Ideology

economic base. This also relates to Althusser’s idea of ‘Ideological State Apparatuses’, how the state transfers ideology to its subjects. The Gileadean government being theocratically based primarily uses religion to achieve this. The most strident example is Aunt Lydia drilling the beliefs of the new society into the handmaids. Aunt Lydia’s goal is to make the handmaids accept this new ideology and Atwood writes Aunt Lydia as saying “This may not seem ordinary to you now, but after a time it…

symbolized by George and Dr. Haber respectively. Through the use of the dreams, Le Guin explores the antipodal ideologies and reasons with how each would make the world a “better place”. Dr. Haber is portrayed as the antagonist in the novel and yet, shares the same ideology of so many of this novel’s readers. Le Guin designed the character to be a symbol for western humanism and utilitarian ideologies. During the story, the audience is under the impression that Dr. Haber has no idea of…

people, beliefs, customs, or even government policies. Everyone develops preconceived notions, it is something inevitable. But what separates people is their ability to resist to act on these thoughts regardless of how strong they may be. Certain ideologies have the power to create boundaries between people, resulting in a more unjust or judgemental atmosphere that has the potential leave lasting effects. The three articles in which I found a common thread were: ‘Of Cannibals, Kings and…

While they may appear innocent or simply entertaining at a first glance, advertisements serve an ideological function. Ideology, by its nature, requires an individual’s participation, and thus advertisements can only operate under the active participation and interpretation by viewers (Goldman, 1992). By drawing on the existing values and beliefs present in society, ads invite viewers to exist within the meaning systems they create. They represent an attractive and ideal mythological world, and…

agree or not. I knew from watching my parents, I knew that I did not believe in their beliefs. Another great influence in my political ideology has to be my sister. I have seen her go from where I am, to not really knowing where I stand in politics, to knowing exactly where she stands on issues. I have to say she has been the greatest influence on my political ideology. She never lectured me on issues but simply informed me on what is going on and how I should really get involved. Lastly I feel…

introduce Civil Service Reform. Examples of activists in the early 19th century would be: Margaret Sanger, Booker T. Washington, and W.E.B. Dubois. Each of these activists fought to change political ideology in the United States. These activists in the Progressive Era presented people with a more polarizing ideology, thus weakening political machines and strengthening the power of…

1. Classic Liberalism is the most dominant ideology that exists, plus it is the first modern ideology as well. It is an ideology that originated from a reaction against the medical society’s feudal structures. In essence liberalism is the “ideology of freedom or liberty” (Johnston, pg. 202) Governments are necessary in order to provide security within their governing body, which is why some people are willing to sacrifice a small portion of their freedom in order to be secure. During the period…

when it comes to history. Dominant ideologies and views of history have had calamitous consequences when gone unchallenged by society. Marchak discusses who creates and controls the dominant ideology in contemporary society, as they are the ones ‘who control the present’. As the dominant ideology grows on a society, it makes it harder to challenge it. Free though is constantly celebrated and fought for in first world countries such as ours, but counter-ideologies are suppressed when inconvenient…

Anti-Bullying Policy through the Five Lenses Introduction The act of harming someone, verbally or physically, seems to have roots that can be tracked throughout all of history. When a person is targeting someone else and actively impacting the quality of that person’s life, he/she is said to be harming that person (Limber and Small, 2003, pp 447). Miller (2012) identified six major classifications of bullying: verbal, physical, material, relational, hate-motivated, and cyber. A theme within…

primarily organized by young men that sought a modern nationalist platform through the LNA in the 1930s. The fervent nationalism against the French mandate provided a conceptualization of Syria as a socialist nation through the impact of European ideology of socialist and communist movements. The Ba’ath Party of the 1940s established the roots of Syrian socialism under the leadership of men that were trained in French universities in Paris.…