Breaking Dawn

due to their extreme poverty. Zia comes to Kittur in search of a livelihood and falls an easy prey to the wiles of a terrorist recruiter. When he first comes to Kittur, he is taken care of by the goodhearted Ramanna Shetty who employs him, thereby breaking the age-old tradition of not employing a Muslim in a Hindu…

“Man, I Feel Like A Woman.”: The Gender Binary System in Victorian England Victorian England is not as grand as it seems. The rules of society put pressure both on men and women to conform to these strict and restraining statutes. After reading Silas Marner by George Eliot, (Mary Ann Evans), it became clear. Silas was looked down upon because he single-handedly raised a child. This was a breakthrough in the gender barrier. Silas was also excommunicated from his former village Lantern Yard. Due…

An important part of this world that us humans like to take advantage of in many ways are animals. One may not realize it, but a person encounters at least one type of animal every day, whether it be a fly on the wall or a family pet. Animals have a huge impact on us humans and how we live life. A lot of our daily actions wouldn't even be possible without the existence of animals in this world. However, with all these animals comes the abuse and cruel treatment of them by people. We use animals…

I was working a midnight shift at the entry control point with my partner on Security 12, patrolling the F-4 ramp, conducting a 100 percent hands-on “Restricted Area Badge” check. Anyone requiring access to any restricted area had to display the proper credentials prior to gaining access. During random points in our shift we were directed to conduct checks to ensure only authorized personnel gained access to these areas. After conducting checks for thirty minutes, my partner and I headed…

According to the Meriam- Webster Dictionary, a mask is, “something that serves to conceal or disguise” (“Mask”). A mask does not necessarily have to be a physical object, it could also be a façade that a person uses to protect themselves from being seen as vulnerable by others. “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Lawrence Dunbar and Townie by Andre Dubus, are pieces of literature that depict the use of an intangible mask in two very different ways. In both pieces the narrators put up a front to hide…

The ‘notion of “sex” is defined as biological differences between male and female while “gender”, also known as “sex roles”, refer to certain behaviours and characteristic attributed to each sex that was a social construction.’ (Carter 2011, p.22) Basically indicating that sex is biologically driven while gender dictates how the society should act and behave as a man or woman with the elements of ideologies such as patriarchy and capitalism. However, the distinctions between the two terms are…

“Ariel” Sylvia Plath’s Ariel is one of the most renowned collections of poetry from the twentieth century. These poems were written during the last years of Plath’s life before she committed suicide and gives us a unique insight into the inner workings of her mind. Her estranged husband and fellow poet, Ted Hughes, published Ariel in 1965 after Plath’s suicide. In these poems Plath transcends to become her true self; the tone is cool, amused, bitter, and unnervingly charming. This collection is…

2013, end of my Sophomore year, was the year I became best friends with a guy who is now a stranger. The first time Zach and I met was when he moved to Queen City in the 8th grade. April of our 8th grade year we voted on class favorites and we both were awarded the most courteous award, which was awkward because I barely knew the guy. It was not until the end of my Sophomore year that I actually talked to him and by Junior year we were dating. The reciprocal part of the attraction theory, the…

does not describe the urban New York landscape in detail, we can imagine the harsh contrast of what the speaker sees looking through his downtown apartment window and what the exotic fruit reminds him of: “trees laden by low-singing rills, / And dewy dawns, and mystical blue skies” ("The Tropics in New York" 257). Discussion of culture clash and contrast is only reaffirmed with the context of the Chicago Race Riots ("The Tropics in New York" 258). He uses the fruits and enjoyment of his old land…

"Is there a woman?" The Red Lancer who had teared Olaf's head out asked, swerving his horse. The man smiled and raised his lance with the white head impaled in his point as a trophy. "Is she beautiful?" Other Uhlan asked, moving his horse to place himself at Kristoff's side. The mountain man stood in front of Anna's tent, looking at the five Uhlans who had unexpectedly appeared. Kristoff asked inwardly why those riders had reached Arendelle's encampment. Has Arendelle's army been…