... avoiding public appearance and designates Squealer to the role of his representative. Interestingly, this does not reduce the power of his regime; on the contrary, the animals appear to be now submissive and even thankful for his rule over the farm.  Squealer's speeches of praise ... the power of the latter and the powerlessness of the former. In the same vein, in his essay "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses," (Notes Towards an Investigation, 1972) the French philosopher Louis Althusser uses a Marxist perspective to study the relationship, in the modern context, between the ......

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... the term does not exist as a developed concept, and it is not identified as a common experience or praxis. We find in the social Christian literature of the recent years frequent reference to "social evil" and "sinful structures," "but not to "social conversion." The term "conversion" is commonly used ... pretend to answer this question; it is rather a theological reflection, which suggests some questions to help us initiate a discussion in our faith communities on our social reality in light of our Christian faith. Like personal conversion, social conversion, I believe, has its source...

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... the fanciful imaginings of world travel and the oftentimes governmental structures of 18th century Europe. The novel can be both enjoyed and understood on two levels: on the surface it is a story of intrigue and adventure, but the underlying theme of the novel is one of political analysis ... as a simple story of fantasy or a intellectual social critique - stands the test of time and remains an important and highly readable piece of literature almost 300 years after it was written. Gulliver's Travels leaves the reader with the strong impression that Swift was disappointed with mankind in...

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... predict their extent of assimilation into the greater prison organization. Recently, Buhrmester, Furman, Wittenberg, and Reis (1988) conceptualized social skills (also referred to in the literature are interpersonal competence and communication competence) as being composed of five factors: initiating relationships, emotional support, disclosing personal information, negative assertion, and conflict management. This ... perceived powerlessness would each be associated with the degree of inmates' prisonization. These hypotheses were simultaneously evaluated with a hierarchical multiple re...

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