Cosmopolitan

Redclift’s 2005 article, Sustainable Development (1987-2005): An Oxymoron Comes of Age, discusses the inability to develop in a sustainable way. The articles focuses on several different factors, ideas, and discussions that have affected the discourse of sustainable development. One focal point of this article is the Corporate Response to Sustainable Development. Corporations’ have had to deal with a growing public conscious to become more ‘green’ and ecologically friendly. These attempts do…

Many writers of the time were self-conscious literary artists but Shakespeare seemed to be more intent on the entertainment value of his plays and less on being a classicist. So he drew on various sources and themes from classical to popular culture. He used the literary traditions not just to give his characters beautiful poetry to recite but also to explore popular concepts; often this exploration used humour and satire to explore Elizabethan ideas. In Midsummer Night’s Dream Shakespeare…

The word “Pseudo” in “pseudoscience” means “fake,” so it all comes down to where does one draw the line between real and fake? Webster Dictionary defines it as “a system of theories, assumptions, and methods erroneously regarded as scientific” Knowing .what science exactly is isn 't just knowing certain facts such as the process of cell division to balancing chemical equations. In fact, it is the act of understanding the nature of science itself, finding valid evidence, conducting thorough…

Rock’s Rugged Whisper What took me to Arcot, the city of Nawabs, was the photograph of a Rock Cut temple at Vellore Museum. Though not at par with Ajanta and Elephanta Caves it was a beautiful sight and reminded me of Bagh Caves. Flanked by a carpet of green grass it seemed to represent the romance of ancient nomadic-spiritual life. Finding it was going to be difficult. First, the caption hardly gave any idea about its exact location and second, I didn’t understand Tamil. The problem…

beneficial or detrimental purposes, but is merely a tool under which wisdom must be the guiding force. Today’s society has seen an unprecedented access to knowledge--the internet, books, radio, television, and increased physical mobility all encourage cosmopolitan global awareness. Whoever “cries havoc, and unleashes the dogs of war” may have the knowledge to weaponize against his adversaries, but not wisdom to accept the consequences. The book of Ecclesiastes is partly correct in stating that…

Rationale Written Task [Type the date] I wrote an opinion column targeting women on how different companies use advertisements to convince a male audience to purchase products and how this affects the men in our patriarchy. I used an informal and humorous tone to set a satirical mood to show the way mass media, in the form of advertisements, uses language to inform and persuade young men. In my article I used adult humor and verbal irony to set a satirical mood with phrases like, “Steps of…

For almost 20 years that I grew up in Tanzania, the song in everyone’s ears has been poor economic condition that flirted the nation. Despite being the fulcrum of liberation of African continent, still it is lagging behind and stands as one of the poorest nation on earth. For years now, what lingers into many Tanzanian minds including me; what should be done to change our country’s fortune? I recall during my primary school days in late 1990s, reading a book “Long Walk to Freedom”, an…

“Meditation” is also one of the Cyril Wong latest poems. This poem discusses the social issues in Singapore. The first stanzas underline a typical perception of a Singaporean on viewing any issues. Wong explains that most people in Singapore will only observe social issue without using their judgment. In other words, Singaporeans tend to view an issue only on exterior basis and they not even bothered to use their reasoning behind any social issue. He support his argument in the second stanza…

Introduction: The great American author, Jack London, wrote many novels and short stories, but his writing was heavily affected by his adventurous life. The early life of Jack London played a huge role in his writing. Jack, through rough times, found reading as a way to get through the tough times. 1. Jack’s reading led him to becoming a reader that studied and focused on the text. He wanted to understand what he was reading, not just having fun while reading. He wrote, [I] was an…

When you hear the name Australia, what do you think of? Do you think of animals like kangaroos and koalas? Do you possibly think of famous landmarks like the Sydney Opera House or famous people like Steve Irwin and the band AC/DC? The country of Australia is not just big cities, Sydney and Melbourne. In his book In a Sunburned Country, Bill Bryson shows the many forms of diversity in both the people who live there and the fauna of the country, which he explains using his humor. There are also…