Rockefeller and Vanderbilt: Titans of Industry
America Wasn’t Discovered, It Was Built
Introduction
Just 50 years after the Civil War, the United States became the greatest superpower the world had ever seen.
- This landmark transition was due in no small part to a group of innovative businessmen: John D. Rockefeller and Cornelius Vanderbilt.
- These men constructed a bold vision for a modern America and transformed the greatest industries of our time; they are unequivocally America’s first captains of industry.
- While they made unprecedented advancements
Marxist Theory: Capitalist Exploitation and Communism
Formation of Goodwill and Capitalist Exploitation
When an employee works, they produce a value greater than their own wages. The surplus value the worker creates is called goodwill, and that’s where the profit of the capitalist comes from. This is why Marx called the time a worker works for wages necessary labor time, and the time they work to create goodwill surplus labor time. The ultimate goal of capitalism is to profit through capital appreciation.
The means of production are necessary to create
Read MoreAutonomous Communities in Spain: Nationalities and Regions
The Territorial and Institutional Projection of the Peoples of Spain
Cultural Value of Nationalities, Regions, and Autonomy
Meaning of Nationalities and Regions and Their Connection to Autonomy
- Legal Point of View: Article 2 states, “… The Spanish nation is composed of nationalities and regions… The Constitution is based on the indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation and recognizes and guarantees the right to autonomy of nationalities and regions that make it up…” The Spanish nation is understood
Rationalism vs. Empiricism: 17th Century Philosophy
Comment
Brazenness was born at the end of the sixteenth century, a time in Europe that produced numerous social and political changes, like the development of the bourgeoisie and capitalism.
The First Half of the Seventeenth Century
The first half of the seventeenth century helps explain why there was a need for work that deals with the method and why it is argued that “the old road” to knowledge should be abandoned. Also, which currents of thought of his time correlated with the social and political
Read MoreCultural Differences in a Globalized World
Key Factors Shaping Cultural Interactions
In his works, Huntington highlights several key reasons for cultural differences. Firstly, fundamental differences in individual history, language, culture, tradition, and most importantly, religion shape law, ethics, values, liberty, authority, equality, and hierarchy. Secondly, globalization and interactions increase awareness of differences and similarities among people from diverse regions and backgrounds. Thirdly, economic modernization and social change
Read MoreUnderstanding Pop Culture: Definition, History, and Impact
Popular culture (also called mass culture or pop culture) is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of practices, beliefs, and objects that are dominant or prevalent in a society at a given point in time. Popular culture also encompasses the activities and feelings produced as a result of interaction with these dominant objects. The primary driving force behind popular culture is mass appeal, and it is produced by what cultural analyst Theodor Adorno refers to as the “culture industry”
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