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This document discusses the concept of a risk society as proposed by Ulrich Beck in his 1992 work Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity. It provides definitions of a risk society from Beck and Anthony Giddens. Key points made include that modernization itself introduces many risks and hazards, and that risks have the potential to become disasters. Everyday life is increasingly dependent on technology, but technology also introduces new threats and risks that are then addressed with more technology, perpetuating a cycle of risk generation. The document examines examples of technological risks in areas like PCs and communications, as well as larger threats like weapons of mass destruction and terrorist attacks.
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Rasa theory describes the nine primary emotional responses or "rasas" that artwork and performances can evoke. It was described by Bharata Muni in the Natya Shastra. The rasas are built upon specific emotional states or "bhavas" and each rasa is represented by a color. The nine rasas are: shringara (love), hasya (laughter), karuna (sorrow), raudra (anger), veera (heroism), bhayanaka (fear), bibhatsa (disgust), adbhuta (wonder), and shanta (peace). Each rasa is exemplified through characters from Hindu epics like the Ramayana.
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This document summarizes the female characters portrayed in Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist. It discusses the roles and descriptions of several major women characters, including Nancy, Agnes Fleming, Mrs. Maylie, Mrs. Corney, Mrs. Bedwin, Mrs. Mann, and Mrs. Sowerberry. Nancy is described as a complicated minor character who helps Oliver but is ultimately murdered by her lover Bill Sikes. Agnes Fleming is established as Oliver's absent mother. Mrs. Maylie is a kind and wealthy woman who cares for Rose. Mrs. Corney and Mrs. Mann are depicted as cruel and neglectful toward children in their care at the workhouse and orphanage.
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This document discusses the concept of a risk society as proposed by Ulrich Beck in his 1992 work Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity. It provides definitions of a risk society from Beck and Anthony Giddens. Key points made include that modernization itself introduces many risks and hazards, and that risks have the potential to become disasters. Everyday life is increasingly dependent on technology, but technology also introduces new threats and risks that are then addressed with more technology, perpetuating a cycle of risk generation. The document examines examples of technological risks in areas like PCs and communications, as well as larger threats like weapons of mass destruction and terrorist attacks.
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The document discusses John Keats' use of myth in his odes. It provides context on Keats and summaries some of his major odes, including Ode to a Nightingale and Ode to Grecian Urn. It then defines myth and discusses the specific myths referenced in Keats' odes, such as the myth of the dryad referenced in Ode to a Nightingale and the myth of Psyche referenced in the ode of the same name. The document was submitted by Kailas Gohil for a class on the Romantic Age taught by Dr. Dilip Barad at SMT: S.B. Gardi Maharaja Krishanakumarsinhji Bhav
Indian writing in english
This document discusses the play "The Purpose" by Kannada playwright T.P. Kailasam. The play is based on the Mahabharata and focuses on the character of Eklavya. Eklavya is a Nishadha boy who aspired to learn archery from the guru Drona but was rejected. Undaunted, he learned archery on his own by studying the clay image of Drona. Through self-study and devotion, Eklavya surpassed Arjuna in archery skills. However, in the original myth, Drona demands Eklavya pay gurudakshina by cutting off his thumb.
Literary theory and Criticism
This document discusses John Dryden's views on the three unities of time, place, and action in drama. It summarizes that Dryden preferred the more varied English drama over rigid French tragedies. While French plays strictly followed the three unities, Dryden believed this led to absurdities and a lack of variety. He argued that disregarding the unities allowed English plays to provide a more just and lively depiction of human nature. The document concludes that if violating the unities better serves the ends of drama, there is no harm in doing so, and that Shakespeare's plays which ignored the unities were more just and lively.
The Neo-classical leterature
The document summarizes Kailas Gohil's paper submitted to the Department of English at M.K. Bhavnagar University in 2018. It discusses 18th century sentimental and anti-sentimental comedies written by authors like Oliver Goldsmith and Richard Brinkley Sheridan. It also examines characteristics of these comedies like their use of wit, irony, laughter, disguise, and farce to critique society; and how they portrayed marriages involving love and money. Key plays analyzed include Goldsmith's "She Stoops to Conquer" and Sheridan's "The Rival" and "School for Scandal".
The Renaissance Literature
This document provides an overview of Shakespeare's chronicle or historical plays. It defines chronicle plays as dramas consisting of loosely connected episodes arranged chronologically that retell historical themes. Historical plays emerged as a distinct genre separate from tragedy, set in the medieval or early modern past. The document then lists 10 of Shakespeare's plays that fall into this genre, including King John, Edward III, the Richard II trilogy, and the Henry VI trilogy. Brief descriptions are provided of the plots of Richard II and King John.
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Kailas Gohil, a student with roll number 18 in the first semester of the 2018-2019 academic year, presented a vocabulary drill topic. The presentation included definitions for 4 words: abatement, which means a reduction in strength or power; deaf, which refers to being unable to hear very well; bdellium, a gum resin similar to myrrh from trees in parts of Asia and Africa; and mousy, which describes something or someone that is timid and a dull light brown color.
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- 1. Topic:- Technoculture and Risk (Cultural Studies) Name:-Kailas Gohil Roll No:- 14 Paper No:-8(The Cultural Studies) Semester:-2(Two) Email ID:-kailasgohil1998@gmail.com Submitted By:-Dr. Dilip Barad SMT S.B. Gardi M.K. Bhavangar University
- 2. Introduction……. Contemporary critical has had to negotiate with the with massive environmental adversity, industrial disaster,9/11 and other cataclysmic events. Much contemporary theory examines the role such event play in culture. One of the most influential of such theories is that of Risk Society.
- 3. Example… • PC.. • Risk: ‘”Virus’, “Illegal Operation”, Corruption of hard disc and so on. • Solution: Contact the help center, download anti- virus, update your PC etc… • NOTICE that both risks and solution are embedded in the same system. • Do You see the use of technology as risky, and that same technology asks you to buy more perfection to avoid risks?
- 4. Risk Society.. • Risk Society: Towards a new Modernity (1992) • ULRICH BECK
- 5. Definition:…. • A Risks society is a society increasingly preoccupied with future (and also with the safety) which generates the nation of Risk. -Anthony Giddens
- 6. “A Risk Society is a systematic way of dealing with Hazards and insecurities induced and introduced by modernization itself”-ULRICH BECK
- 7. Risk Society: towards a new Modernity (1992) As soon as risks became real they become disaster. Example: Indian cricket Batting line up. ‘RISKS ARE POTENTIAL DISASTERS’.
- 8. TECHNOCULTURE in everyday life… • We live in increasingly technolosized world. • Everyday life Shopping to Education depends heavily on technology. • Communication- mobile • Online shopping • Entertainment • Access of information • Commerce.
- 11. Technological threats Weapons of mass destruction 9/11 attack, other terrorist attack These threats are solved using more technological systems and machines, which in turn generates more risks.
- 12. • Beck beings by suggesting that techno science in industrial society has generated numerous dangers. • Industrial society is based on the production and distribution of goods which are required to fill the ‘SCARCITY’ within society. • Society is based on scarcity and the removal of scarcity can handle goods and needs only when they catualize, as ‘visible’. • Such a system can not handle the risks and hazards of industrial production and dustribution. • But as long as risk is secondly to scarcity or needs industrial society has no problems.
- 14. Thank You