aaaaaaaA blurb by Frank Lentricchia on the back of Chris Messenger’s book calls it “a landmark in the study of popular culture.” Most readers recognize academic hype and know that even the most cautious of scholars will risk indiscretion on a book jacket. But in this case the hyperbolic claim may be understated. Messenger’s book is a phenomenon. I am at a loss to think what manifestation of The Godfather narratives (book‚ film trilogy‚ related movies‚ television programming)‚ or what aspect of authoring
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The story "My Oedipus Complex" by Frank O’Connor deals exclusively with a little boy named Larry and his feelings towards his father. When his father returns home from World War II‚ Larry is resentful and jealous of losing his mother’s undivided attention‚ and finds himself in a constant struggle to win back her affections. <br> <br>I really enjoyed "My Oedipus Complex‚" because it reminded me a great deal of my elementary school days. My brother Brian was born when I was five‚ and from that day
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Drama Critique: The L.A. Complex The L.A. Complex is a relatively new drama broadcast on the CW network. Now in its second season‚ the show has quickly become a favorite of mine as well as many critics‚ being referred to as the CW network’s “hidden gem.” The show’s main characters are: Abby Vargas (Cassie Steele)‚ Sean Dugan/Kaldrick King (Andra Fuller)‚ Connor Lake (Jonathan Patrick Moore)‚ Nick Wagner (Joe Dinicol)‚ and Raquel Westbrook (Jewel Staite). Abby Vargas is a young Canadian girl
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1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Culture [Culture] generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical orientations for understanding‚ or criteria for valuing‚ human activity. (Wikipedia. 2005) People from different countries have different cultures. People from the same country also have different families and backgrounds. Therefore their behaviours‚ attitudes or values‚ are not
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Organization development (OD) is a deliberately planned‚ organization-wide effort to increase an organization’s effectiveness or efficiency. OD theorists and practitioners define it in various ways. Its multiplicity of definition reflects the complexity of the discipline and is responsible for its lack of understanding. For example‚ Vasudevan has referred to OD being about promoting organizational readiness to meet change[citation needed]‚ and it has been said that OD is a systemic learning and development
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The name of Oedipus has been borrowed from the classical story of king Oedipus who unknowingly married his own mother and had children by her. The psychologists‚ Sigmund Freud and others use the term Oedipus complex for ‘a manifestation of infantile sensuality in the relations of the child to its parents. It is a state in which a person shows excessive affection for the parent opposite in sex to him or herself‚ and corresponding distance from others’. A great part of his life is actually controlled
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The Prison Industrial Complex in America The main goal of private prisons is to make profit disregarding the necessities of the inmates. Privatization provides bad health services to the inmates‚ lack of opportunities to get an education‚ undertrained staff‚ insecurity‚ and a high recidivism rate. The United States has the largest incarceration rate in the entire world‚ and this is due to the prison-industrial complex (PIC). The more defendants are sent to private prison‚ the more profit they and
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Organisational Culture 1. Preamble Every organisation does have its own organisational culture which is unique to other organisations. Organisational culture is an important aspect for strategic managers as it has a bearing to the success of the organisational goals. In light of this managers need to ensure that the organisational culture is strategy supportive. In this paper the writer seeks to critique Cool Ice (Pvt) Ltd organisational culture with recommendations where necessary. Cool
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“Relationships at all levels involve complex power play.” The term ‘power play’ refers to the political‚ social‚ militaristic‚ sexual and personal struggles between opposing forces. All relationships‚ regardless of how intimate or distant they may be‚ involve different concepts of complex power plays. These concepts are exemplified in William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra which demonstrates military power‚ the physical application of political power‚ between opposing forces as a means of gaining
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Football is a complex sport with many specifications‚ and although millions of people watch football‚ not all of them understand what is truly “behind the scenes” of each game. When thinking of a football game normally the different teams come to mind or a particular athlete stands out‚ but football is much more than that. There are more people than just the athletes that are involved with a football game‚ including the coaches of the teams‚ referees who call the shots‚ trainers who build up the
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