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    Thomas Jefferson served as our 3rd President of the United States‚ and to add to that‚ President Jefferson‚ at age 33‚ drafted the Declaration of Independence. It turns out‚ Jefferson can be more identified as an Anti-Federalist.This can be found evident through the fact that it seemed he opposed large government‚ and instead‚ stood for states’ rights. One supporting example that would seem to stand in favor of this is that Jefferson deeply rejected Hamilton’s National Bank. In spite of that‚ it

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    Functionalism is a consensus theory which originated with functionalist writers (Durkhem and Comte) in the 19th century. They were influenced by what they SAW as the progress which was made during the industrial revolution. Functionalists believe in two important concepts - Social Systems‚ were just like the natural world‚ society is a complex system and also - Organic Analogy‚ were they compare society to an organism‚ such as the human body‚ which is a complex system which fits together. They

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    Literary Criticism: Oedipus the King The pursuit of knowledge was very critical to the Greeks. Even if the truth was terrifying and hard to grasp‚ they saw it as an important virtue. The theater served as a medium for the examining of these ideas of knowledge and truth. Many playwrights at the time used the self-realizations of their protagonists as underlying themes for their tragedies. For example‚ in Oedipus the King.  Sophocles uses Oedipus’s transformation‚ along with the plot‚ to emphasize

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    Writers often use social criticism in their books to show corruptness or weak points of a group in society. One way of doing this is allegory which is a story in which figures and actions are symbols of general truths. George Orwell is an example of an author who uses allegory to show a social criticism effectively. As in his novel Animal Farm‚ Orwell makes a parody of Soviet Communism as demonstrated by Animal Farm’s brutal totalitarian rule‚ manipulated and exploited working class‚ and the pigs’

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    rushed‚ leading to an inconsistent message. Consisting of approximately 170 pages‚ The Alchemist is split into two parts; the proper splitting would be seventy five to eighty pages in each part‚ but instead‚ is completely disorganized. In a literary criticism article by David Kelly this is pointed out: “The book is lopsided‚ with part 2 comprising of roughly two and a half pages as Part 1.” The book was not only physically unbalanced‚ but the amount of major events in each part were also varying. The

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    Subject: Artistic Criticism Finding Forrester Jamal Wallace is a Black American talented 16-year-old basketball player in Bronx‚ New York whose secret passion is writing. William Forrester is a reclusive Pulitzer Prize- winning novelist who never gave the world a second novel. After an accidental meeting‚ Forrester becomes Jamal’s unlikely mentor‚ providing guidance to help the young man’s exceptional skills. Soon‚ Forrester‘s harsh view of the world begins to change as both men

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    January 11‚ 2013 Literary Criticism “The Shinning Houses” By Alice Munro The short story The Shinning Houses by Alice Munro epitomizes a time of great change‚ showing a conflict between the old and the new. Mary is the main character of the story and is faced with a decision that could potentially change the life of her neighboring friend‚ Mrs. Fullerton. Mrs. Fullerton is the oldest living member of the newly growing community‚ but her fifty year old house is being threatened by the on going

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    Outline and evaluate Functionalist views of the role of the family in society. (33 marks) Functionalist macro theory looks at the society as a whole‚ and analyses how it fits together. Functionalist view of the role of the family in society is that it maintains social order‚ and it’s a tool for socialisation and a key social institution in sustaining the value consensus‚ which is harmony in the society as well as social solidarity. Functionalists focus on the positive functions of the family such

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    Theories of Aging Activity theory This theory assumes a positive relationship between activity and life satisfaction. One theorist suggests that activity enables older adults to be able to adjust to retirement. The critics of this theory state that it overlooks the inequalities in health and economics that hinders the ability for older people to engage in such activities. Also‚ some older adults do not desire to engage in new challenges. Activity theory reflects the functionalist perspective

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    Assess the functionalist view that religion benefits both society as a whole and its individuals (33 marks) For functionalists‚ society is a system of interrelated parts known as institutions‚ such as religion‚ the family and the economy. Each institution performs certain functions- each contributes to maintaining the social system by meeting a need. Society’s most basic need is the need for social order and solidarity so that its members can cooperate. For functionalists‚ what makes order possible

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