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AKSHAYA CHOUDHARY 1036 SECTION B, III YEAR ENGLISH Andha Yug and Modern War Theory Introduction Andha Yug by Dharamvir Bharati is most commonly read as contemplation on the partition of the Indian subcontinent, and the reworking of the final day of the battle between the Kauravas and the Pandavas is also interpreted as an allegory of the war between two modern political states. Rightly so, the play could be taken as an allegory for the war between two technologically modern states, consequences…

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) has undergone a variety of expansions and renovations over the years. Specifically, this paper will address the I.M. Pei additions through Foster & Partners of the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art mainly from its conception in 1981 to its opening in 2011. It is beyond the scope of this paper to explore changes in the Linde Family Wing after its opening in 2011. This paper will cover how the museum was able to expand in order to create this new wing and…

In the article “Almost Famous: Teens and Online Videos”, Gay Norton Edelman talks about teenagers broadcasting their premeditated, irrational behaviors on the Internet and discusses the reasons for this trend. The purpose of the article is to indirectly educate teenagers about how ludicrous it is to publicize misconduct in cyber space and to stop posting videos of their dreadful comportment online. She states that the act of adolescents advertising irresponsible or scandalous exploits online,…

reaffirm that no class has more power or significance than any other class. Communism in China meant total occupational equality, meaning that no one class should dictate important issues. Mao put a considerable amount of effort into ending class elitism but in that effort he made enemies. Some of the Chinese population did not agree with Mao 's oppressive tactics consequently numerous groups began to civilly protest Mao Zedong. A group of youths called the red guards is one such example. It…

Conclusions. Financial challenges, academic difficulties and institutional reputation at a prestigious institution can have lasting effects on the experiences of Black students. Financial challenges can interfere with the ability to take advantage of certain opportunities, limit the chance to interface with more affluent classmates or cause stress that can distract them from favorable academic achievement. It can also impact decisions such as living preferences. For example, four of the…

Though Charlotte Perkins Gilman, author of “The Yellow Wallpaper, was a profound feminist and merited as an icon for feminism and other social rights activism, Gilman left her opinions on race, class, and nativism up in the air, leaving her audience to ponder on her stance in this part of intellectual history. Ganobcsik-Williams comments on the critics of Gilman who claim the reasons for Gilman’s lack of mentioning are her naiveté and ignorance of being influenced by the traditional…

“I hate reading.” How often do we hear people utter this sentence? In this day and age, with education more widely available, especially in the United States, one would think that the love of reading would grow rather than diminish. Why, then, do people, including those who have already graduated from high school and thus should have been exposed to a variety of texts, loathe books so much? Not textbooks—as it is understandable that someone might recoil at the sort of dry material one can find…

How would you convince a sceptical friend that popular culture was a valid object for academic study? Apprehension around studying popular culture can be attributed to an understanding of popular culture as meaning ‘low culture’, and therefore having little worthiness of study. However, the conceptual division between high and low culture, is now understood to be of no relevance to aesthetic worth, but more to political and social distinctions. Remove the word popular from the question, and the…

The end of World War II brought many changes to the lives of minority populations in Los Angeles. After experiencing increased economic and housing opportunities during the war, Black communities struggled under renewed post-war segregation efforts. Conversely, Asian communities, particularly the Japanese, worked to overcome the effects of internment camps and immigration stereotypes that emerged during the war. Despite the universal experience of racism, the next twenty years in postwar Los…

According to Dick Hebdige's Subculture, the Meaning of Style, style as a form of resistance can be easily seen in examination of the punk movement, which emerged in the late 70's. In the UK, it can be seen to be a rebellion against the working-class youth's limited options in a capitalist driven society, as punks rejected the traditional values set out by the self-interested middle-class. Punk style aimed to shock and repulse with participants using their clothing as a means of breaking away…