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    Serial Imagination: The Effective use of Imagination by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is perhaps the most captivating writer in the entire world. Although Shakespeare lived hundreds of years ago his plays and sonnets are famous today. Well known for his ability to keep a play exotic‚ as well as compelling. Shakespeare knew very well how the human mind was milled; making his plays all the more thought-worthy. One might say that William Shakespeare was a very imaginative person‚ to convey

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    however‚ laid in that the working class was exploited and oppressed to maintain the interests of the dominant class--and under capitalism this would never change. Marx saw the rise of capitalism as poisonous to society because it could only ever benefit those in power (aka those who were in control of the means of production). Another problematic change that arose with the quickly developing society was what Marx referred to as alienation. Alienation was a problem experienced almost exclusively by

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    Foucault identifies relationships specifically within society’s and in each it comes down to how power‚ discourses and forms of social control interconnects and associates to how social control is regulated and determine how to authority controls crime within a social structure. The developments of discipline and increasing surveillance through the increasing rates of hospital/asylum‚ as apposed to analysing prisons and punishment through physical torture and focus on a process in which develops

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    Sociological theories give us different ways to look at our societies. Sociological perspectives are used as a way of looking at human behaviour and how it has an effect on the society in which we live. They are used to interpret and provide sociological explanations for how individuals act and how it affects society as a whole. The “science of society” was developed by Auguste Compte in the 19th century. However‚ not all sociologists share the same ideas. This assignment will be considering two

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    Imagination is the ability of the mind to be creative or resourceful. Reason is the power of the mind to think‚ understand‚ and form judgments by a process of logic. "Fall of the House of Usher‚ “written by Edgar Allen Poe‚ is a story about insane friends imagining things. "House Taken Over‚ “by Julio Cortazar is similar in that way. Imagination overcomes reason when the mind doesn’t want to believe something so it makes up scenarios that are easier to believe than the truth. "Fall of the House of

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    from 2012 to 2013‚ killing 17 891 people globally and wounding 32 577 people (Ballantine‚ Korgen and Roberts‚ 2015). In order to prevent such fatalities‚ we need to understand Terrorism. This can be done by studying terrorism under the scope of a sociological theoretical perspective such as the Rational Choice Theory perspective‚ the Structural-Functional Theory perspective and the Symbolic Interactionalist Theory

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    power of the imaginative mind. Barbauld’s masterpiece was once neglected from the rest of the Romantic writers that were after her time‚ but her vivid and descriptive voice shone through the poem and into the minds of readers around the world. Imagination‚ one of the characteristics of Romanticism‚ is the key component that made this poem one of the most amazing pieces of literature in the Romantic era. It creates a different world separate from reality‚ like a divine vision that taps into the soul

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    than a sociological prospective. It is said that the state is responsible of providing care and welfare as a team. This prospective looks at the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people around‚ it prioritises the responsibility to look after them‚ for example people with disabilities‚ unemployment‚ low income‚ children‚ they also make old people a priority to look after as well as mentally ill people and sick people. People in society pay national insurance this goes into the NHS‚ benefits‚ the job

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    The Benefits of Laughter : Laughing is a reaction to certain stimuli. It may ensue from hearing a joke‚ being tickled‚ or other stimuli. Most commonly‚ it is considered a visual expression of a number of positive emotional states‚ such as joy‚ mirth‚ happiness‚ relief‚ etc. However on some occasions it may express other emotions‚ such as embarrassment‚ apology or confusion (nervous laughter) or courtesy laugh. Laughter is a part of human behavior regulated by brain‚ helping humans clarify their

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    Sociology can be described as the study of social life‚ social change‚ and the social causes and consequences of human behaviour (Bilton‚ 1987: Ch.1). A way of understanding sociology can be done through the ‘sociological imagination ’‚ which is a tool that provides many distinctive perspectives on the world‚ which generate new ideas and critique the old. To better understand the perspective this essay will additionally compare individualistic and naturalistic explanations of the human behaviour

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