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  1. Define the phrase "pernicious effects" on the basis of what is stated in the essay. Mary Wollstonecraft explains what life was like when women were a part of the war and then when they were told to do the domestic roles. She writes “A woman’s rank in life requires her to be dependent and charged with motherhood and denies her the opportunity to think and act for herself; men may unfold their faculties by becoming soldiers and statesmen.”If  Wollstonecraft were to look at women like they were expected to complete these duties and nothing more and this is her exact meaning of pernicious effects.  2. Is it possible to compare women with property on the basis of this essay? When this essay was written,  women were considered property and men had much more power over them.. Men had the right to control their wives, while “ The most respectable women are the most oppressed and usually become contemptible only because they are treated like contemptible beings in their ...

  1. What is the basis of scientific pedagogy for Montessori?  The Montessori Pedagogy was written from observations and the discovery of Maria Montessori. She prepared many activities to help children with their development and realized if children can work in an organized prepared environment, they will likely be more independent and have self control.  2. How does school furniture affect the education of the child? Montessori learning is very hands on and collaborative. Here she was given a room with fifty small children aged between two and seven to take care of and teach. She expanded on her knowledge developed in her psychiatric observations. Montessori had no equipment or materials and made do with whatever she could find to awaken the children’s senses Montessori began introducing ideas of allowing the children to choose what materials they want to work with, and the teacher guides the process by offering age appropriate activities. 3. What effect does freedom ha...

  1. How would you defend Smith’s views as expressed in this essay? In what sense is he right in establishing the “natural progress of opulence” as you observe it yourself? He describes the world as he knows it in his own time and then imagines how it might have become that way. How well does he satisfy your curiosity about the way in which nations grow rich? Adam Smith's views were expressed in many different ways. He expressed them with modernity and continued to inform people of their understanding of current economic trends. He established the “natural progress of opulence” by establishing the steps by which a nation capitalizes on their wealth and becomes wealthy. He agreed with natural developments and that they take their own time. I agree with how he words his rhetoric and how he is interested in how everything takes its own course.  2. Smith places a great deal of faith in the value of land for maintaining wealth. Since most people today, including wealthy people, d...

  Galbraith: 1. One of Galbraith’s most basic premises is that America is now an affluent society. Examine in detail the society that you know for the purposes of validating or contradicting that assertion. Is America an affluent society? What are the signs of affluence? What qualifies as affluence? What are the results of affluence? John Kenneth Galbraith writes, “An affluent society that is also both compassionate and rational would, no doubt, secure to all who needed it the minimum income essential for decency and comfort” (Galbraith Paragraph 17). This means that the not well-being wouldn’t be pushed on the children of families. Scarcity of resources isn’t common, and the economy is being reached by a majority of the members in a population/society. Qualities of affluence include having wealth and property, luxuries, and several other charming items. People who are happy and aren’t struggling to pay for utilities and other important aspects of their lives are those who live in ...

  1. What is the economic condition of the bourgeoisie? What is the economic condition of the proletariat? The economic condition of the bourgeoisie and the proletariats are very different. The bourgeoisie are considered the rich and the proletariats are the poor. The economic condition of the bourgeoisie is mainly the upper class who controls things like production, although they are not the wealthiest they are known for helping the economy . The economic condition of the proletariat is mostly the farming, they are a lower class and they do their part by selling their labor. 2. How does the expanding world market for goods affect national identity? Business all around the country is connected and each of them bounce off of how the other is doing and operating. How much they produce and how they trade forms their identity. 3. What benefits does Marx expect communism to provide the proletariat? Marx expects communism to provide the proletariat with the power to overthrow the bour...