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    Road to a Discipline Society You will never really be seen as “free” in this world. Especially with the amazing technology we have today. It’s getting extremely superior obviously day by day. It is hard to do anything without being watched by the government. Some people feel more secured while others want nothing to do with the government being “on top of you.” The government does this for a reason‚ to have all the people in line and not have anyone doing the immoral things. Foucault explains

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    According to the author Alexandra Horowitz‚ in her book titled “Our Dogs‚ Ourselves‚” she says‚ “Part of what we love about the dogs who occupy the exalted‚ final position is that they are unlike the rest of our family (5).” Pets can offer us unconditional love that none of our family can provide‚ and they can be a substantial part of us if we learn how to interact with them‚ how to handle them‚ and how to treat them as our own. They can bring incredible and astonishing benefits to our well-being

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    Laura Desfor Edles. 2007. Classical and contemporary sociological theory: text and readings. Pine Forge Press: 641-665. Calhoun‚ Craig J.‚ Joseph Gerteis and James Moody. 2007. Contemporary sociological theory. Wiley-Blackwell: 209-216. Foucault‚ Michel. 1995. Discipline & punish. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.   Waters‚ Malcolm. 1994. Modern sociological theory. SAGE: 217-233. Wetherell‚ Margaret‚ Stephanie Taylor‚ Simeon Yates. 2001. Discourse theory and practice: a reader. SAGE.

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    Foucault’s essay “Panopticism” teaches in how we are always being watched effects our behavior and makes us conform is correct‚ but if there is any variation‚ it will not work‚ as proven in Kesey’s novel‚ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Par 2: Michel Foucault’s essay “Panopticism” talks about the idea of control. He uses the plague and leprosy as ways of describing his point. He starts by talking about the measures taken with a plague outbreak; how the people in town are quarantined locked into

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    Well-known philosopher Michel Foucault wrote a book called ‘The Birth of the Clinic (1973)’‚ the main idea behind the book is that Foucault trails how medical knowledge was transferred by scientific methods in the eighteenth century. He recorded that the doctors based their treatments on observation of the patients symptoms rather than referencing books to analyse the type of disease the patient may have. Through observation‚ Foucault was able to develop the concept of ‘surveillance’ whereby‚ patients

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    Good morning‚ I’m Alexandra Heminsley. I have run several marathons (five and counting) ‚ but I was not always a runner. Today I’m here to talk to tell you that you as well can achieve your goals and tell you about how I achieved mine. In fact I never quite associated running with myself until in my thirties. My flatmate was a runner‚ and she would always come back from her runs with a certain glow‚ and I told her that I wished I could run like her. After taking up walking for a while‚ I finally

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    cells without being seen by the jailers. This architectural design which expanded to other institutions like the psychiatric asylum‚ the reformatory‚ the school and the hospital seems to fit in only one framework of power_ the disciplinary power. Michel Foucault develops this postmodern social theory of power that turns away from the traditional third-dimensional view of power. Rather than see power as localised in an individual‚ in a state acting or in a ruling ideological class‚ the French philosopher

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    Aunt Alexandra comes to the Finch residence at the end of chapter twelve‚ declaring that the family decided that it would be best for Scout and Jem to have some feminine influence in their lives. Scout knows that Alexander usually dictates what she wants upon the family‚ and uses the term the family decided to make her an even greater point of authority in the Finch family. Usually her dictations give her chances to impress her views on others or increase the family name and work towards the ideal

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    Reading: An Anthology for Readers. 8th Ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s‚ 2008. 209-236. English Dept. of Quinnipiac University. “Part Seven: Editing Grammar.” The College Writers Reference. 5th Ed. Upper Saddle River: New Jersey‚ 2008. 335-350. Foucault‚ Michel. “Panopticism.” Ways of Reading: An Anthology for Readers. 8th Ed. By: David Bartholomae and Anthony Petrosky. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s‚ 2008. 209-236.

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    in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee would be Aunt Alexandra. Austere Aunt Alexandra‚ is not very lovable or emotional‚ and not like a typical aunt. Thinking that Atticus is having a hard time raising the two children without a mother‚ decides to help out. She’s a very discriminating person in the family‚ especially to Scout who is very tomboy‚ who does not understand ladylikeness. Fitting in with Maycomb and all the other ladies‚ Aunt Alexandra likes to be fashionable and proper. The straight-laced

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