Literary Criticism (Written report) PSYCHOANALYTICAL APPROACH IN LITERATURE Psychoanalytic literary criticism refers to literary criticism or literary theory which‚ in method‚ concept‚ or form‚ is influenced by the tradition of psychoanalysis begun by Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalytic reading has been practiced since the early development of psychoanalysis itself‚ and has developed into a heterogeneous interpretive tradition. As Patricia Waugh writes‚ ’Psychoanalytic literary criticism does not
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immediately replied; that is the emergence of bureaucracy of which Marx Weber had been known as the father. However‚ after the existence of his concept on bureaucracy and its central role in bringing a great impact on the way people lived and were organized; people started asking whether Weber’s ideas continue to form the basis for organization and are still descriptive of all cases. From hence‚ an intense dispute around his model called "rational system" theory was tremendously raised by considering famous
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THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY [pic] Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which of the following elements are necessary for bureaucracy according to Max Weber? a. Hierarchical authority structure b. Task specialization c. Rules d. Impersonality e. All of these are necessary according to Weber. 2. Most Americans a. are generally satisfied with the help they receive from bureaucrats. b. dislike bureaucrats. c. actually like bureaucracies. d.
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individuals or groups within society. How these social classes have been determined has been a common topic among social scientists throughout time. Two individuals who have headed this long standing debate are Karl Marx and Max Weber. In this paper I will be summarizing Marx and Weber’s theories on social class; how they are determined‚ their interests‚ and problems that may exist among groups. I will then provide my own critiques of their arguments. Marx first sets up his arguments on class by referring
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Our book defines bureaucracy as‚ "a formal organization with a hierarchy of authority and a clear division of labor; emphasis on impersonality of positions and written rules‚ communications‚ and records"(177). There are five characteristics of bureaucracies‚ which are‚ "1. Clear levels‚ with assignments flowing downward and accountability flowing upward. 2. A division of labor. 3. Written rules. 4. Written communications and records. 5. Impersonality and replace ability"(177-178). Unfortunately‚
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good government‚” Thomas Jefferson once said. The government is a precarious‚ but influential‚ part in the world today. Many believe that everything the government does should be implemented in order to keep structure in our daily lives. However‚ bureaucracy is not always right. The government can often prove it can not be credible‚ plausible‚ or dependable. For as long as democracy has been in place‚ people have disagreed with it. Yet‚ if it were not for these disputes‚ government would never be anything
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there was one more? Many people refer to the Federal Bureaucracy as the fourth branch of government. The thing is that many people don’t know what the federal bureaucracy is‚ or what kind of role it plays in the U.S. government. Most people never even heard of the term‚ but if I told you some of the programs in the federal bureaucracy you would know what I am talking about and how they play a role in our government. If the Federal Bureaucracy was a co-equal branch of the federal government it would
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New Criticism [pic]New Criticism is a name applied to a varied and extremely energetic effort among Anglo-American writers to focus critical attention on literature itself. Like Russian Formalism‚ following Boris Eikhenbaum and Victor Shklovskii‚ the New Critics developed speculative positions and techniques of reading that provide a vital complement to the literary and artistic emergence of modernism. Like many other movements in modern criticism‚ New Criticism was in part a reaction against the
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Gogal ’s famous play about government bureaucracy‚ coruption and deception. A satirical account of Russion Government and society. "The Inspector" Bureaucracy‚ Corruption and Deception-- How Gogol using satire‚ ridicules the bureaucracy of the Russian government through scenes of corruption‚ deception and self-deception. The Mayor’s famous line‚ as he turns to address the audience directly‚ “What are you laughing at? You are laughing at yourselves‚” (p. 120) illustrates this theme‚ which
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the ruler is also seen as a god. A ruler of Egypt is called a Pharaoh and is seen a one of their many gods. Some of the Pharaohs are Hatshepsut‚ Thutmose III‚ and Ramses II. Hatshepsut was the first female Pharaoh. Egypt also practiced bureaucracy. Bureaucracy is a form a government that includes departments and levels of authority. Egypt’s economy mostly consisted of farming‚ trading‚ and conquering. Due to their location‚ Egypt had a considerable amount of water from the Nile River. With this
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