The corner of the seLF

973 mots 4 pages

THE CENTURY OF THE SELFCette série en 4 parties, écrite et produite par Adam Curtis, débute par un retour en arrière de 100 ans, avec la théorie de Sigmund Freud sur la nature humaine : chacun porte en lui des forces primitives, sexuelles et agressives, des restes de notre passé animal qui, non contrôlées, conduiraient à la destruction. Cette idée présentée au début du 1ère épisode "Happiness Machines", revient plusieurs fois au cours de la série, mais l’objet principal est d’expliquer « Comment …afficher plus de contenu…

Il créé le concept de « Conseiller en Relations Publiques », en fait son métier à New York et se penche sur une question : comment gagner de l'argent en manipulant l'inconscient ? Nombre de ses clients sont d’importantes multinationales américaines, il leur montre comment vendre bien plus en associant le produit à des images, des symboles liés aux désirs des gens. De là, il essaye de créer l’envie de fumer chez les femmes en comparant la cigarette au pénis et à la supériorité …afficher plus de contenu…

Contrairement à lui, elle pense qu’il est possible d’enseigner à l’individu, adulte ou enfant, comment contrôler ses pulsions internes et ses peurs, être plus rationnel et agréable en société. Ce 2ème épisode, "The Engineering of Consent", suit la vie d’Anna dans ses recherches auprès de la famille de son amie la plus proche, Dorothy Burlingham, et plus précisément ses enfants qui souffraient d’angoisses terribles et étaient agressifs. Après la 2nd guerre mondiale, une grande partie de la population Américaine souffre de dépression, les psychanalystes cherchent un moyen de contrôler l’ennemi caché dans l’esprit humain. Ils deviennent puissants et pourtant se trouvent face à un échec majeur, ce qui amène les gens à se poser des questions sur le fondement de leurs idées. C’est ainsi que le 3ème épisode, "There is a Policeman

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Dissert decat
3274 mots | 14 pages

Elodie FRISAN The settlement of a French subsidiary in Benin ------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION Globalization is a process which implies the opening of all national economies on a worldwide market. In order to have an access to all the goods they need, people realized that they have to exchange goods. In the context of globalization phenomenon, stakeholders are used to meet every year during international meetings and particularly for international trade forum….

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Wittgenstein
2235 mots | 9 pages

describes the issue of the book as `to show students of theology that they have much more to gain from reading Wittgenstein´s later writings than it is commonly supposed, and, secondly, that they are in a good position to understand him` (vii). In the end of his enterprise, the postscript of the second edition left aside, he summarises the value for us: `even if I am wrong, however, the reader will have been immersed in an anthology of Wittgenstein´s texts, many of which will surely stay in the memory….

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Slavery in the ottoman empire
768 mots | 4 pages

INTL 4779 Response paper #2 The article “Slavery in the Ottoman Empire and its Demise” talks about the reforms that the Porte was performing in the 19th century. It also deals with the reform of the slave system, discusses the types of enslavement in the Ottoman Empire and examines the origins of the slaves in the Ottoman Empire. The author speaks about have been done by the Ottoman Government in the 19th century. For instance, the 1839 Gulhane Imperial Restrict which didn’t deal….

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A perfect math fiche de lecture
984 mots | 4 pages

mature enough to handle most encounters of a romantic nature with confidence and poise. Yet here she was, perched at the bar, smoothing her dress and her hair at far too frequent intervals. It didn't help, of course, that Nick was late. Almost half an hour late, she realised, glancing at her watch. She wondered if he was trying to play it cool. Or if he had, quite simply, decided not to come. After all, they'd chatted at the party for less than half an hour. The impulse to arrange a date had probably….

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Analyse de la nouvelle « aux champs » de guy de maupassant
603 mots | 3 pages

Five Pillars of Islam The Five Pillars of Islam are the framework of the Muslim life. They are the testimony of faith, prayer, giving zakat (support of the needy), fasting during the month of Ramadan, and the pilgrimage to Makkah once in a lifetime for those who are able. 1) The Testimony of Faith: The testimony of faith is saying with conviction, “La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadur rasoolu Allah.” This saying means “There is no true god (deity) but God (Allah), and Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet)….

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Descartes
631 mots | 3 pages

substance used to close the pore wood before the finishing. It’s served to avoid the woods variation. “The most finishes are self-sealing”. Dovetail: joint interlocking two pieces of wood. “The dovetail joint is considered like one of the strongest and certainly the most beautiful joints”. Mortise and tenon joint: a hole in one part of a wooden structure into which the end of another part is inserted so that the two are held together. “The mortise-and-tenon joint is the most frequent joint used….

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Stratégie nuxe en afrque du sud
3060 mots | 13 pages

Product and range 4) Market need and opportunity 5) The project 6) Type of relationship 7) Location 8) SWOT analysis 9) Why it would work. I. Country / / -29.046; 25.063The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an independent….

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An independant woman
1100 mots | 5 pages

copy of the Telegraph. Oh yes, Bridie thought, the Telegraph. He's definitely a doctor. “Light-coloured suit”, she liked the sound of that. Clearly this was a man of style and taste. She tried to contain herself as she walked in, not get too excited. Tried not to imagine herself swanning into his surgery with two Harrods bags swinging under her arms, or sitting in a fancy restaurant ordering hors-d'oeuvres, or arranging her porcelain figurines on his mantelpiece. Trinkets to remind her of her past….

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Grammar test
2653 mots | 11 pages

Test your English 1 Choose the correct item. 1 It took us almost four hours to …………………………………… to London. A reach B get C arrive D approach 2 She bought a large …………………………………… of chocolate at the kiosk. A loaf B bar C slice D tube 3 She had to pay adult …………………………………… on the bus because she was 18. A fare B duty C fee D fine 4 If you're on a diet, you should …………………………………… honey for sugar in your tea. A supersede B substitute C replace D stand in 5 Be …………………………………… , you….

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Commentaire en anglais murphy beckett
3634 mots | 15 pages

On the face of it, the reading of this beginning raises our interest: we are confronted with a character that lives on the fringe of society and seems to reject it. Apparently called Murphy, an eponymous surname, he is also chained by several fetters. The setting tends to be pretty clear-cut, thus suggesting trite narrative structures strewed of descriptions. But on second thoughts, there is more to this extract than meets the eye and the reader is justified in thinking that a sort of symbolic….

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