societies is focused on. In both works‚ the meaninglessness of life is addressed inadvertently by exploring the seemingly simplistic lives of several individuals submersed in commercial-dominated societies in order to critique a society based on consumerism. In both Endgame‚ as well as Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World‚ the overly simplistic worlds presented are used to depict quasi-purgatorial afterworlds. The simplicity of both ‘end of the world’ settings is reflected throughout the
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All Quiet on the Western Front‚ written in 1929 by Erich Maria Remarque‚ is superficially the story of one soldiers’ journey in World War 1 and his eventual death. Beneath this‚ however‚ Remarque has composed a literary treasure which‚ above all‚ seeks to illustrate war as that which is engrained in the nucleus of humanity and through the hugely negative effects of war depicted‚ seeks to question humanities apparent advancement through its need to engage in such a futile exercise as war. Remarque’s
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Materialism and consumerism prevent people from understanding and appreciating what is truly important in life. This is a truth recognized by the narrator in “The Technology of Simplicity” by Mark A. Burch and by George Longarrow in “A Bedside Story” by Gilles Pinette. In both passages it is clear the characters disdain for the consumerist attitude associated with the todays world. Although they have a similar view on materialism it is for different reasons. In “The Technology of Simplicity”‚ the
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Service Week.” He is extremely bothered by the assumption‚ in this case‚ that the “customer” the memo is referring to is actually their students. In addition‚ Benlow begins to tell us how he is concerned “about the slow and subtle infiltration of consumerism into education” (151) and how the consumer has almost replaced the student in higher education. Benlow wants to counter this assumption and offer a brief description of some of the differences between the “customer” and the “student.” “The customer
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Consumerism By Vanessa Ross With the rise of consumerism‚ our global society has become increasingly focused on consuming goods and services‚ as a means to feel good about ourselves and to drive the economies of the world. Without consumerism‚ our economy would collapse dramatically. Advertisers drive our society through manipulation and persuasion to drive their consumers to buy their products which are not relevant to their needs. Through exploration of the psychology of advertising the five
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rities.pdf (Accessed on 1 November 2012) (Accessed on 16 September 2012) 9 http://www.thereadinggroup.sg/Articles/Unmasking%20Consumerism.pdf (Accessed on 10 September 2012) (Accessed on 7 October 2012) 11 http://www.tsglobalist.com/2011/12/31/consumerism-by-grace-koh/ (Accessed on 7 October 2012)
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The 1999 film Fight Club‚ based on Chuck Palahniuk’s novel of the same name‚ was received as one of the most controversial films of the year‚ and has since gained a strong cult popularity. The movie places strong emphasis on the evils of modern consumerism‚ and adopts a “fight the system” attitude throughout. The setting is bleak and degraded – the main character‚ who remains unnamed for the entirety of the film‚ inhabits a city that seems perpetually dark and run down. All in all‚ the film attempts
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material goods. The concept of consumerism stresses the importance of economic prosperity and social cultures as they have an impact on human behaviour and lifestyles. Individuals are defined by what they consume and the material possession they own could either create pleasure or pain. Some sociologists may argue consumer culture is a fundamental part of society because individuals need material goods in order to survive. Sociologists have argued that consumerism affects every society whether directly
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Appendix 5.7 Samsung 5.8 Fortune oil 5.9 The Economic Times 5. Reference Page-2 1. Question2 (a) Critically discuss and analyse the phenomenon of compulsive shopping‚ with a particular focus on the rise of consumerism and the role marketing plays 1.1 Introduction What is compulsive shopping? An Addictive and compulsive buying is all about the physiological and/or psychological dependency on purchasing product or services. It is an addictive experience
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born into a poor family and came to Chicago to make her American dreams come true. There‚ she stepped into a struggle in the society where people’s social statuses were recognized through the items they had on themselves. It can be said that consumerism developed and played an important key in each of the American life from the end of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century.
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