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    The Marxist Perspective on Education Marxists such as Louis Althusser‚ Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis refute the Functionalist view that industrial capitalist societies are meritocracies and that every ones’ position in society is based on talent and hard work. They suggest ideas for why this is the case. Althusser bases his theory around the idea of education being an ideological state apparatus. Bowles and Gintis’ theory is based on the ’long shadow of work’ and the legitimation of inequality

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    Reflection Paper Desiree’s Baby is a short story written by Kate Chopin. She was abandoned when she was younger and adopted by this rich white family‚ called the Valmondes. She marries a guy called Armand. Then she has a baby. 3 months later after the baby born‚ her husband gets mad. He notices that the baby is black because of Desiree is black. Next‚ that baby was rejected by Armand. Finally‚ Armand feels regretful because he finds a letter that his mom writes to his dad and it says that his

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    Unbroken In Americas history people are raised with a central idea on freedom. This however is not the case‚ man time’s people have these freedoms ripped from them. There are many examples so support this idea however; I think one of the best examples is from a novel called Unbroken. In this novel there is an Olympian named Louis Hampering. Louis was born in New York City and was an Italian and very poor. Because of this Louis grew up stealing almost none stop and everyone knew that he did so.

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    * The first premise of all human history is‚ of course‚ the existence of living human individuals. Thus the first fact to be established is the physical organization of these individuals and their consequent relation to the rest of nature. * Men can be distinguished from animals by consciousness‚ or by religion. They begin to distinguish themselves from animals as soon as they begin to produce their means of subsistence‚ a step which is conditioned by their physical organization. By producing

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    WHAT IS RATIONAL CHOICE THEORY? An economic principle that assumes that individuals always make prudent and logical decisions that provide them with the greatest benefit or satisfaction and that are in their highest self-interest. Most mainstream economic assumptions and theories are based on rational choice theory . Or Rational choice theory is the idea that people tend to make choices in a way that maximizes their advantage while minimizing the cost. Using this theory‚ economists‚ political scientists

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    anticipation for disaster in the story. In Kate Chopins’ “The Storm‚” the setting in this story creates the perfect environment for an adulterous affair. Chopin not only creates the perfect setting but also uses the setting as a symbol of the affair. The presence of the storm is not merely coincidental. It is the driving force behind the story and the affair. As the storm begins‚ climaxes and ends so does the affair and the story. From the opening we see that Chopin intends to use the storm to move the

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    happiness or joy before he or she dies. However in Kate Chopin story “Story of an Hour”‚ this can be interpreted in a totally different way. The story conveys a variety of emotions and thoughts for the reader and the character. Kate Chopin use a plethora literary elements to write this short story. In the short story “Story of an Hour”‚ Kate Chopin uses suspense‚ foreshadowing‚ irony‚ and point of view to create an effective narrative. Kate Chopin invokes different emotions for the reader throughout

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    In Joel Chandler Harris’s short story “The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story” an older former slave tells a story of a fox trying to capture a rabbit using a tar figure to a young white boy. The writing of the story is told using a “Negro dialect”‚ which in doing so shows the culture of the time and adds difficulty to the reading of the passage. The fox designs a clever contraption which on the outside is covered in tar and results in capturing the rabbit. In the end of the story even though the rabbit is

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    Desiree’s Baby by Fury Borges Diaz As I read “Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin‚ I couldn’t imagine living in an era where my value as a human being was determined by my skin color. I ask myself if I would have been considered an Afro-Cuban and treated like a slave just because my father is a “Quadroon” (1/4 African)? Would my father’s skin color‚ heritage and ethnicity make me an “Octaroon” (1/8 African) regardless of the fact that my skin is lighter than most Caucasian’s? “Desiree’s Baby” by K

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    As the story approached the climax‚ Chopin left a quick clue to foreshadow the ending. Mr. Mallard was seconds away from entering the setting and revealing that he was still alive. As Mr. Mallard entered the room‚ Josephine’s husband tried to shield Mrs. Mallard’s eyes; however‚ he was too late. The sight of Mr. Mallard caused the death of Mrs. Mallard (544). This was not a surprise because the reader was already informed that devastating news could potentially kill Mrs. Mallard. Mrs. Mallard adored

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