In any Society‚ through interaction amongs differents individuals‚ people identify themselves in a certain group. For instance‚ in a classroom‚ usually each student has an unique student number‚ by accepting such a number‚ every student has a valid identification in the class and thus can conduct daily learning activities.However‚ that doesn’t mean we at the same time define ourselves or find our existence through identificaition with social groups‚ on the contrary‚ we can easily lose ourselves when
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theorisation of the power/knowledge relationship Foucault in theorizing the relationship between power and knowledge basically focused on how power operated in the institutions and in its techniques. The point is how power was supported by knowledge in the functioning of institutions of punishment. “He places the body at the centre of the struggles between different formations of power/knowledge. The techniques of regulation are applied to the body” (Wheterell et al.‚ 2001: 78) Power is the ability
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antiquities should be returned to their country of origin is both controversial and crucial‚ because museums in Europe and America own many disputed items in its collections. The most glaring example is the British museum‚ where the refusal to return the Elgin Marble to Greece has brought the issue to international attention. In response to the problem‚ James Cuno in Who Owns Antiquity? argued that although antiquities should be protected from looting‚ they should not have to be kept in the counties in
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KNOWLEDGE IS THE ONLY POWER DHARAMBANDHU Education plays a major role in nurturing human talent and potential which in turn enhances their ethical values and enables them to become self reliant and achieve prosperity. One of the major intellects of his time Swami Dayanand Saraswati said that education is a tool through which a person achieves knowledge‚ civility‚ righteousness and control over his senses and because of which the darkness of illiteracy‚ immorality‚ vanity and …………… are destroyed
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believe the constitutional right to own a gun. Simultaneously‚ a majority also endorses stricter enforcement of prevalent gun control laws. Understanding Gun Control The law that is used to decide the owning of gun is termed as gun control law‚ which determines whether ordinary citizens can own a gun or not. A control or restriction is required to ensure that guns are owned by people who are helpless against crime or are victims‚ and not by criminal-minded people. The dilemma of the law is that
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Knowledge is the Ultimate power by jayaram Dear friends‚ have you ever gazed at the night sky and wondered “What is this Universe? Why is the universe the way it is? Where did we come from? How long our Earth and human race last for?” I think everybody has these questions at least once in their life and we may have a little bit answers. If you want to get better answers‚ you must read an awesome book called “A brief history of time” written by Stephen William Hawking mainly for a layman. Stephen
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How much power and liberty did the constitution give to "the people?" The constitution is the document that has framed and shaped the United States from inception. It is the document that is defended by all new presidents and also the document which affords the citizens of the United States freedoms and rights that cannot be removed. In its drafting it shaped the formation of a new country and a new style of governance. It is a bottom up’ as opposed to established ways of government which are
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necessary. Francis Bacon seemed to recognize this when he stated‚ “Knowledge is power‚” as did Spider Man creator Stan Lee‚ at arguably the other end of the literary spectrum‚ when Peter Parker’s uncle reminded the accidental superhero that “[w]ith great power comes great responsibility.” These axioms merge in Immanuel Kant’s “What is Enlightenment?” and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to caution their readers about the care with which knowledge should be exercised; however‚ the overriding theme of each work
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Knowledge and Individual Power There is a certain positive position taken when the words knowledge and individual power are placed together. As my mind flooded with emerging ideas to define my feelings and thoughts on these words I kept coming back to independence‚ healthy self esteem and accepting. Reading through the assigned stories and poems and there analysis by others‚ I found that they too concluded a certain theme of accepting others once they were more informed. My view and the excerpts
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Trey Herring 11/16/14 Philosophy 151-22 Dr. Howell Is Knowledge Power? If knowledge is the facts‚ information‚ and skills acquired by a person through experience or education‚ then the importance of knowledge and certainty is nine times out of ten the most important characteristic in the human body. In Descartes Mediations on First Philosophy‚ knowledge comes from our senses but the senses are only there to help improve all these aspects of life. His idea is the mind is a dominant weapon in everyday
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