Society is constantly exposed to various forms of media‚ be it television‚ radio‚ newspapers or the growing internet‚ that portray either constructed or natural images of events and issues that consequently influence our view of the world‚ our behaviour and our leisure pursuits. The extent to which individuals are either passive or active in recognising this significant influence on their leisure lifestyle are discussed throughout this essay from the perspectives of two sociological theories in relation
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June 1 Last Lecture‚ “Continue to Marxism” ‚ ”Constructivism” The international-ization of Marxist Ideas Marx’s key work Capital focuses on the development and characteristics of 19th Century British capitalism. In 20th Century‚ a number of scholars developed Marx’s ideas and on capitalism’s trans-border character‚ in particular imperialism. Trotsky for example argued that the level of development of any particular state would be affected by its relations with others. • Sooo state could develop
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Power is define as the capacity of an individual to influence others‚ tempt others to persuade and encourage others to obtain specific administrative goals or to engage in specific behaviour (Cangemi‚ 1992). According to French and Raven’s (1960) there are five bases of power which can be divided into formal power and personal power (Robbins‚ 2011). The first formal power is coercive power‚ which is based upon punishment by these individual to power for failure to conform or achieve administration
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Act I‚ scene i Antonio‚ a Venetian merchant‚ complains to his friends‚ Salarino and Solanio‚ that a sadness has overtaken him and dulled his faculties‚ although he is at a loss to explain why. Salarino and Solanio suggest that his sadness must be due to his commercial investments‚ for Antonio has dispatched several trade ships to various ports. Salarino says it is impossible for Antonio not to feel sad at the thought of the perilous ocean sinking his entire investment‚ but Antonio assures his friends
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story of a young boy named Antonio and his loss of innocence‚ self-discovery‚ and the struggle to find enduring values. When Antonio Marez is six years old‚ his parents send for an old woman‚ Ultima‚ who stays with their family in a small village in post-war New Mexico where modern influence is starting to spread out from the cities. Ultima is a curandera who heals using herbs and magic and is often out casted because people believe she is a witch‚ but she inspires Antonio and shares her wisdom with
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Bless Me Ultima‚ by Rudolfo Anaya‚ Antonio is the seven year old protagonist. Antonio is greatly influenced by his parents conflicting views of religion which makes it very difficult for Antonio to accept either of their belief systems. Antonio’s mother‚ Maria‚ is a devoutly Catholic daughter of a farmer. She wants Antonio to follow her Luna family tradition by becoming a priest. Antonio’s father‚ Gabriel‚ is the son of vaqueros‚ or cowboys. He would prefer that Antonio follow the Marez family tradition
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faith and choose a specific destiny. Anaya uses motifs throughout the paper‚ such as how Antonio learns and grows in every aspect of him that are reiterated. All through the literature‚ Antonio has pressure to make a decision about his future‚ which he knows will cause conflict no matter what his choice. The llano or the town‚ Catholicism or his own view‚ or vaquero or priest‚ Anaya uses dichotomy and Antonio must choose to follow his mother’s ways or his father’s way of life. Understandably‚ both
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What will Antonio become when he grows up? A priest? A vaquero? A curandero? A farmer? Antonio’s future is not clear because‚ at the end of the novel‚ he has finally decided to choose his own path. Instead of listening to the beliefs of his mother or the desires of his father‚ he will fulfill Ultima’s encouragement to follow his heart. With this in mind‚ it seems likely that Antonio will probably become a man of learning according to Ultima‚ Whether or not this means that Antonio will become a priest
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Notes KEY LITERARY ELEMENTS SETTING The play‚ as the title suggests‚ is set in Italy. Venice‚ in the popular imagination of Elizabethan society‚ was a place of fabulous wealth‚ royal merchants‚ richly attired gentlemen‚ and refined culture. Antonio is very much a part of this society. But this is not the only part of the Venetian picture that is portrayed in the play; another less romantic view is also given. It is the cruel commercial and legal side of Venice‚ where ships are sunk at sea‚ fortunes
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approaches his friend Antonio‚ a merchant. Antonio is short of money because all his wealth is invested in his fleet‚ which is currently at sea. He goes to a Jewish money lender‚ Shylock‚ who hates Antonio because of Antonio’s anti-semitic behaviour towards him. Shylock nevertheless agrees to make the short-term loan‚ but‚ in a moment of dark humour‚ he makes a condition - the loan must be repaid in three months or Shylock will exact a pound of flesh from Antonio. Antonio agrees‚ confident that
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