Zeitgeist Moving Forward

group are likely to be in another. It is a world-view, not a conspiracy.”6 The Earth Charter Initiative The URI is one of many liberal organizations that has lined up to support the Earth Charter, a revolutionary set of ecological principles put forward in 1994 by Mikhail Gorbachev, Maurice Strong, Steven 1. Green Cross International, “Mission,” http://www.greencrossinternational.net/greencrossFamily/index.html, printed 08/09/04. 2. Green Cross International,…

preoccupations. While genre film-makers artfully express their vision, they are in fact slaves to the audience and what it wants or needs to see. What the audience wants or needs to see is influenced by culture, politics, economics, morality – the “zeitgeist” of the age. The changing focus of subject and style is a reflection of the changing values and anxieties of our contemporary society. Black comedy, more than any other genre, is a reflection of the short comings of society. Theme…

windows. An elderly homeless man approaches. It says he is homeless right on his sign, which also asks for money. He wears a torn jacket, too heavy for the warm day, and a grimy red baseball cap. The economist doesn’t lock his doors or inch the car forward. Nor does he go scrounging for spare change. He just watches, as if through one-way glass. After a while, the homeless man moves along. “He had nice headphones,” says the economist, still watching in the rearview mirror. “Well,…

academias, seitas, partido político), “situação histórica”, interesses, sociedade, filiação étnica, mobilidade social, estrutura de poder, processos sociais (competição, conflito etc.); b. bases culturais: valores, ethos, “clima de opinião”, Volkgeist, Zeitgeist, tipo de cultura, mentalidade cultural, visão de mundo (Weltanschauungen) etc. (Merton, 1967, p.87) Quais são os produtos mentais submetidos à análise, ocupa a segunda posição nas perguntas e se subdivide em esferas e…

analisado repetidas vezes. São essenciais para registrar eventos extremamente rápidos que escapam à resolução visual humana, fornecendo uma decodificação mais lenta (quadroa-quadro ou em slow motion). Em outros casos, a passagem acelerada (fast moving) possibilita identificar elementos imperceptíveis na velocidade normal. É o meio mais eficaz para o registro e armazenamento do comportamento na forma exata como ocorreu. Por outro lado, devemos ter em mente que a qualidade do registro…