Winston Smith

Liberal capitalism came about as a human response to the challenge of the Industrial Revolution. Under this form of capitalism, the human economy becomes a self-adjusting system of markets. This means that man adjusted its economy to incorporate the new employment of machinery in manufacture in order to continue to make a monetary profit. Polanyi expresses his belief that liberal capitalism emerged primarily out of fear; machine seemed to supersede human workers, the notion he refers to as…

Transitioning into adulthood is hard for any gender but it was especially difficult during the 1950s, a socially conservative time. As a woman in the 1950s, transitioning to adulthood was difficult and for Esther it was nearly impossible. Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar provides the opportunity to view a young woman's journey into early adulthood during a period where gender roles, double standards, and social norms severely restricted the options and opportunities available to women. Further, when…

Many authors work impact the culture and society around them. The author Sylvia Plath definitely impacted American culture by writing about her battle with mental illness, like depression and her views on women's role in society. The roles for women in America at that time were not what Plath wanted. In novel, The Bell Jar, Plath shows her troubles with conflicting identities. Between trying to please her mother, trying to become successful, relationships, and mental illness. She also was…

the safe harbors, and finds the ‘savages’ habitations, he illustrates how it is not a work for everyone to discover and plant a colony. He explains that in order to do so one must have good judgement, courage, honesty, constancy, and diligence. John Smith goes on to say how who can please God any more than one who builds the foundation for his descendants by God’s blessing. He also speaks of what act could be more agreeable than that of converting the ‘savages’ to…

The Enlightenment Philosophers: what was their main idea? There are four philosophers John Locke, Voltaire, Adam Smith, and Mary Wollstone. They all have main ideas but every belief they have relates to one another. Main idea’s on how to make a better society, the right to choose as people desire, making an individual choice, and human equality. All of these idea’s have one thing in common that is, that these idea’s will benefit society and individual’s. John Locke lived in England during the…

Should digits on a weight scale determine a modeling career? Models are the society’s way of expressing today’s most current fashion statements. However, to present good fashion one must meet society’s beauty standards right? That is wrong. We should be promoting beauty on all sizes, colors and races. Models should not have a minimum weight limit because it puts a border line on beauty, lowers self-esteem and even though it helps prevent eating disorders it also supports society’s negative body…

“You made very sharp-witted decisions on today’s surveillance case, Agent Smith. Without you on the job I don't know if we would have been successful,” announced Agent Nelson. “Thank you, you did a wonderful job managing the team,” Agent Smith responded. Aiden Smith, known as Agent Smith, is a surveillance specialist for the FBI. He works at the FBI Headquarters in Washington D.C., and his job is extremely important to him. Everyday he observes suspicious areas through hidden security…

commercial center. It is a framework in which the administration assumes a little part. In this sort of economy, two powers - self-intrigue and rivalry - assume an essential part. The part of self premium and rivalry was portrayed by financial expert Adam Smith more than 200 years prior and still serves as foundational to our comprehension of how market economies work. Self Interest is the inspiration of monetary movement. Why do you go to work? Why do you go to class? There might be…

Figurative Language Comparison Sylvia Plath’s writes with frequent comparisons, always keeping the reader inclined to keep reading to further understand her metaphors. Plath uses a clear example of simile when Esther is dragging herself down about her looks. Esther is comparing her appearance and talents to other people as if she is “a racehorse in a world without racetracks or a champion college footballer suddenly confronted by wall street and a business suit” as all of her accomplishments…

Sylvia Plath: A Powerful American Writer In a time where women were to be seen and not heard, to stay in the kitchen, and do everything their husband told them, there was someone different. Sylvia Plath was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1932 and died in London in 1963. Her father was a german immigrant and her mother was American born. Sylvia Plath was generally considered one of the most powerful American writers to have emerged since the 1940’s. But she didn’t start out that successful.…