Alfred Edward Housman

member of a group that is perceived as different, foreign, strange, etc. These last two definitions are more accurate definitions of this study. A compare and a contrast essay of The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester and Orientalism by Edward W. Said. While they focus on many subjects, Dr. Minor from The Professor and the Madman and in a more general sense the East from Orientalism stand out the most. The professor…

Racism is something that has been something occurring in the world for a very long time. The novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad represents the time period of imperialism; when Belgium colonized the Congo. Conrad depicts the racism that occured in the Congo of Africa because of the Europeans colonization. The main protagonist named Marlow, a European sailor, goes on an adventure with his crew through his perspective going up the Congo River with the goal of meeting an idealistic man, Kurtz.…

Colonialism took many different forms throughout history; political, economic, social and cultural. Literature itself can serve colonial objectives through the use of a colonial language that describes the Non-western countries as inferior, uneducated, uncultured and uncivilized. This type of colonial discourse mainly serve the colonial powers who give false image about the other in order to emphasize their superiority and to defend the real intentions behind colonizing other countries such as…

The Illegal Operation an Essential Contribution to Social Protest/Affirmation This paper will focus on the sculpture, The Illegal Operation (1962) by Edward Kienholz. The assemblage sculpture can be found on the second floor of the Ahmanson Building at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Although understated at first, this sculpture deals with the taboo practice of abortions regulated in the 1960’s. In this paper I will discuss why this sculpture would make a good contribution to our textbook,…

Introduction: There is a lot of controversy over the topic of if humans are still evolving. Some people say that humans are still evolving, while others say we are devolving. I believe that we as humans are continuing to evolve because of medical advancements. A background term that you may not know is selective pressure; any action that changes the behavior or fitness or a living organism in a certain environment. In this paper I will be using the research of other scientists and people to…

very popular within the literary world especially with orientalists. Many believe that in books such as A Thousand and One Night, women are portrayed as manipulative creatures who use their beauty to gain what they want. This is an example of what Edward Said describes in Orientalism…

organizations. Their current leadership including the CEO is under investigation on whether Sears and/or its officers and directors violated state or federal securities laws. This was due to the $400 million loan from ESL Investments, which is owned by CEO Edward Lampert (Kahn, 2015). The CEO is also an area of concern. Sears has a multitude of assets, since he has taken the office of CEO many of those assets have been liquidated and very little have been invested into the recovery of Sears. …

In my opinion I choose Eddie Lampert, Chairman and CEO of Sears Holdings is the worst CEO in the recent history Eddie Lampert is one of those CEO about whom none of us even bother to talk about anymore. For three consecutive years he has been on the worst CEO list. He is the man who engineered the disastrous merger between Sears and Kmart that continues to unravel two formerly great American brands. The company is still shrinking, accumalating record losses and disappointing investors. There…

Among numerous diseases that has changed the course of human history smallpox is considered to be an undeniable standout. As noted by Belongia and Naleway (2003), this disease has been “…scourge against humanity for at least the past 1500 years”. Since it has been decimating communities across the globe for more than one and a half of millennium, the virus’ footprint may be called significant. From today’s point of observation, the highlight in the history of smallpox is the period around the…

Bending the Culture: Hybridization of Punjabi Ethos in Gurinder Chadha’s Bend it Like Beckham “Sometimes we feel we straddle two cultures; at other times, that we fall between two stools.” - Salman Rushdie ‘Diaspora is the term used to describe any population which is considered deterritorialized, dislocated and disintegrated fostering feels of ‘unbelongingness’ and ‘dispossession’. The…