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delves into many social issues that are still seen today. Even though this piece is satire, the glaring inequality in the story helps to create a sense of predator and prey. The narrator views the Irish people as vulnerable prey who are regarded as animals. This view that the impoverished Irish people are a group of animals is seen as a sign that they are hunted. This predator versus prey is seen throughout the story, not just the opening lines. On page 316, the narrator asserts, "…a young…

though Julian speaks fluent spanish, I speak fluent english. Shown on page 95 where Julian has to take classes to learn and improve his english. Our political similarity is when Julian’s family moved to Florida they lived in a democratic government (page 139) and I live in a democracy. Our political differences are when Julian lived in Havana he lived under a dictatorship, but I live under a democratic government, talked about on page 17 where people in the city are rebelling against the…

mean and woman to emigrate out of Ireland and in some cases feel like exiles. Ireland began to be majorly Catholic and when England came to Ireland to challenge this they began to feel like they were look down upon. With the English system beginning to take place the people in Ireland began to feel the repercussions. This religion change began with the establishment of the Irish Church in 1536, by Henry VIII . They never tried to convert them, they were allowed to stay Catholic, but rather…

for the English to obtain works of labor. Before the acknowledgement of slavery, there was Indentured Servitude which gave the white people who contained a scarce amount of money, a chance to acquire land and remain at ease after the completion of four to seven years of toil. Unfortunately, this contract was fallacious and set out be a scam where those who signed in agreeance would rarely receive the luxury to attain their portion of the arrangement. It was found that one in every 20 people…

looking around, seeing you 're the only one whose skin color is not white, you’re the only one with dark curly hair, and you 're the only one who “doesn’t belong.” Upon entering the classroom you hear comments like “It 's a Mexican”, “Do you even speak English?”, “How did you cross the border?” That 's what students like Natalia Martinez, Genesis Garcia, Kendrick Rosado, and I had to deal with when starting a new school. Students have taken it upon themselves to decide where someone is from and…

Enlightenment period. Swift was a satirist who wrote a lot about the English monarchy, who was confiscating parts of Irish land to sell them to English families. At this time the Protestants and Catholics did not get along. The Protestants did everything they could to prevent the Catholic religion from growing by depriving them of what American’s see as basic rights today. This issue was crucial for Swift because he was a protestant born to an English family. This is what inspired his writings…

that others should do it. He did not refute the opposing claims to leave room for those who may have better ideas than Swift and therefore, he is not so bent on his ideas. The weakness in Swift’s argument is that it does not account for how the people would feel about helping the poor. They may not feel the need to do anything for the poor; such as feeding them or giving them food. If they abuse what they get they will be equally just as poor. Also, those who may be offered a job of…

combination of bars and dots (Henderson 1981). For example, the number twelve would be written with two bars and two dots stacked on top of each other. Not only are their numbers dissimilar, but the Mayan language is also far more different than the English alphabet North Americans use today. In fact,…

contrary, too close the gap, the Australian government believes that Indigenous children need to be taught English to participate in Australian society fully. It is unfortunate to note that the opportunities for Indigenous children to use their home languages are slowly decreasing. Schools offer these children little or no material in their languages to study. Furthermore, having to learn in English would hinder the children’s opportunities to speak in their home languages. Only a few schools…

literature. He was the father of modern African literature who had opened up the eyes of the public to the life of African culture. Growing up in the Igbo society in Nigeria, Achebe was influenced by the many aspects of his culture, his family, and the people that surrounded him. The many aspects of his life growing up in African culture influenced Chinua Achebe in his literary works by being a great believer of peace and equality. Chinua Achebe was born on November 15, 1930, in Ogidi,…