Manalang‚ Bianca T. C49 POLISCI – Reflection 1 My Ideological Learnings Filipinos are known for having ningas cogon‚ a mentality wherein when a Filipino starts something‚ they won’t be able to finish it. This affects all Filipinos since even the people who hold powerful positions in government are not exempted from it too. Politicians usually step in to remind people of the power they possess to fix the matter‚ and to find justice. Unfortunately‚ it does not take long before everyone loses
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Comparing a memo called “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber” written by James Damore and an email sent by Sundar Pichai titled “Our Words Matter‚” I was able to depict the difference between an employee failing at an attempt to close the gender gap‚ and a leader that respects his employees’ ideologies. Throughout this paper‚ I will discuss the intentions‚ mistakes‚ and strengths of Damore‚ how Pichai showed leadership‚ how social media impact Google and other companies‚ and how the Internet impacts
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BBC: Arguments against capital punishment From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/capitalpunishment (Here the text for the final exam‚ as agreed. Please note that this is an edited version‚ which means that I have made some changes. The words marked in red are probably new terms for you which you should check during your preparation for the final exam; it is important that you understand them) Value of human life Everyone thinks human life is valuable. Some of those against capital punishment believe
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[i.e. become popular] programmes(节目介绍)are drawn to difficult ideological areas that will then have to be negotiated… Ideology works by masking‚ displacing(顶替，置换的)‚ and naturalizing（自然化） social problems and contradictions. Discuss a show or shows we encountered in class or one that you think are relevant and identify the ways they mask(掩饰) or displace ideological contradiction and work toward narrative closure(叙事的结尾) and thus ideological resolution(解决). Ideology works by masking the social problems
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South African Short Stories By Megan Lucas The stories in the book‚ Transitions: Half a Century of South African Short Stories‚ interrogate platitudes and cliché’s. This is why‚ in these‚ stories‚ emphasis falls on the protagonists who outgrow ideological comfort zones. (Unknown. ENN311M/101) This statement claims that the main characters in the stories in Transitions go through certain changes that force them to let go of their ideologies and that it is apparent in the dialogue. This essay will
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condition workers to accept conditions of their domination‚ slaved‚ and suffering. (Skitolsky) Marx believes history is and always have been the history of class struggles. This theory requires two terms‚ one being Ideological superstructure and the other being economic substructure. Ideological superstructure is your ideals‚ values‚ and beliefs. Whereas Economic substructure is the mode of production that inform a specific economic system. Pre-existing which sustains and justify that mode of production
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ideals emphasizing ideological and psychological factors and focusing on the power of ideas to foment revolution. Those who listened to political theorists were suspicious of an attempt to have a tighter foothold on the colonies. The second view deals with whether or not the revolution was inspired by class conflict within America (i.e. what class should rule America). So‚ which one turns out to be true? Though answers may vary‚ I believe that I agree more with the ideological motivation view of
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Enlightenment principles and ideology. Early 20th-century historians stressed the economic self-interests of the many upper-class merchants and landowners who were at the forefront of revolutionary activity. The ideological interpretation has also received a powerful impetus in Bernard Bailyn’s The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution (1967). Recently‚ New Left historians have added a class dimension to the debate. They see the revolution as not only a war to gain independence but also a means to advance
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“Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses” In this essay‚ I want to discuss two of his main ideas regarding his theory of Ideology. His first approach attempts to redefine ideology in structural teams. “Ideology represents the imaginary relationship of individuals to their real conditions of existence” In other words it isn’t the real circumstances themselves that the individuals attempt to avoid‚ but rather their “affiliation” to these situations. His second statement is more debatable. “ Ideology
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Parties no longer provide ideological choice. Discuss. America’s major political parties have traditionally been regarded by popular vote as organizationally weak‚ decentralized‚ and ideologically confusing by comparison with the highly disciplined‚ ideological‚ class based‚ parties of the UK. However‚ the strength of this statement can only be based upon the legislation passed by different Political Parties‚ policies within manifesto’s‚ and decisions taken by party leaders‚ to show us that there
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