Criticism

Out of the many books we were given to chose from I choose Animal Farm knowing it would be quite interesting to write about with all the political fuss that went on over the novel. Animal Farm was written by George Orwell in 1946, it falls under many different categories of literature. It’s considered a children’s story, a fable, and a political satire. It can be considered a children’s story because it was written in the style of a children’s book and involves funny farm animals that talk, but…

Theodore Brameld offers some harsh criticism of the existing educational theories in this book. Brameld argues that experimentalism, especially, among the other educational theories, has, in ways, stunted the metaphorical growth of the American educational system (28). Brameld mainly argues that, while experimentalism aims at promoting open-mindedness and tolerance in the name of exploration, it does so without any goal in mind (32). Brameld writes, “[experimentalism, like twentieth century…

these messages are relayed through artifacts, such as speeches, so that we can either learn how to incorporate them ourselves, or how to identify when this is occurring. Scholars do this through a method called Ideological Criticism. In this paper the method of Ideological Criticism will be applied to John F. Kennedy’s 1961 inaugural speech. By using JFK’s word in his inaugural speech, the prevalent ideology of the 1960’s can be determined. When John F. Kennedy was elected as the…

As its name suggests, the Paleo Diet gets its inspiration from the Paleolithic era, when man survived as a hunter-gatherer. The diet, originated by Loren Cordain, health professor at the Colorado State University, is based on a radical line of thought. Professor Cordain argues that since the human genome has not evolved in the last 50,000 years or so, there is reason to believe that the most natural diet for man is what his caveman ancestors ate. In other words, for good health one should…

Gore is a Baptist and is one of the foremost leaders in the modern environmentalist movement. An entire paper could be written about the contribution religious people have made to environmentalism and science as a whole. The author of letter in his criticism of the religious seems to have forgotten all of the important contributions made to science by people who profess belief in a…

shows the tragedy of human desire. He calls Ophelia a mere bait for Hamlet and is just as object of desire for him. She is considered as a being with no feelings and just use. Feminist Criticism Feminist criticism examines ways through which literature either reinforces or undermines various forms of oppression on women. (L, 2006). Feminism basically focusses on something that is absent rather than something that’s present. Unlike other…

Fences by August Wilson is a play that follows the lives of one African American family in the sixties and it illustrates how challenging everyday tasks can be. When analyzed from a reader response perspective, it shows how irresponsible choices and not so perfect past can affect the present relationship’s that are presented in the play. Wilson reveals true motives of certain characters like Troy Maxson, who hinders his son’s football dream simply because he was not able to fulfill his own…

This course has facilitated opportunities to experience novels of all different types, as well as different styles of teaching. I have had the opportunity to look critically at different theories, as well as a variety of hands on activities. With the culmination of the semester, I have come to the conclusion that students must learn to engage with literature in a meaningful way so they can apply that skill more broadly in life and use it to think critically about government and societal…

Secondly, how poorly Walmart workers are treated is proof enough that the company is bad for America. Walmart is known to take advantage of their employees by offering them low wages, no overtime, poor health care, and are disrespectful of employees race along with gender. This corporation has been proven to guilt workers into working more for no pay leaving the employee with little to no money monthly. They simply tell the employees that they do not know what they are going to do because of the…

Feminist theory is a fairly new approach to the IR discipline and the aim is to produce knowledge that helps inform practices to improve the lives of women. Feminists use the experience of women to make research that is beneficial to women. In doing so they believe that their viewpoints might uncover aspects of reality that is hidden by more conventional approaches. Feminists believe that by paying attention to experiences of women IR theories might be reformulated and the understanding of world…