well-articulated critique of consumerism. By contrast‚ in the 1960s and early ’70s‚ a far-reaching critique of consumer culture was a part of our political discourse. Elements of the New Left‚ influenced by the Frankfurt School‚ as well as by John Kenneth Galbraith and others‚ put forward a scathing indictment. They argued that Americans had been manipulated into participating in a dumbed-down‚ artificial consumer culture‚ which yielded few true human satisfactions. For reasons that are not hard to imagine
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Leadership effectiveness report – Andrew Carnegie In this report‚ I will introduce an effective leader -- Andrew Carnegie‚ a famous entrepreneur who led the steel industry to expanse and develop in whole America in the late 19th century. This Scottish-American man achieved in being the richest industrialist in early 20th century by starting his first job as a bobbin factory worker‚ after years of effort‚ he built his Carnegie Steel Company‚ which later on merged with Federal Steel Company and
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In his work‚ “The Original Affluent Society” in “Stone Age Economics”(1974) –which is written as a counter to J.K. Galbraith’s “The Affluent Society”(1958)- Marshall David Sahlins opposes the idea of hunter-gatherers being primitive. Sahlin and Galbraith fall apart in the way they think of affluence. According to him‚ hunter-gatherers are affluent in their own way which he introduces as the “Zen Road”‚ meaning that the material wants are limited and the technical means to meet them are adequate;
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Libraries are more than a quiet place to read a good book. The Carnegie Library has been an influential place throughout the conscious years of my life. Every since I could remember‚ the Library has been a place where I would be allowed to further my love of reading and expand upon the knowledge I already had a basis for. Now that I have come across a topic which I would like to study for life‚ the Library has been a resource for my further learning in Psychology. From when I was younger‚ I
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membership was no longer willing to participate for fear of being exposed to the public. In chapter 3 Levitt and Dubner quote from the economist and diplomat John Kenneth Galbraith‚ who asserts that social behavior is complex and “to comprehend its character is mentally tiring.” So‚ according to Galbraith‚ conventional wisdom must be simple‚ convenient‚ and comfortable and comforting‚ though not necessarily true. Levitt and Dubner cite
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The Inconclusive Ethical Case Against Manipulative Advertising What Is Manipulative Advertising? * According to Beauchamp‚ manipulation occupies a position about midway along a continuum of influences ranging from coercion‚ at one end‚ to ration persuasion‚ at the other. * All of beauchamp’s examples include deceptive advertising * False or misleading assertions or omissions that cause reasonable consumers to form erroneous judgment about the nature of the product * Manipulative
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Ashley Wootters Mrs. Edmonson Composition 1 October 29‚ 2012 Position of Povery Thesis: The Position of Poverty by John Kenneth Galbraith 1. The Position of Poverty is a physical matter that has fallen in and out of focus for years. A. “In part‚ it is a physical matter; those afflicted have such limited and insufficient food‚ such poor clothing‚ such crowded‚ cold‚ and dirty shelter that life is painful as well as comparatively brief.” (409) B. “The poor get jobs more easily when
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Conformity and Compliance During the 1950’s The 1950’s are often labeled as an era of conformity and complacency. But how valid is this label? Could the same radical and rebellious Americans of the 1960’s be submissive and compliant just one decade earlier? The answer (for the most part) is yes. The suburbanization‚ consumerism/materialism‚ second Red Scare‚ and "cult of domesticity"� of the 1950’s exemplify this accepting and submissive attitude of Americans. However‚ there are some exceptions.
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Vicky Leo A trail of unknown Footsteps on the highest mountain My Name Is Leo‚ Vicky Leo Hi my dear cat friends my name is Leo‚ Vicky Leo. I am the publisher of ‘The Times of Fish’‚ the most famous newspaper in Cat Island. It was a dark night and I was in my office reading the newspaper ‘three whales beached again at Catatonia beach.’ Oh Suddenly I looked up at the CLOCK it was 11:55 pm I figured it out that it was time to go home. At last I reached home so cozy and warm home. I took a hot bath
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The Gospel of Wealth Andrew Carnegie‚ author of “The Gospel of Wealth”‚ was a philanthropist who argued that “Individualism‚ Private Property‚ the Law of Accumulation of Wealth‚ and the Law of Competition;”(Carnegie‚p.24) was only beneficial and experienced to a small percentage of society’s wealth. Carnegie argued in his excerpt that‚ “there are but three modes in which surplus wealth could be disposed of.” These modes include leaving all the accumulated wealth of that person to the family
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