and differences. Similarities between the texts include the rites of passage genre‚ the themes and the ideas conveyed about individuals in society. Both composers explore the themes of the corruption of the American dream‚ loss of innocence and materialism through the predominant concept of non-conformity. There are also key differences such as the context and media types of the two texts. There are also the respective literary and film techniques which‚ while following the journeys
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Life blossomed out of the war‚ but the flower it became was completely different than the ones before it. People questioned their morals and values leading to doubt in old beliefs such as nationalism and religion‚ in turn leading to a focus on materialism and the individual to fill the void. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby delves into the lives of the growing social elite‚ a class which defined the “roaring twenties” with their seemingly endless wealth and exuberance in life. However‚ while
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Faith is how I choose to believe that our existence is beyond material and is comprised of mind and spirit. Rene’ Descartes‚ John Locke‚ and George Berkeley offer several arguments to affirm their views on materialism. The intention of this paper is to discuss the aforementioned approach to materialism as it aligns with Berkley’s position. The foundation for this discussion will explain how Descartes‚ Locke‚ and Berkeley describe the nature of physical things and how they compare and contrast with each
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Furthermore‚ Marx analyzes the dialectic of private property which political economy regards as homogeneous. There are generally two kinds of property according to Marx‚ one that involves the labour of producers themselves to render it alienable‚ meaning it can be sold or exchanged‚ and the other which is maintained by exploiting the labour of others (Marx‚ 1990‚ p.930). The two forms of private property are the antithesis of one another and when one converts to the other‚ consumers who were once
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Koggel‚ the subject of concern is the consequences of listening to rap music and the effects on moral behaviour. The author suggests that rap and moral character are linked and that due to the natural context of rap‚ it promotes violence‚ crass materialism‚ crime‚ and is misogynistic and therefore corrupts a person’s moral character. Based on their claims‚ the authors take the position that rap should be censured – morally. In this paper‚ I will examine the authors’ claims‚ their reasoning‚ and their
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Values of Pets to people Materialism is a way that people use to measure their social status and success. Some people think having pets is one of the values that can show the high value of their material possession; with a high value of pet‚ these people feel satisfied and successful in their life. However‚ most people do not think that having pets is a value of materialism. Most of the people think the values of pets are love of human being‚ benefit and helpfulness. One of the values that pets
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shows his wealth and allows him to become relevant within the high class society. Gatsby’s automobile is an embodiment of his wealth and it is another way of showing the large quantity of money which he has at his disposal. It represents Gatsby’s materialism. Nick describes Gatsby’s car as a “rich cream color‚ bright with nickel‚ swollen here and there in its monstrous length with triumphant hat-boxes and supper-boxes and tool-boxes‚ and terraced with a labyrinth of windshields that mirrored a dozen
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self-discovery. Finding the unity of the mortal world is a constituent in achieving self-discovery; Siddhartha only attains the truth within him through discovering the unity of the world. When Siddhartha exposes himself in a disunited world of materialism with Kamala and Kamaswami‚ which Siddhartha denotes as the game of Samsara‚ he ends up with a vital realization; “Then Siddhartha knew that the game was finished‚ that he could play it no longer. A shudder passed through his body; he felt as if
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contextual information‚ give your response to the above view. The USA in the 1920s is remembered as the ‘Roaring Twenties’‚ an age of new life‚ of hedonism and opportunity following the horrors the Great War. The decade is synonymous with wealth‚ materialism and unprecedented freedom. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby provides an insight into the exciting and prosperous lives of the American people as they embark on the limitless potential of the American Dream and therefore it conveys a picture
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Truth and Power In this essay‚ Foucault’s principal interest is how power diffuses itself in systems of authority and how it affects of truth are produced within discourses which in themselves are neither true nor false. Truth itself is the product of relations of power and of the systems in which it follows‚ it changes as system changes. There are certain systems in society. So‚ the system is formed of many individuals‚ so it is a group power. Therefore‚ he doesn’t focus on any individual
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