The Panopticon: And the Way it Relates to Modern Society Dear‚ Mr. Foucault After reading your ideas on panopticism‚ I found myself both agreeing with your ideas and on the other hand having a few questions of my own. Does power have to be invisible‚ in order for it to be truly effective? Can a panopticon have the same powerful effect over school kid‚ mental patients‚ and hospital occupants as it does with prisoners? Nevertheless‚ these questions will be looked at more closely later on more
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The trend of marriage in the modern society The meaning of marriage differs from one person to another‚ and from one time to another. In ancient times‚ for example‚ a marriage meant a condition in which the legal union of a man and a woman as husband and wife. For much of human history‚ marriage had been a permanent institution that‚ once entered into‚ cannot be dissolved except by the death of one of the spouses. In the modern world‚ however‚ marriage is a vastly different thing. On the up side
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disability in modern British Society. Approximately 8.5 million people in the United Kingdom are registered disabled (Office of National Statistics 2002 cited in Giddens 2006:287). Definitions of disability is important to the way in which its nature is investigated and also to its extent in society. This essay will illustrate the broad definitions of disability and the dissimilarity between disability and impairment. It will also discuss how in modern British Society inequality
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adapt to those changes very quickly or they will succumb to their competitors. This paper clarifies the basic features of JIT and their benefits to organizations. The paper illustrates some advantages of using JIT system in order to emphasis the importance of adopt this system. Therefore‚ the purpose of this article is to advocate the JIT systems through analyse the current problems in most organizations. INTRODUCTION JIT manufacturing has the capacity‚ when properly adapted to the organisation
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As all of us know that‚ air is the inevitable substance for life. Air pollution is a growing problem in the modern society.There is several organizations‚ which offers remedial measures throughout the world. Generally‚ air pollution is a major consequence of modern society for example; at the end of 20th century‚ invention of machines and technologies in the automobile sites resulted in more pollution of air than the past. In my perspective‚ people should take steps
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different ways in which people communicate such as‚ through the phone‚ through personal encounters‚ and by attending work place‚ school‚ seminars etc. Though media is not the only communication medium used to dispense the flow of information‚ its importance in developed countries is worth mentioning as it has been the main source to inform people on political issues or current affairs as well as being as the main source of entertainment. The flow of information from one geographical location to another
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Reframing the Role of Computers in Organizations The Transaction Costs Approach Claudio U. Ciborra Politecnico de Milano Piazza L. Da Vinci‚ 32 Milano--ltalia Universita’ di Trento Via Verdi‚ 7 Trento--Italia ABSTRACT The traditional role of computer-based information systems is to provide support for individual decision making. According to this model‚ information is to be seen as a valuable resource for the decision maker faced with a complex task. Such a view of information systems
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The Economic Growth of India from 1800 to Today Sources: A Theoretical Approach to the Indian Economy by CT Kurien. Poverty Alleviation in India: Policies and Programs by Abdul Aziz. Aggregate Savings of the Indian Economy by PK Mitra. An Indian Rural Economy 1880-1955 : The Tamilnadu Countryside by Christopher John Baker. The economic growth of India has has gone through many ups and downs throughout the country’s history. With the main income of the land being sea trade and agriculture
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Business Ethics in a modern Society Prepared by: Steve H. Ong Business ethics must have a code of conduct is often the primary means by which management gives guidance to its employees and agents as to what is expected of them by way of business conduct. Indeed‚ among large enterprises globally‚ most now have some form of code of conduct. Principles for Setting Management Standards‚ Procedures‚ and Expectations Just as responsible governance at the board level involves setting
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‘Lookism’‚ as a problem of modern society. Term ‘Lookism’ is used to refer to discrimination against or prejudice towards others based on their appearance. People we find attractive are given preferential treatment and people we find unattractive are denied opportunities. The term was first coined within the Fat acceptance movement. It was used in the The Washington Post Magazine in 1978‚ which asserted that the term was coined by ‘fat people’ who created the word to refer to ‘discrimination
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