Ideologies are what make us fundamentally human; they influence what we believe in and dictate our actions. The existence of ideologies extends outside of reality‚ as seen through comic book heroes such as Superman and Batman. Compared to the older ages of comics‚ their ideologies lie upon responsibility rather than Ideological State Apparatuses (ISAs)‚ like religion and family‚ or Repressive State Apparatuses (RSAs)‚ like the government and the police. In the years following Watchmen’s publication
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Fascism shared many similarities with each other. Driven by their ideologies Stalin‚ under Socialism‚ and Mussolini‚ under Fascism‚ used these ideas to advocate and carry out their own policies. However‚ it is important to realise that many areas of their policies did veer away from the direction of their original ideologies. This shows that‚ although Stalin’s and Mussolini’s policies were decided largely by their respective ideologies‚ they were in many situations neglected by the leaders for personal
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two theses on ideology: "Ideology represents the imaginary relationship of individuals to their real conditions of existence" and "Ideology has a material existence". The first thesis tenders the familiar Marxist contention that ideologies have the function of masking the exploitative arrangements on which class societies are based. The second thesis posits that ideology does not exist in the form of "ideas" or conscious "representations" in the "minds" of individuals. Rather‚ ideology consists of
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Ideology is best defined as a system of ideas and beliefs that affect a person‚ group‚ or culture’s way of thinking. Ancient Greece was filled with different ideologies throughout the years; almost every polis with a different and unique set of values. Sparta had its strict militarism and aristocracy‚ suppressing people’s free thought. Athens had a mostly open‚ democratic‚ system‚ allowing more room for individual interpretations. And the empire of Alexander the Great that‚ despite having an absolute
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Legally blonde and the ideologies involved. Legally blonde is a film about Elle Woods a blonde sorority queen who is dumped by her boyfriend‚ she decides to follow him to law school to get him back and‚ once there‚ learns she has more legal savvy than she ever imagined and is thrown into solving a case in which she will make lots of friends and maybe even some enemies. The first thing I notice is that a common ideology used throughout the film is stereotypical ideology the main way this is used
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survey of power‚ in that ideology and political thought represent essentially the same concept and Pfeffer (1992) and McClelland (1975) state some scholars generally refer to power as that power primarily used in political contexts. An ideology consists of a person’s moral beliefs regarding social order. This includes values: biases‚ prejudices‚ and stereotypes‚ as well as beliefs based on an individual or group’s experiences‚ regarding how people should do what they do. Ideology does not include what
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Ideology‚ Social Policy and the Welfare State. Liberalism it could be argued was born out of the opportunity for the individual to prosper unfettered by the constraints of feudalist class structure. As the industrial revolution changed the demographic face of society‚ principles of laissez-faire provided‚ in theory‚ the possibility that as all men are innately equal‚ so was their opportunity to satisfy the basic human need for material gratification. The rationale of meritocracy was aligned with
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The Victorian era which lasted during the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901‚ established the foundations of many social‚ cultural and moral ideologies in which many are present to this day. Everywhere you look you can almost always see something Victorian-inspired from floral patterned curtains to elegantly hand crafted candlesticks. When visualizing ‘The Victorian Era’ lavish balls‚ lace covered dresses‚ tea parties and fancy lifestyles come to mind. However‚ the Victorian era is much more
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Contradicting Ideologies in The Searchers While The Searchers can be viewed from a critical standpoint as a ‘revisionist’ Western in terms of its portrayal of Native Americans‚ certain aspects of the film contradict this overall message. One such aspect is the character Look‚ who serves a role both as comic relief and as commentary on racist depictions of Native Americans. The Searchers does a superb job of highlighting the contorted representation of Indians in the Western genre‚ but Director
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forced 13‚000 people from their homes. As a result‚ over 11‚000 firefighters have been deployed to combat the statewide infernos. Before I begin my reflections‚ I would like to make something very clear: I don’t identify with any particular political ideology. Like Howard Zinn‚ I find value in various schools of thought: anarchist‚ libertarian‚ liberal‚ communist‚ socialist‚ deep green ecology‚
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