Humanity Essay

Using his short story, the author is able to “[illuminate] some aspect of human life or behavior” and give “a keener awareness of our humanity” through the author’s eyes (Arp and Johnson 63-67). The author is able to enlighten the audience on the dangers of depression and shame by revealing the impact on one man and his family. Soon after the abrupt collapse of the father’s firm, Watanabe…

The idea that being influenced by others in society can make us do things that are inhumane relates to Examination Day by Henry Seslar, The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, The Fat Boy by Owen Marshall and The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty. The texts Examination Day and The Lottery illustrate the effects a corrupt government can have on society and portrays how easy it is to blindly follow inhumane laws made by the government. Short stories The Fat Boy and The Sniper share the idea that society can make…

“The people in White Teeth are immigrants” (“An Interview With Zadie Smith”). Before introducing the topic of this paper it is important to understand a few terms and the history behind the novel White Teeth. Said herself; Zadie Smith claims that the characters in White Teeth are immigrants. With the topic of immigration comes the idea of assimilation, which is the “process by which a person or a group 's language and, or culture come to resemble those of another group” (PowerPoint). Characters…

Most people believe that those who know most about a situation should be the one making decisions about it. The prescribed title, “The possession of knowledge carries an ethical responsibility” specifically addresses the moral implication of having that knowledge. To thoroughly discuss this prescribed title, four knowledge questions must be answered, the chief amongst them being “Do those in power hold an ethical responsibility to those they can impact?” And, its answer is that yes, based on a…

Professor Chang’s opening introduction of his artist father’s story implies his intention of introducing narratives created by normal people to the audience. Even though he emphasizes the importance of paying attention to long-term big pictures of US-China relationship in order to oppose the Eurocentric statements, for example, “the rise of the West is inevitable” and “the fall of China is due to its less open-minded culture”, Professor Chang points out that the interaction between people from…

Keeping secrets and hiding the truth from the world is something that has stood the test of time dating back to before Christ. Presenting a false version of something is commonplace. Many people choose to stretch the truth for their benefit them in the long run, however the truth always catches up to them. The novels, “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair and “The Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison are both narrative examples of stretching the truth, which only makes everything in each novel much much…

Several years ago, as an undergraduate double major student in English education and Literature in English, I wondered why women writings seem to be an overlooked subject. Out of curiosity, a long term research into women’s experience, culture, and society explored through the lens of postcolonial, feminist, social and cultural theories was born. Through this research I have learned that oppressive cultural aspect of gender relationships, especially between women is something that is being…

In her scholarly article “Why I’m Still Writing Women’s Literary History”, Professor Devoney Looser astutely asserts that women’s literary history is a field that is alive and thriving and therefore deserves to be treated as such. Her argument centers around addressing concerns expressed by various colleagues of hers that the academic field of women’s studies is now “passe” due to taking a “separatist” approach. Looser explicitly states that her article is therefore “a credo that has its origins…

Rhetorical Analysis: Exploring Devices that Forge Connections between Unity and Cultures Published in 1996, James McBride reflects back on the lives of himself and his mother growing up in the Bronx, and the vast number of experiences that shaped both their lives. McBride poignantly reflects on the differences that unified his family, allowing McBride to successfully intertwine the two cultures as one by highlighting the differences between the two, and bringing the two together to convey that…

In the books The selection series by Kiera Cass the main character, America, changes throughout the books The Selection, The Elite, and The One due to her feeling for the prince. For example,before she entered the selection she was poor and intolerant.”Our money was stretched as tight a high wire,and our income was highly dependent on the season”(Cass 3).This quote is indicating that they are poor because when people say money is tight it usually means that don't have much of it,and…