The Effects of McDonaldization on Education Sociology 204 McDonaldization is the term created by George Ritzer to describe the homogenous sociological event that is happening within our society. It is the process in which a task is broken down into several simpler; the subsequent tasks are then rationalized to find the single most proficient method for completing each task‚ or rationalization. Within these tasks‚ five dimensions are used to explain the process: efficiency‚ calculability‚ substitutions
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viewed as hand and hand with “evil”‚ this includes‚ not only viewed by people‚ but also portrayed in movies and novels from all eras of time. Frequently feelings dealing with deceit –lying or jealousy- creates anger in an individual leading into irrationality. However‚ can a simple trick or lie for the sake of entertainment or flattery allow deception to be justified? Robert Southey once said “All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced to practice‚ and falsehood passing
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The Coase Theorem In “The Problem of Social Cost‚” Ronald Coase introduced a different way of thinking about externalities‚ private property rights and government intervention. The student will briefly discuss how the Coase Theorem‚ as it would later become known‚ provides an alternative to government regulation and provision of services and the importance of private property in his theorem. In his book The Economics of Welfare‚ Arthur C. Pigou‚ a British economist‚ asserted that the existence
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The Writing Style of Elie Wiesel In the memoir Night‚ Elie Wiesel uses a distinct writing style to relate to his readers what emotions he experienced and how he changed while in the concentration camps of Buna‚ during the Holocaust. He uses techniques like irony‚ contrast‚ and an unrealistic way of describing what happens to accomplish this. By applying these techniques‚ Wiesel projects a tone of bitterness‚ confusion and grief into his story. Through his writing Wiesel gives us a window into
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Literary analysis: How Meursault is indifferent in The Stranger‚ by Albert Camus Although Meursault is the title character and narrator of Albert Camus’ short novel The Stranger‚ he is also a somewhat flat character. His apparent indifferent demeanor may be a convenience to Camus‚ who mainly wanted to display his ideas of absurdism. And as a flat character‚ Meursault is not fully delineated: he lacks deep thought and significant change. His purpose is that of a first-person narrator whose actions
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portray Danforth to the audience as an intimidating character. When performed it intensifies the atmosphere and show that Danforth is not someone who is easily scared. He always remains composed. Often Danforth’s lines show the hysteria and irrationality of the situation. They are often so far from the truth that they show the audience how far this lie about witchcraft has been taken. “Now‚ by God’s grace‚ the shining sun is up” this irony shows the extent of Abigail and the girl’s power‚ and how
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Negative Capability: An Analysis of the Ambiguous Motive for Murder and Class Conflict in the “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe This literary study will define the ambiguous motives for murder in the theoretical framework of “negative capability” in the “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe. Poe’s application of “negative capability” is defined in the ambiguous motives that Montresor possess in the murder of his old friend‚ Fortunato. Negative capability is defined in the way
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1 Plot:The story opens with Albie and his father travelling home from a fishing expedition. Unexpectedly‚ an intoxicated rider is left seriously injured in a self-inflicted accident. The main character‚ Albie‚ witnesses the immobile‚ bloody body. The conflict for Albie and his father is deciding what action to take regarding the body. Upon delivery of the injured boy to his father‚ Albie and his father drive off in their truck. Winton ends‚ rather abruptly‚ with each son in the arms of their father
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In a harsh world‚ one must adopt a rational and realistic outlook to be successful. Often‚ humans who act upon their uncontrolled‚ undirected whims of emotion folly into their own failures and even their demises. It is a failure to act rationally that leads to the tragic ending of Shakespeare’s play‚ King Lear. In the concluding Act V‚ all main characters of both plots die except for Albany and Edgar. The tragic ending is an inversion of the conventional development of justice in Aristotelian tragedies
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associates herself with people not of her color and the people around her see this as wrong. June says‚ “But she’s white‚ August. (Kidd 87)” this shows that racism is shown using white and black references. The main character also realizes the irrationality of racism when a cop suggests‚ “Take my advice and call your aunt and tell her to come on and get you. These are colored people here. You understand what I’m saying?” I wrinkled up my forehead. ‘No sir I’m afraid I don’t. (Kidd 198)’” While living
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