‘A Different Shade of Gray’ written by Katherine Newman looks at a neglected group within the inner city. This group is the minorities that are middle-aged or older and they include African American, Puerto Rican, and Dominican respondents who took place in New York City life history interviews. Newman compares this data against a larger New York City survey and national data that comes from these middle-aged and older people. These people are elderly inner-city residents have worked hard against...
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Written in 1976 by Richard Dawkins, ‘The Selfish Gene’ discusses key concerns related to evolutionary processes. Initially, Dawkins, introduces the reader to the most prevalent theories at the time, notably the group centered theory of evolution proposed by various academics. The book proposes the alternative theory of a ‘gene centered’ view of evolution as opposed to the former theory. Lastly it also discusses a new form of replicator known as the ‘meme’. The book begins by introducing the reader to...
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The argument of Clampitt, which is repeated in subsequent chapters, is that the Civil War and Reconstruction period in the history of the Indian Territory were complicated and always evolving. This series of eight essays and the editor's 'Introduction' focuses on the Civil War west of the Mississippi. As well, it focuses on an even more complicated topic: Native Americans' experiences in Indian Territory during the Civil War and Reconstruction era. Too often, historians have ignored or discounted the Civil...
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Many historic figures prolong their legacy or importance through books, memorials, or museums. Abraham Lincoln is one of the most prestigious and important people in U.S history and for someone with a great amount of recognition, a biography is usually written about them.There are multiple different biographies out there highlighting Lincoln’s life, accomplishments etc. However, I believe that it is the best biography over the 16th president and not only does William E. Gienapp explain about Lincoln, he also includes...
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Flannery O'Connor's short story A Good Man is Hard to Find is more than a thrilling narrative; it's a deep examination of the complexities of morality and human nature. Written in 1953, the story delves into themes that are both timeless and universal. Through a journey that takes a dark and unexpected turn, readers are drawn into a world where goodness is relative and redemption is attainable yet elusive. This essay will explore the story's plot, dissect its profound themes,...
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Jared Diamond's study of 13,000 years of human history led him to the conclusion that societies evolved differently, depending on the geographical environments they inhabited, rather than human biology, genetics, or culture. He attempts to answer Yael's question by examining agricultural and geographic trends, a thesis that runs counter to traditional scholarship that offers cultural explanations for European and Western dominance. He claims that the rise of agriculture and the abundance of food surpluses were the primary drivers of societal...
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The silence of the lambs I have read the horror book 'The Silence of the Lambs'. The author, Thomas Harries started his career reviewing crime novels while working as a reporter in New York. He made his debut in 1975 and has since become a best-selling author worldwide, primarily through the books on the refined psychopath Hannibal Lecter. Silence of the Lambs is the second, and most famous book in the series, not the least thanks to the acclaimed 1991...
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Coney Island is no ordinary amusement park, but a place to experience all that society has to offer in one location. As John F. Kasson, author of ‘Amusing the Million: Coney Island at the Turn of the Century (American Century)’, wrote, “the popular resort quickly became a symbol not only of fun and frolic but also of major changes in American manners and morals” (p.6). Coney Island was “designed not simply to amuse but to instruct their users in lessons...
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“A Wrinkle in Time”, authored by Madeleine L’Engle, tells the wildly crazy story of three young children, Meg Murry, Charles Wallace Murry, and Calvin O’Keefe. This amazing adventure commences when young Meg a distant child who’s just trying to do the best she can, can't sleep because of the storm that's happening outside her bedroom window at night. She goes down to discover Charles Wallace, a remarkable young boy who is mature beyond his years making some warm milk for...
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Introduction 'The Patriot,' directed by Roland Emmerich, is a historical war drama set during the American Revolutionary War. Released in 2000, the film tells the story of Benjamin Martin, a farmer turned reluctant hero, as he joins the fight for American independence. While 'The Patriot' offers an engaging cinematic experience, it is essential to critically analyze the movie's portrayal of historical events, characters, and themes. 'The Patriot' follows Benjamin Martin, portrayed by Mel Gibson, as he becomes embroiled in the...
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In this article, I'm going to delve into the complexity of one of the most famous love triangles of all time. Stephenie Meyer's ‘The Twilight Saga’ has real cultural value, especially considering the film adaptation. The films explore many major themes in and out of production, including feminism, love, choice, and escapism. But this saga is truly life-changing. Even Obama admitted to reading books to bond with his daughters. The blockbuster series is divided into a five-film franchise – ‘Twilight’,...
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My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk showcases the miniaturist tradition, in Istanbul during the 16th century Ottoman Empire, which navigates the fine line between Western and Eastern art, and that of art and religion. The novel also touches on societal problems that stem from the beginning of westernization starting from the Ottoman art style. The novel is about the Sultan`s commission of a secret illustrated book to honor the thousandth anniversary of the Hegira, prepared in the Western style,...
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‘A Painted House’ is a perfect representation of the common American lifestyle. It was inspired by the authors own childhood in the American South. It takes place in the south around the 1950s. This story is told through the eyes Luke Chandler, a seven-year-old boy. His memories and struggles are expressed in so many descriptive ways leading to the overall style of American realism. This story introduces us to American views almost instantly. When we start learning about Luke, we...
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Literature, a timeless piece of writing bonded together by unspoken words. Animated movies, a reel rolling a flipbook of pictures telling a story. Literature in its purest form is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. Words slowly bind themselves into sentences that create stories, speaking in a universal and infinite language. Literature is the immortality of speech. What is the difference between the two, they both tell a story, do they not? Which ‘story’ is...
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“It is as inhuman to be totally good as it is to be totally evil” (Burgess Xiii). Life could not exist without evil. ‘A Clockwork Orange’ by Anthony Burgess describes the exploits and behaviors of Alex. The author depicts him as a violent and sociopathic adolescent who strives to become a constructive member of the community. Based on the story, a film adaption directed by Stanley Kubrick came out in 1971. Both the movie and novel versions of the work...
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Autoethnography approaches research and writing to describe and analyze personal experiences to understand cultural experiences. This treats research as a political, socially just and conscious act. Autoethnography is made up of autobiographies and ethnographers, making it both a process and a product. Crisis of confidence introduced new opportunities to reform social science and reimagine objectives and forms of social science inquiry. How would social science be different if they were closer to literature than to physics? If there were more...
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Every human story could become a tragic story if that story is told as a tragedy. According to Aristotle the protagonist of a tragedy has a flaw in character, a downfall of their own doing followed by a harsh realization of the tragic error before dying and this evokes a reaction in those who witness it, which is a pity. In the “Tragedy and the Common Man” essay, Miller explains that there is a misconception that only people of nobility...
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Prejudicial behavior is often based on ignorance and fear which leads to significant consequences for marginalized individuals. ‘Jasper Jones’ by Craig Silvey is a bildungsroman about an adolescent boy, Charlie Bucktin, which illustrates the concept that choices are a powerful part of human behavior. The text is a realistic representation of the replete discrimination, conformity and racism of the 1960s in rural Western Australia, allowing the reader to understand how racist societal values lead to the marginalization of those perceived...
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Chapter 1: In chapter one, we are introduced to the main character Jacob, or Yakob. Jacob is a teenager who is going through a time of struggle, stress, anger, etc. While Jacob is at work, which is a family business that he just so happens to hate, he gets a call from his grandfather who is slightly losing his mind due to his old age. He tells Jacob a bunch of weird things that are supposedly happening even though they...
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“Rufus had done exactly what he said he would do: Gotten possession of the woman without having to bother her husband. Now, somehow, Alice would have to accept not only the loss of her husband, but her own enslavement. Rufus had caused her trouble and now he had been rewarded for it” (149). This quote from the book ‘Kindred’ reveals the powerful theme of the corruption of power, after Rufus inherits the plantation, he gains a lot of power over...
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Octavia Butler’s ‘Kindred’ traces central protagonist, Dana Franklin’s genealogy by physically ‘returning’ her to her slave past in antebellum Maryland. By deconstructing the body of the female slave Butler uses Dana’s body as the site for historical markings, so that she is literally and symbolically scarred by her ancestral past. As Michel Foucault notes, the purpose of genealogy is “to expose a body totally imprinted by history and the process of history’s destruction of the body”, so by using Dana’s...
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Introduction "12 Years a Slave" is a powerful narrative that recounts the harrowing true story of Solomon Northup, a free African American man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the mid-19th century. While both the book and the movie adaptation of "12 Years a Slave" aim to convey the same gripping story, they employ different mediums to do so. This compare and contrast essay will explore the similarities and differences between the book and the movie, highlighting how...
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The Help, written by Kathryn Stockett, is based on a true story and is an attempt to bring to light the issue of racism at this point in time. Targeting a primarily white audience, The Help was a box office hit that earned $216 million since its release as well as won many awards. However, this film created much controversy on whether or not it was successful in portraying the reality of racial injustice that occurred in the midst of...
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Book Review The book The Help written by Kathryn Stockett is a wonderfully written book that is worthy of being read. Some people who have read The Help do not like it because they believe it is racist and shallow (Maslin). Many more people consider it to be an important work of fiction. Filled with accurate historical information, it deals with important issues past and present. The Help is a brilliantly written novel that gives the reader a deeper understanding...
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This book is about the life of the people socially connected through coffee. Paige West, the author of the book has tried to provide an account that roams around the globe, from a small village of eastern highland of Papua new guinea(PNG) to western Europe and the USA. As the title of the book suggests the Social world of coffee, it elaborates the ethnography of people of Papua new guinea. In PNG people lives from diverse culture and ethnicity. It...
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Both ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and ‘Exposure’ deal with the topic of war in vastly contrasting approaches. ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ details the account of the six-hundred and seventy cavalrymen and officers that were given an ambiguous order to attack Russian troops armed with cannons during the Crimean War. Tennyson accentuates the cavalry’s bravery and heroism against the seemingly immeasurable enemy in ‘noble six hundred’ and ‘boldly they rode.’ Alternatively, Owen describes a different aspect of...
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In the Hunger Games film, Katniss Everdeen is praised as a female heroine who has penetrated the Capitol's patriarchal wall and defied their traditional gender norms. The dystopian nation of Panem is divided into the Capitol, populated by the rich, and the 12 Districts, in which each is responsible for the production of a trade. The Capitol is a corrupt government that controls the disadvantaged districts by forcing children to kill each other in the Hunger Games for entertainment and...
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Pop culture refers to the traditions of a particular society or a group of people. In America, pop culture is usually associated with the entertainment industry, which varies from music, art, fashion, and literature to film, television, and radio. A majority of people consume products from these sources which has a significant impact on them. However, pop culture has contributed to a great extent in challenging the dominant gender stereotypes. Gender stereotypes have always dictated that there is a sure...
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The dystopian novel “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins illustrates different battles the civilians of the society experience throughout their lives. The novel portrays how the Capitol dominates twelve districts economically and mentally. The districts are deprived of the standard lifestyle because the Capitol takes in all the wealth; it also brainwashes the citizens of Panem into thinking that the best way to avoid a civil war is to have an annual battle between the districts. This battle is known...
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It is commonly seen when a book is turned into a movie, to have significant changes and alterations. Some add up to the overall thrill movie-makers want to create for their audience, some fail to depict the writer’s thoughts when writing the book. The novel “Hunger Games” is among those books that have been incarnated in movie theaters all over the globe. However, Suzanne Collins, writer of The Hunger Games, would most certainly question several parts of her trilogy’s adaptation,...
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