Prologue The MacGuffin is a literary device that moves the plot and characters forward until the story's culmination. The ring in Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings is an obvious example. Alfred Hitchcock originally coined the term, which appears essential for great storytelling. Yet, the MacGuffin may...
Read MoreWhat is the significance of nationalism in the issue of freedom vs societal responsibility? This question is easy if one presumes that individualism is central. Other countries, like China, do not subscribe to this view. There, the individual is subordinate to the state. It has to do...
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What institutional pre-conditions are necessary for the dynamic process of capitalism? Key/central/integral to capitalism is freedom. This is why the American Constitution is sublime. So long as the people are able, the American constitutional republic makes possible and protects their freedom. Capitalists/Americans do not have leaders. They lead themselves. That is,...
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