Counterpoint

Having gone through a few WGS classes already, I thought I pretty much had a good grasp on gender theory. Obviously there would be more complex theories I hadn’t heard of yet, but I thought I had a decent understanding of the basics, and that the novels and information presented in this course would simply expand upon that. After the first few days of classes, I realized how little I had already known. I’d learned about intersectionality, and the male gaze, and invisible privilege, but that was…

Living a creative life is sensual, juicy and exciting. Going on a creative date with yourself will rejuvenate and inspire all of your senses and open your mind. Go somewhere that feels glorious and freeing for you. Find a place where the beauty brings you to your knees and speaks directly to your soul. When you open yourself up and allow creative energies to burst and then embrace the ideas, your life will change dynamically. You can also consider getting together with a group of friends…

Many things in our life that we know, we know because we can directly experience it. We know the general form of a chair because we have seen it or sat on it. We know the taste of chocolate milk because we have drunk it before. However, how we can know things that transcend reality? How can we gain truths about the human condition without experiencing it in nature or interacting with others? A solution to this seems to be through art. Art is considered to be the special expression of ideas,…

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The disco era, which spanned from the late 1970s through the early 1980s, was defined by heavy drug use, in particular cocaine. The “hair bands” of the 1980s, such as Van Halen and Guns N’ Roses, became notorious for their execissive aclochol and drug abuse. Many of the 1990s’ most promising musicians’ lives were cut short by drug induced deaths. Although the most famous musician death of the decade was the suicide of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobaine, it has been widely reported that he was using…

Fundamental rights are granted through the Constitution of the United States, and are a part of our liberty and freedom. Also, The Ninth Amendment reads, “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. In other words the right to bear arms should not be taken away from anyone. Opponents of gun control consider the right to bear arms in some sense a fundamental right, and having those rights taken away is…

Net neutrality is the principle that all internet traffic should be treated equally [1]. This is an especially appealing idea if you are in the middle of watching the latest episode of your favorite show on Netflix. The neutral state of the internet is what has allowed data heavy streaming services like Netflix to flourish. However, treating all data usage exactly the same cuts into ISP’s profits, since they would have to charge everybody the same, and bandwidth is finite. This would lead to…

As its title suggests, place and space figure heavily in Jhumpa Lahiri’s latest novel, “The Lowland.” The reader finds herself journeying from the craggy shores of Rhode Island, to the bustling streets of Post-independence India, and finally in the hyacinth filled pools of the titular lowland area of Tollygunge, Calcutta. It is here that the mystery and tragedy of Lahiri’s novel takes place, a compassionate tale of family, betrayal, and political ideology set against the backdrop of the Naxalite…

SUMMARY Sets in the futuristic period, Guy Montag, a fireman, who, paradoxically, burns houses and illegally owned books. One night, after having burning quite number of homes and books, Montag met Clarisse, who happens to be his old neighbor. Clarisse, a seventeen year old, who is like a typical teenager, who likes to talk but what Clarisse sets from other teens is that she question about the world and nature In the course of the chapter one: part one, Clarisse asked Montag if he is happy, and…

Meetings are unavoidable in all social structures no matter profitable or non-profitable. Meeting is defined as an act or process of coming together as an assembly for a common purpose (Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary (2010)). Meetings can be categorized into two: formal and informal. Formal meetings means, meetings involving persons that representing a formal entities such as business entities, government entities, and NGO. Informal meetings are family meetings and friends meetings. Meeting and…