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    The Century of the Self

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    THE CENTURY OF THE SELF The Century of the Self is a British documentary series in four episodes diffused by BBC four in 2002 and art house cinemas in the US. This documentary was written‚ realized‚ produced and directed by Kevin Adam Curtis‚ an English filmmaker‚ born in 1955. His work is more of a journalistic work than a director work; indeed his works are based on sociology‚ philosophy and political history. Adam Curtis won various awards like Golden Gate Persistence of Vision Award at the

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    One of the most influential centuries during human history is the nineteenth century. During this century the world‚ especially Europe‚ experienced radical change--change that revolutionized the world‚ as everyone knew it to be. It was a century of war‚ of industrialization‚ of urbanization‚ and of nationalism. The major development of the nineteenth century was the Industrial Revolution. Every aspect of the nineteenth century is most likely directly influenced by the Industrial Revolution‚ from

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    Self Independence

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    How to be independence in our life If you wan to be a be special in our life without burden people around you‚ self-independence is needed. And we need to be spirit high to face the difficult situation. There are several effective tips to build and learn the self-independence 1. Accept yourself You need to accept our own body‚ personality‚ opinions‚ choices and own life story. Because you cannot build a strong‚ independent you if u can live with your self. So put behind your mistakes and

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    During the nineteenth -century America was known for it ’s drinking abilities. The question some people want to know is "was early nineteenth-century America really a nation of drunkards" (Rorabaugh 5)? The United States was among the most addicted of nations‚ that in this respect it had out stripped all of Europe‚ and that "no other people ever indulged‚ so universally." Alcohol was looked upon as a disease like the plague and it was spreading wider and wider throughout the country. It was being

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    traditional‚ archaic or scripture-bound‚ it has a specific meaning from an historical perspective‚ and a genealogy which has seen the term change from the self-referential description of a particular religious group‚ to a term which may have lost its impact through misplaced‚ and indiscriminate‚ application. Originally used by a specific group of American Protestants‚ who shared a similar world-view and theology‚ Fundamentalism grew from individuals within disparate denominations finding common cause to

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    Governments should reflect the will of their people. They‚ the government‚ are accountable for their people‚ and vise versa. Society should be structured how the people who live in those said societies wish to live in them. For example‚ we can see this being true all over the world with the feminist movement. Throughout history‚ we can see evidence of people demanding women’s rights and equality‚ but the major turning point of course‚ is when western governments acknowledged the want the people‚

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    Nineteenth century English literature is remarkable both for high artistic achievement and for variety. The greatest literary movement of its earlier period was that of romanticism. It was born in the atmosphere of the violent economic and political turmoil that marked the last decades of the 18th and the first decades of the 19th century. The outburst of political activity brought on by the Great French Revolution of 1789‚ the bitter wars with Napoleon’s France that ravaged Europe for almost 25

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    Since the latter part of the nineteenth century‚ contemporary UK society has been steadily changing. Where once we tended to define ourselves by our employment and the status in society that position may have given us‚ we now define ourselves much more by the goods we buy and choose to surround ourselves with (Hinchcliffe 2009).What we wear‚ the house we live in‚ the food we choose to buy and the experiences we create for ourselves all are thought to say more about us personally and as a society

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    20th Century Innovations’ Impact On Our Country’s Culture Two innovations during the 20th century that affected the cultural life of the country are the movie and advertising industries‚ both of which continue to be influential to today’s society; they defined what it meant to be an American based on the mass media’s opinion. The movie industry greatly influenced society during the 20th century‚ and continues to do so today. When Americans watched motion pictures back in the early part

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    Century of the Self

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    John Levine EDF 4050 Dr. Fer March 25‚ 2006 Summary: Century of the Self Documentary Before the beginning of the twentieth century‚ propaganda was used to promote political ideologies‚ national and international conflicts and mostly‚ the “call to war”. The BBC documentary on the birth of Public Relations‚ explores how many psychological theories developed by Sigmund Freud were used by his nephew‚ Edward Bernays‚ to manipulate the unconsciousness of the masses. By linking mass produced goods

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