Uncommon Ground will make significant
Uncommon Ground will make significant
In Paradise Now Chris Jennings talks about 5 different Utopian movements in America. The five movements where “The Shakers”, “New Harmony”, “The Fouriesrist Phalanxes”, “Icaria”, and “Oneida”. He first one he gets into “THE SHAKERS” which opens up with giving a brief explanation of Ann Lee’s childhood and living situation in Manchester, United Kingdom. She grew up with her seven siblings and her two parents in an apartment and worked in a textile shop and then moved into velvet cutting and once more moved into working as an assistant at a Lunatic Asylum. Lee joined a religious group with a few of her family members.…
The award winning Australian author, Tim Winton’s recent collection of seventeen short stories ‘The Turning’ provides a perceptive and pleasurable reading experience, compressed within one novel. These overlapping and linking stories explore the extraordinary turning points in ordinary people’s lives as stunning portraits of a small coastal community. Winton utilises varieties of language and formal techniques such as, theme, character and setting, to effectively engage and discover the central characters of ‘The Turning’. Winton’s use of different language techniques, and distinctive texts, engage the audience to the messages of his short stories. The three stories that connected effectively to the audience via character development were, Big World, Damaged goods and Small mercies.…
1. This picture draws attention the social conflicts that were happening during the Estate General, by depicting the third estate, middle-class lawyers or officials representing the people, being brought down. The picture shows those in the first two estates, the clergy of the Catholic Church, and the nobles, standing looking freighted by the man on the ground, who is part of the third estate, by the looks of his outfit. During this time the king refused to mandate voting by head or person rather than by order, because of this the third estate fought back, for if they did vote by head the third estate would have the advantage over the other two estates. They held meetings and elected deputies to write down their grievances, by doing this they thought the king would solve all their problems, but then France experienced a food shortage.…
‘The Turning’ by Tim Winton is not only the most relatable and engaging story of this era, but an award winning and Australian best-selling novel. The book consists of 17 short stories that all connect in some way through character and theme which helps challenge the audience perspectives on teenagers and the way the world keeps turning no matter the situation. The short stories ‘Damaged Goods’, ‘Long Clear View’ and ‘On her Knees’ all connect through the use of the same character ‘Vic Lang’ who is explored into greater detail throughout the series. Throughout the heart braking story ‘Damaged Goods’, Winton’s narrator tells the story of her husband’s teenage love for ‘Strawberry Alison’ and how she feels his fantasy has never gone away. The…
“A scar means, I survived” (Cleave). Reading the novel Between A Rock and A Hard Place by Aron Ralston, which took place in John Blue Canyon, Utah. Aron the main character started off hiking on a warm Saturday afternoon by himself, when something unexpected happened and he ended up fighting for his life. After one may read this novel they could conclude that the main theme shown in this story is the will to survive past limits that one could think that they could go. This is expressed throughout the story by three literature terms which are external conflict, characterization, and imagery of the setting.…
A raw, poignant story of a band of Brazilian street kids who survive -- if they can -- by their wits alone. Asphalt Angels is a realistic depiction of the life of street children in Brazil seen through the eyes of Alex, a street child of 13 in Brazil who has been kicked onto the city streets by his stepfather after his mother dies. He is alone and scared. Unfortunately, jobs that provide enough money for food and shelter are nonexistent. He eventually falls in with a surrogate family of street urchins who call themselves the Asphalt Angels, headed by two older teens, Roy and his girlfriend, Duda.…
In the book “Virtually Normal” by Andrew Sullivan published by Vintage Books, Sullivan talk about different political parties and their views on homosexuality. Andrew is in no means justifying the views of homosexuality in terms of political viewpoints, in fact, he himself is a gay man. This book shows the political views of prohibitionists, liberationists, conservatives, and liberals. Prohibitionists believe that homosexuality does not exist, Liberationists believe that homosexuals should be free of a title, Conservatives choose to not side with right or wrong when discussing homosexuality, and Liberals think that being homosexual can either be a privilege or a way of victimization. This book was very eye opening because it showed how different…
Running Head: QUIET HERO 1 Quiet Hero Amy Gugig Crisis Intervention SWGS 6404 R. DePalo Fordham University March 23, 2013 QUIET HERO 2 Quiet Hero Rita Cosby is an award winning journalist who has covered wars, and interviewed world leaders, soldiers and countless others over her long career. In Quiet Hero, she uncovers the story of her father, a man who had been a mystery to her for most of her life. The catalyst for this journey is the death of her mother. Cosby’s describes the father of her childhood to be complicated, strong, rugged, determined, protective and often fatalistic. She recalled many stories, but two in particular stand out.…
Throughout this all-encompassing novel, Joseph J. Ellis is depicting what truly happened in prominent political events rather than the common ideas. He extensively goes into great depths rather than merely scraping the surface of these phenomenal affairs. Specifically, he elaborates on events such as the Duel between Hamilton and Burr, The Compromise of 1790, the plague of slavery, George Washington 's presidency, and the rocky friendship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. It is more than apparent that Ellis wrote this novel to provide great insight as to what really occurred on some of the most monumental days of American History. On a July morning of 1804, renowned politicians Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton met near the modern-day…
The second novel was Enclave, written by Ann Aguirre. This novel follows Deuce, a teenager girl in the College enclave during “a post-apocalyptic future” (p. 0). It starts with her earning the right to a name and a job - her job being a huntress. As a huntress, her hunting partner was Fade - a “mysterious outsider” and an outcast of the enclave (p. 0).…
American Exceptionalism: A Double-Edged Sword Seymour M. Lipset American Exceptionalism: A Double-Edged Sword is a well-known piece of work that has significantly contributed to the study of American politics. Although the concept of American exceptionalism has been introduced since the beginning of Alexander de Tocqueville’s time, Seymour M. Lipset takes this research further by analyzing American exceptionalism with greater depth. As a scholar with great reputation, Seymour M. Lipset provides more insights that could aid the study of American politics. He observes the deeply held inarticulated beliefs that shape America’s society and thought. Generally, he describes American exceptionalism as qualitatively different from those of other…
1. The full and complete setting and why it is important to the the literation? All Quiet on the Western Front is set during World War I, behind the German frontlines where Paul Baumer is assigned. The setting intertwines back and forth between the warfront and the camp where Baumer stays.…
In his personal essay, “Captivity”, Sherman Alexie develops an intriguing view on the complexities of the relationship between Native Americans and European Americans, criticizing Caucasians for hypocrisy and fight for power between the two. His many examples comparing the relations between Whites and Native Americans in his essay, while formidable to producing his argument, are helped significantly by a metaphor presented through the mentioning of Mary Rowlandson, a historical figure who was held captive by Native Americans. Alexie’s argument as to the counter productivity and fear produced as a result of race is brought to light partially through the historical reference to the character Mary Rowlandson, reversing roles where instead of the White person being captive, the Native American is. The introduction of Mary Rowlandson in the piece isn’t until the third section,…
November 11, 1993 –a date typically dissociated with the remembrance of America’s involvement in Vietnam. On this day, the female Vietnam Veteran memorial was dedicated in honor of unspoken heroes, ones whose experiences are unparalleled to the soldiers who partook in the physical fight and incomprehensible to the public’s mind. These brave women, some married, engaged, or mothers, held the burden of a war with undefined intentions both physically and mentally, during combat and upon returning home. Although they played a role in a new kind of warfare, felt the personal sting of the anti-war movement, and suffered from PTSD much like their male counterparts, there was little research done on the nurses and nearly no recognition granted for nearly twenty years.…
Monopolization of female psyche in The Lowland by Jumpha Lahiri. Abstract : The Lowland is the second novel by Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri. It deals with a mother in Diaspora, Gauri, and her daughter ,Bela.…