checkpoints marxist and med guardian story

Checkpoint 1: what the difference between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie?
Bourgeoisie are owners and own the means of the production. There are 2 types of bourgeoisie, the wealthy and the petty. The wealthy bourgeoisie are the owners who employ the proletariat (working class subordinates) and do not need to work themselves. This could be for example starting a whole business and growing and expanding enough so that you don’t really need to work anymore e.g. Alan sugar. The petty bourgeoisie are the owners who still employ the proletariat but do also work themselves.

Checkpoint 2: What is the difference between the ISA and the RSA?
The ISA stands for the ideological state apparatuses which is the apparatus which passes downs ideologies and values but subconsciously to the audience. For example religion education etc they all pass down values which are accepted and always believed to be right
The RSA stands for the repressive state apparatuses. These apparatuses which also send down ideologies and values but more through authority like the police. so these are seen as rules and regulations more than true values of an individual like an ISA would make you believe.

How much of a Marxist am I?
I believe I am partially a Marxist because I believe all his ideologies and values. We do have bourgeoisie and proletariats within our society and they are being exploited. The bourgeoisie are maximising profit by employing the proletariat who are willing to work for a small amount. Also with the media, I’m certain the media dumb down some of their information to generate mass audiences. They totally advertise the bourgeoisie-proletariat ideology. Even though we may not like it, its reality and Marx was right.

Cable girl
Lucy ManganTuesday October 23, 2007The Guardian
Jordan - or Katie Price as she prefers to be known this week - is going to have her boobs reduced and put the retired implants on eBay. She will, lest anyone be perturbed by intimations of bad taste, be giving a percentage of the money raised to charity.
"How much?" says her husband Peter Andre, as they ride in a cab to a recording of their chatshow-incorporating-behind-the-scenes-scenes-of-making-a-chatshow, Katie and Peter Unleashed? "A percentage," replies Katie, whose face whenever money is mentioned takes on the still, unblinking look of Hannibal Lector catching the scent of a nearby steak tartar.
"How much?" persists Peter, leaping nimbly across the line that separates the courageous from the, like, majorly foolhardy. "A Percentage," his wife responds before biting through his skull to get at what one must assume is a very soft centre indeed.
As if advance knowledge of the chance to purchase a vital piece of mammarian history were not reason enough for tuning in to the Andres' latest effort to colonise ITV2, there was also a searching interview with a Sugar Doll ("Have you had any surgery?" "No." "You absolute bitch.") and an appearance by Emma Griffiths and Matt Willis, before which Peter had to subdue some wild emotions surging in his own breast. Matt, you see, had once enjoyed a dalliance with Pete's beloved. Mrs. Andre soothed her parfit, gentil orange knight. "It was before you, though, Pete," she said kindly. "And we won't bring up who you've shagged, knobbed, licked, will we?"
Thus appeased, Pete went on with the show, drawing some comfort from being allowed to judge the Natural Knockers versus Bogus Boobs competition with which the show - mercifully for all those wraith-like figures responsible for putting it together and training Katie to evince a semblance of interest in her guests by waving fistfuls of fivers behind their heads - ended. I have seen the future, and it is a giant silicon implant pressing on the human face forever.

I just think Katie price and peter André are absolutely pathetic. They are always seeking attention whatever way they can. Whether it’s their marriage or life or taking part in a reality TV show. And now Katie wants to sell her fake boobs online, anything for money I believe. Whoever buys them would be the saddest person in the universe. LOL. I picked this story because it shows how attention seeking celebrities can be and then they make songs and publish stories and books about how the paparazzi don’t leave them alone, another attention seeking stunt. People like Britney spears who totally ‘believes’ she should have her privacy goes out gets drunk and marries people for 5 hours, and people like Jodie marsh, are unbelievable. She sets up a reality TV show to find a husband. The media may twist certain things and representation people in a negative light, but some people do that all them selves.