Coloured

My poster is convincing men to join the army by playing on their insecurities and their worries about their female companions, using techniques such as “Bandwagon”, and “Emotional Words”. Firstly, I used a slogan which makes men feel like they are being left out in something that they should be a part of, using the “Bandwagon” technique. My slogan reads, “Real Men Fight,” which implies that all the men in the area are fighting and only fake men or people who are not men are sitting at home, not…

social change in the country. A reductionist view would not do justice to said change as there were a wide array of aspects that helped to improve social conditions in the country. Modernizing elites such as The Ontario Black History Society and The Coloured Women’s Club of Montreal, the steady yet captivating leadership…

work, he got caught up in the Hindu holiday, Holi. Holi is the “festival of colours” (Holi, 2017) during the changing of the seasons, from winter to spring. Holi is celebrated by throwing coloured powders on your friends, family, foes, and people you do not know. Puro protected Todd from getting hit by the coloured powder as an act of kindness because Todd was wearing nice clothing. I believe Puro shielded Todd from the colour because as Todd is American, he assumed Todd would have no interest…

Anthropologist, Alfred Gell, with his ideas about agency, influenced Young, who proposes a cultural examination of colour through materiality. Young suggests ways in which colour and materiality may be studied. She advocates that asking what coloured materials do in social practice, helps to shine fresh light on the role of materiality and colour in culture. She argues that colours are active, that they have agency and do things within objects; colours distinguish, they are used as analogies…

society a critique on the treatment of coloured people with a view to promote further change. Harper Lee utilises the character of Atticus as a voice of reason to teach scout about the injustice of bigotry and prejudice. This is evident when he says to scout “You never really understand a person until you consider things from him point of view until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it”. This aphorism highlights Atticus’s empathy towards coloured people in Maycomb and allows the…

Smoke bombs was first invented by a British inventor, Robert Yale in 1848. He started by developing a 17th-century Chinese-style fireworks then later on modified the formula so that it could produce more smoke for a longer period of time. Coloured smoke devices are usually made up of an oxidizer to oxidize other substances, a fuel…

member of my entire family replays vividly in my mind. This beautiful island of Trinidad, although filled with uncertainty, presents such great opportunity that going back now is just not an option. Life as a French coloured planter was changing in Grenada. The French Revolution threatened the economy and most importantly the livelihoods of us planters. In 1776, a French planter from Grenada, Roume de St Laurent, visited Trinidad in the capacity of a semi-official…

The short story of Richard Rive explains a problematic relationship in a neighbourhood called district six. It also describes the different backgrounds of each culture, example the Jew, the Muslim, the coloureds and Afrikaans. In the beginning of the story when the main character is introduced she calls the shop owner baas as stated in the story, “Please, baas!” (Rive, 1986, p.88). The text speaks on and says “Solly didn’t mind. But this caught him unaware. Please, baas. This felt good.” (Rive,…

The black women, who make their less than adequate livings as domestic house maids, are forced to accept living and working circumstances that take advantage of them. Coloured maids are of such low class in society that they are often viewed as the possessions of wealthy white families, as the ability to afford domestic help is considered a luxury. The Help offers a comprehensive reflection on the complex effects that class has on people’s social interactions, particularly in regards to race as…

from the black and white harassers, his admiration for the utopian society shown in the sitcoms is questioned. He realises the prejudice that the people of Pleasantville have against women and those who are different, in this case people who are ‘coloured’. Ross’ use of pastiche in the beginning of ‘Pleasantville’ turns to parody as David comes to understand that the society in the sitcoms conceals the true oppressive nature of 1950’s attitudes towards women who don’t follow the strict gender…