A.P. Lit/Critical Lens Essay 03-25-13 Who’s Got The Power? Throughout all of human existence‚ the desire for power has overruled everything. We are constantly trying to be better than the ones around us‚ and are jealous of those who are on top. In many situations‚ it seems that no matter how hard we try‚ we can never get to that point of control that we so badly strive for. In Shakespeare’s tragically deceptive play‚ “Othello”‚ the symbolism and conflict throughout the play continually demonstrates
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Marx and Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous Pre-Depression-era novel The Great Gatsby reveals perceptive commentary on the dangers of capitalism through the title character Jay Gatsby. Nick Carraway‚ who has recently moved to the West Egg district of Long Island‚ narrates the tale of Gatsby‚ the marvelously wealthy neighbor he befriends and whose ultimate destruction he observes throughout the novel. The overpowering obsession with money and social status that pervades the characters and
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Leigh Ann Walker Case 1. In your opinion‚ did Vaughn overreact to Walker’s admission that she had been untruthful regarding the CPA exam? If so‚ how would you have dealt with the situation if you had been in Vaughn’s position? How would you have dealt with the situation if you had been in Robert’s position? In my opinion‚ Vaughn did overreact to the Walker’s admission. Although Walker should be responsible for telling the truth about her CPA exam‚ she does not have to tell all her privacy
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FRQ #2 : The Street In this excerpt from Ann Petry’s novel‚ “The Street”‚‚ Petry utilizes asyndeton‚ personification‚ imagery and selection of detail to establish Lutie Johnson’s relationship to the urban setting and their enemy and antagonist‚ “the cold November wind”. In this opening excerpt‚ the readers will discover on how aggravating and uncooperative the urban life would be during spring‚ in addition‚ decipher on how effective the wind are to Lutie Johnson and its people. Throughout this
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Wuthering Heights Literary Criticism Essay: Marxism Emily Bronte’s Victorian novel‚ Wuthering Heights has formed four critical analysis perspectives: psychoanalytic‚ Marxist‚ feminist‚ and cultural studies. Despite these varying literary criticisms that have been contemplated by contextual documents‚ I feel that the Marxist outlook is the most valid of the four. In accordance to Marxists‚ literature itself‚ is a social establishment that has a distinct ideological function‚ based on the background
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risen tremendously over the years is chick-flicks. For this paper‚ I will be analyzing a very popular series ‘Gossip Girl’ that reflects many cultural theories like feminism‚ structuralism‚ Marxism‚ psychoanalytical etc. but I would mainly analyze the text through the lenses of two cultural theories namely‚ Marxism and Psychoanalysis. Gossip Girl presents the Marxist idea of class that uses a criterion of labor and wealth to differentiate between the public and the bourgeoisie (Meloy‚ 2009) and many
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Marxism and the ideals of the Communist Manifesto diffused during the twentieth century in a variety of similar yet differentiated ways. Marx‚ Engels‚ and Lenin’s version of communism was created and seen as entirely equal in the proletarian class. China and the Soviet Union implemented these ideas of building a classless society destroying exploitation and the occurrence of equality amongst the people. Both of these nations adapted and differentiated these idea‚s to their needs‚ this all lead to
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After the Afghan war ended in 1988 it had long term effects on today’s world. The war created a breeding ground for terrorism and the rise of Osama bin Laden. This was the result of the power vacuum created by both the Russians and the Americans leaving the region. The Taliban rose to power after this war and gave sanctuary to Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda network. After the Soviets were defeated‚ the American Government presence faded away. The U.S. successfully conducted a proxy war using the
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The main character in The Street‚ Ann Petry shows that even in the hardest of times‚ one should continue to push forward‚ even if the “wind [pushes]” them away. The wind is trying to prevent those outside‚ especially Lutie‚ from accomplishing their mission/goals. The wind blocks Lutie’s path‚ almost as if it were the difficult situation she is going through. The wind forced the Lutie to shiver as “its cold fingers…touched the back of her neck‚ explored the sides of her head”. Petry also shows that
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Hegemony Hegemony literally is the control of one over the other within a particular group. A predominant idea or influence‚ existing within a certain context is a hegemonic condition. Usually that which is under its influence is not aware of this condition acting over them. It could be referred to as an idea of the subconscious or the state of the sub conscious. Antonio Gramschi understands hegemony through capitalism. He used the term hegemony to denote the predominance of one social class over
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