Modern McDonaldization George Ritzer‚ in his acclaimed sociological commentary‚ The McDonaldization of Society‚ defines “McDonaldization” as “the process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as the rest of the world” (Ritzer). Ritzer deems modern Western society an entity in which the individual in his or her natural creative‚ free-thinking state is rapidly being eclipsed by an authoritative‚ de-humanizing
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All the King’s Men Commentary #1 We left the bay‚ and lost the salt‚ sad‚ sweet‚ fishy smell of the tidelands out of our nostrils. We headed north again. It was darker now. The ground mist lay heavier on the fields‚ and in the dips of the road the mist frayed out over the slab and blunted the headlights. Now and then a pair of eyes would burn at us out of the dark ahead. I knew that they were the eyes of a cow-a poor dear stoic old cow with a cud‚ standing on the highway shoulder‚ for there wasn’t
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English Commentary Footnote on the future – James Thurber James Thurber’s “Footnote on the future” is a first person limited narrative written as an account of the author on the topic of science and the future. The piece is written with the aim of entertaining the reader; many elements in it – comedy‚ colloquial and conversatonal language‚ irony‚ personification and unusual imagery - reflect this unified effect. It is important to remember that although the author criticises scientists‚ himself
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Matthew Harrison Poli 201-001 October 8‚ 2012 Commentary Paper Yahoo News’ Senior Political Reporter Holly Bailey wrote an article after the first presidential debate about Mitt Romney. Unlike most articles about Romney’s lopsided win over President Obama Bailey’s article is about how Mitt Romney is showing a different side to voters. Mitt Romney has always been given the unfair classification of a aloof rich guy who enjoys politics as a side hobby. But in this article Bailey references how
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careless and simply care for the children. Essay outlining the Key Concept of Reflective Practitioner is the title of this essay. I will define the meaning in many aspects and example of reflection‚ reflective learning and reflective practitioner. Besides that‚ I will describe why we need to become a good practitioner and discuss the reasons why practitioners need to be reflected in early childhood settings. In addition‚ reflective in practice‚ I will create a case study based on experience or observation
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Commentary on “Ten Trillion and Counting” The video is a well demonstration of debt issues that the U.S. government faces. It starts with the tough economic condition that Obama inherited from Bush. Then‚ it talks about Bush’s centerpiece economic agenda: cut taxes‚ as well as the way Bush always put politics ahead of economics. After a serious of expenses related to two big wars; two enormous tax cuts; and a variety of new entitlement program signed by Bush had been spent‚ the economic began
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English I Quarter 4 ESSAY Module 2 REFLECTIVE ESSAY BASED ON OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIENCES IN LIFE EXPLORE Your Understanding In this part of the module‚ you are to demonstrate understanding that a reflective essay presents‚ expresses‚ and reveals the writer’s personal feelings‚ thoughts‚ views and insights. You will also answer a diagnostic test to find out if you are familiar with any concepts related to Philippine reflective and personal essays and to check your readiness and competence
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POEM COMMENTARY A POISON TREE BY WILLIAM BLAKE A Poison Tree is a poem written by William Blake which is themed around hate‚ anger and revenge. The poem is basically a metaphor or a piece of pathetic fallacy wherein the speaker has ascribed his feelings and state of mind to the form of a tree. William Blake wrote a series of poems called Song of Experiences‚ which were a collection of texts in which he shows the human spirit when it is confirmed to rules‚ resulting in strong emotions of anger
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the bored and lazy moods of animals‚ to the energetic‚ lively and adventurous mood of the Jaguar‚ which does not see his entrapped life‚ as anything which could stop him from behaving as if it were in his natural environment. This creates a rather reflective mood‚ and shows that the speaker feels the animals should not be kept in captivity. ‘‘The Jaguar’’ is a free verse poem‚ which is structured on five stanzas with four lines. The basic rhyme pattern that it follows is A-B-B-A except for the last
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Commentary on The Lesson’ by Roger McGough Roger McGough the author of The Lesson’ is a well respected British poet who is still writing poems and is a poetry performer today. His work has become so well recognized that he has received an O.B.E for his contributions to poetry from the Queen. McGough was born in Liverpool and attended school in the nineteen-forties and fifties during a time when corporal punishment was widely present in British education. The Lesson’ by McGough is a poem
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