Relations of production

For this essay, I will be answering question three. Socialism is defined as the political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. In layman’s terms, socialism is an ideology that focuses on the community and a society in which everyone contributes into making and sustaining a home for all. This is talked about widely through the political spectrum with people…

In the video “Not Just A Paycheck,” the video talks about the connection between unemployment and higher rates of health issues. Some of these health problems include; stroke, alcohol abuse, heart and kidney disease, suicide and homicide. Moreover, the video talks about how the closing of a manufacturing plant in Greenville, resulted in a rise in the number of health issue caseloads within local hospitals. In addition, professor Harvey Brenner predicts that there will be a rise in deaths due to…

When some people think of manufacturing in India, they imagine people working in crowded wooden huts, building largely outdated products, and lacking any sort of technological aid. However, what many fail to realize, is that this idea of Indian manufacturing is as outdated as India 's near century old labor laws. Indian manufacturing has progressed immensely in recent years. Even with India being projected to become a major worldwide manufacturing power by 2025, some still believe that the…

Have you ever just taken a step back and thought about how much our perception of what being a celebrity entails has changed in the past 20 years? Where will we stand 20 years from now? Take a look at Oprah Winfrey and Kim Kardashian for example; besides the obvious differences in their upbringing and how they both made their way into stardom, they are also very different in how they maintain their celebrity status. As stated in Broadcasting Yourself by Drew Pinsky “the explosion of reality T.V…

disrupt the proper harmony of two things. In Marx’s observation, he finds that within the capitalist mode of production, workers lose determination of their lives and destines by being deprived of the right to conceive of themselves as the directors of their own actions. Alienation is the systematic result of capitalism. Workers are alienated by the bourgeoisie who own the means of production. Marx’s identifies four types of alienation. The first is the alienation of the workers…

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka tells the story of Gregor Samsa, a man who wakes up as a giant cockroach one morning and the self-realization he goes through as a non-human being. This tale is analogous to Karl Marx’s theories about capitalism and alienation since these theories state the issues with the capitalist system and the effect work has on individuals. For instance, Karl Marx’s theories about alienation of the worker states that workers are alienated from other human beings, producers are…

“The basic confrontation which seemed to be colonialism versus anti-colonialism, indeed capitalism versus socialism, is already losing its importance. What matters today, the issue which blocks the horizon, is the need for a redistribution of wealth. Humanity will have to address this question, no matter how devastating the consequences may be.”(Fanon, 53) According to Marx the solution to the capitalist societies that we inhabit is Socialism, by transforming into socialist societies, where…

In the “Discourse on the origin of human inequality”, Rousseau argues that social inequality is caused by the competitions that originated from individualism, through which people only pursue self-interest and put equality in danger. Rousseau believes that the state of nature does not have much inequality, which is worsened along with the development of human civilization and political institutions and leaves a greater gap between the rich and the poor. According to Rousseau, when human…

Based on Marx’s concepts in Marxist criticisms written in the theoretical framework above, the Marxism of the necklace will be analyzed. 3.1 Economic Power in “The Necklace” “The Necklace” short story gives us clear image about society in which the distribution of goods are unfair. Mathilde described as a woman who has no skill or even commodity to sell for. She has only beautiful face and appearance that she uses to attract her husband who has similar status to her. She has no access to join…

On January 7, 2018, television personality Oprah Winfrey won the Cecil B. DeMille honorary Golden Globe for her contributions to the entertainment industry. Oprah became the first African American woman to win in the award’s sixty-six-year history. Past winners include Judy Garland, the first woman to be awarded, and Sidney Poitier, an inspiration to Oprah (Hollywood 1-10). While Oprah’s win made history that night, her acceptance speech will also go down in history. The entire night was filled…