Max Aitken

Capitalism is an economic system in a society in which private owners control industry and trade within a country, rather than the state. Both Karl Marx and Max Weber, have written theories on how this system develops in countries and creates a nation state that is characterised by production and wealth. Marx’s theory takes more of a top-down approach, suggesting that people have little power in how their society is run. On the other hand, Weber’s bottom-up approach demonstrates how people have the

Variant is an action-filled, suspenseful and shocking novel written by the American novelist, Robison Wells. The book is about a foster child named Benson Fisher, who applies to Maxfield Academy in hopes to live a normal life. Unfortunately, Maxfield turns out to be far from normal. He, along with the other seventy students are trapped in a school, with no teachers, adults, or any sort of authority. The students run the school, with the help of “Iceman” who was only ever seen and heard on a television

Albert Einstein began his influential life at a young age. Growing up Einstein was a gifted child, he excelled in a number of subjects such as mathematics, science, and music. He also played multiple instruments and won several academic awards. Having such an educated childhood Einstein benefitted more than the children around him. He had gained knowledge as a kid that would carry him into his adulthood. Albert Einstein decided he wanted to be a philosophy teacher, but his father, Hermann Einstein

A total Institution involves using internal or external means to enforce social norms.There are four characteristics of a controlled environment that are exemplified throughout the film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Status hierarchy, depersonalization, adjustment, and institutionalization are the four characteristics of a controlled environment. Status hierarchy refers to the power structure within a controlled environment. In order to maintain control and order within an environment, there

The Shortcomings of Bureaucracy The kitchen of a bustling restaurant is not the place for the faint of heart. The goings-on of a regular kitchen staff are stressful enough to make some workers take off their aprons and walk out the door, no concern for even their last check. These sweaty, fast-paced, profanity laden areas are quite contrast to the front of restaurants, where nicely dressed hosts stand smiling and pristine, waiting to seat you at a table where you will be treated like royalty. While

In the novel Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick Max and Freak, two very different people, become friends over the course of the book solving many problems a long the way. Max and Kevin are both very similar but also quite different. They have similar problems in there life's but handle them differently. Such as there family problems and disabilities. One of the similarities that these two characters share is that they both have disabilities that make life harder for them. Kevin, or Freak has a

In order for me to say what social category I identify with then I would like to define social category. Social category is a group of people who do not interact with each other but share similar characteristics. I actually identify with many social categories. The main one would be my race because I am African American. I also identify with those who have tattoos, piercings, and last I am a woman. The two most important categories to me would be the fact that I am African American and I am a woman

Taking place in 1940, the Friedrich-Finer debate featured the themes of how much discretion to give to bureaucrats, what accountability measures should be in place against bureaucratic incompetence, and if the other branches of government are capable of protecting against the bureaucracy. In debating these, Friedrich and Finer have shaped the conversation around the bureaucracy in the many decades since. When it comes to bureaucratic discretion, Friedrich believed that bureaucrats needed to almost

Society, can be defined in different views based on the person's background. To some people society is defined as the community in which they live, others may say that society is what shapes the person they are. Society is define differently to Emile Durkheim, one of the first official Sociologist, he defines society as a “thing” and believed that harmony, than conflict, defined society. This essay will contain information how society forms and function, in other words, how it maintains order and

I began to watch the first episode of Gossip Girl, I have never watched the series before and after hearing about the blog I decided it would be a good time. An overview of what Gossip Girl is about is that it is a fictional television show that explores the lives of people living amongst the elites in society in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Throughout the show, there are various characters and scenarios that discuss the problems of the characters, who are not elites and are engulfed into a