Welcome to the Desert of the Real is a 2002 book by Slavoj Zizek. A Marxist and Lacanian analysis of the ideological and political responses to the terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001. The book’s title comes from a quote delivered by the character Morpheus in the 1999 film The Matrix: "Welcome to the desert of the real" Zizek claims that the American Fantasy found in movies is secretly what Americans wanted. The ultimate fantasy of an individual living in a small town suddenly discovers the world
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Cultural diversity in the Mediterranean I 1- Culture and identity: Cultural identity as a construct: Identitas (lat. = the same): Nature is the same and it evolves at the same time Being and becoming Meaning and experience Social constructionim: “It is concerned with showing how members of a group go about constructing a world of common experience” (David L. Preston) Internalized attitudes and behaviors The Big Other (Lacan and Zizek): “ The [Big Other] is
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Aside from the changes in pop-culture‚ and the adjustments to our political system‚ people do not believe that the world is changing. However‚ the biggest change of all is the continual advancements of technology and the culture that is being built around this revolution. As technology advances‚ the more one relies on it to aid them in society. The creation of these advancements is destroying the concept of intelligence and independence. In “Feed”‚ a novel written by M.T Anderson‚ it is depicted
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http://www.casetutors.com/24104/Compagnie-du-Froid-S-A.html Compagnie du Froid S A Case ID - 197085 Solution ID - 24104 1487 Words Abstract CEO of Compagnie du Froid Jacques Trumen after reviewing the performance of three regions of business: France Italy and Spain concluded that performance of Spanish region had been extremely poor and had made the company’s overall profitability to its lowest level in 10 years. This conclusion challenged the traditional way of granting bonus to the regional
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Jacques Charles and his Law In 1787‚ Jacques Charles performed an experiment that would change science forever. And all that he had to do was to fill 5 balloons to the same volume with different gases and to raise the temperature. From this experiment came Charles’ Law. The law that affects everything from footballs to the human lungs. Jacques Charles is very important to today’s scientific studies because of what he invented‚ his achievements‚ and his studies on volume and temperature. Jacques
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Commentary of «Que faire du progrès » After twenty-three years in the political wilderness‚ a left wing party came to power‚ Le Parti Socialiste and was spearheaded by François Mitterrand‚ who became the first President of the Fifth Republic on the 10th of May 1981. The manifesto of the Socialist party outlines the party’s beliefs and what can be learnt from the past. In the extract «Que faire du progrès » Mitterrand does not directly view the right wing government in a negative light‚ however
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BOLMAN AND DEAL’S FOUR-FRAME ANALYSIS : CASE STUDY by Dr. P. McCabe‚ January 2003 Four-Frame Theory There are volumes written on leadership theory in nearly every discipline. Bolman and Deal sifted through the complex theories and literature and combined with their own analyses‚ theories and experience devised a four-frame model as a way of understanding organizations and leadership within organizations. Frames are described as being the lens through which anyone sees the world and places that
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Sarah Moutray Psychoanalysis in The Garden Party In “The Garden Party” by Katherine Mansfield‚ the protagonist Laura is followed as she prepares for a Garden Party that has evidently taken a lot of time and preparation. However‚ her pleasant planning of the party is interrupted by the death of an unknown neighbor. Respectfully‚ Laura at first wants to cancel the party‚ but through her mother and sister’s persuasion‚ she allows the party to go on. After the party‚ she takes leftovers to the
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Belonging essay Belonging emerges from a feeling of connection to something‚ it may be; a place‚ a person or group of people‚ communities or even an object. These connections may be enriched by feelings of security or challenged by feelings of insecurity‚ but either way belonging shapes the way we all live our lives. This is represented thoroughly in both ‘Romulus my Father’ by Raimond Gaita and ‘Avatar’ by James Cameron‚ both texts show that belonging or not belonging is an unavoidable activity
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Name : Sandra Pierre Class : ENG 004 Chapter 8- Narrative Essay A vivid childhood memory Summer 1985‚ was truly an amazing and exciting summer for me‚ my sister’s wedding. I was 14 years old ‚my sister Sarah was getting married. It was almost like a ritual that every Year I would go on vacation to Florida ‚and I remembered that day. Although I was thrilled About the
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