The Bare Necessities

In my life I have seen my mother struggle with Marx’s theories of exploitation, and false consciousness, and Weber’s theory of the iron cage of rationality. According to Marx, a major form of exploitation is found in wage labor. As defined in the lecture, wage labor is money compensation per time unit worked (Lecture 3). In order to maintain capital, the elite exploit the laborer and give them only what is necessary to survive. People are forced to work extremely hard yet they cannot generate…

“Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture.”(Charlotte Bunch) Plath and Hughes faced massive discrimination throughout their lives, and change was a great necessity. Plath and Hughes insist the inevitability of adolescent rebellion when confronted with discrimination; through punctuation and tone. Plath and Hughes both employ punctuation demonstrating the inevitability of rebellion in adolescents…

Agamben and Arendt have similar convictions regarding human rights and the necessity of the law to properly protect the freedoms and rights of individuals. In particular, Arendt addresses the problems that Eichmann should be held responsible for during the trial, whereas, Agamben considers camp culture and the political structure of the camp in terms of the law. Within the jurisdiction of the Eichmann trial, the importance of human rights in the system of the nation-state plays a large role in…

their everyday with, and don’t understand how blessed they really are. If people were to really grasp how lucky they are in their life, would they worry about their social status or personal possessions? Many people today aren’t provided with the bare necessities of life, like food and water. This is one reason why the cataclysmic episode in The Tempest is so influential. The storm that stranded the group on the island and that Prospero cast out on those on the ship breaks down barriers in the…

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a world-renowned novel due to its enthralling themes and characters. The Scarlet Letter centers on the human response to sin. One of the most enrapturing developments of response can be found in the preacher Arthur Dimmesdale. Hawthorne allows his readers to develop an insight into the fate of someone who lives with repressed guilt. Dimmesdale perfectly satisfies the role of a human’s response developing as time elapses; he starts off being pure and…

handle. However, McCandless records in his journal, “Two years he walks the earth. No phone, no pool, no pets, no cigarettes. Ultimate freedom…” (163). He was preparing himself in ways no one thought about. For two years he lived off of the bare necessities, challenging himself. He was ready to take on the…

have to quit my food service job. I am only able to work three days of the seven, but I still do make a little bit of pocket money, which is nice. When I quit that, that little bit of money will stop coming in, and I will be forced to pay for my necessities and luxuries out of what I already have, or get another job in college, where I will have even less time. With that in mind, I do believe that a minimum wage hike should be instituted, since what is currently being paid is not a living wage…

In the eleventh chapter of the Book of Numbers, the Israelites complain about their hardships and grow tired of eating manna. This dilemma draws out the character traits and attitudes of both God and Moses and allows for insight into the relationship between God and the human race. The development of the relationship between God and Moses reveals the true characteristics of a hesed, or steadfast love, covenant. The attitudes and interactions between God and Moses reveal that a hesed covenant…

strong to defend his friends, such as Beowulf did. He proves his bravery by fighting off the appalling monster, Grendel, with his bare hands creating a seemingly fair fight, “I have heard, / Too, that the monster’s scorn of men / Is so great that he needs no weapons and fears none. / Nor will I” (line 166-169). No sword could prove his courageousness. It is a necessity that he maintains his reputation; he explains to his people “My hands / Alone shall fight for me” (line 172-173). Beowulf does…

What is money and what importance does this form of currency hold in society? What can be acquired with money? Is one of capable of living without having the bare essentials such as food, shelter or clothing? Each person has a range of necessities that cost a certain amount. We all want to live decent lives but for some that is not an option. To live one must obtain a job so they will be able to consume but a job only offers the state or federal minimum wage law. Most Americans are unable to…