This pokes fun at modern advertising’s attempts to dazzle customers with fancy words that have no real meaning, known as glittering generalities. The article continues with a quote from “biotrician” Dr. Wayne Frankel, “MagnaSoles convert the wearer’s own energy to match the Earth’s natural vibrational rate of 32.805 kilofrankels.” His title as a “biotrician” and use of his self-coined term “kilofrankels” are both satire. Both poke fun at the arrogance of scientifically “impressive” sounding testimonials in advertisements. This scientist is so legitimate that he has his own unit named after him! Towards the end of the article, there are two more testimonials for the MagnaSoles shoe inserts.
This statement was proven to be precise. Eugenicists helped to understand genetics and traits of humans while Frankenstein provided theories for new scientific practices. Conversely, both works brought more negative effects and situations than positive, even though either one was initially intended to do so. Both provided reason to believe that along with new scientific frontiers, also comes new sought out problems which could occur delivering the notion that new technology should be used with great care and a sense of
For example, Pollan talks about margarine, and how scientists “claim” that it is a better, and cheaper substitute for butter, but it contains all these unnecessary ingredients that could be more harmful to the human body. Scientist believed by taking out saturated fats and cholesterol they could make margarine healthier, but what they did not know was it would produce unhealthier fats known as, trans fats. People never think about how deep and revealing food can be, but after reading this novel it’ll open your eyes to what really lies
From Statistics To Best Believed Rumors Joe Best’s “Damned Lies And Statistics” is a well written book about, as I understood it, the different ways in which a statistic is made into a “rumor.” In other words, the book goes on and on about the different series of pathways in which a statistic goes threw that eventually force it to evolve into being interpreted into something greater than what it really is. Best provides a series of examples that support the thesis. In which he forces the reader to expand his or hers ideas about the statistics they know, and to really analyze each detail and to use commonsense to make it a fact or a trashy rumor. Although I considered this book to be “boring” at first, it actually turned out to be the best book I have ever read. It actually taught me something, the importance of words.
These are the main subjects in the novel. Voltaire really focuses on what happened to Candide to inspire the readers and also to look at Candide as a real example of bravery. Voltaire describes all the dangers and bad curse with tone, themes and uses humour and ironical quotes. “Nothing could be more beautiful, smarter with a brilliant splendour than the sounds of the trumpets, drums and cannons. Altogether they form the best sound ever heard in hell”.
A Reality Check With the use of symbolism, Aldous Huxley creates a beautiful novel that in essence warns his audience of the future. Huxley’s clever use of symbols in the Brave New World, is often apparent, but just as often, they are deeper and less apparent. With his satirical references to sex, drugs, technology and the naming of his characters, Huxley relates his novel back to his readers and their future. Without recognizing these symbols, the readers could find this novel confusing and ridiculous; but with each symbolic object and person comes a clearer picture of what Huxley us really trying to convey. When reading the Brave New World, the sexual references are often the first things that stand out to the audience.
Standardized Testing The author, Alfie Kohn, opens his argument against standardized testing by comparing the tests to being “swelled and mutated, like a creature in one of those horror movies”. Kohn creates a negative outlook on standardized testing, and uses the analogy to create a vivid image to the audience. Kohn begins by informing his readers of his purpose of challenging those who defend the test to assist those who oppose the test, and to “energize and encourage” those who have resigned themselves to the test. He continues his arguments through the breaking down of specific questions and his clear explanations of the answers. Also, Kohn slowly works his way through the process of standardized testing and suggests improvements of the tests as well as any alternatives to the situation at hand.
There are many key ideas and concerns that are evident in the novel “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley. Through the novel, Huxley explores in great detail the concepts of the dangers of rampant consumerism on society, the price of perfect harmony and the dangers of unchecked scientific advancement. Through the use of literary techniques such as parody, satire and diction, Huxley shows the implications of these concepts and how it may cause humanity to become much like the world described in “Brave New World”. Firstly, in the novel “Brave New World”, Huxley explores the implications that rampant consumerism can have on society. Huxley warns that if humanity follows a system where people are encouraged to purchase goods and services in the
I find Moliere’s play, Tartuffe, to be entertaining for the underlying message of historical hypocrisy which it sheds to light. After reading the comedy of Tartuffe, I can only agree that it is an intellectual whirlwind of classical genius which tantalizes even the modern mind by echoing to us the importance of scrutinizing the narratives and analyzing the flaws and follies alike which are evident even within our own era. Tartuffe stands out to me because of the power that resonated from the creation of this societal satire and the fact that unlike other works of the era which were forced to fall in line with a strict code of adherence generated by the aristocracy of the classical era, this piece served as a direct challenge to the narrative
I hope to lead you there by presenting a wide range of scientific experiments, findings, and anecdotes that are in many cases quite amusing. Once you see how systematic certain mistakes are--how we repeat them again and again--I think you will begin to learn how to avoid some of them". The author disputes the concepts of conventional economics and the ideology of free markets that for so long have been accepted with its core assumption that market forces provide the best solution to