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The paper applies the ideological framework of the theory of communism, specifically as expounded by Karl Marx in "The Communist Manifesto", to the contemporary pop cultural figure of Donald Trump, focusing mainly on the television series "The Apprentice" and secondarily including relevant background on Trump himself. The paper's thesis is that Donald Trump, as portrayed through various mass media but especially as he appears in "The Apprentice" television series, best exemplifies some of the most prominent and popular qualities of capitalism in both its positive and negative aspects.

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"The aim of this paper is to apply the ideological framework of the theory of communism, specifically as expounded by Karl Marx in "The Communist Manifesto" to the contemporary pop cultural figure of Donald Trump, focusing mainly on the television series "The Apprentice" and secondarily including relevant background on Trump himself. My thesis is that Donald Trump, as portrayed through various mass media but especially as he appears in "The Apprentice" television series, best exemplifies some of the most prominent and popular qualities of capitalism in both its positive and negative aspects and so makes a perfect case study in which to..."

Tags:communism, trump, culture

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This paper details the various reasons surrounding the immense success of Trump's "The Apprentice." This paper describes the general premise of the show, which revolves around a group of contestants all vying for the chance to be Donald Trump's chosen apprentice. The winner receives a six-figure job for one year, as well as national recognition for being a rising star in America's view of capitalism. The writer of this paper contends and explains why the show's successful at pro-hegemonic reinforcement which focuses primarily on capitalism in America. This paper also examines Trump's personal successes and failures in the corporate business world that don't seem to coincide with the image depicted on his own show.

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"As for the payoff for the audience, a significant part likely remains unconscious, or at least covert. On an overt level, though, viewers feel "entertained" by the action at hand: that of bright, attractive, well-dressed, ambitious, industrious contestants scrambling to be the best. Second, again overtly the backdrop of who will be "fired" at the end of the show provides suspense. Third and more covertly, however, one may implicitly assume, without even thinking about it, that he or she is learning valuable lessons about corporate life, and may therefore become successful, or more successful, just by watching the show. What the show is really "teaching", however, is that corporate values, and corporations themselves, are good, beneficial, and admirable, and that a job within one is not just a good, but a glamorous career to which to aspire, especially if one can turn oneself into a "corporate winner" like some of those on TV."

Tags:business, coporate, capitalism, tv, show, reality, perception

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In this book review of "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman, the author of the paper summarizes the plot of this novel set in Middle Ages England, about a young girl who befriends a cat and goes on to become a midwife's apprentice. The author of the paper discusses the major concepts of the novel and offers an evaluation of how these concepts are met. Finally the author offers personal comments on the book.

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"One of the ways the girl begins to see her own worth is when someone mistakes her for a girl named Alyce who "sounded like someone who could read. If she looks like a girl who can read, then maybe she too can be a girl of value. Deciding that her name is Alyce, she is still taking her meaning from outside herself, but it is a step in learning that she is more than nothing."

Tags:Brat, Purr, Jane, Sharp, Alyce, Reese

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This paper provides an analysis of Donald Trump's reality show "Celebrity Apprentice" and uses the social conflict theory of social interaction to illustrate the dynamics of group members as they vie for a limited pool of resources.

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"The current season of Donald Trump's hit reality show "Celebrity Apprentice" features celebrities who vie against each other in teams. Each team is run by a project manager and each individual member is typically assigned different tasks in the completion of a project, from coming up with a new advertisement to Dial soap to selling the highest amount of ticket sales to Broadway shows. The winning team's project manager gets for his or her favorite charity, while a member of the losing team is fired. When applied..."

Tags:power, coercion, charity, morality, teams, goals, Broadway, Marx, deviance

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The paper's thesis states that preservation and efficient management of the rain forest's botanical, cultural and therapeutic resources is the key to a healthier life and a better world. On this basis, the paper reviews the book "Tale of a Shaman's Apprentice" by Mark J. Plotkin, in which he demonstrates the urgent need to cease the rapid environmental destruction increasing at an alarming pace. The paper shows that by describing the reactions of medicinal plants of the rain forests on the human body and outlining the various classifications of forest plants, Plotkin has successfully managed to accomplish his aim of spreading the much-needed awareness regarding the protection, preservation and management of the rain forests spread world wide and the need to take care of and conduct research of the fragile cultures that inhabit these forests. The paper discusses how this captivating book highlights the importance of the Amazonian forests by describing in detail their diverse and unique botanical power and the availability of the majority of the insects and other animals in various regions of the Amazon jungles. It shows, too, how Plotkin also puts emphasis on the botanical wisdom of the shamans of the Amazonian forests.

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"Examining and exploring the characteristics, distribution, origins and classification of the plant life of a region is the primary concern of an ethno botanist. Since Plotkin was the principal ethno botanist, his job status demanded exploration of rain forests for the betterment of human kind. Hence, to hunt down shamans who are well aware of medical treatments done though the plants, were the basic requirements of his work. However, this was not the only reason as the author suggests in his book. He was intrigued by plant life and it all started on a September night lecture in 1974 at Harvard University (Plotkin: 2) that ignited a spark in the thirsty soul and made him discover the wonders of the Amazonian ever developing plant life and the cures that the medicine experts in the rain forests of the Amazon exposed (Plotkin: 3). For the same reason, he chose the particular plant life of the Amazon areas to study and learn, how to ameliorate the contemporary world and the ensuing deadly ailments with the advancement of industry and science."

Tags:Guyana, Suriname, Indians, medicine, man

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The paper describes how Plotkin (1993) provides his account of his fascination with the knowledge held by shamans and his firsthand knowledge of the plant species contained in rainforests. The paper looks at how he explains that his ethnobotanical work has mainly been involved with the plants and peoples of the northeast Amazon that is one of the very few areas of the world where rainforests have been left intact. The paper relates that grounded in a childhood interest in biology, Plotkin's real adventure in ethnobotany began with a moment of profound insight when he was attending a lecture at Harvard. The paper discusses how images of shamans, the northwest Amazon, and of healing plants became the foundation of his infatuation with the jungle.

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"Plotkin (1993) provides his account of his fascination with the knowledge held by shamans and his firsthand knowledge of the plant species contained in rainforests. He explains that his ethnobotanical work has mainly been involved with the plants and peoples of the northeast Amazon. This is one of the very few areas of the world where rainforests have been left intact. Grounded in a childhood interest in biology, Plotkin's real adventure in ethnobotany began with a moment of profound insight when he was attending a lecture at Harvard. Images of shamans, the northwest..."

Tags:tribes, plants, conservation

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This paper explains that the experiences that changed both Franklin and Douglas had to do with the importance of education in enabling people to better themselves. The author points out that Franklin's education came when he worked as an apprentice printer with his brother during his teens. The paper relates that Frederick Douglas's life story tells a much bleaker tale and shows even more the ability of one man to use his wits and his natural talents to pull himself up by the bootstraps.

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"Indeed, it was because of the fact that he had such great access to books through his induction into the printer's trade that he was able to foster his love of books and learning and to begin to develop his persuasive rhetorical skills that would aid him not only in writing, but also in oratory. Without this love of books and learning being instilled in him Franklin could have never become the great thinker, speaker, author, and statesmen that he was to become."

Tags:betterment, apprentice, rhetorical, books, reading

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This paper looks at the life of famed novelist H.G. Wells. The author describes his childhood, education, marriages, and most importantly, Wells' science fiction works, such as "The Time Machine", and "The Island of Dr. Moreau". The paper also discusses Wells as a staunch socialist and how he conveyed his political beliefs in his writing.

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"Herbert George Wells was born at Bromley, Kent, on September 21, 1866, and died in 1946. H.G. Wells? family was not wealthy. His father owned an old China shop and his mother was a lady?s maid. Both parents made very little money. George Wells had little education and had been hired at a large drapery emporium. At the emporium he had the position of a draper?s apprentice. Here he had to wait on customers, show samples of merchandise, stock, and also account of all money taken in."

Tags:machine, time, socialism, utopia, jules, verne, swift, bertie, science, fiction, moreau, island, morlocks

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This paper explores the birth of the teenager, a phenomenon that first came about in the aftermath of World War I in Britain. In this period, authority was challenged in many arenas: marital, political, and especially filial. It explores how teens dealt with their parents, how they earned their money, what life was like working under the apprentice system, and where they found their entertainment.

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"During the first years of World War I, soldiers, civilians, politicians and economists were united in their battle cry, "When are we going to return to normal?" However, by the end of the war, it was evident that this return was impossible since those who survived the experience had no desire, nor inclination, to return to the "normality" of pre-war Britain. This radical change in the British psyche was manifested by its altered attitude towards authority. Rather than authority being revered, it was now challenged at every opportunity. Political authority was challenged as voters discovered alternatives to the traditional parties. . For example, the Fascist party attracted more than 20,000 supporters between the wars. Confidence in military authority was at an all-time low. The carnage and alleged mismanagement of the war led to the rank-and-file distrusting the motives of their Generals. Returning soldiers, some horrifically mutilated by war, despised those who had escaped serving their country. Traditional authority within families was also challenged. Some returning husbands found that their wives were reluctant to give up their factory freedom for relegation to the kitchen. Similarly, some wives found their husbands changed by the horrors of war; the man that returned was not the husband they waved off. This general downturn in the status of traditional authority figures was not the sole prerogative of adults; it percolated down to the youngest in society, its children."

Tags:adolescent, growing, leisure, teen, youth, rebel, england

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This paper explores the effects the Industrial Revolution had on the British apprenticeship system. It deals with the changing status of the apprentice and of employers and plots the history of the system from the early eighteenth-century through to the late nineteenth.

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"For many centuries, Britain had embraced the apprenticeship system as a method of educating the young in the skills required within the workplace. Training at the feet of a master craftsman provided apprentices with one-on-one instruction in the intricacies of trades ranging from wheel weighting to printing. Due to the protracted nature of an apprenticeship, the payment of a premium by the parents or guardians and the guarantee of future well-paid employment, the undertaking of an apprenticeship was seen as both honorable and worthwhile. It was also one which would ultimately result in journeyman standing, a position of high esteem. However, this high regard for apprenticeships would be irrevocably diminished during the nineteenth-century, and whilst the Revolution was not directly instrumental in this demise, it would play a major part in redefining the construct of the apprenticeship."

Tags:children, employee, employer, labor, mechanization, urban