Panopticism The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Essay

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If people change their perspective regarding reform conditions are likely to improve, as only by being offered innovative alternatives will they be able to fully exploit their power and do everything they can in order to effectively change society. Society contemporary to the time when the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published this article suffered from corruption, even with the fact that it progressed greatly in the second half of the twentieth century. People were still unable to rely on the system and furthermore, most expected authorities to favor the elite while the lower classes were disregarded. Simplicity is the key to implementing an efficient government, as even though society was shaped around traditional methods of imposing authority, it can function easier and better if panoptical concepts are adopted (Brooklyn Daily Eagle).

According to the article, people are unsuccessful in enforcing laws because most institutions are indifferent to the law systems they are required to put into effect.

The government practically "allows Mink Dusenheimer...

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It allows corporations to burn soft coal is corporations are rich. It allows dogs to bark and roosters to crow all night, robbing people of their sleep" (Brooklyn Daily Eagle).
Considering that the Brooklyn Daily Eagle wrote relating to how all people express their desire to achieve reform, it is not surprising that the article can be analyzed from a panoptic perspective. People want something but most are uncertain concerning what they want and because they are not acquainted with panopticism they have the tendency to believe that the only chance for society to thrive would be for it to adopt anarchism.

Bibliography:

Bartholomae, David and Anthony Petrosky, eds. Ways of Reading: An Anthology for writer.

8th edition. Boston: Bedfors/St. Martiri's, 2008. Print

Foucault, Michael. Panopticism.Bartholomae and Petrosky.209-36. Print

"Points-of-View," Brooklyn Eagle. Sunday, July 29, 1900.

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Bibliography:

Bartholomae, David and Anthony Petrosky, eds. Ways of Reading: An Anthology for writer.

8th edition. Boston: Bedfors/St. Martiri's, 2008. Print

Foucault, Michael. Panopticism.Bartholomae and Petrosky.209-36. Print

"Points-of-View," Brooklyn Eagle. Sunday, July 29, 1900.


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Excerpts and links to written works: Finally, brief excerpts from a representative sampling of the author's written works is provided below, with the complete work being available through the links provided. 1. Peoples' Control: "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle July 29, 1900, article 'Points-of-View' discuses elements that can be better understood from the perspective of "Panopticism." People living contemporary to the article were apparently devoted to restructuring society and shaping it as they