"Political opposition...is given an inhumane overlay‚ which then justifies the abrogation of all normally applied customs of civilized behaviour. A political policy is equated with moral right‚ and opposition to it with diabolical malevolence." Synopsis: From Arthur Miller‚ America’s most celebrated playwright‚ a searing portrait of a community engulfed by hysteria‚ inspired by Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist “witch-hunts” in the 1950s “I believe that the reader will discover here the
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Writers utilize their literary abilities in order to create a piece of work that transmits a meaningful message to their audience and create an impact on them. This is the case of Octavia Butler’s Kindred‚ a historical science-fiction novel evolving around a twenty six year old woman named Dana living in 1976. What makes the story unique is the fact that the plot alternates between the past and the present as Dana travels through time from the commodity of her house in 1976 Los Angeles to Maryland
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worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them‚ but to be indifferent to them; that’s the essence of inhumanity”. Meaning‚ it is our heartlessness that allows us to feel indifference towards others; it steals the harmony in the world. Octavia Butler allows us to explore this cruelty in her science fiction novel Kindred. The novel is based on an average black woman Dana. Dana is called back in time to the antebellum south to save her ancestors. The author uses a variety of literary devices
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Parable of the Sower takes place in Octavia Buttler’s apocolypse (Old English‚ via Old French and ecclesiastical Latin from Greek apokalupsis‚ from apokaluptein ‘uncover‚ reveal‚’ from apo- ‘un-’ + kaluptein ‘to cover’). In an interview‚ Buttler said that when writing the book‚ she took many of the issues of the modern world and took them to their natural conclusion. In doing so‚ by defintion‚ Buttler has created an apocalyptic work. For Parable of the Sower to be fully understood‚ one must first
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Synopsis Consumer Behaviour 1. People as Consumers Learning Objectives What you should learn from this module: To place consumption in the context of human behaviour The positivist and interpretivist approaches to its study The concept of real cost The production orientation and the marketing concept Sections 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Introduction Buyers‚ Customers and Consumers Consumer Behaviour The Consumer Environment and the Consuming Society The Consumer and the Market Place
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our words.” Even at a young age we are taught that speech is highly valuable when attempting to achieve a positive reaction. Throughout history‚ this has appeared to be true in some way or another‚ but what happens when this system breaks down? In Octavia Butler’s “Speech Sounds‚” she depicts a society suffering from the loss of ability to speak‚ write‚ or both which causes the people to revert to animalistic means of expression‚ thus breaking down the atmosphere of community. Although Rye and Obsidian
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ROLE OF A BUTLER Throughout history‚ the word “butler” has always been associated with service. The dictionary defines a butler as "The principal manservant of a household." This definition remains true even when the butler is employed in a hotel. When a guest checks in and has occupied his suite‚ then this becomes his household. The butler caring for him becomes the "manager" of the suite (household) and in effect an employee of the guest. Services butlers offer differ from place to place‚ but their
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It Is Not About Feminism. It Is About Freedom. Octavia Butler is the famous writer and the author of the fantasy genre of African American race. She became the first black woman who gained worldwide fame in science fiction. Kindred was published in 1979. Kindred is considered as the most famous and the best book of Butler’s works. It describes a strong black female protagonist who makes time travel for the sake of Rufus’ (white man) salvation. The main character is Dana. She experiences what it feels
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The Butler Lumber Company 1) Is Butler Lumber a profitable business? 2) Why does Mr. Butler have to borrow so much money to support their business? 3) Prepare pro forma income statement and balance sheet. Is Mr Buttler’s estimate loan requirement correct? What amount will he need to finance the expected sales increase? 4) As his financial advisor‚ would you support this expansion? As his banker‚ would you approve the loan and under what conditions? 1) The Butler Lumber Company has positive
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Judith Butler and Performativity for Beginners (mostly in her own words) Film 165A 1. A central concept of the theory is that your gender is constructed through your own repetitive performance of gender. This is related to the idea that discourse creates subject positions for your self to occupy—linguistic structures construct the self. The structure or discourse of gender for Butler‚ however‚ is bodily and nonverbal. Butler’s theory does not accept stable and coherent gender identity. Gender
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