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In the video, the speaker talks about how in today's society, we are being somewhat"conditioned to learn what our economic position is. But, it in today's society it is a commonly thought idea that if you go to college nd grt a degree, you will be successful. In reality, this is not neccesarily the case.In relation to "brave New World" everyone in this society they are focused in trying to create overall stability and do a fairly good job in ding so. Basically, they have created an almost utopian society through the use of Hypnopedi which conditions people. These people are conditioned to believe things such as that nature is bad because If they were out in nature, then they wild not be able to take part in the economic process and be a part of the "machine". For example, when mustalha moms is lecturing The interns he states that the "wheels must Turn steadily, but cannot turn untended. There must be men to tend them, men as steady as the wheel upon their axles, sane men, obedient men, stable in contentment.". In their ideal society, everyone is content with where they are and are completely obedient for the good of society and it's stability. They have even gone to the extreme as to doing things such as removing all emotional ties to people such as family or spouses because with these ties, if something happened to them, members of society who are emotionally attached to them might not function as well as they could or should. By not working tot he highest of their ability then the "machine" is not working at maximum efficiency.

Brave New World

In the text, the people of the story rever mr Henry Ford because of his invemtion, the assembly line.  They worship the idea of the assembly line because of its ability to produce more than ever before in a much more efficient way.  Throughout the story the idea of humanity seems as if it is being compared to a machine.  The people are encouraged to love their work, work efficiently, and not let their emotions affect their actions (much like a machine).  Because many people are swayed by their emotions, they discourage becoming too close with any persons thus trying to end the ideas of family.  The author illustrated this point in the quote, "Crying: My baby, my mother, my only love; groaning: My sin, my terrible God...how can they tend the wheels?".  In saying this, the author shows how the people are emotionally attached to one another and thus cause them to become emotional if something were to happen to somebody else.  Therefore, emotional ties are not present in this ideal society so that no one would ever be affected by their emotions, thus making the community very stable and productive. 
To manipulate how people think, the society uses a method called hypnopaedia.  This method allows the creators to choose what the children will grow to be like and all of thier personal interests such as hobbies, favorite color, etc.  Not only this, but because they control these people in almost every facet, they are able to give them a social class that they are very content with abd creates a sens of place in their community.  This method is ultimately successful because the members of the community are happy with where they are at.

Controversies in The Tempest

In discussions of the tempest, one controversial issue has been what standpoint did  Shakespear have on the issue of colonialism.  On one hand, Stephen Greemblatt argues that we should read a novel or piece of literature and examine a possible deeper meaning or purpose of the piece.  On the other hand, George Will contends that we should merely examine what the text says and not ruin the story by looking for a deeper meaning.  I personally would have to agree with Greenblatt because I believe that a piece of literature can be seen to have tons of different meanings, based upon our expereiences through life, things we learn, etc, we all have different opinions on different matters.  Because of this, not every single personm is going to have the same ideas about a piece of literature.  Also, although the story gives the impression that Shakespeare approves of colonialism, if we looked at it from Greenblatt's perspective, we see that he possibly dissaproves of colonialism or does not support it as someone may think.  But, if we were to examine the piece through Will's eyes, we would see that Shakespeare was a strong advocate of colonialism because of how he portrays the characters, without actually analyzing what happens or any other details.