Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Song Analysis of Testify, by Rage Against the Machine...

Example of Conflict Theory in â€Å"Testify†, by Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine’s single Testify, the first song from their 1999 album The Battle of Los Angeles, is a commentary on the American public’s blindness or numbness to global issues such as war, politics, capitalism, wealth, and power through the filtering of information by the mass news media. As it relates to Sociology, â€Å"Testify† deals mainly with Marxist Conflict Theory, and also incorporates many of the topics we have learned about in class throughout the semester. A major issue dealt with in Testify is the filtering of the news media for mass consumption and the misrepresentation of world events by the media to keep the audience happy and content†¦show more content†¦Referring to the public in general as â€Å"the jury†, each chorus in the song pleads with the listener to testify because its right outside your door. Going with the major theme of the song, it seems to be asking the listener to go and sift through what they watch on television and search for the true information – whats really going on in the world. Saying Its right outside your door implies that all they have to do is put in some effort and look for it, and the truth can be found. By yelling at the masses to testify, the song is telling people to be critical of what they hear and what is shown in the media and to speak out against what they dont agree with. The witness would be testifying to the jury (the masses). In this respect, the song is asking people who realize the nature of what theyre being shown to convince the masses (the jury) of the deceit of the government-influenced media. The song concludes by referencing George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel â€Å"1984† with the lines â€Å"Who controls the past now controls the future / Who controls the present now controls the past† (lines 49-51),Show MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pageslamentable. Taken together, the key themes and processes that have been selected as the focus for each of the eight essays provide a way to conceptualize the twentieth century as a coherent unit for teaching, as well as for written narrative and analysis. Though they do not exhaust the crucial strands of historical development that tie the century together—one could add, for example, nationalism and decolonization—they cover in depth the defining phenomena of that epoch, which, as the essays demonstrateRead MoreMarketing Mistakes and Successes175322 Words   |  702 Pagesreality, and lead to lively class discussions, and even debates. In the gentle environment of the classroom, students can hone their analytical skills and also their persuasive skills—not selling products but selling their ideas—and defend them against critical scrutiny. This is great practice for the arena of business to come. NEW TO THIS EDITION In contrast to the early editions, which examined only notable mistakes, and based on your favorable comments about recent editions, I have againRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesThe Basic Emotions 100 †¢ The Basic Moods: Positive and Negative Affect 100 †¢ The Function of Emotions 102 †¢ Sources of Emotions and Moods 103 Emotional Labor 108 Affective Events Theory 110 Emotional Intelligence 112 The Case for EI 113 †¢ The Case Against EI 114 †¢ Emotion Regulation 115 OB Applications of Emotions and Moods 115 Selection 116 †¢ Decision Making 116 †¢ Creativity 116 †¢ Motivation 117 †¢ Leadership 117 †¢ Negotiation 117 †¢ Customer Service 118 †¢ Job Attitudes 119 †¢ Deviant Workplace Behaviors

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