“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore‚ all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw When I first read this‚ I immediately thought that this goes back to a classical debate of being ideal against being practical. To challenge the status quo. But do we really have to be unreasonable in order to achieve progress? Being reasonable implies practicality which denotes steadiness and soundness
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George Orwell 1984 Quotes Chapter 1‚ Page 1‚ Paragraph 2 “The flat was seven flights up‚ and Winston‚ who was thirty-nine and had a varicose ulcer above his right ankle‚ went slowly‚ resting several times on the way. On each landing‚ opposite the lift-shaft‚ the poster with the enormous face gazed from the wall. It was one of those pictures which are so contrived that the eyes follow you about when you move. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU‚ the caption beneath it ran.” Question 1 Who is Big Brother
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Do you think you can be brainwashed? Most people will tell you that they could not be brainwashed or manipulated into doing something against their will‚ but in reality most of us can be convinced into doing something we would not normally do. George Orwell‚ in his novel “1984”‚ shows how mind power can influence people and society. The group that controls the mind power is known as the Party‚ and the state where this society lives is called Oceania. The only way the Party can maintain total power
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George Herbert Mead (1863-1931) “the self is something which has a development; it is not initially there‚ at birth‚ but arises in the process of social experience and activity‚ that is‚ develops in the given individual as a result of his relations to that process as a whole and to other individuals within that process.” * was an American philosopher‚ sociologist and psychologist‚ primarily affiliated with the University of Chicago‚ where he was one of several distinguished pragmatists
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Thinking as a Power not a Reflex…. In the Principles of Human Knowledge and the Three Dialogues‚ George Berkeley supports 2 metaphysical propositions: idealism (the assertion that everything that exists is either a mind or depends on a mind for its existence) and immaterialism (the claim that matter does not exist). His argument that all physical objects comprise ideas compressed in his motto esse is percipi (to be is to be perceived). Berkeley‚ in the Principles and Dialogues‚ affirms that all
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Pygmalion by George Shaw Shaw "the second greatest English playwright‚ behind only Shakespeare" Title- Shaw called Pygmalion a potboiler and subtitled it "A Romance." Thus the play’s main thematic concern is romantic in the literary use of the term. It is a play that has a highly improbable plot. Professor Henry Higgins transforms a common flower girl into a graceful lady‚ like the legendary Greek sculptor Pygmalion carved an exquisite female statue out of a shapeless piece of ivory. Preface-
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George Berkeley was an Irish philosopher who lived from 1685 to 1753. Berkeley is well known for his theories on materialism and idealism (also referred to as immaterialism). Materialism refers to the fact that all objects in the physical world are physical‚ material objects that can be seen and touched. Materialism states that all objects in the physical world are mind-independent‚ meaning that our minds do not have to think about an object in order for that object to exist physically. The other
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The Nickel Ore Mining Industry on Un-Kodak Zone An Industry Analysis The picture of the nickel ore mining industry—or the mining sector‚ in general—is not as impressive as the tourism‚ construction‚ and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industries. It has been sapped by social problems‚ which resulted in it being portrayed as a growth dragger rather than a growth driver. The industry players‚ particularly the large-scale miners‚ are plagued by complains and riots from natives located in the
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Dacia Graham Dr. Jeffery Mack English Composition 1 August 24‚ 2014 George Orwells’ “A Hanging” is a very descriptive piece. It starts off going into a detailed description of the weather‚ jail cells‚ and the inmates. The description goes so far to even mention that the man who was going to be hanged jumped over a water puddle. This shows me that even though it shouldn’t matter because he’s about to die it is just a natural instinct. When Orwell starts to describe the weather it sends out a
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In George Orwell’s famous dystopian style novel 1984 the theme of surveillance is central to the overall story of the book. In 1984 Orwell wrote of a dystopian world‚ where everyone is being watched at all times‚ whether in home or in the workplace. In this day‚ it remains terrifying warning‚ about the threat of posed by total surveillance by ones government. Now 66 years later and this threat couldn’t be more real‚ as Abbott ludicrous government’s passes legislation on tax payer funded metadata
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