The Serial Podcast as a Commentary On Surveillance and Ideology This past weekend my fiancée and I both began and finished listening to the first season of the Serial Podcast. I think a little background on this is necessary before continuing on my broader analysis. The program is a weekly podcast which focuses on one particular narrative. In this case‚ a murder in 1999 in which a 17 year old Pakistani male‚ Adnan Syed‚ manually strangled his ex-girlfriend‚ Hae Min Lee in the city of Baltimore after
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There are two types of ideologies in economy; i.e.‚ mixed/progressive economy and conservative/Randian thinking ideology. Like in other advanced democratic countries‚ the U.S. also has what economists call mixed economy. In a mixed economy‚ the public and private sector contribute to the growth of the economy. In a progressive ideology‚ the government makes contracts with arms dealerships which allows them to get new weapons for the soldiers or police. A mixed economy is able to create new jobs for
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African American Culture in a Modern American Dominant Sociology Intro to Sociology September 3‚ 2010 Janice Caparro African American culture in the United States refers to the cultural contributions of Americans African descent to the culture of the United States‚ either as part of or distinct from American culture. The distinct identity of African American culture is rooted in the historical experience of the African American people. The culture is both distinct and enormously influential
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The ideologies of Karl Marx and Adam Smith would be compared to that of socialism and democracy today; complete government control verses little government control. These two men were completely opposite in their ideologies. As history plays out‚ it is clear that Marx’s ideologies led to communist control and extremely harsh conditions for the people. Smith’s ideas‚ on the other hand‚ encouraged capitalism and growth in the western world. The Marx system supported government control over everything
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Economic ideologies are people’s beliefs in how an economy should be operated. How much of an influence should government have? Is the free market something that will help all member of society? Is income inequality a large problem that needs to be dealt with? Economic Conservatives and Liberals have different answers to these questions. Conservatives believe in the free market and desire less government intervention. While Liberals believe the free market naturally produces inequality and sees it
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What impact has IT had on the standard of living and worker productivity? Standard of living refers to the level of wealth‚ comfort‚ material goods and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class in a certain geographic area. The standard of living includes factors such as income‚ quality and availability of employment‚ class disparity‚ poverty rate‚ quality and affordability of housing‚ hours of work required to purchase necessities‚ gross domestic product‚ inflation rate‚ number of
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Left wing and right wing ideology Left Wing and Right Wing Ideology is basically what people believe a country should do for its citizens.The terms left wing and right wing are based on the seating arrangements in the French National Assembly‚ which directly preceded the French Revolution. Left wing beliefs are usually progressive in nature‚ they look to the future‚ aim to support those who cannot support themselves‚ are idealist and believe in equality. People who are left wing believe in taxation
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Book Critique Two: Family to Family Presented to In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for: Bibliographical Entry Pipes‚ Jerry and Victor Lee. Family to Family‚ Families Making a Difference. Lawrenceville‚ GA: Jerry Pipes Productions‚ 1999. Author Information The authors of the book are Jerry Pipes and Victor Lee. Content Summary In the book‚ Family to Family‚ Families Making a Difference‚ the writers detail the major
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There are three major ideologies which are conservative‚ liberal and radical. These ideologies have dominated both U.S and world politics for centuries (Abramovitz‚ 2008). Each ideology perspective on social welfare and poverty is different‚ and their perspectives have affected lives and continue to affect lives. Thyer‚ (2010) argued that conservatives pushes rights of individuals‚” especially those enumerated in the U.S. Constitution‚ such as freedom of the press‚ of religion‚ assembly‚ and to
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war. To understand the Cold War and‚ therefore‚ the proxy wars which arose from it‚ it is essential to understand what the ideologies behind the conflict were. Ideology is accurately referred to by the BusinessDirectory in 2012 as “[a] system of ideas that explains and lends legitimacy to actions or beliefs of a social‚ religious‚ political or corporate entity”. The ideologies‚ or in this case‚ driving political excuses‚ behind both super powers‚ America and Soviet Russia‚ were communism and capitalism
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