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I attached everything that you need to complete the essay. You have to choose one of the two prompts (option 1 or 2). 12 pt. Times New Roman, double spaced, Chicago style citations are required. NO OUTSIDE SOURCES. I will provide the two pdf files and please only use those two files when writing. No plagiarism and language should not be too difficult to understand. (minimal usage of jargon)

First Critical Essay: Marx and Marcuse

Pick one essay topic to write on, the minimum length for this assignment is 5 pages. This means that your analysis should fill 5 full pages (using a minimum of 2250 words), adhering to the technical instructions outlined in the guidelines for writing assignments available in Blackboard. Do not go over 5 pages. Make sure that you read the topic carefully, considering the potential implications and major issues that need to be attended to in order to provide a complete answer.

Option 1. At one point Marcuse notes: “People recognize themselves in their commodities; they find their soul in their automobiles, hi-fi set, split-level home, kitchen equipment. The very mechanism which ties the individual to his society has changed, and social control is anchored in the new needs which it has produced.”

Clearly both Marx and Marcuse believe that commodity culture is key in understanding the way capitalism ties individuals to a society that is exploitative and dehumanizing. Write an essay in which you critically compare Marxist alienation to Marcuse’s conception of consumer society. How does Marcuse alter Marx’s concept to make it more applicable to consumer society in the post-industrial era? Be sure to bring in your own experience of consumer society as a way to navigate the arguments of both thinkers.

Option 2. At one point in his analysis, Marcuse notes: “Democracy would appear to be the most efficient system of domination” (p.52).

For a society which prides itself on its democratic practices and its promotion of individual liberties, Marcuse’s critique may seem harsh. Write an essay in which you critically compare Marcuse’s critique of democracy and individual liberties to Marx’s critique of the limited potential for freedom in capitalism and democracy organized along class lines. How do both Marx and Marcuse understand repression and how it operates? Be sure to bring in your own understanding of class as a way to navigat ethe arguments of both thinkers.

Please note: For this assignment no outside sources should be used. Instead rely on your own interpretations, discussions with others and class notes.

Fatal Flaw Low Competency Competent Proficient
Points

Below 10 10-14 15-19 20

Tech. Instructions,
Grammar, and
Citations (Works
Cited)

Over 5 spelling errors and
poor grammar throughout,
fails to follow instructions
and poor/missing citations

3-5 spelling errors and poor
grammar in some areas, fails to
follow all instructions and incorrect
citations

2-3 Minor spelling and grammar
errors, instructions followed
inconsistently and some problems
with citations

No spelling or grammar errors,
follows instructions and correct
citations included throughout, paper
is not a re-write

Points Below 15 15-19 20-25 26-30

Course Concepts

Misapplies concepts
throughout, uses concepts
incorrectly with lack of
definitions or incorrect
definitions

Misapplies concepts in some areas,
uses concepts poorly with minimal
organization and/or fails to define
correctly, explanations are simple
and/or poorly done

Applies course concepts with
competent command, applying ideas
with some clarity though lacking
some detail and full explanation

Applies concepts and course material
with depth and complexity,
illustrates proficiency and creativity
in applying and comparing ideas,
paper is not a re-write

Points Below 15 15-19 20-25 26-30

Depth

Misses or fails to answer
major aspects of
assignment, lack of
organization/cohesion
throughout

Misses or fails to answer some
aspects of assignment, poor use of
organization or lack of
organization/cohesion in some
areas

Answers most aspects with clear
explanations in some areas but not
all, competent organization and
cohesion

Answers all aspects of assignment
fully with detailed explanations,
organization and originality, paper is
not a re-write

Below 10 10-14 15-19 20

Integration of
Course Readings
and Material

Fails to include quotes or
uses material incorrectly
with a lack of
integration/competence

Uses a few quotes or outside
material, exhibiting some
competence, lacking consistency
and thoughtful integration

Uses some quotes and other material
competently, exhibiting some
creativity in its use though with a
lack of seamless integration

Uses quotes and other material with
seamless integration, exhibiting
novel/original thinking

Late Paper Grading Point Deduction Taken
More than one month 20-25 points
Between 3 and 4 weeks 17-20pts
Between 2 and 3 weeks 12-17 pts
Between 1 and 2 weeks 10-12 pts
Less than one week 3-10 pts

Please note this rubric in no way determines or is related to course letter grades.
Fatal Flaw Papers must be re-written 2 weeks after being handed back and will be graded as a re-write.

Author-Date: Sample Citations

The following examples illustrate citations using the author-date system. Each example of a reference list entry is accompanied by an example of a corresponding parenthetical citation in the text. For more details and many more examples, see

chapter 15

of The Chicago Manual of Style. For examples of the same citations using the notes and bibliography system, click on the Notes and Bibliography tab above.

Book

One author

Pollan, Michael. 2006. The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New York: Penguin.

In Text:

(Pollan 2006, 99–100)

Two or more authors

Ward, Geoffrey C., and Ken Burns. 2007. The War: An Intimate History, 1941–1945. New York: Knopf.

In Text:

(Ward and Burns 2007, 52)

For four or more authors, list all of the authors in the reference list; in the text, list only the first author, followed by et al. (“and others”) in the in-text citation.

Ex: (Barnes et al. 2010)

Chapter or other part of a book

Kelly, John D. 2010. “Seeing Red: Mao Fetishism, Pax Americana, and the Moral Economy of War.” In Anthropology and Global Counterinsurgency, edited by John D. Kelly, Beatrice Jauregui, Sean T. Mitchell, and Jeremy Walton, 67–83. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

In Text:

(Kelly 2010, 77)

Book published electronically

If a book is available in more than one format, cite the version you consulted. For books consulted online, list a URL; include an access date only if one is required by your publisher or discipline (not necessary for political science). If no fixed page numbers are available, you can include a section title or a chapter or other number.

Austen, Jane. 2007. Pride and Prejudice. New York: Penguin Classics. Kindle edition.

Kurland, Philip B., and Ralph Lerner, eds. 1987. The Founders’ Constitution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/.

In-Text:

(Austen 2007)

(Kurland and Lerner, chap. 10, doc. 19)

Journal article

Article in a print journal

In the text, list the specific page numbers consulted, if any. In the reference list entry, list the page range for the whole article.

Weinstein, Joshua I. 2009. “The Market in Plato’s Republic.” Classical Philology 104:439–58.

In Text:

(Weinstein 2009, 440)

Article in an online journal

Include a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) if the journal lists one. A DOI is a permanent ID that, when appended to http://dx.doi.org/ in the address bar of an Internet browser, will lead to the source. If no DOI is available, list a URL. Include an access date only if one is required by your publisher or discipline (political science does not).

Kossinets, Gueorgi, and Duncan J. Watts. 2009. “Origins of Homophily in an Evolving Social Network.” American Journal of Sociology 115:405–50. Accessed February 28, 2010. doi:10.1086/599247.

In Text:

(Kossinets and Watts 2009, 411)

Article in a newspaper or popular magazine

Newspaper and magazine articles may be cited in running text (“As Sheryl Stolberg and Robert Pear noted in a New York Times article on February 27, 2010, . . .”), and they are commonly omitted from a reference list. The following examples show the more formal versions of the citations. If you consulted the article online, include a URL; include an access date only if your publisher or discipline requires one. (Political Science does not). If no author is identified, begin the citation with the article title.

Mendelsohn, Daniel. 2010. “But Enough about Me.” New Yorker, January 25.

Stolberg, Sheryl Gay, and Robert Pear. 2010. “Wary Centrists Posing Challenge in Health Care Vote.” New York Times, February 27. Accessed February 28, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/us/politics/28health.html.

In Text:

(Mendelsohn 2010, 68)

(Stolberg and Pear 2010)

Book review

Kamp, David. 2006. “Deconstructing Dinner.” Review of The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, by Michael Pollan. New York Times, April 23, Sunday Book Review. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/23/books/review/23kamp.html.

In Text:

(Kamp 2006)

Website

A citation to website content can often be limited to a mention in the text (“As of July 19, 2008, the McDonald’s Corporation listed on its website . . .”). If a more formal citation is desired, it may be styled as in the examples below. Because such content is subject to change, include an access date or, if available, a date that the site was last modified. In the absence of a date of publication, use the access date or last-modified date as the basis of the citation.

Google. 2009. “Google Privacy Policy.” Last modified March 11. http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacypolicy.html.

McDonald’s Corporation. 2008. “McDonald’s Happy Meal Toy Safety Facts.” Accessed July 19. http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/about/factsheets.html.

In Text:

(Google 2009)

(McDonald’s 2008)