The Taliban are terrible people they put innocent people in real life in terrible danger and in the
The Taliban are terrible people they put innocent people in real life in terrible danger and in the
Will our rejection of other ideals lead to self destruction? The main focus of Influencing Machines by Brook Gladstone and Josh Neufeld is informing the reader on how the internet cultivates homophily: the instinct by which humans tend to group themselves with likeminded individuals. Because of this, people narrow their worldview and their ideals grow more and more extreme. Some would disagree with this notion because the internet presents a vast amount of information in a wide variety of fields, and no matter where you search on the internet there is enough permeation from other bases of information and ways of life that it could not cultivate extremist ideals. I disagree for the following reasons and real life events: the vast majority of…
Structure Kingsolver uses chronological order in her novel of The Bean Trees. Although she does provide flashbacks they are limited within the novel and are only used to help the progression of the story. The book is constructed as a paperback with the cover showcasing a picture of what is assumed to be what a bean tree looks like when it is completely grown. The cover is a mixture of green and white coloring. There are 246 pages, seventeen chapters, and at the end of the novel is provided with information about the author and the book.…
In chapter five of Under the Persimmon Tree, there are aspects of Najmah's character that are revealed, simply by following her father's orders to protect Mada-jan. " When only I see Uncle I do not tell Mada-jan, as I don't want to worry her... I push aside the curtain and step outside, holding the curved knife in one hand." (58) Najmah knows how Uncle can be seen as a threat. He grows poppies to bring in profit and only returned home after his father died, to take his share of his land.…
(AGG) The main point of the book, Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples, is to show the effect that loss can have on an average person, like you and me. (BS-1) When Nusrat had lost her beloved sister, she felt lost, and like she did not belong. (BS-2) Since her sister tragically died, helping children in need has helped Nusrat cope as she has been on a constraint search for the “why” that she felt she so needed to find. (BS-3) Her husband’s death has showed Nusrat her real self and that she must honor her husband and make amends for her mistakes in the past.…
(AGG) Many refugees have stories that most people can’t even begin to believe, this novel, Under the Perssimmon Tree, shares a sad story of a young girl who leads a part of her life as a refugee. (BS-1)Suzanne Fisher Staples does a good job of correctly representing different real-life aspects of refugee life using this character, Najmah. (BS-2) Along her journey to Torkhum, Najmah goes through multiple conflicts, both internal and physical. (BS-3)…
Imagine having a family member going to war and knowing they won't be coming back or knowing they would be even killed. Similar situations happen in the book Under the Persimmon Tree, by Suzanne Fisher Staples. In this book there are two characters name Najmah and Nusrat both girls go through a hard time and the group called the Taliban and this certain group had impact both of their life. Half of Najmah family is gone all she has is her brother Nur and all Nusrat wants to do is go back home to the U.S and live the normal life and have her freedom back. The fictional portrayal of the Taliban impacted Najmah and and Nusrat in the text very much.…
For many years, the Taliban has skirted in and out of power. Originally, the Taliban rose from the mujahideens, who fought against the Soviets in 1979. After the war, these mujahideens believed that the only thing that could fix their war-torn country was a very principled following the Islamic beliefs. This led them to start a civil war, which is still raging on. As for ISIS, they are the offspring of the terrorist group al Qaeda, led by the infamous Osama bin Laden.…
Imagine yourself, stumbling and dragging on through countless hours of physical torture with little food, water and shelter, slowly progressing to a life in a tiny, brutal camp, that is a punishment no man or women should suffer. This is only a piece of the struggle of a refugee. In the book "Under The Persimmon Tree" by Suzanne fisher staples, the content portrays a relevant connection to the daily life of a modern-day Middle Eastern refugee but there are key parts of the lifestyle that are lacking in the novel. This topic enhanced the read by giving it depth and emotion. The book is classified under realistic fiction.…
APPALACHIAN FORESTS Gas corporations say that natural gas is the future of clean energy, but they fail to tell people about the things they will be destroying to make this future a reality. Along with other things, the Appalachian Forest is being destroyed. The Appalachian Forest is critical for preserving endangered species and providing an invaluable connection to nature for the general public. Gas pipelines are endangering this precious resource and should be prohibited.…
The Red Tree (Shaun Tan, 2001) is a children’s picture book that is both written and illustrated by Shaun Tan. The Red Tree is a book about depression, despair and ultimately, hope. The book follows a girl struggling with depression who, at the end of the book, finds hope in the form of a red tree. For a picture book to be successful, both the illustrations and written text generally can exist independently, but complement each other. There is a strong marriage between the written and visual language in Tan’s book that creates a harmonious connection to powerfully and effectively represent depression.…
The Douglas Hay article ‘property, authority and the criminal law’ Hay’s chapter in ‘Albion’s Fatal Tree’ focuses on the argument that the Hanoverian period saw the development of the ‘Bloody Code’ due the increase of capitalism. There were several different laws that were put in place for the ‘Bloody Code’ this there to remove criminals out of the country and out of society. The bloody code imposed the death penalty for over two hundred offences. Those in court faced with this were expected to defend themselves with only the assistance of the judge. Douglas Hay expresses that the criminal law was concerned primarily with authority and secondly with the protection of property.…
In Allan Johnson’s book The Forest and the Trees, he notions that in order to understand the concept of social life, we have to not only look at the individual, but also at the environment the individual is placed and how they interact and create social systems. Johnson explains that “a forest is simply a collection of individual trees, but it is more than that. It is also a collection of trees that exist in a particular relation to one another, and you cannot tell what that relation is by looking at the individual trees.” (Johnson 2014) By using the imagery of the forest and trees, he shows how social systems and people influence each other.…
Speaking for the Oppressed During the late 2000s, the Talibans began taking over Pakistan and their beliefs spread like wild fire. Before they took power, Pakistan, struck by powerful and dangerous earthquakes became vulnerable. Consequently, this facilitated the Taliban’s rise to power the same way Hitler initially rose to power, through his promises of a better tomorrow. Although, what the Taliban mentioned could be interpreted as anachronistic, they gained many followers through his usage of religion as evidence and the backbone of his cause.…
“Even if they come to kill me, I will tell them that what they are doing is wrong, that education is our basic right.” That is one quote from Malala, crusader for girls’ rights. She is correct. Imagine having no school. You may think yay, I can watch TV all day or listen to music, but you can’t, those are banned and since you are a girl you can’t go outside without a male relative, so forget about seeing your friends.…
Hassan describes one moment of Taliban brutality by writing, “ He was screaming at her and cursing and saying the Ministry of Vice and Virtue does not allow women to speak loudly” (Hosseini). This shows how women have little to no say in Afghanistan’s society and are completely looked down upon. Women can not speak loudly because that is against the virtues while on the other hand, it is completely fine for a man. This is also another example of gender inequality and the complete bias towards men in…