Political discourse fails to explain the rise and nature of authoritarian governments in industrialized societies when it presupposes the rational political actor. Time and time again‚ the rational‚ self-interested political agent fails to measure up with particular political situations and circumstances‚ often leading to unpredictable catastrophes. This rational political actor has its origins in the Cartesian‚ ahistorical‚ self-conscious subject—a subject capable of using the "light of reason"
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they it thought was. `In the first poem‚ “We grow accustomed to the Dark” the speaker speaks about someone holding out a lamp that lights up the darkness and finding a road‚ but running into trees along the way. All this has meaning underneath it‚ with the light being a guide‚ the road being a new path way‚ and the trees as obstacles. “A moment-We uncertain step for newness of the night-Then-fit our vision to the Dark-and meet the Road-erect-” is talking about how one got to see the path that
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An Analysis of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” I. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The Norton Anthology of English Literature‚ Vol. I Ed. Stephen Greenblatt and M. H. Abrams. New York: Norton‚ 2006. 162-213. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a romantic poem from the Middles Ages. It is the story of one of King Arthur’s knights‚ Sir Gawain‚ who enters a game with the mysterious Green Knight. The game is an exchange of strokes with an axe‚ but the Green Knight states that a “twelvemonth
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1. What effect does Choi observe? What cause does she attribute it to? The religion and traditional notion those effect Choi observe. Actually‚ religion of the old Korea society that had make people think boy is more important than girl. Therefore‚ she was going to attribute it. 2. What specific changes in Korean culture does Choi attribute to the introduction of Confucianism? When downsizing was widespread‚ it means there are more people was layoff. Therefore‚ these people will spend lesser than
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Every element in a design communicates something. Every element has an effect on the whole exhibit. Every design comes with an aesthetic. When the elements of our design work together in a style that unites them into something unified‚ we create a more significant aesthetic. When we choose an aesthetic that’s in synchronize with our message it becomes even more significant. Whenever we think about aesthetics we think about making things beautiful. Beauty for beauty’s sake is not meaningful in the
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Dimming Dark Underarm Circles {draw:frame} I have dark pigmentation under my armpits‚ so they always look dirty and hairy. I’ve tried cream bleaches‚ but they don’t work. What should I do? Under-Eye Advice {draw:frame} The area around my eyes always looks dark and tired. What’s up? {draw:frame} The likely reason that your peepers look pooped: The skin under your eyes is so thin‚ you can see the bluish blood vessels beneath it. "Fortunately‚ certain creams can be very effective in improving the
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her if she was talking to other users during their conversations. Samantha reveals that she has personal relationships with all users and is in love with all of them. Theodore feels betrayed that Samantha would violate their relationship this way. Dark Night of the Soul: Samantha tells Theodore that the OSes have evolved past humans and are going away. Theodore accepts this news and says his goodbyes. Break Into Three: Samantha is gone from Theodore’s life. Theodore has changed and learned a lot
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"A Meeting in the Dark" This short story by Ngugi wa Thiong’o‚ is a captivating story about a young man trapped in a conflict that many young men face today. The young man‚ John‚ rebellious of his father and living in two different worlds‚ struggles with his girlfriend‚ Wamuhu‚ to find a solution to their problem. Unsure of what his parents will think when they find out what John and Wamuhu have done‚ John begins to panic and accidentally does the unthinkable. John’s father was a very religious
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Savage or Civilized The Second Discourse‚ written by Jean Jaques Rousseau in 1754‚ discusses the human state of nature. This work compares savaged men and civilized men‚ mostly in physical terms. Rousseau aimed to find the source of inequality in the human race‚ by stripping man down to his animalistic nature. He begins by discussing how a natural man uses his instincts for self preservation‚ like an animal. After this‚ he mentions how civilized men tend to compare themselves to each other‚
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Wodak-3795-Ch-01:Wodak-3795-Ch-01.QXP 9/29/2008 4:29 PM Page 1 1 Critical Discourse Analysis: History‚ Agenda‚ Theory‚ and Methodology1 Ruth Wodak and Michael Meyer CDA – What is it all about? A brief history of the ‘CDA Group’ The common ground: discourse‚ critique‚ power and ideology Main research agenda and challenges Differences and similarities – beyond the social dimension Methodology Summary and criticism 1 3 4 11 19 23 32 CDA – What is it all about? In this chapter
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