Rostow full name is Schriften Von Walt W. Rostow. Rostow is a scholar who born on 1916 in New York City (Faculty, 2004). He writes The Stages of Economic Growth and the writing was famous in 1950 and 1960 where the post-war happens (Faculty, 2004). In 1969, he works as Professor of Economics and History at University of Texas which located in Austin (Faculty, 2004). In his writings, he challenged the John Maynard Keynes ideas (Hunt, 1989). In Hunt (1989) views, according to Keynes, he argues…
The way these companies portray themselves through advertising are through positive lifestyle ideals, hiding from society the ugly truth that occurs behind the glossy billboards: Child labour, tax evasion, terrible working conditions for staff and cheap quality product that they sell at premium prices. Not only do these corporations create “need” for products but also…
world around them. Within this futuristic utopia, themes of equality are a driving force. The first series aired in 1966, a time where equality was being fought for tooth and nail. The original cast of Star Trek features women and minorities as lead roles, teaching the audience that no matter who you are or where you are from, anything is possible. This spirit of diversity and inclusion comes from the Star Trek doctrine of IDIC, which stands for Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combination…
focused on how workplace stressors effect the motivation of an employee and what it outcomes in term of employee performance. In this study, there are several variables relating to employee performance, motivation and job stresses, whose types of measurement are interval and simultaneously investigated the several variables through structural equation modeling (SEM). The result showed that role conflict, role ambiguity and performance pressure has positively effect the employee motivation and it…
years old, I did something that would drastically change the course of my life. It was something I had never done before, in fact, it wasn’t even my idea. I knew nothing about it before I said yes. Nevertheless, I did it anyway. I auditioned for a role in the week-long traveling production of The Frog Prince put on by Missoula Children’s Theatre. Though I still knew virtually nothing about theatre, there was no doubt in my mind that I had to do it more. And that I did. I have chosen to…
Kurdistan Vision 2020. They too argue their vision is for the greater good of “men and women” in Kurdistan to “improve their capacities”. First, they have trained and convinced the ruling leaders and the elite. As Friedman confesses, in capitalist societies, “…it is only necessary to convince a few wealthy people to get funds to…
therefore it is the common thread among people from different backgrounds, religions, cultural or ethnic groups, and even socioeconomic classes. It can bring people together as well as clarify differences between them. Cookbooks and recipes reflect a society and are a snapshot of where the nation stands in its history.₁ Examining eating – perhaps the most instinctive and basic human act – can point out social and political processes, watersheds and beliefs, and that food itself, including the…
The fairy tale genre presents literature pointing to the prominent stages of life: Trials of growing up, departure from home, and the attainment and proof of maturity (Sellers 10). Jack Zipes, a fairy tale historian, claims that “progress depends on literacy,” and while obscure fairy tale revisionists have made significant strides in this pursuit, David Haase asserts “only the best-known stories, those everyone has read or heard, indeed those Disney has popularized, have affected masses of…
Man is not aware of the truth sometimes. At the same time, no part of a society is an island that can function all alone. There by all residents are either benefitted or suffered from the actions delivered by them. Buell quoted Andrew J.eigert’s idea of man’s self, his interaction to the environment in his Endangered Species…
growing number of viewing audiences, the Chinese reality shows are facing the problem of how to find a balance between entertainment and social responsibility, ethics and audience ratings while paying attention to the impacts of reality shows on society. Of course, the audiences themselves also have the responsibilities to recognize the impacts and then make a wise choice among the bunch…