What aspects of the early 1930s, which is when Brave New World was written, are present in the story?
What are Huxley's views about the nature of happiness?
In what ways do the societies in Brave New World and 1984 exercise extreme social control over their people?
Monday, December 5, 2011
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"Communist Utopia" Thomas Hornung
1. The eyes symbolize the constant scrutiny of a communist government.
2. He has a very negative view of communism.
3. A perfect surveillance system would allow a perfect communist society.
2. He has a very negative view of communism.
3. A perfect surveillance system would allow a perfect communist society.
"Don't You Want Me?" The Human League
1. The couple of 5 years is splitting up.
2. The man thinks that he has put the woman where she is now, but the woman thinks that she did it all on her own.
3. I side with the man because a person usually needs help to go from a cocktail waitress to a successful person in only 5 years.
2. The man thinks that he has put the woman where she is now, but the woman thinks that she did it all on her own.
3. I side with the man because a person usually needs help to go from a cocktail waitress to a successful person in only 5 years.
Emic v. Etic perspectives
- 1. The Emic perspective is when the researcher immerses himself in a culture to understand how people of that culture perceive the world. Etic perspective is an unbiased and scientific perspective of the culture that cam reveal the actual social reasons for cultural behavior.
2. Neither approach is better than the other. It is a case by case basis.
- 1. This allows a researcher's findings to be subjected to criticism.
2. This allows the researcher to get a large amount of information about the culture.
3. This prevents the researcher from harming or deceiving his or her subjects.
2. Neither approach is better than the other. It is a case by case basis.
- 1. This allows a researcher's findings to be subjected to criticism.
2. This allows the researcher to get a large amount of information about the culture.
3. This prevents the researcher from harming or deceiving his or her subjects.
"Rain on a Scarecrow" John Mellencamp
1. A farmer who loses his land.
2. The conflict is the farmer v. society.
3. The wooden cross symbolizes death.
4. The use of the word legacy in the first chorus implies that this farm has been in that family for generations.
5. He sympathizes with the farmer because we see the situation from the farmer's eyes.
2. The conflict is the farmer v. society.
3. The wooden cross symbolizes death.
4. The use of the word legacy in the first chorus implies that this farm has been in that family for generations.
5. He sympathizes with the farmer because we see the situation from the farmer's eyes.
Why we consider some groups as the other: How we view the middle east
1. It is the projection of our negative aspects and an exotic land.
2. They are viewed as one group instead of individuals.
3. Their actions are determined by instinctive and savage emotions. Their emotions are determined by racial considerations.
4. The west has been viewed as a symbol for progress and inovation. Creating a common enemy unites the people of a society.
5. Yes
Deaf girl Cultural conflict video
1. I thought the girl was being rude, but she was actually deaf.
2. The girl is deaf, so she doesn't hear the boy. The boy thinks she is being rude. This is the conflict.
3. It is the girl not being able to hear and the boy's assumption that she can hear.
4. The girl didn't want to tell the boy that she was deaf, but she didn't want him to think that she was rude.
5. She tells him that she is deaf.
2. The girl is deaf, so she doesn't hear the boy. The boy thinks she is being rude. This is the conflict.
3. It is the girl not being able to hear and the boy's assumption that she can hear.
4. The girl didn't want to tell the boy that she was deaf, but she didn't want him to think that she was rude.
5. She tells him that she is deaf.
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