irrationality. The focal point of the sculpture is the set of brass tacks lined up in the center of the iron; these dangerous components transform the work into a weapon and‚ in turn‚ a representation of war. By stripping the iron of its purpose‚ Man Ray creates a simply worthless and impractical item; this parallels the basic principles of Nihilism‚ which focus on the idea that humanity and life do not have any worth or purpose. From another perspective‚ The Gift also focuses on Nihilism through its
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Jeane Mortenson‚ also known as Marilyn Monroe‚ was and still is an icon because of her bravery and high self-esteem. She is so famous because she didn’t cover up her body‚ she embraced her curves and never hid them like most girls did back in the day “Imperfection is beauty‚madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” Many women from her era weren’t as sexualized as she was and that made her more entertaining also. In 1962 Marilyn Monroe died at age 36. No one
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Karen Roxas In Jean Anyon’s The Social Class and Hidden Curriculum of Work‚ Anyon depict that the different hidden curriculums in school education predetermine‚ for the most part‚ the social status of many of their students. The schools’ outside environment‚ economic standing‚ and student’s social background are some of the factors that predetermine the future of the students in a certain school. For example‚ working class schools‚ which are usually located in poor neighborhoods‚ are usually
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Existentialism and Human Emotions by Jean Paul Sartre Existentialism and Human Emotions J.-P. Sartre I SHOULD LIKE on this occasion to defend existentialism against some charges which have been brought against it. First‚ it has been charged with inviting people to remain in a kind of desperate quietism because‚ since no solutions are possible‚ we should have to consider action in this world as quite impossible. We should then end up in a philosophy of contemplation; and since contemplation
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Financial Analysis Retailers estimated that Pepe Company would increase its sales by about 10% by using a flexible ordering system. Now the current sales are £ 200‚000‚000. Hence 10% of £ 200‚000‚000 is £ 20‚000‚000. Thus a flexible system would lead an increase in sales of £ 20‚000‚000. Profit before taxes (PBT) at the rate of 32% would lead to an increase in in PBT of £ 6‚400‚000 (32% of £ 20‚000‚000). Alternative 1: Decrease in lead time would lead to an increase in costs by 30%.Currently
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John B. Watson is considered the founder of behaviorism. He suggested that psychology should be objective and focus on human behavior. Watson ’s views dominated the field of psychology during the first half of the twentieth century. His theories and behavioral techniques that many psychologists have built on are still used today. This so-called father of behaviorism was born in 1878‚ in South Carolina into a poor family. Although left fatherless at the young age of thirteen‚ Watson who had
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main plaintiff‚ Mary Watson‚ a single woman. Ms. Watson claimed when she visited one of the Move It’s outlet stores‚ she observed several items that were marked with tags containing two prices; a “Suggested Retail Price” and a lower “Our Price”. Ms. Watson claimed the company led her to believe that she was paying less for items that were previously sold for a higher price‚ when‚ in fact‚ Move It never sold those items at the suggested retail price. Specifically‚ Ms. Watson claimed that Move IT advertised
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“Answering the Question: What Is Postmodernism?” By Jean-François Lyotard‚ trans. Régis Durand. NOTE: Written in 1982‚ as postscript to The Postmodern Condition (1979) A Demand This is a “period of slackening” in the “color of the times”. “From every direction we are being urged to put an end to experimentation‚ in the arts and elsewhere”. Bauhaus (1919-1933 Germany: Walter Gropius founded this movement of artists‚ writers‚ architects. Shut down by Hitler for being very radical‚ left-wing)
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Living with my family is like living with the weird Watsons from The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis. The weird Watsons is full of a barrel of laughs‚ tears‚ and seriousness. The Watsons go down to Alabama‚ Birmingham because of the choices Byron ( one of the Watsons) has made. Even though this is a recommended book‚ it does not go into much detail about Civil Rights. The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis is an interesting book about Kenny and his
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Compare Widow Douglas and Miss Watson In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain satirizes Pre-Civil War society through Widow Douglas and Miss Watson over their treatment of Huck. They are hypocritical‚ single‚ old women who attempt to educate Huck in the ways of the "sivilized" society and show him the benefits of religion. Ironically they are racist even though it contradicts their religious beliefs. Twain emphasizes these satirical points in his descriptions on there treatment of Huck
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