Close Encounters of the Third Kind

because I didn't want to overplay anything. (Holmstrom) 14 Economy is the Sine qua non of a decent short story as borne out by Deshpande's stories which are not troubled with lecturing labels. Her language is straightforward, immediate and laconic; close to speaking voice. sometimes instead of full and long sentences, she uses words circularly and negligibly. Deshpande utilizes certain abstract gadgets to make an imaginative touch to her compositions through analogies, likenesses,…

simply impossible. It is much better to make the most of time and live life to its absolute fullest. Nearly everyone has things on his or her bucket list, that they hope to accomplish prior to being reaped by Death. Maybe it’s skydiving, helping a third world country, or trying cuisine from multiple cultures. Regardless, it is important that those goals do not go unfinished, or at least without a plan, because without a plan there is a high chance that a person will not achieve their goals. In…

A few months ago, Netflix premiered its third installment of their hit show Black Mirror, beginning with the first episode entitled “Nosedive”. The main character, Lacie Pound, lives in a technology-obsessed, quasi-futuristic world where both friends and strangers can rate each other’s popularity and individual interactions out of five stars via cellphone and smart-lens technology. Most everyone has their phone glued to their hand, and are constantly updating their Facebook-esque social media…

that emerge in particular social situations or at a workplace: e.g., “first day of school, will I have any friends”, “wow she is gorgeous, I hope to talk to her”, and “will my boss notice my job well done and finally give me that raise?” Whether we encounter a “hello” from a passerby or wish to start a family with a loved one, we all yearn…

it “there is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.” Love is an unusual accident that can defy all other forces and overwhelm the human heart to overlook the norms. This kind of love is evident between Gurov and Anna from the short story “Lady with a Lapdog” written by Anton Chekhov. Gurov and Anna exemplify individuals in society who have found true love too late in their lives. But with the power of love, they are…

When we talk about monkeys, we know that there are various kinds of them. Scientifically speaking, they all fall under the order known as Primates. Primates are further divided into two suborders known as Prosimians and Anthropoids. Capuchins are monkeys that belong to a superfamily called Ceboidea (New world monkeys), which falls under the suborder Anthropoids (Downing). Capuchins are usually brown or black in color, some of them with a white face, depending upon the species. Their weight can…

pedagogy has been identified as a method to remove such barriers. In this report, culturally responsive pedagogy will be defined as a teaching practice that uses cultural knowledge, experiences, and understandings of RCELD students to make learning encounters more relevant and meaningful for all learners. This term was introduced by Gloria Ladson-Billings to “describe teaching that integrates a student’s background knowledge and prior home and community experiences into the curriculum and the…

Chaos is the primal energy for every new beginning. With the understanding born of both personal and professional experience, William Bridges, author of Best Selling book ‘Transitions: Making sense of life’s changes’, takes readers step by step through the three stages of any transition: The Ending, The Neutral Zone, and, in time, The New Beginning. Bridges explains how each stage can be understood and embraced, leading to meaningful and productive movement into a hopeful future. In his book,…

Imagine hiking up the beautiful Bear Lodge Mountains of northeastern Wyoming, surrounded by the Belle Fourche River, and seeing a grand structure of rock, a thousand feet up in the air. Nearly half a mile high, Devil’s Tower stands tall and proud, able to be seen from miles away. Devil’s Tower is known for its exciting climbing aspects, however, there is so much more than meets the eye when it comes to this particular climbing range. Devil’s Tower National Monument in Wyoming possesses a thought…

authority to function effectively. It isn’t just being a minority that determines one’s perception of police officers, being aware of racial profiling also has an effect on how someone, not only a minority, views police. Creating profiles about the kinds of people who commit certain crimes leads police officers to generalize a whole group of people, rather than addressing people as individuals (“Racial Profiling”). A lot of people are aware of this and some develop feelings of separation from…