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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Thinking About Race‚ Class‚ and Gender According to Naomi Zack a social class “is a group in society that has a distinctive status and experience‚ economically‚ politically and socially”. I believe that a social class is just another way to categorize the people that live within society. It is also another way to create boundaries between people and to create a illusion that everyone is not created equal. These boundaries pull the people in our society apart‚ in a way it is like
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Phil 201 Essay 1 September 26‚ 2012 Comparing and contrasting the synopsis “The Matrix” to Plato’s “The Allegory Of The Cave” and also Descartes “Meditation I Of The Things Of Which We May Doubt” which have several similarities and also some differences. In all three of these stories the main idea is that reality is in question. In the Matrix‚ the human being is in a pod like machine that is controlled by a computer simulating what we think and know to be reality. Reality is not only created
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Oedipus Rex- Dripping with Irony Sophocles’ masterpiece Oedipus has both fascinated and terrified audiences for centuries. The story offers unique insight into the complexities of human nature‚ of pain and suffering. King Oedipus is fortune’s fool‚ and at the mercy of fate throughout the entire play. It is‚ however‚ his own decisions and actions which ultimately cause his demise. With creative use of irony‚ Sophocles makes apparent how tragic both fate and even free will can be. The entire story
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In “Fahrenheit 451”‚ Ray Bradbury creates a world in which happiness is associated with distractions‚ arguing that true satisfaction‚ however‚ cannot be obtained from such illusions. A distraction is anything that takes up one’s time. Distraction are often viewed negatively because they derail one’s original path. Examples such as the television attracting one’s eyes away from their paper (wink wink) are a nuisance in this world‚ but in “Fahrenheit 451” that same pull is viewed equal to that of
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with will come to all of us and for most‚ they will not even have realized it. The choice or direction we choose to go at the crossroad will be referred to as the blue pill or the red pill. The blue pill or the pill of blind ignorance‚ or as the old saying goes‚ “Ignorance is bliss”‚ is the most popular choice‚ for its path is part of what seems to be the safer bet with the lowest variance in outcome. The blue pill doesn’t rock the proverbial boat. It seems to represent the known or a more predictable
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He quickly describes the main content of the work‚ which is liberation from transmigratory existence and the means of attaining it. He states with clarity that Avidyā‚ ie. ignorance of the Self is the cause of bondage. The only means of removing it‚ is the knowledge regarding the Self available in Śruti texts similar to “Tat twam asi”. This being the subject‚ the first chapter is almost fully devoted to the discussion about
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Themes List (Quotations‚ Mottos‚ Proverbs and Old Sayings) Prejudice • Things are not always as they appear. • Things are usually not as bad as you think they will be. • Look for the golden lining. • Beauty is only skin deep. • Prejudice leads to: wrong conclusions‚ violence‚ false perceptions‚ a vicious cycle‚ oppression. o Don’t judge a book by its cover. o Mercy triumphs over judgment. • Beware of strangers. • People from other cultures are really very much like us. • Look before you
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You and Simple In a dark time for African Americans in the land of the free Langston Hughes shines a light on the struggle of keeping one ’s cultural identity when faced with oppression in the year of 1949. Readers of his article entitled‚ "Bop" are enthralled in a story where Hughes draws a parallel between what Bop music is and is not‚in the form of a dialogue between two African American men. Hughes draws his readers in with descriptive imagery with a first person perspective and stylises his
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“We know better to believe that ignorance is not a bliss. Ignorance is also deadly. This goes for both parents and children. We also know better to accept that even if it is opposed for many reasons‚ proper education or reproductive health and sexuality will do more good than harm”‚ according to PLCPD. This is one of their stands regarding the controversial Reproductive Health Bill. Albay Representative Edcel Lagman and other representatives sponsor the Reproductive Health Bill‚ popularly known
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