Contrary to the Podcast Pre-Production blog post, in which I was set to make a podcast that would be both entertaining and informative, I was asked by my friend if I would do a research paper with him instead. So naturally, I accepted his invitation, and we chose to explore Continue reading
In The Purge, the new founding fathers of America have made an annual decision to lift laws and allow the commencement of crime, including murders, for 12 hours with the hopes of giving the American people an outlet for their hatred, decreasing the rate of crime for the rest of Continue reading
In Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes formulates his theory of the Hobbesian Jungle, the idea that humanity naturally lives in a state without rules or moralities, so we broker societies and governments to evade the inherent dangers of said state of nature. Hobbes’ theory, however, begs the ultimate question: Which form of Continue reading
Sigmund Freud is synonymous with the word controversial, and for a good reason. Within Chapter 3 of Civilization and its Discontents, Freud surmises that all humans have had to curtail their primal sexual and aggressive desires, and thus their “possibilities of happiness,” for civilization and the security it offers humankind. Continue reading
As Iris Young explains, oppression appears under the faces of exploitation, marginalization, powerlessness, cultural imperialism, and violence, all of which are alive and present in the United States today. First, exploitation is rooted in our capitalistic society. One social group with the resources, wealth and status can dictate another group’s Continue reading
Although I am capable of working in a group and appreciate how being in a group brings forth new and creative ideas, group assignments are not my preferred choice. If given the option to do a project individually or with a group, I would jump to do it by myself. Continue reading
My definition of a dystopia would be a society in which the masses are oppressed by an elite, wealthy group of individuals who utilize means to control them, such as technology, religion, politics, corporations, and so on. If an individual is incapable of conforming or chooses to rebel against the Continue reading
