African studies

resulted in the hybrid identity of the colonized people and their culture. Derek Walcott, Amitav Ghosh, Ngugi wa Thiongo, Tayeb Salih, Chinua Achebe etc, these all are the important personages in the dominion of Postcolonialism. Postcolonial study refers to the study of cultural heterogeneity. This dissertation researches on postcolonial novelists’ novels, Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North and Ngugi wa Thiongo’s The River Between…

In today’s society, there seems to be two different meanings between sex and gender. Sex is a more scientific term that explains physical traits and sexual preferences. Gender carries a more social tone. Meaning that it refers to the different clothing, activities, career choices, and positions people hold in society. The term sex references the sum of physical characteristics that identify males from females. The most distinctive difference in characteristics is that man and women have…

As a Hispanic woman who seeks to achieve a successful professional career, the gender inequality gap not only discourages me, but also helps me understand and challenge gender roles in American society. According to Henslin (2015) the gender pay gap has been a challenge that women have to face since the Industrial Revolution. Women from all education levels, from those with less than a high school diploma to those with doctoral degrees experience the gender pay gap. In the same way, the…

Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, depicts the struggles faced by African American women in the first half of the twentieth century. More specifically, The Color Purple follows the life of Celie, a black woman who initially is oppressed in every aspect of her life, but grows into an independent and confident woman. The novel details her struggles as a queer, African American woman living in Georgia. Through the course of the novel, Celie develops a multitude of relationships, all of which…

There are stereotypes all around us express every day; for example, “all blonds are unintelligent”. There are many stereotypes about women, but the reality is that some women are brave, objective, passionate, visionary, realistic, honest, intelligent, supportive, creative, inspiring, communicative, optimistic and respectable. There is not exactly one type of women, stereotypes are hurtful to all hard-working women, who try to succeed and leave poverty or maltreatment. In reality, women can…

With the development of society and technology, more and more students around the world are able to study abroad. As a result, the students who come from different countries can bring different cultures together and then the educational institutions should take advantage of them. But there are different cultures which can bring some mistakes or problems to education, and they can’t fix these problems by themselves. So that it can be a good problem for us to talk about. The cultural diversity…

Throughout the semester I have learned many things while in English 102 like for instance how to construct an argument, how to properly cite sources and develop a personal stance on certain topics that I am passionate about. While in this class I have developed my own “freestyle” type of writing, because many of the units were very opinionated it allowed me to actually voice my position on things that I felt needed attention drawn to. I believe that my writing skills have improved as far as me…

Question 1 (a) Table 1 SWOT analysis for the Mapco the manufacturer of exceptional economic foodstuff using strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and human resource management, accounting and finance, marketing functions. Looking at Table 1 it is clear that the main part of the business that needs to be strengthened first and foremost is Human Resource Management. Currently the company is a “one man band” consisting only of Mr.Rashid. He mentions in the report that he is…

We get discouraged comparing our present lives to theirs when it’s imperative to trust your own journey. Everyone starts somewhere! 6. If a student wasn’t sure about taking the time to study abroad or take a gap year, or someone was trying to decide to take the leap to travel, what would you say to persuade him or her to go for it? Studying abroad or taking a gap year will help you discover yourself and your passions. It will also give…

Women have more rights now than they did in the late 1800s but they still don’t have nearly the same rights as men do. According to the white house website on issues, women on average make 78 cents for every dollar men make. During President Obama’s terms as president there has been a significant amount of progress to bridge the gender pay gap. He signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which enabled victims that have been discriminated of pay to seek compensation where previously they…