the words “let’s get drunk.” Images of wild partying‚ consuming copious amounts of alcohol‚ and excessively throwing up the next day seem to come to mind. But‚ as we all know‚ several words in the dictionary have more than one meaning. According to Charles Baudelaire‚ the word drunk is one of these words. In Baudelaire’s prose poem‚ “Get Drunk‚” he defines drunkenness in a clever yet satisfying way. He explains that it does not matter whether you get drunken with poetry‚ wine‚ or virtue. Just find something
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Your mood will change throughout the novel because that’s the power of storytelling. She shared how Esperanza was in difficult situations in her life‚ which some of us can agree with or understand. Also‚ in the novel Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens shares the life of Pip and his journey. This relates to our discussion because by hearing how Pip had grown into a gentlemen‚ may inspire some of us to grow up and become more successful and thank the people who had helped us along our
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The fundamental method on creating adaptations is through the principles of natural selection‚ a theory proposed by Charles Darwin. Let us analyze how the natural selection affected thick fur (variation) on creating an adaptation for giraffes in Siberia. Primarily‚ giraffes overproduce in their environment‚ and all the young have variations of thickness of fur between
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1. Describe the two theories regarding how inmate culture becomes a part of prison life. a. Culture is indigenous to prisons; it was believed that it was developed as inmates’ loss connection to their previous environment and freedom. b. Culture is imported‚ in other words inmates brought in some types of characteristics into the prison that would then help create a subculture. 2. List the methods correctional agencies use to control prison gangs. a. Transferring gang members to maximum-security
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Popular Culture & High Culture Popular culture is the culture that prevails in a modern society‚ adopted and appealing to large masses of people‚ normally the middle class citizens. Culture consists of the customs and civilizations of a particular group. Popular culture means that arte facts and styles of human expression develop from the creativity of ordinary people‚ and circulate among people according to their interests‚ preferences‚ and tastes. Popular culture is an ever-changing phenomenon
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The military culture has similar demands of that of families‚ which are an investment of time‚ energy‚ personal commitment to make thing happen for the unit‚ and personnel sacrifice for “the whole.” Both military and family cultures thrive on consistency and predictability. When military personnel return home‚ especially if wounded‚ they need to find a similar culture and system to help them transition and find a satisfying purpose. Often times‚ soldiers can place heavy demands of these cultural
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Discussion: In Charles Stross’ novel ‘Accelerando’ (2005) we find the protagonist Manfred Macx allows his consciousness to be distributed and mind to be uploaded in different virtual reality environments. Here man and machine continue to exist in a mutually beneficial symbiosis and each is dependent on the other for its own realization. In an environment like this voices‚ sensory impressions‚ images‚ dreams‚ perceptions and streams of data can all be intercepted‚ encoded‚ represented and manipulated
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Culture and Transmission of Culture Socialization Social interaction does not come naturally. The article Culture begins by stating “A primary reason for the complexity of social interaction is that our species has no instinctive patterns of behavior.” With that being said‚ we realize that we are not programmed to know how to act‚ what to value‚ morals‚ ethics‚ and so on. Clearly‚ our behavior is shaped by the culture we reside in. However‚ we are born into our culture‚ which means we must
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American society has a huge problem when it comes to rape and rape culture. Rape culture is a term that was coined by feminists in the 1970’s. It was used to describe the way in which rape and sexual violence against men and women have been normalized by the media and the general public. One in five women will be raped in their lifetime (Rabin). Most women and girls live in constant fear of being raped and therefore alter their everyday lives in order to prevent it‚ but yet rape is not taken seriously
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The “culture war” in American lives is more religious than political as many of us tend to think. What we see reflected in the contemporary voting patterns is simply a restructuring in American religion which has played an undeniable role in the politics of the nation. It has been‚ currently is‚ and almost certainly will be an important aspect of our politics. It is this religious obsession that has fueled our century-long “culture war.” Providing the context within which political beliefs and
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