Catherine, ignorant to politics, is dealt another contemporary element of the time. The struggles with modernity extend 200 years in to 1996, the year of publishment of Bridget Jones’s Diary. Bridget is influenced by what she reads, the same as Catherine; and her genre of literature is also contemporary for the age. The struggle with the contemporary for the female heroines can be thus considered universally relatable and a case for Austen’s work’s lasting popularity. Her first work, of course, being Northanger Abbey.
Focusing on “1984” and “one flew over the cuckoo’s nest” compare how authors name their authoritarian figures. George Orwell and Ken Kesey are two authors whose primary concern regarded issues surrounding the ideas of social conformity due to the occurrence of authoritarian regimes. Both authors are seen to do this through their characterisation of particular tyrannical individuals. Some readers may argue that it would be a mistake to concentrate on the characterisation of both Big Brother and Nurse Ratched, as it could be argued that these characters are mere figureheads of oppressive societies rather than sources of oppression within themselves. Nevertheless it is in fact through the authors’ depiction of these characters that they present crucial metaphors for the characteristics of oppression.
Recent studies of social movements have questioned the “substantive and theoretical” arguments of the classical models. This has led to a transition from a social-psychological to a political-organizational point of view in determining the development of movements. The main theoretical perspective to come out of this transition is the resource mobilization model. This model stresses the level of discontent and the varying levels of resources in determining the growth of insurgency. What’s left in questioning this model is the level of empirical evidence it has presented.
Many novels challenges society’s ways, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is one of these novels. The novel is about how the government, the World State, develops humans to believe in its model, “Community, Identity, Stability” (Huxley 1). In order to do this, the World State strips everybody of emotions, desires, and opinions. The novel is a satire of what society could become if technology became too great. Brave New World should be studied in school because it is a satire that challenges technology, human emotions, and society as a whole.
In Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, the author implicates the importance of education. He uses symbolism to show the reader how shallow technology is, and what the effects of governmental power can do to a society with no ideas to contradict it. Education, and the wisdom gained from it, is the base of the very society we live in today. Since the beginning of time we have slowly advanced our ideas and evolved to our present world now through innovation. This novel tells a story of a time where books will be burned and be replaced by television.
Bloom has a vision for the modern student. This vision is for the modern student to be wrapped and crushed under the weight of enlightenment and revelation through education. His vision is somewhat blocked from him unfortunately, and might never see it fulfilled. The behemoth that is blocking his vision is the current universal model for educating students, and getting them to their specialization faster. Bloom has problems with the modern university system and how they are teaching the modern student.
Donna Woolfolk Cross explains in her article, "Propaganda: How Not to Be Bamboozled" that propaganda shapes our attitudes on thousands of subjects by tactics such as name-calling which "consists of labeling people or ideas with words of bad connotation" (Cross 210). Aunt Lydia uses name-calling by stating that these women were lazy sluts and explains how important and how much better childbirth is in Gilead in comparison to the old days. Her manipulative speech is what blocks the handmaids from thinking, only to react unquestioningly. Cross's article explains that glittering generalities "try to get us to accept and agree without examining the evidence" (Cross 211). Aunt Lydia's use of glittering generalities and convincing tone of voice makes these women accept whatever she defines them as, giving no reason to think otherwise.
EDUCATION 525 Ravitch Paper Veronica Johnson 11/23/2110 Ravitch Paper The educational system that we have today has evolved through years of trials and tribulations. Sadly, it is still in need of reconstruction and promise so that we can provide the education that our children so desperately need and deserve. Teachers and a well defined curriculum are the necessary tools that actually teach students what they need to learn. Why is everything so complicated? Diane Ravitch, in “The Death and Life of the Great American School System” has written about many topics that are involved in the strengths and weaknesses that represent our educational system.
At a time when unemployment was rising and Britain's economy was declining, it was feared that education was failing to produce young people with the appropriate skills for the world of work. He said it was necessary for schools to improve vocational education and training in order to satisfy the needs of industry. Although it was a Labour prime minister who instigated the 'Great Debate', New Right and Conservative Governments from 1979 onwards reflected his viewpoint and it became one of the beliefs of the New Right. The New Right is a set of beliefs that was particularly associated with the policies adopted by Margaret Thatcher’s government, elected in 1979. Politicians and writers who support her viewpoints were known as the New Right.
Worldview Analysis Essay “Abstract” In this paper for this assignment of how have some facet of “process philosophy” has impacted the American government and society, I have chosen to include the topic of education. In my reading for this assignment there were many options to choose from to focus on with my paper however the educational shifts caught my attention the most. In this paper I have included the dispute between Plato and Aristotle and the shift education took when it came to Rationalism. Plato and Aristotle’s dispute was in the area of knowledge, and the shift as a result of Rationalism was from a biblical theology to a natural theology. Some facets of “process philosophy” that has impacted American government and society include some educational, economical, legislation, family and marriage, and civil right shifts.