breeders that controlled the countryside and was the…

The Multiple Intelligence Theory was founded by the name of a man Howard Gardner. Many people do not realize that everyone basically has this intelligence. A multitude of researchers have found ways for different intelligences. One is “using the drama method”, “making them prepared materials for the lesson”, “making them prepared models about the topic” and “making them prepare cards about the topic that will be dealt with”. Mainly, Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligence is widely…

Fruitvale Station had an impact on me that confirmed that racism is very alive today. Police still are racial profiling and are more likely to suspect African Americans as a suspect. This film did not anger me as much as it did others, but it did confuse me because as an African American I already know the basics of what and what not to do. For example, Oscar could have walked away from the situation on the train, but because he addressed the situation, things got violent and the police were…

that all adults knew his name. In addition, he knew his ABCs and how to count to ten. By the time he was eight-years-old, his view on Santa had completely reversed, he was no longer worried that his shadow was following him instead he made shadow puppets with his hands, and he could debate with his friends without getting upset. Additionally, he could read simple text and do simple math. There are different theories used to explain cognitive development. Two such theorists are Jean Piaget…

The topic of power has always been a controversial topic. But what exactly is power? Power is seen as having a heavy influence over somebody else, or a group of people. Kings are viewed as people who have heavy influence over their kingdom and people, because of the power with which they hold office. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a dramatic tragedy, the case is one in the same. The king, in this case King Claudius, has the most power in the entire play because of how he took the throne…

Prior to attending this class, I did not think of education as anything more than the process of acquiring general knowledge. I was later surprised to discover that education in general and the process of education is much more complex. Many extraordinary philosophers throughout history have claimed to be the most educated men of their time. But what does it really mean to be educated? Education is not necessarily something that can be measured, so how do we determine whether or not someone is…

In any story, a lot of truth can be held within the first phrase alone. There is a lot of deception and betrayal in Shakespeare’s Othello, but there is also a lot of truth and loyalty. In the play, the character Iago states, “I am not what I am.” This quote is central to the play, because it shows that even the most trustworthy person, such as Iago, has a dark side. Iago uses his deceptiveness and persuasive abilities to ruin the lives of the people he claims to be close to. Iago is known to…

How do we avoid the uncanny becoming just another clichéd trope on the methodological menu? How might we revise ideas concerning the uncanny and explore what it means to us as Fine Art practitioners, keeping in mind ontological ambiguity? Freud described the uncanny as the class of frightening things that leads us back to what is known and familiar (Freud, 1919). Previously Jentsch concluded that the uncanny was a fear of the familiar based on intellectual uncertainty (Jentsch, 1906). The…

In both, Fahrenheit 451, and the poem 409, they mention that there is no individuality in society. In Fahrenheit 451, Montag is describing a moment when he was in a state of confusion, wondering who he really is. The society has made everyone think and act the same with no personal opinion, and no individualism. The purpose in the society was to make everyone happy, but no one had any self-goals, no one wanted individuality. This is similar to the words of Emily Dickinson when she wrote “…

In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, Abigail William’s was most to blame for the Salem Witch Trails. Abigail is seventeen, she lives with her uncle Rev. Parris and is the leader of the group of young girls in Salem. In Miller’s play, The Crucible, Miller demonstrated that it was Abigail’s flaws – lust, dishonestly, Spitefulness – that lead her to be most responsible for the tragedy for the tragedy of witch-hunt in Salem. One of many character flaws that Abigail possess is lust. Throughout…