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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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    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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    Value of Pets

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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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    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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    Foucault- Truth and Power

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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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    2 paragraph (10 Sentences)!! 1. What is the mind/body problem? The mind-body problem clarifies how mental states‚ actions and beliefs‚ thinking connect to the physical states‚ events and processes. The human body is a physical object and the mind is non-physical. 2. Why is it a problem? The mind and body is not a problem; since the body and mind are not equal‚ and do not work together‚ you can become imbalanced. This is the cause of people to act mentally strange. 3. Do you think it can

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    student are drawn together by their need for love and salvation. An almost opposite attracts theory. Leo Finkle (in "The Magic Barrel")‚ insisting that his future wife be young and beautiful‚ learn to revise their values‚ reject assimilation‚ materialism‚ and conformity; and embrace sacrifice and spirituality. We need to be reminded of the Hitlerian time of barbarism as we face today’s growing spread of despotism. The

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    The Declaration of Independence‚ which proclaims‚ “all men are created equal with the right to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness” (Jefferson)‚ is the root of The American Dream; however‚ James Truslow Adams‚ a historian and author‚ is often credited with the term “The American Dream” because of his book‚ The Epic of America. In this book he states: “The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according

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