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    Of Cannibals Analysis

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    Of Cannibals is an essay‚ one of those in the collection Essays of Michelle de Montaigne that was written at the end of a decisive period in the history of humanity‚ the Renaissance. This period corresponds to the rise of the bourgeoisie‚ the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. This growth is directly perceptible by several aspects‚ first and foremost the development of large cities in Europe and France‚ a result of the eruption of a social class around the trade. Montaigne was born in 1533 into a

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    To be quite truthful‚ reading Montaigne’s "Of Cannibals"‚ was overwhelming‚ due to the many ideas and how modern his thinking. The main theme or focus of this essay is liberation in the face of ethnocentrism. All in all‚ this essay could have many different themes but this one stuck out the most. We should be less narrow-minded and more open to diverse settings‚ not so judgmental. In this essay‚ Montaigne is well aware of the shortcomings and far from perfection atmosphere where he lives. He isn’t

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    Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.______________ GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY M.B.A -IVth SEMESTER–EXAMINATION – MAY- 2012 Subject code: 840003 Subject Name: Management Control System (MCS) Time: 10:30 am – 01:30 pm Date: 17/05/2012 Total Marks: 70 Instructions: 1. Attempt all questions. 2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary. 3. Figures to the right indicate full marks. Q.1 (a) Explain terms ‘ Task Control ‘‚ ‘ Management Control’ and draw the 07 distinction

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    ‘.. Rear Window reads like an ironic reversal of Bentham’s ‘Panopticon’ as exploited by Foucault’ Write an essay exploring the significance of the surveillant theme evident in the film Rear Window. “We’ve become a race of Peeping Toms – what people ought to do is get outside their house and look in for a change.” – Stella‚ Rear Window‚ 1954. The theme of surveillance is all too clear in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film‚ ‘Rear Window’. From the opening credits‚ we immediately get a sense of what

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    A clear definition of an author and how the author relates to the text is an issue that elicits debate among scholars‚ philosophers and researchers. John Crowe Ransom and Michel Foucault are two well-known critics who attempt to offer explanations of who an author is. Using their texts Criticism‚ Inc. and What is an Author‚ this essay aims at highlighting how these critics define the concept of an author and how each enhances our understanding of it. In Criticism‚ Inc. Ransom argues that proper

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    develops sexuality? Is it the innate sexual desires for the opposite sex‚ or social experiences where media‚ family and religion interfere? I will focus in this essay on Michel Foucault‚ Adrienne Rich and Catherine Mackinnon who all indicate that sexuality is socially constructed but argue on the source of construction. While Foucault believes that sexuality is historically constructed by genderless power‚ knowledge and discourse; Mackinnon assumes that sexuality constitutes gender and is a social construct

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    Enlightenment Kant

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    What is enlightenment?” Kant in his argument states three main points: firstly how people become immature‚ secondly how people break out of immaturity and thirdly the link between enlightenment and religion. However Some Philosophers including Michel Foucault and Bertrand Russell have critiqued Kant’s work in relation to the ever changing modern world and there different opinions on

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    Durkheim On Deviance

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    that deviance is bound to occur through an individual’s experience with freedom‚ once norms developed are distinct in different societies. Conjunctively‚ the sociologist argued that deviance is necessary for a successful society. On the contrary‚‚ Michel Foucault’s ideas on punishment rely on how individuals perceive and behave towards surveillance. Concepts constructed within a given society may vary‚ and are not legally imposed. Yet‚ individuals still perceive it as rules. Correlating such thoughts

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    freedom do individuals really have in the creation of their identities? Critically discuss by drawing on the theories and concepts of Interpretivist sociology (such as the work of Erving Goffman and ethnomethodology) and one of the following: 1) Michel Foucault (Post-structuralism) 2) Pierre Bourdieu (Structuralism) Assessment Task: A 3500 word assignment which meets learning outcomes: 1 & 3. Number of Words: 3816/3500. Pages: 20. In sociology‚ there has been debate into how identity is

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