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- 18491: Weber And Rationalisation
- ... and services. It is also associated with secularisation, depersonalisation, and oppressive routine. Increasingly, human behaviour is guided by observation, experiment and reason to master the natural and social environment to achieve a desired end. Weber's general theory of rationalisation (of which bureaucratic evolution is but a particular case) refers to increasing human mastery over the natural and social environment. In turn, these changes in social structure have changed human character ... Marxists have noted the prominence of rational calculation in factory discipline and the labour process, Weber detected rationalisation in all social spheres - politics, religion, economic organisation, university administration, the laboratory and even musical notation. Weber's sociology as a whole is characterised by a metaphysical pathos whereby the process of rationalisation eventually converted capitalist society into a meaningless 'iron cage'. For Weber, rationalisation involved: in economic organisation, the organisation of the ... is: efficiency, predicability, calculability, and control. He states that "the foundations of McDonaldisation" entry in society creates a society in which creativity, intelligent insight, transparency, and real human contact is more or less absent. McDonald's and McDonaldisation, then, do not represent something new, but rather the culmination of a series of rationalisation processes that had been occurring throughout the twentieth century [Ritzer, 1992]. An example of the extent to ...
- 18492: Antigone: Who Is The Strongest Tragic Figure?
- Antigone: Who Is The Strongest Tragic Figure? In his play, Antigone, Sophocles’s depiction of Creon proves him to be the strongest candidate for a Greek tragedy. Through his presentation of hubris, error in judgment, and realization of downfall, Creon posses the majority of characteristics necessary in being ... because the play is, in fact, named after her. She also presents the reader with many qualities a tragic figure holds and compels us to believe she is the best suited for the position. Antigone’s purpose, however, is not to fulfill this goal but rather serve as a foil in Creon’s actions and set him up to realize the error in his ways. And it is this, the realization of downfall, which distinguishes these two characters from one another and makes Creon the ultimate tragic ...
- 18493: Oedipus Rex: Fate and Freewill
- ... Rex: Fate and Freewill In the play Oedipus Rex, it shows many different forms of fate and freewill. Fate is a word that can be defined in many different ways. Fate can affect a person’s life in many different ways. Oedipus’s fate ruined his life and lead him to a horrible death. Antigone’s life was also thrown out to the hand of fate. Neither one of them had any freewill in there lifetime, all of there lives were based upon the fate that the gods handed to ...
- 18494: Death of A Salesman: Willy
- Death of A Salesman: Willy Charley says something in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman that sums up Willy's whole life. He asks him, "When the hell are you going to grow up?" Willy's spends his entire life in an illusion. He sees himself as a great man that is popular and successful. Willy exhibits many childlike qualities. Many of these qualities have an impact on Willy's ...
- 18495: The Widsom Of Teams
- ... books to impart that knowledge to those seeking to form, develop and facilitate successful teams in their organizations. However, the two books take very different approaches. Teams are one of the catchwords of the 90's. And with them has come an explosion of literature telling us what teams are and what they are not; how to create them, measure them, use them and empower them. A new vocabulary has emerged ... self-directed teams from all other teams. Some of the essential lessons learned about teams and team performance are: - Teams do not arise without a perforce challenge that is meaningful to those involved. - Real team s results will be greater if the leaders aim their sights on preference. - Biases toward individualism cannot interfere with the team s goals. The Wisdom of Teams presents lessons learned from the success and failure of actual teams. The authors base their wisdom on personal experience along with extensive interviews conducted with 50 different businesses. Katzenbach ...
- 18496: Dual Executive/President
- ... bears incredible pressures and responsibilities. The President not only has power in the United States, but also tremendous influence throughout the world. It is not arrogant to change the presidency in order to manage America's vast interests all over the globe. The US is certainly not isolationistic anymore, so creating an office for a foreign affairs executive is simply realistic. Thus, the President is not only torn between domestic and foreign responsibilities, but s/he must find time to campaign. A dual presidency with a domestic and foreign leader could divide these campaigning duties. In addition, a dual presidency is better adapted to handle simultaneous crises. A dual presidency ... energy is weakened by simply being spread too thin. The latter is true since America is such an incredible world power. When Hamilton was writing against a plural executive, he never could have predicted America's role in the world. An example of what this dual executive is not, is Uruguay's multi-member presidency. From 1918 to 1933 the directly elected nine-member National Council of Administration shared executive ...
- 18497: The Princess Bride
- ... guarantee that Vizzini, played by Wallace Shawn, one of the kidnappers of Buttercup, died. The intelligence was in the preparation. Westley had built up immunity to the poison before so that the small amount didn t affect him when he drank it, but affected Vizzini. Westley also showed intelligence when he couldn t move, but made Prince Humperdink believe that he could. Westley just kept talking to Humperdink until he could get help and Prince Humperdink surrendered. Westley showed that he made good choices many times. His first ... in return. He also chose to trust Inigo when he was climbing up the cliff. Westley chose not to kill Fezzik and Inigo. This proved helpful in defeating Prince Humperdink and his army. Buttercup couldn t see through people like Westley could. She trusted Prince Humperdink when he asked her to make a deal with him. Humperdink, after telling Buttercup that he was returning Westley to his ship and really ...
- 18498: The Seven Spiritual Weapons
- ... Christ. Catherine wrote this work in fear of divine condemnation. She felt if she was silent about the delights of others she would be condemned. She felt it was her spiritual duty to do God s will and to encourage her fellow sisters of the monastery to fight the enemies of God. The first spiritual weapon Catherine describes is Zeal, that is solicitude in doing good. God condemns those that are ... leaves the choice for each person to make and act upon. We must not let the time the Holy Spirit has given us pass by without the choice being made to follow Christ Jesus. Catherine s second spiritual weapon is Mistrust of Self. She describes this as believing that no one can do anything good by oneself, without the help of Christ Jesus. Do not trust in yourself for you shall surely fall to the enemy. It is in a person s nature to try to do things by his or herself, but the Lord says, Without me you can do nothing (Jo 15:5). Many people still fall into the trap of relying on themselves ...
- 18499: The Paparazzi
- The Paparazzi Joe hit it big; his music single hit number one on the Billboard and he's signed deals with Virgin Records. His time has come to be bombarded with riches, bathed in fame, and stalked. Where stalking is referring to being hounded day and night by those whose job is to ... the famous but having obscene pictures on the front page of some magazine sold nationwide is not exactly a trademark of fame. To have the opportunity to discover the deep dark secrets of someone else's life is a chance that nearly nobody will turn down. For it has been recurring since life began, better known as gossip. Privacy is one of the most treasured things to an individual because it ... cannot be revoked by any person. However this concept seems to mean nothing to the paparazzi. In fact they believe it is their right because they are the "press." It is unlawful to invade someone's home and install cameras in their house. It is nefarious to insert cameras under a bathroom stall when someone is in there but these are just examples of what the Paparazzi do for a ...
- 18500: Propaganda In Elections
- Propaganda In Elections Have you ever seen a TV commercial portraying a disastrous automobile accident, and then you reminds you to wear your seatbealts?!?! Believe it or not, that's using a technique in propaganda called the fear appeal. Propaganda is more widespread than people picture. Propaganda is being used for everything from the baby food you feed your child to the TV commercial you ... at yesterday night. There are many techniques that a propagandist can use to seduce you. Some of the best known styles in propaganda are Plain Folk, Fear, Name Calling, and Glittering Generality, In this year's elections, propaganda has played an important role in who was elected. This year's presidential candidates were all millionaires, but they have gone to great lengths to present themselves as ordinary citizens. Bill Clinton eats at Mc Donald's and read a variety of spy novels. Bob Dole ...
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