The phenomenon of bullshit jobs brought up some interesting points on society that resonated with me and led me to think the only solution to all these problems is a global revolution. In the article‚ David Graeber points out that jobs have been created that are effectively pointless and that because of this people end up being disenchanted with their lives and society that results in “a scar across our collective soul.” This scar is formed from people who go to their 9-5 jobs mainly as a means
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David Malouf’s revision of Homer’s famous Iliad‚ Ransom‚ explores the conventional stereotype of the hero and questions the traditional idea of courage. Malouf challenges the ancient Greek understanding of heroism‚ which was primarily centered on prowess‚ power and confidence. He questions this characterization and suggests that celebrating a hero who is dehumanized by the rage and violence of war is unwise. Malouf shows that there are greater acts of courage than those achieved in battle. He argues
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source of outer frustration”. Globalization assisted in Samir meeting one of the last medicine men of the Bribri tribe of Costa Rica‚ along with his family. His name was Don Candido and this introduction led to the creation of a documentary called ‘The Hidden People’‚ which tells the tale of Don Candido and his family caught between their culture and the modern world. Globalization has allowed Samir to live in different countries with various cultures and over time‚ he learnt to appreciate all of them
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While many rationalists such as René Descartes support the notion that the concept of Inception is not possible‚ empiricists such as David Hume may think differently. Hume was an eighteenth-century Scottish philosopher known for his system of radical and philosophical empiricism‚ skepticism‚ and naturalism. In one of his works‚ Hume stated that one cannot create completely new ideas without either prior knowledge of those ideas‚ or experiencing those ideas. Put differently‚ he believed that the ideas
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(Page 1) Night Essay “One of the legacies of the Holocaust is the sheer scale of one group of people’s inhumanity towards other groups of people. In the case of the Jews‚ the German government and German society attempts to redefine them as sub-human‚ and then as creatures who deserve to die. In Night‚ Elie Wiesel describes how dreadful and maniacal their experience of the Holocaust became in their point of view. The book also looks at what it is like for an adolescent to live in a situation
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Hidden Intellectual Summary Graff writes about channeling student’s hidden intellectual with street smarts in their academics. In his article he states that students have more intellectual besides school smarts. He also says that there are super intelligent people out there with only street smarts and they did horrible in school. In addition to that Gruff believes that our teachers should be teaching things that interests our students‚ encourage them to become more opinioned and more involved
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In the 1840s it became a major goal for foreign policy to keep the European powers and influence out of Hawaii. But it was the sugar trade that gave America the foothold it needed to begin plans of annexation and later the statehood of Hawaii. King David Kalakaua was the last king of the Hawaiian monarchy. He was a nicknamed the “Merrie Monarch” due to his love of music‚ social gatherings‚ and fine things but mostly he is accredited to be the monarch that brought the pride back to the Hawaiian people
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After seeing how ceilings were shattered and racial stereotypes overcome in the early 1960s‚ the audience will be cheering for three undaunted‚ brilliant‚ stylish woman‚ strive to succeed in a white rule society. Hidden Figures is an ennobling based on real events‚ story about three African-American woman who work as part of the team in NASA in the early 60’s. Katherine Johnson our lead played by Taraji P. Henson is a gifted mathematician and ‘Human computer” working as the first coloured woman
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The book David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell follows in the footsteps of his other famous works The Tipping Point‚ Blink‚ and Outliers. Gladwell’s books seek to show readers a new perspective on the world‚ where they can be insightful and take advantage of any situation. However‚ unlike Gladwell’s previous works‚ David and Goliath fails to deliver its point. Gladwell’s message of overcoming seemingly unfavorable odds is clouded by poor creativity‚ a lack of ethos‚ and awkward pace. Many people
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In The Hidden Persuaders‚ Rob Walker described what Word of Mouth (WOM) is‚ some background of a Word of Mouth company‚ joined companies and agents¡¦ beneficence after participation‚ and the related ethical problem. In his article‚ Walker stayed that Word of Mouth is a untraditional advertising strategy in which companies‚ instead of selling advertisement on the public medias‚ have all different background¡¦s people to sign up as agents. WOM got rid of the conventional marketing strategy‚ selling
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