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    Work And The Corrosion Of Character” Richard Sennett discusses the work ethic of two generations‚ and explains how the modern work ethic is corrupting peoples character. Richard Sennett met Rico at the airport‚ Sennett had met Rico fifteen years ago when he had interviewed Rico’s father for his book The Hidden Injuries of Class. Which was about blue-collar worker in america. When Sennett first met Rico’s father Enrico had been an janitor for twenty years. Sennett stated that Enrico had worked twenty

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    sense of pride with which‚ in Richard Sennett’s approach‚ the craftsman exhibits the slowness of time invested in their work and eludes various technical barriers‚ and with these acquires the reward of having the ability and commitment that leads to a good result? Because it would not be entirely wrong to say‚ at least concerning Historias extraordinarias‚ that in principle the film seems to possess all of the broad definition of craftsmanship that‚ according to Sennett‚ challenges the institutions

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    Chapter 3‚ Flexible‚ by Richard Sennett‚ “The Corrosion of Character” As a whole‚ Richard Sennett’s book The Corrosion of Character: The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism discusses the effect of the flexible capitalist economy on the lives of workers during the 1990s. Chapter 3 focuses mainly on flexibility. Sennett compares the flexibility of a human being to that of a tree‚ whereby‚ the tree has the capacity both to yield and to recover‚ from both the testing and the restoration

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    Recreation: Organization over spontaneity are the three developments that have brought about the change in leisure time. The Decline of Public Life is a development in which Richard Sennett argues that modernity has seen the fall of public man‚ as people more and more seek refuge in “ties of family or intimate association” (Sennett 1977). Leisure has been affected in far-reaching ways. Migration to the suburbs and the progression of the television keeps people home to entertain themselves. Not only

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    "Richard Cory" describes how one man is not as perfect as his townspeople think. The poem “Richard Cory” was written in 1897 by Edwin Arlington Robinson. It is about a gentleman by the name of Richard Cory; a man everybody admired. The townspeople look at him as if he had it all. They see his money‚ feel his power‚ know his intelligence‚ and not one time do they ever doubt his happiness‚ yet Richard Cory “puts a bullet through his head”. In 1966 the musicians Simon and Garfunkel wrote the song “Richard

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    for those who work under their own roof. People are clinging to their work because the economy today is giving them no alternative‚ causing a lack in social interaction with the people they care about and changing the way family values portrayed. Richard Sennett’s article “No Long Term: New Work and the Corrosion of Character” uses two people‚ Enrico and his son Rico‚ to convey that idea. Because of the rapidly changing economy today‚ a job becomes scarcer and causes a lack of interaction and hierarchy

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    HSC Advanced English‚ Module A: Richard III and Looking For Richard‚ Essay Connections of commonality and dissimilarity may be drawn between a multiplicity of texts through an appreciation of the values and attitudes with which they were composed. Accordingly‚ the values and attitudes of the individual being may be defined as an acute blend of externally induced‚ or contextual and internally triggered‚ or inherent factors. Cultural‚ historical‚ political‚ religious and social influences‚ dictated

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    A deeper understanding of ambition and identity emerges from pursuing the connections between King Richard III and Looking for Richard. Compare how these texts explore ambition and identity. Ambition; an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction‚ as power‚ honour‚ fame‚ or wealth‚ and the willingness to strive for its attainment * Al Pacino’s production as an art-house vanity project * Promotes himself – manipulating the audience through cutaways‚ specific and timed

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    compositions of texts. King Richard III and Looking For Richard directly relate to historical and social contexts respectively‚ social drawing on historical’s challenge to the context in which it was written. Shakespeare’s play was crafted in a difficult time of political and religious adherence. Shakespeare’s portrayal of Richard focuses on his devilish and Machiavellian nature. Machiavelli’s The Prince teaches that an adept ruler should aim to achieve power at any cost. Richard is a Machiavel; he calls

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    How does Shakespeare present the character of Richard in Act 1 of Richard III ? Richard III is a tale of the rise and fall of tyrannical power. Shakespeare uses many classical references and adopts the five act pattern from Roman comedy. What makes Richard a fascinating character is his skill as an actor. Like Falstaff and Hamlet‚ he is constantly playing a part and enjoying it. In Richard III‚ Richard’s soliloquies show his true vindictive nature-whereas when he is interacting with other characters

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