“Thinness equals success” is the notion that many college-aged, upper-middle class, white women looking to become part of professional society hold today. The “Culture of Slenderness” has many ways of exerting its influence and fulfilling its aims effectively (Toro, Cervera, Perez, 1988, pg.136). This message has been exploited by the media and by society’s professional […]
The Culture of Talk Shows Essay
The Culture of Talk Shows If social order is not a given, if it is not encoded in our DNA, then to some extent we are always in the process of producing “virtual realities,” some more functional than others. Habits, routines, and institutions are the patterns that create the “world taken for granted.” Knowledge of […]
Silence Throughout “Under the Net” Essay
According to Wittgenstein, “Only in silence can one remain in truth.” Constant events and running around hinder an individual from finding the truth or the individual is somehow ignoring the facts that surround them. This idea can be related to Jake Donaghue in Iris Murdoch’s first published novel. Jake, a character who wanders with no […]
Russell Brand Comments on the Recent Events he was Involved In Essay
Russell Brand has a newfound fame—not in Hollywood but in the political realm. Brand speaks very elegantly toward social issues, especially to an American ear. Taking command of any interview, he speaks quickly and clearly. However, as with most postmodern thinkers, his points and arguments seem to lack depth or critical consideration of the points […]
Essay on Cassirer, Nietzsche and Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince
Cassirer, Nietzsche and Niccolo Machiavelli’s The PrinceWhen the word “Renaissance” is mentioned, an image of love for antiquity learning and fine arts usually springs to one’s mind. Yet this perception, however legitimate it may be in many areas of Renaissance human achievements, shatters in the face of Niccolo Machiavelli’s masterpiece The Prince. Unlike his contemporary […]