Janice Gross Stein’s “The Cult of Efficiency‚” read at a CBC Massey Lecture in 2001‚ attempts to define the concept of efficiency and how it has impacted our society in the past and present. Stein effectively applies this concept to many different sectors of our culture through examples and analysis of how it is delivered. Her thesis summarizes the overall ideas of her article‚ however it was not easily found in her introduction as it was not stated until the end of the fifth paragraph. The full
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hr. 5 25/1/12 The Cult of Domesticity was a guideline that required women to be inferior and submissive compared to men. Many of Emily Dickinson’s poems were written in secret because of the treatment of women in her time period. “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Gilman and “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin were written from their position of male dominance and domesticated women. Many of the ideals specifically submissiveness‚ domesticity and piety present in the Cult of Domesticity‚ are
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late 19th and early 20th century‚ strict and confining gender roles existed for women throughout the United States. While men were able to pursue out-of-house careers‚ women were trapped in a Cult of Domesticity‚ disabling them from acting in a “manly” manner in fear of losing their reputation. In this Cult of Domesticity‚ women were born and bred simply to marry a man with a higher social status and monetary value‚ and procreate with them to form a family. However‚ because the women of this era
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The “cult of the machine‚” infatuated The Soviet Union during the 1920s. Super-urbanism and the corresponding belief that proletariat society could only exist within a culture of the machine and the factory effected policy greatly starting in the late 1920s.35 The Soviet Union believed that machines and modernization led the way to new civilization. “City planning and the design of future living space requires a mentality and an imagination of closely resembling the concoction of science fiction
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one of the most widespread of Tibetan cults‚ undifferentiated by sect‚ education‚ class‚ or position; from the highest to the lowest‚ the Tibetans find with his goddess a personal and enduring relationship unmatched by any other single deity‚ even among those of their gods more potent in appearance or more profound in symbolic association.”1 Tara is thought to protect her people from “the cradle to beyond the grave; and‚ as Stephanie Beyer‚ author of The Cult of Tara: Magic and Ritual in Tibet‚ profoundly
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Real Lives: Camcorder Cults By Jon Dovey Suddenly camcorder footage is everywhere. After 20 years as the poor cousin of moving-image culture‚ video is being embraced in an embarrassingly hurried courtship by TV executives world-wide. Major programmes‚ like You’ve Been Framed‚ Video Diaries‚ Undercover Britain‚ Emergency 999‚ Private Investigations‚ Horizon‚ Video Nation‚ Living With the Enemy‚ Caught on Camera‚ have all been based on the use of low-gauge camcorders or even smaller fibre-optic-based
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Gangs and Cults Introduction to Sociology Gangs and Cults Gangs and cults at first glance may seem very different‚ and in some ways they are‚ but when you look closer their cultures are very similar. Cults promote a particular belief system‚ recruiting members by tricking them or influencing them to believe what they are teaching or telling them. Gangs pretty much do the same thing. They create glorified myths about the gang that appeal to young recruits‚ and far too often these myths become
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The Cult of True Womanhood The "Cult of True Womanhood" has greatly influenced society throughout all of America’s history. This set of standards was first accepted and practiced by all of the European colonies. They were then passed through the generations and‚ in many cases‚ still exist. I’ll describe the essay‚ "The Cult of True Womanhood‚" and discuss my views on it. I’ll then illustrate how these standards are still present in today’s society. First‚ I’ll discuss the essay. It’s easiest
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The largest dispersion of Jews was in the 8th century before the common era‚ however most of the Jews in Split came during the 3rd-4th century Romaniote immigration‚ along with the Syrian and Iranian exiles. This formed a strong Jewish presence on the East Adriatic Coast. The East Adriatic Coast was a smart place to settle because of its location for economic trade‚ not to mention its mild climate and beautiful geography. Salona‚ Dalmatia‚ and Split are all prime examples of the settlement of Jews
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What Are The Main Historical Features of The Dionysiac Cult? Introduction Within this paper I will be exploring the many diverse aspects of the cult of Dionysus in Ancient Greece‚ the significance they had throughout its time‚ and the relevance in our present-day. This discussion will be divided into three sections stated‚ in order‚ as; the origins of the cult‚ the practices that took place within the religion‚ and the parallels with Christianity today. The opening section will address how Dionysus
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