Ewen quotes, "the emerging colossus of factory capitalism was giving rise to two contrasting perceptions of reality," (186). ... From "Scientific America" Ewen quotes, "Factory industrialism as producing the accoutrements of a 'democracy,' one 'which invites every man to enhance his own comfort and status'" (187). ... Godeys's Lady Book quotes, "The exterior of life is but a masquerade, in which we dress ourselves in the finest fashions of society, use language suited to the characteristics we assume; -with smiling faces, masks ach...

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Hypocrisy is a form of faking and acting; you become the main character of a situation you are trying to hide. Hypocrisy is not a good thing; you become cynical and start affecting others only to save yourself. There is a very interesting quote by Alan Dershowitz, which says, "Hypocrisy is not a wa...

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In this quote, Sinclair suggests the truth of false consciousness in which proletariats, such as Jurgis, are mislead by the American dream, resulting in tensions as workers are pitted against fellow worker for scarce job opportunities and wages. ...

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"The town itself is peculiarly built, so that a person may live in it for years, and go in and out daily without coming into contact with a working-people's quarter or even with workers, that is, so long as he confines himself to his business or to pleasure walks" another quote from Engels shows further the inequality of Manchester, and similarly so in industrial towns that followed. ...

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As quoted in Marx's Manifesto of the Communist Party, "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles. ... As discussed in the quote from the Manifesto of the Communist Party, classes existed in opposition to each other throughout history. ...

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The politics of the Indian Capitalist class is one of the aspects of the Indian National Movement that has been put to varied and detailed analysis. The role of the Capitalist class in politics becomes significantly important since or after the First World War and it is this period of roughly 1915-4...

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Part A Even a brief glance at a major newspaper reveals a wide range of social problems. Choose one social problem. Then locate an article from The New York Times. The article must be dated after August 1, 2013. Attach a copy of the article to your hard copy submission. ...

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Marx's famous quote from the Communist Manifesto (1848) demonstrates this when he tells the workers of the world to unite, as "you have nothing to lose but your chains- , gives us an instant insight into the Marxist perspective, and demonstrates how it was class antagonisms that led to the founding of a new order. ...

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Literature itself has no defined meaning. In the beginning introduction of Literary Theory: An Introduction, Eagleton states numerous definitions of literature to prove the point that there has yet to be one specific definition. Eagleton's definition of literature involves a text that is written in...

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IS THE CONCEPT OF CLASS WAR STILL VALID? 'Social stratification' is the term used to describe systematic structures of inequality. In pre-industrial or traditional societies, inequalities and thus social stratification were widely held to be natural. Aristotle stated that 'by nature' there were free men and slaves, yet if inequalities are natural, Crompton suggests there be no need to explain them. The Hindu Caste system, as with the Feudal system of western Europe, both saw inequality as natural, yet it was not until the seventeenth century that, by virtue of their humani...

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Ideologies cannot thrive without the aid of the individual. Without them, there would be no ideology in the first place. Political parties would not be needed, regulated government would not exist, and historical/political occurrences such as the creation and destruction of the Berlin Wall or the H...

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