Boat people

Witch, a word that most people associate with images of hags riding on brooms, cackling into the night, long noses and pointy hats— some people even associate witches with devil worship. Some think Witches are only fairy tales, characters in scary stories you tell to children to make them behave. When I hear the word “witch” I think of my Abuelita, I think of the special Teas she taught my Meemaw and mother to make, I think of all the stories my Meemaw told me about her— how people used to…

The underground railroad is a system of people, abolitionists, who aid the escape of slaves in captivity by providing food, shelter and directions to freedom. Harriet, with the help of the Quaker woman, scheduled a boat to take her across a river which was the first step to her freedom. Shaken by a close encounter with the slave hunters, she finds refuge in a barn after finding…

apparent between the two also with a lot of similarities. some of these differences minor and others major. Although both the book and movie were in pursuit of the same message the end point was reached in different ways. for instance in the book some people in general were perceived to be much nicer than they were shown to be in the movie. Solomon Northup and Steve McQueen, the director of the movie, In the book, Solomon described a number of incidents that occurred when he was being…

Andrew Just last year, Dylan and I traveled to Haiti on a missions trip. As you may know, it's one of the poorest countries in the world. When we were beginning our descent on the airplane, I thought about how little roads and how poor the housing was. We drove through chaotic roads and rubble filled alleys, until we reached the orphanage. New Life Children’s Home is a safe haven for kids who lived in the mountains a couple miles north. These kids were neglected, sick, beat, starved, etc.…

best known writers in the middle years of the 1700’s. Wheatley impressed everyone she met, proving to the world that the color of one’s skin indicates one’s intelligence. She was born in Africa, but was kidnapped and shipped to the United States on a boat named “Phillis” thus giving her name. A wealthy man named John Wheatley purchased her. John accepted Wheatley as a part of the family. Which was unusual at the time, because slaves were supposed to just be a worker that had no meaning to their…

Malaysia is a multi-cultural country consisting of Malays, Chinese, Indian, Orang Asli or the indigenous groups comprising of Senoi, Jakun and Negritos in Peninsula Malaysia and the such as the Dayak, Iban, Bidayuh, Orang Ulu in Sarawak and the Kadazan-Dusun, Bajau and Murut in Sabah. Each group brings with them their own cultures, art and architectural designs. The traditional Malays architecture is based on simplicity of design ideally suited to the tropical conditions. Taking into…

Batman is one of the greatest examples of a superhero in comic book and cinematic history. The Dark Knight’s unmatched show of stoic diligence, perseverance, and courage has earned him a memorable place in the hearts of many. However, there are also other, less well-known heroes; they are Atticus and Boo of the gothic novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. Atticus Finch is the unwavering moral compass that guides the reader and his children to the path of righteousness while Boo Radley is…

Martin Luther King believed “we may have all come on different ships, but we 're in the same boat now.” This belief of equality inspires millions of people everyday, but before King there was Langston Hughes. Hughes, a poet during the 1920’s, living around the world and supporting African-Americans particularly for equality in America. Hughes is a prolific equality activist, implementing his anger, depression, culture, and oppression in his poems. Langston Hughes’s family, specifically his…

Aldous Huxley's extreme story puts the lives of people during the 1930s in a perspective that most wouldn't think to perceive it from. He presents many different social and political problems of the 1930s in his novel Brave New World. The despair and isolation that citizens and countries felt during this time of poverty is ironically twisted into a world of euphoria and ignorant bliss a world where everyone is happy. He shows the lengths government would go for the sake of power, production, and…

An event that is marked in infamy in American history was the forceful eviction of native Americans from their land for white settlement. Many tribes were lost due to the expansion of the country that is now called the United States. Many people think that as unfortunate and tragic the loss of a life and culture of the Native Americans was, tragedies like this do not occur in the modern world. However Native Americans were not the only ethnic group marginalized. African Americans were brutalized…