Gunnar Lentz SOC 3160_1002 Dr. Gary Oates January 13‚ 2013 Differential Issues Summary & Reaction In “Race and Sex as Biological Categories‚” Ruth Hubbard discusses how biological differences shape our society’s views of women and minority groups. Hubbard first talks about the exploitation of minority groups in order to fuel the industrialization of Europe and North America‚ saying that “it became imperative to draw distinctions between that small number of men who were created equal and everyone
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Sins and Transgressions to Success and Progress In Ayn Rand’s Anthem‚ the main character is brought up into a society where individualism is never an option. In secret‚ this character broke these laws and constantly made what was called “transgressions” to the book’s authority figures. Near the books closing he states “Why the best in me had been my sins and my transgressions; and why I had never felt guilt in my sins.” Prometheus has came to understand that he was different and that his sins gave
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A society in which no individual has the freedom to choose their own path in life is the exact dark society Ayn Rand portrays in the fictional novel‚ Anthem. The society in Anthem is shown to be a perfect place where everything is setup so that the "citizens " remain ignorant to the horrid past and live organized‚ safe lives‚until it is revealed that this is a dystopian society in which individuals have no say in how their life will be lived. Anthem’s society and modern day US society are polar
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MINIMALIST Minimalism is used to describe a trend in design where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design‚ especially visual art and music‚ where the work is set out to expose the essence or identity of a subject through eliminating all non-essential forms‚ features or concepts. Last June 30‚ 2012 we held our seminar at Educational Media Center at Central Philippine University. The seminar entitled Minimalist Uxd
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Reaction Paper #2 Mediactive‚ Chapters 1‚ 2‚ & 3 In today’s media world‚ we have the ability to access innumerable amounts of information. Such accessibility provides a positive impact on our lives‚ but at the same time leaves us vulnerable in conforming to information that is not trustworthy and false. We must not be passive when we are subjected to the various types of media‚ we must be active. Meaning we must analyze the information at hand and use our reason to come to a conclusion as to
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in factories because they were small enough to fit in places that were too tight for a grown adult to fit into and kids were cheaper for factory owners to pay. In the Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem babies are taken away from their birth mothers and put in a home with other children to be raised as a group. In Anthem‚ Equality 72521 talks of where he was raised‚ The Home of Infants‚ and the living conditions he faced. We learn his childhood was spent largely in a sleeping hall of one hundred beds‚
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Ramo‚ Reinan D. BSA II-4 Reaction Paper: Oedipus the King Prophecies‚ it is a presumption from extraordinary being‚ maybe from the prophets‚ gods or goddesses about the destiny of somebody. In the classical story of Oedipus the King‚ the story revolves about the prophecy made by the god about the destiny of Oedipus. It is a classic literature from the Greek mythology. It is a story about the young boy that was destined to kill his father and will commit incest by being the husband of his mother
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REACTION PAPER ON THREATS TO NATIONAL SECURITY With the events between the United States of America and Syria leading towards a possible world war‚ never has national security become so vital. There are various factors that pose threats to the sovereignty of our country. Peace talks between President Benigno Aquino III’s administration and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front are once again at a standstill‚ with the MILF having doubts on forging a wealth-sharing deal with the government. The Autonomous
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herein lies the world of Anthem‚ an atypical yet discomforting dystopian world (Rand 19). Like most dystopias‚ the government is oppressive and tyrannical‚ hiding behind a false veil of fairness and equality. Different is the retrogressive development of technology‚ which can be described as primitive at best. The stark contrast between this portrayal and other dystopias highlights the impact individualism has on the progression of technology in society. Ayn Rand’s Anthem implies that invention inherently
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matters because their opinions are given to them. Without these “guardians” minors or employees would not grow into better adults or employees without their guidance or neutering. These “guardians” as Kant refers not only could be a human‚ but books. With books it has let us learn about our past and present day. We might look as enlightenment as a person’s way of being free with their “guardians”‚ but without them our minds would be a blank canvas. They have helped shaped‚ and educated our minds and
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