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In a real-life trial within a courtroom, there are two sides: the plaintiff and defense. The plaintiff’s role is to prosecute the defendant with a crime, and the defense’s role is to vindicate the defendant of the crime accused. To do so, a story must be told, followed by an argument with evidence as aid. The person in charge of the final verdict is the judge or the jury. In the book, Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, the readers become the jury and Stevenson is the lawyer who is presenting the…

How many times have you been out somewhere and seen someone that dresses differently than you, or someone covered in tattoos, and immediately made a judgment on what kind of he or she is? Maybe you pulled up next to a car blasting music that you do not like, and again made a judgment about that person simply because of the type of music he or she was listening to? Even more disappointing is when judgment is made simply because someone is a different race. Judging someone without even knowing…

Reflections of Judgment Through Fiction When reading through various works of fiction, we sometimes come across material that almost speaks directly to us, or may even describe our current situation or feelings. Although the works are truly fictitious, the inspiration for these stories comes from deep within the mind of the author, who is human, and human emotions tend to bleed through fiction. This is how we can find a surreal connection to so many stories that never actually occurred. Some…

The Māori worldview is holistic and cyclic, and refers to the core ideas and beliefs which govern the way in which Māori perceive and interact with the world around them (Newman, 2016). A key aspect of this view is determined by the many different cultural concepts. Māori cultural concepts all originate from the creation narratives, stories of atua (gods), and are not isolated, but are related to one another (Carter, 2016). Understanding these concepts gives a greater depth of understanding of…

The Oxford dictionary defined literature as “Familiarity with letters or books; knowledge acquired from reading or studying books, esp. the principal classical texts associated with humane learning; literary culture; learning, scholarship”. The definition of literature leads to understand the significance of reading literature. It is important to read literature because we can free our minds, have a better understanding of history, and to improve our communication skills. Although, literature…

Chronicle of a Death Foretold pursues the story of a murder in Colombia. The narrator develops an idiosyncratic scene in which many of the town’s inhabitants were aware of the predestined murder. However, no one impeded the murder or had the sagacity to caution the victim. The crime took place by hand of the major characters in the novel. Although these characters experienced the crime firsthand, the minor characters in the novel were also directly involved. The minor characters set the scene…

The book “Chronicle of a Death Foretold” written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a book that had taken place in the Middle East. It was a small town that had it 's own laws and its own way of surviving. The people in this town are kept to their race, until one day one person from a race accused another person from a different race of rape. “In Chronicles of a Death Foretold” Marquez uses biblical allusions when Santiago wears all white, when the angel passes by, and when Santiago was murdered to…

Have you ever found yourself giving in to your guilty pleasure of eating a Mcdouble from Mcdonalds when you know you are supposed to be watching your health or spending money you can’t afford to spend on a new pair of shoes? You are not alone in this fight against this addiction to satisfying your present desires despite the future consequences. However, this lifestyle is destructive if you are unable to control yourself. The collection of short stories called Latin American Short Stories,…

“Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos” writes Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel in his third volume of the Athenaeum. Many can tell that irony is something of the opposite than what a reader expects it to be. Irony leads to chaos in the end of the stories, an angel arriving, a father who left his family, and a family getting murdered. Sherman Alexie’s “Because My Father Always Said He Was The Only Indian who saw Jimi Hendrix Play ‘The Star Spangles…

Shifting Generations Contemporary World Literature contemplates an array of different political, societal and cultural issues. In this globalization era where the imminent information revolution has taken place, magically unifying the entire world. Migration among countries has created a cultural blend of races and ethnicities. Diverse countries now face problems involving political refugees, immigrants, and health concerns. Literature has accompanied this era with important contemporary…