Futurist Manifesto

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    Looking back at these two works written in the mid to late 19th century, it has become clear the benefits and detrimental aspects of the opinions of the writers. The statements and arguments made by each author will be considered in the general impact each philosopher had on the 21st century. In 1848 when Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote the first edition of the book that would define their worldview, they saw an issue with the fragmentation of the communist beliefs and were commissioned to

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    freedom in unique ways, but their messages are fundamentally the same and continue the ideas that we encountered in the esoteric texts as well as in The Matrix: . First, we have Karl Marx’s Capital: Critique of Political Economy and The Communist Manifesto, where we encounter the proletariat, or the working-class people regarded collectively. In these two texts, the latter of which was co-authored by Frederick Engels, we learn that the proletariat is enslaved just like the people in the matrix. And

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    Water Jump. I remember back 20 years ago when the ISO 900x standards were pushed heavily in Eastern Europe 's manufacturing economy, it was like reminiscent of a bank robbery during daylight. Consulting certification companies were making tons of money and in return were giving their clients a right to put label called ISO 900x. Around that time I was working as a mechanical designer in a leading manufacturing factory and one day I witnessed an extremely interesting conversation between part time

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    Karl Marx, writer of Communist Manifesto, is represented as an old, wise pig in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Because Orwell is a democratic socialist and does not accept the ideologies of Marxism, he reveals the reality of communism and reflects his opinions through sardonic situations that occur among animals. The state of communism that Marx and Friedrich Engels describe is where the state is abolished, people live in a society where members work together in agreement and no one is exploited, and

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    Esther Park REL 321: Humanism & NRMs Assignment #5 What is Humanism? Religion is practical and it works and American’s like religion because it works. American’s like thing that work therefore religion continue to be a part of our world. If religion didn’t work people would not do it. Religions are born and changed over time accordingly. This statement was a bold one made by the professor from UCSB. Religion moves and changes shape because it changes as the time changes. Religion is contact and

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    to mankind. Make makes the rules, and man abides by the rules. For Secular Humanism and biology, the Humanist Manifesto I states, “Humanism believes that man is a part of nature and that he has emerged as the result of a continuous process.” The Humanist Manifesto II says, “science affirms that the human species is an emergence from natural evolutionary forces.” Both Humanist Manifestos essentially deny the existence of any supernatural, claiming that only the natural exists. Natural processes such

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    Editha Character Analysis

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    Sometimes the consequences of war are overlooked because of the circumstances. In this story, William Dean Howells uses his characters to convey his own views on war. One can easily tell that he was in no way a supporter. He does an outstanding job demonstrating the many reasons war is harmful. Through the main character of his story “Editha”, William Dean Howells reveals that war is not glorious, but is instead destructive. Editha’s character conveys the ignorance of the common people by highlighting

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    This is my longer analysis of the Kingdom of Heaven. Appreciate any feedback. [SPOILER WARNING] The Kingdom of Heaven is an anti-religion humanist epic. The moral of the story is that humanism is better than religion. KOH uses a traditional storytelling formula designed to convince people to reject a particular belief or worldview. A sympathetic hero begins the story believing in the worldview the screenwriter wants to discredit. After seeing the worldview for what it really is (according to the

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    Surrealism and Film Essay

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    the works of Salvador Dali, Surrealist art takes imagery and ideology and creates correlation where there is none, creating new forms of art. In this essay I will look to explore the inception of the surrealist movement, including the Surrealist Manifesto, to stress the importance of these artists and their work in the 20th century and beyond. I also will look to films from our European Cinema course to express how films incorporate the influence of surrealism both intentionally and unintentionally

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    The 19th Centuary Essay

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    machines and new methods of production. The workers are asking for the self interest to be laid aside and appealing to the "sensible part of mankind, who are not biased by interest" to pay attention to their petition. But as we read in Communist Manifesto: "The bourgeoisie left no other nexus between man and man than naked self-interest, than callous "cash payment." It has drowned out the most heavenly ecstasies of religious fervour, of chivalrous enthusiasm, of philistine sentimentalism, in the

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