Race, Inequality, and Obama’s Legacy in the US
Race and Inequality in United States History
Throughout United States history, the issue of race has been a continuing theme of inequality, injustice, and often brutality. From the very beginning, the United States has grappled with race segregation and inequality. We must understand the mindset of the nation to explain it. During the nation’s formation, hierarchies played a decisive role, establishing economic links. These hierarchies are closely related to the colonial status American settlers
Read MoreUnderstanding Early Control Theories of Crime
Early Control Theories of Crime
Basics of Control Theories
- Rose to prominence in the 1960s
- Self-report studies revealed that crime wasn’t limited to the lower class.
- Everybody would commit crime if there weren’t constraints on their behavior.
- People are innately selfish.
- Criminal acts are inherently exciting.
- These theories are concerned with why individuals don’t commit crime.
- They ask what it is about society and human interactions that cause people not to act on their impulses.
- Do not assume that
Understanding Key Themes and Characters in Literature
Vocabulary:
- Unconquerable: (inconquistable) = unable to be defeated.
- Indomitable: (indomable) = bravely or stubbornly unyielding.
- Dominating: (dominante) = rising high above; towering over.
- Transcendent: (trascender) = traspasar los limites de algo; ser más alto a más grande que algo.
- Luminous: (luminoso) = glowing; shining with its light.
- Elemental: (elemental) = basic; necessary; as found in nature.
- Purblind: partly blind.
- Talus: slope made of rock fragments.
- Incoherent: (incoherente) = not understandable;
Understanding Human Culture: Diversity, Dynamics, and Values
Understanding Human Culture
In human culture, we distinguish different types of information:
Description
Explains and represents reality, allowing us to understand the operation and characteristics of our environment. Descriptions can be grouped into several types, depending on the degree of certainty and objectivity they provide, such as science, popular beliefs, myths, and legends.
Practice
Provides guidelines for action, teaching us how to perform tasks effectively. It trains us for the development
Arendt’s Analysis: Totalitarianism, Human Rights, and the Masses
The Rights of Man and Totalitarianism
The Rights of Man: The Declaration of the Rights of Man signified a shift where law originated from humanity, not divine command or historical custom.
In this newly secularized and emancipated society, individuals became uncertain about social and human rights, previously secured by social, spiritual, and religious forces outside of political structures.
– “The fundamental deprivation of human rights is manifested first and above all in the deprivation of a place
Read MoreThe Tree of Knowledge: Characters, Setting, and Themes
The Tree of Knowledge: Main Elements
Narrative Elements
Narrator: Predominantly subjective.
Setting: Features two types of spaces:
- Real locations (Madrid)
- Locations with a realistic basis (Alcolea del Campo is fictional but represents towns in Ciudad Real).
Baroja contrasts the rural setting with the city.
Time: Follows a chronological order, from the beginning of Andrés’s studies to his suicide. The narrative pace varies:
- The first five chapters cover the first year of university.
- Chapter 6 covers the