Algernon is a perfect example of a Wildean character; sketched out to be a rebel, speaking against the fundaments of society, including marriage, and yet doing so in such a flamboyant, humorous way that the criticism itself becomes embedded in a matchless web of humor. ... It pokes fun at the aristocracy, the literary world, marriage, English manners and customs, women, men, love, religion and all sorts of other staples in modern society. ...
As her audience grew with her, she changed her identity to meet the expectations of modern pop culture. ... The audience wants to see this because it has become a norm in modern pop culture. Shakira is a perfect example of a natural, self-made artist who has become a sex symbol in today's music industry. ... By wanting more of these artists, it feeds into norms of the modern record industry. ...
In "modern times" we consider ourselves more "civilized", and put people in jail or fine them for stealing. ... Each culture has developed a different idea of perfect justices to meet their own individual needs. Since more then one form of absolute or perfect justice cannot exist, thus absolute justice does not exist. ... One from the lesser and inferior cannot derive the greater and perfect, only vis versa. ... Thus the more complex the social order of a society the more perfect form of justice is needed. ...
In today's modern world there is a driving force that unfortunately gets a lot Americans out of bed in the morning and off to the task they engage in every day. ... Money and success have become in our modern world a cornerstone of how we judge other people and how we set our goals. ... We do not live in a perfect world where everyone can work where they wish to, and live where they want to, or have the financial means they desire. ... In the modern university and world students and people are always feeling the heat from what the other guy or girl is doing. ... Today's modern coll...
In China, cities, which are large and sardined by modern buildings, are considered as urbanization by lots of people. In most western developed countries, there are well-known modern cities. ... There is a point of view that our modern cities should have distinguishing features and competitive ability. ... A modern city is basically composed of developed economy, perfect basic establishment, good ecological environment, high living quality, advanced management and the spirit of the city, etc. ...
Love and marriage- in today's modern sense when we think of a wedding we often associate these two terms together. ... Views of marriage and social class in the society of nineteenth century England were very different from views in modern American society. ... In our modern sense, the way that this book deals with marriage and courtship seems foreign and unbelievable to us. ... Pip dreams of one day marrying her and perfecting his station in life. ...
Photography plays a major role in our modern life today. On modern life it is powerful in that it is unavoidable The issues we face in our society are too complex and too important to be reduced to thinking of an image as is, rather than analyzing it. ... The modern means of mechanical reproduction affected not just race and class but other categories as well: disability, age, physical appearance, sexual orientation, and job orientation. ... The perfect way to be the most beautiful, the most intelligent, inferiority was in every ones mind even in the 21sst century. ...
Similar to the literal meanings discussed above, beauty sickness can be defined as a modern disease with a group of symptomatic problems accompanied by physical (extreme disparagement of the body features), psychological (obsessive focus on the disliked body sites that severely interferes with the person's existence) and social (self-evaluation at such a level that interferes with social and occupational functioning) abnormalities that take place when the society endlessly puts attention on trivia of outer appearance. People in modern society are very likely to be affected with t...
He created his perfect woman out of ivory and lavished her with gifts. ... These elements are strongly echoes in the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw and the modern film Pretty Woman. ... Here, the superficiality of society is being presented in a way the modern audience will recognise. ... Vivian's transformation is made obvious to the modern audience through her dramatic change in clothing. ... Vivian is the modern Eliza in that they share many characteristics. ...
However, in recent years, there has been a movement toward the modern frameworks of analysis: cultural approaches, rational choice theory, ideological rationality, and the theory of perspective. ... Modernization argues that there is a linear process that replaces traditional values and systems with modern Western ones and that all societies are ultimately headed toward democracy and free-market economies. ... It also overlooks the extent to which the traditional and modern coexist in many poorer countries - according to modernization there is a complete transformation from the traditional t...
Since everyone wants to be number one or perfect when they fail at something, they feel under stress. ... Modern culture is singular in the way that it worships youthful slim, toned bodies. ... They always think that everyone is perfect but they feel themselves defective because of their overweight. ...
It can be said that this is the perfect example of where the viewer has to be aware of the social context in which it was written so that it may be fully understood. ... However, today witches are much of a myth and as a result, modern viewers would question just how evil these witches are. ... Elizabethan society would have accepted this as being normal, however a modern audience would interpret it as sexist and unnatural. ...
(Egyptian funeral lament) Modern scholars believe that clothing provides a mark of identity, and it is a kind of nonverbal communication. ... In modern industrialized societies, clothing is not so strictly regulated and people have more freedom to choose what kind of message they wish to convey with the way they dress. ... It means that you a have perfect style of clothing and this doesn't depend on gender, age group, or sexual orientation. ...
On the other hand, in the modern era where there has been a complete reversal of values and labour is glorified, "as the source of all values," one might feel pressured into being more and more productive, becoming a hero of labour by default. In this case, the modern hero is carried, determined by principles that are beyond him. ... This way he can fulfil his fate as a hero, since no one has the power to limit his action and he can exercise his perfect liberty essential for the ideal within him. ... This is the reason why, according to Hegel, there is no more place for heroes in the modern a...
Television has been made accessible to people in every aspect of their daily lives, and with such a strong hold on modern society, T.V. media have been able to shape popular culture and often influence public opinion. ... Biased television tends to make people strive to be someone else's idea of perfect while subconsciously ignoring their own goals. ... The majority of media today often present the perfect body to the public, hoping that consumers will strive to achieve fitness using a certain product or idea. ... Those consumers given a false impression about a product through various f...
He thought of modern democracy back in Roman Empire, and he figured out the social classes and the fact that every citizen has a job to do in their community. ... They both agree the perfect government could possibly be a republic democracy, but only with the right people running the government. ...
However throughout European history religion has played an intensely political role even fuelling wars between neighbors and foreigners .More modern day systems of politics have also seen profound political influences outside of the state and even 20th century fascism, thus Weber's understanding of the role of violence is useful in describing the political. ... Until the science of politics is perfected, there is insight to be gained by observing how those who came before analyzed political phenomena--on both the merits of the efforts themselves and the way these efforts reflect and i...
Carol Kleiman created a solid foundation for other men and women who may also feel that single parents are still being mistreated with different respect as to the "perfect families". ... Kleiman's writing is something that should often been seen in modern society and change the lives of many families by asking, "Is our home broken?" ...
Many people who live in modern society today have benefited from social improvements which have changed the overall quality of life for the better. ... Men and women had very clearly defined roles, much more so than in today's modern families where decisions are often made together and roles are discussed openly. ... Therefore, for my own personal reasons, and the happiness it has brought to me and my mother, I am grateful for the benefits that modern social values have brought to society . ... The internet as a modern i...
The proletariats made up the majority of the population as the modern working class, which were brought into existence by the bourgeoisie to meet the increase in demands for production. Marx predicted that the exploitation of the laborers by all aspects of the bourgeoisie state would lead to the substantial increase in the proletariat class because the members of the lower middle class would "sink gradually into the proletariat, partly because their diminutive capital does not suffice for the scale on which the modern industry is carried on" (Marx). ... Marx believed this would happe...
Social classes and all the problems associated with it have always existed; from the early civilizations between the Tigris and the Euphrates to the Modern Society not forgetting the Greek and the Roman empires as well as the darkness of the Middle Ages. ... Two works in particular are perfect reflections of this perennial conflict: Le Colonel Chabert by the great Honore de Balzac and The Cherry Orchard by the Russian play writer Anton Chekhov. ...
Henrik Ibsen lived in the Age of Invention and he alone invented the modern drama. ... It must also be taken into consideration that during the time the play was written women were supposed to fulfill certain duties like supporting their husbands, taking good care of their children and making sure that everything remain perfect inside and house. ...
Algernon is a perfect example of a Wildean character, rebellious against the fundaments of society, but in such a flamboyant, humorous way that the criticism itself becomes embedded in a matchless web of humour. ... They poke fun at the aristocracy, the literary world, marriage, English manners, customs, women, men, love, religion, politics, and other malaises in modern society. ...
Is the film just another "modern" remake of a great novel? ... A perfect example of this is when Cher has persuaded and negotiated with her teachers to change her grades from a C+ to an A- and her father (Mel) "Couldn't be happier than if they were based on real grades". ...
An article from 1873 about the sanitary conditions of New York City and its effects on children quoted Spencer saying "that the savage habit of exposing superfluous to parish from starvation, repulsive as it seems to the modern mind, was one method by which the human race was perfected....
