the movie The Matrix‚ the main character‚ Neo or Mr. Anderson‚ is liberated from his role as a slave to sentient machines by Morpheus‚ Neo’s supporter and leader‚ who later tells him the truth that‚ “the Matrix is everywhere”‚ functioning like an ideology. Morpheus tells Neo that‚ The Matrix is a system‚ Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you ’re inside‚ you look around‚ what do you see? Businessmen‚ teachers‚ lawyers‚ carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until
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What was the American War of Independence’s impact on Europe? Use the example of 3 countries. The impact of the American War of independence was as diverse as it was complex. It’s ideology rendered the masses in Paris aflame and ultimately some historians suggest it caused the French revolution. However‚ outside France it’s ideological effect was more subdued and it’s main impact was economic as a result of the war. There were some advantageous long term trade opportunities which in time were good
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Q: What is Antonio Gramsci’s concept of understanding of the intellectuals. How is it different from the conventional perception of intellectual in his essay "The Formation of the Intellectuals" Ans: Marxist thinker Antonio Gramsci in his essay "The Formation of the Intellectuals" focuses on the way how intellectuals are formed in a society and the activites they perform in it. Every society is composed of various social groups‚ which has specific role in the mose of production because of the
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graduate work in English at the University of Saugar‚ India and earned a Ph. D in Canada at the University of Toronto. She has written many books‚ and she has translated a novel written in Dalit. Rhetorical Precis: In Arun P. Mukherjee’s chapter‚ “Ideology in the Classroom—A Case Study in the Teaching of English Literature in Canadian Universities” she talks about how English is taught in Canada and examples of her class. She tells us a story about a barber shop in West Africa that is run by British
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Religion has a negative impact on society. According to researchers‚ it decreases people’s motivation to pursue goals. Researchers believe that religious people rely very much on God and are hence unable to effectively drive themselves towards their goals. Religion has also been faulted for the rise of extremist terrorist groups. It has contributed to the social‚ cultural and economic development of many societies. Religion has been used as a tool to maintain political dominance of the world order
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world politically today. I have established a solid although ever evolving conceptualization of politics and society due to my family’s influence and my early high school political experience. As a child I was not taught that a specific political ideology was superior to another. My parents were both democrats and believed that I should be pointed in the right direction in relation to politics but they did not want to have a huge influence on how I understood the world politically. Instead of forcing
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Color-Blind Privilege: The Social and Political Functions of Erasing the Color Line in Post Race America. By Charles A. Gallagher “I do agree that there is a larger social machine in which subtle racism whether institutional‚ internalized‚ or personally mediated is still very prevalent and the colorblindness aspect adheres to that machine. Therefore regardless of whether I say I will not allow my race to define or hinder me‚ to some extent it does without me even acknowledging it”. Is it because
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particularly good at the time as it allowed individuals the opportunity to make money and do well for themselves. But it was unpopular to many communists. Firstly‚ it was unpopular because the communists believed that it did not fit in with Marxist ideology‚ as they believed the NEP was deeply flawed. There was private enterprise which meant that some people were making a profit out of others labour. Marx believed that the political superstructure of every society was based on its economic base and
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to why Stalin succeeded Lenin was his political powerbase and he showed this dominance in two ways. Firstly‚ he capitalised on the ‘Cult of Lenin’ by painting himself as a natural successor to Lenin. The ‘Cult of Lenin’ as he decided to adopt his ideologies and his life This was a smart move by Stalin as he could show that he was closely aligned to an almost perfect figure such as Lenin then by doing this he would able to win the popularity of ordinary Russians who were‚ to an extent‚ indoctrinated
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Citizen Kane is a film open to many interpretations and analyses. It tells the story of its main character through the complex points of view of those who knew him. Or thought they knew him. The character of Charles Foster Kane is played by‚ and done so in an enigmatic performance‚ by Orson Welles. The intrinsic bias and prejudice of the “narrators” in this film creates conflicting accounts of who Charles Foster Kane really was. Kane was a private man; closely guarding his true identity‚ making
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