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“This enclosed, segmented space, observed at every point, in…

“This enclosed, segmented space, observed at every point, in which the individuals are inserted in a fixed place, in which the slightest movements are supervised, in which all events are recorded, in which an uninterrupted work of writing links the centre and periphery, in which power is exercised without division, according to a continuous hierarchical figure, in which each individual is constantly located, examined and distributed among the living beings, the sick and the dead—all this constitutes a compact model of the disciplinary mechanism.” The speaker is ___.

“In a word, the disciplines are the ensemble of minute techn…

“In a word, the disciplines are the ensemble of minute technical inventions that made it possible to increase the useful size of multiplicities by decreasing the inconveniences of the power which, in order to make them useful, must control them.” The speaker is ___.

“Today, Hawai’i suffers six and a half million tourists annu…

“Today, Hawai’i suffers six and a half million tourists annually, over thirty visitors for every Native Hawaiian” (Trask 50). In the previous sentence, Trask uses the phrase “Hawai’i suffers” and says that the idea of “happy Hawaiians” is mythical. Identify FOUR reasons why she says this is so.

“Sometimes the individual will act in a thoroughly calculate…

“Sometimes the individual will act in a thoroughly calculated manner, expressing himself in a given way solely in order to give the kind of impression to others that is likely to evoke from them a specific response he is concerned to obtain. Sometimes the individual will be calculating in his activity but be relatively unaware that this is the case.” The speaker is ___.