Martand Kaushik MA English (Semester II) IA Response Paper The Idea of Narrative in The Political Unconscious The importance of the narrative in Fredric Jameson’s The Political Unconscious (PU) is made apparent by its subtitle: Narrative as a socially symbolic act. But one still can’t guess how crucial it really is for Jameson. The conceptualization of the narrative as a mediational form is central to his argument in PU. Jameson elevates the artistic narrative to one of the most crucial
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Essay 2: My Idea of the Ideal Family It amazes me how things change. When I was young I wanted a big family; now I feel lucky to have any family‚ but want everyone to be family. The way everything in life is constantly changing‚ what I believed as a child‚ even though it may be distorted in many ways now‚ but the basic concept I had of the world being a wonderful place‚ people getting along‚ being happy and good conquering evil is still very much alive. As life has progressed and so much has changed
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Philosophical Contributions of Gandhi’s Ideas Introduction A lack of an interdisciplinary approach to peace and non-violence that fails to include philosophy and education exists in part because the issue of non-violence considered as a philosophical and educational concept is under-explored. Ideas of non-violence often emerge from action‚ and therefore it is often thought that non-violence demands a need for action- a demand that many believe is not met by philosophy. These explanations are
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An essay on the influence of mass media on the ideas of people The mass media including television‚ radio and newspapers have a massive influence in shaping the minds of people. Let us pause for a moment and examine the statement made. The statement written above claims that the minds of people have been shaped and moulded by the media used to communicate information to the masses – not as much by the message being communicated. In essence‚ this means that these channels of mass communication either
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Rueschemeyer January 2006 Why and How Ideas Matter Contact Author Start Your Own SelectedWorks Notify Me of New Work Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dietrich_rueschemeyer/38 WHY AND HOW IDEAS MATTER Dietrich Rueschemeyer Brown University* That ideas matter in politics is beyond question. Knowledge‚ ignorance‚ and uncertainty frequently make the difference between success and failure of policies. And in a broader sense ideas can advance social change‚ as the Enlightenment
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Ideas for IELTS topics Who is this book for? Many students have no ideas or opinions about IETLS writing topics. Even if your grammar is perfect‚ you will not get a high IELTS score if you do not know what to write. This book is for students who want to go into the writing exam feeling confident that they have excellent ideas‚ opinions and vocabulary for as many topics as possible How do you get an IELTS score of 7 or higher? The key to a high score is not grammar‚ it is not your use of words like
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“The ruling ideas of the age are ever the ideas of the ruling class.” – Marx & Engles High culture is characterised by timeless artefacts that shape and reflect the taste of those of the ‘high class’. In the past‚ before the introduction of popular culture‚ it was the ‘ruling classes’‚ the people with the money‚ power and status that defined what was considered to be of a high quality hence a part of ‘high society’. It was these people who outlined what was ‘good’ and what was ‘bad’‚ what was acceptable
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A Dope Idea! The legality of Marijuana has been subject to debate and controversy for decades. Cannabis is illegal to consume‚ possess‚ trade‚ cultivate and transfer in most countries. Since the beginning of mass Marijuana prohibition most countries have not re-legalized it for personal use although 10 countries have decriminalized its use in limited quantity. Medicinal use of cannabis is legal in a number of countries including Canada‚ the Czech Republic‚ Israel and 16 states in the United States
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I. THE THEORY OF THE IDEAS AND PLATO’S ONTOLOGY I. 1. The ontological dualism The theory of the Ideas is the base of Plato’s philosophy: the Ideas are not only the real objects ontologically speaking‚ but they are the authentically objects of knowledge epistemologically speaking. From the point of view of ethics and politics‚ they are the foundation of the right behaviour‚ and anthropologically speaking they are the base of Plato’s dualism and they even allow him demonstrate the
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MANAGING YOURSELF How to Pitch a Brilliant Idea Before you even know it‚ the stranger across the desk has decided what kind of person you are. Knowing how you’ll be stereotyped allows you to play to and control-the other guy’s expectations. by Kimberly D. Elsbach C OMING UP WITH creative ideas is easy; selling them to strangers is hard. All too often‚ entrepreneurs‚ sales executives‚ and marketing managers go to great lengths to show how their new business plans or creative concepts
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