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    Compare and Contrast Modern Conservatism and Modern Liberalism Modern liberalism and modern conservatism are both extremely centrist ideologies‚ “In fact‚ US conservatism comes out of classical liberalism so the modern versions of both ideologies share deep philosophical roots” (Guide‚ pg. 1). These roots date back to the 17th century‚ extending into the early 20th century. To fully understand American politics‚ it is a key to understand the dominant ideologies. It is also crucial to analyze

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    full of people‚ people glued to their viewing screens‚ oblivious to the world outside their living rooms and the mass manipulation of the population. Society is stalling‚ unable to progress because nonconformity was punished by an extended stay at a psychiatric center‚ as evidenced by Leonard Meade’s quick deposition. In this definite Marxist society‚ people have eliminated on crime‚ but have also given up free will as well. The families mesmerized by the television are being controlled by an outside

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    The four goals of punishment that a judge will consider‚ when imposing a sentence are: deterrence‚ incapacitation‚ rehabilitation‚ and retribution. These four justifications of criminal punishment have varied in main ways. While closely associated with utilitarianism‚ the deterrence and incapacitation strive to reduce imminent crime. Deterrence struggles to generate crime more costly‚ so less crime would transpire. Incapacitation does not attempt to modify behavior through rising cost; but simply

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    The aim of this assignment is to compare the Amish and British Societies in respect of how norms and values are passed on through the family‚ how labour is divided in the family and to also compare the education of children in society. Both societies have similar backgrounds and routines‚ goals and aspirations‚ therefore this assignment will examine the similarities and differences. From a Sociological perspective‚ norms are described by Newbold et al (2008) as “guidelines for behaviour in a

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    1. The four goals of punishment are retribution‚ deterrence‚ incapacitation‚ and rehabilitation. The one that I believe works the best is rehabilitation. The reason that I believe this is due to the fact that this primary focuses more on the criminal. Allowing them to understand and see what was wrong; thus‚ making the world and the criminal into a better person. The goal that is now predominant in our society is incapacitation the reason being is that criminals are sent to jail in hopes to prevent

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    CIT 071807 Compare and contrast traditional and modern families Since the nineteenth century‚ in the western societies‚ family patterns changed under the forces of industrialisation and urbanisation. Another factor which has been involved in those changes is the growing intervention of the state‚ by legislative action‚ in the domestic affairs of the family. As a result of these trends‚ the modern “nuclear” family has been substituted for the traditional

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    Marxist Analysis of Film * What is it? * It is a form of critique that can be applied to any text or Film. * A Marxist Analysis can be boiled down to how economics drives the plot and is basically a critique of capitalism. * Marxism was founded by Karl Heinrich Marx * Karl Marx was a German philosopher‚ economist‚ sociologist‚ historian‚ journalist and revolutionary socialist. * His most notable work being “The Communist Manifesto” (1848)‚ these ideas played a significant

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    The most conspicuous of the Classical Societies developed in Persia‚ China‚ India‚ and the Mediterranean basin. The Classical Societies were known mainly as an enduring legacies. They were known for their influential ways that affected the way people led their lives. Each of the Classical Societies achieved skillful accomplishments. They had their similarity and differences. Although the Classical Societies were similar in ways that they endured for a long period of time and extended authority

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    Modern Marxists and the Continuing Relevance of Marxism However modern Marxists reject the above arguments and argue instead that the Marxist critique of capitalism is still relevant in the C21st . Thus modern Marxists and others have challenged all of the above theories of post-capitalism and continue to argue that despite theories of the managerial revolution‚ democratic pluralism significant changes in class structure that even nowadays that the rich continue to exercise massive economic and

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    Compare and Contrast of Our Society and F451 Imagine a world where you couldn’t read. I mean‚ there are things you can read but books aren’t allowed. Instead of putting out fires‚ the firefighters burn books‚ and the houses that were hiding them. This is the society in the book Fahrenheit 451. While this sounds very different from our world‚ we are still alike in some ways. While we don’t burn books but encourage learning and thinking‚ both of these societies have lots of technology that people

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