Euphemism

such as racism, the person is committing an act of racism against the people of the culture they appropriated. An additional example of negative cultural appropriation is Avril Lavigne’s song “Hello Kitty.” In her song, Hello Kitty is used as a euphemism and the song is revealed to have a double meaning, the second being a flirtatious one (Copsey). She uses the racicst image of fetishizing Asian women for their “innocence” and further engrains into the audience’s minds that Asian women are…

Environmentalists have cultivated multiple movements and used a variety of tactics to address Environment issues in the United States, historically beginning in the 1960s and 1970s. This movement was originally focused on a few prominent environmental issues and disasters. Environmentalism evolved to become a multifaceted movement in the United States. Movements for the environment are still happening, for example “People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals” (PETA), Those out to stop whale…

Kabuliwala, a friend Life unfolds many mysteries one being someone people who come into the lives of others as an angel. Did you meet anyone like that in your life? Mini a small girl was one for a Kabuliwala called Rahim. Kabuliwala is a story written during the early 20th century showing the difference of opinions about caste, character and personality. Rabindranath by using Mini and an Afghan Kabuliwala Rehmun, portrays how society labels the people, how Mini being innocent enough was unable…

Donne’s ‘The Flea’ was first published posthumously in 1633 and is a metaphysical poem. The poem has two main themes intertwining throughout; the theme of love and erotica, and the theme of religion and sacrilege. Due to the fact the poem plays hosts to both of these themes, we can infer from the beginning that due to the publication date, sex and religion were far closer linked together during the 1600s than they are today, therefore this inclusion of both of themes could reflect the thematic…

Discovery Essay The process of discovery involves uncovering what is hidden and reconsidering what is known. How is this perspective on discovery explored in your prescribed text and ONE other related text of your own choosing? 
 Through the sophisticated and complex notion of emotional and spiritual discovery within Ang Lee’s riveting film Life of Pi (2012) and Robinson Jeffers poem The Deer Lay Down Their Bones (1954) which involves both explicitly and implicitly unearthing the confronting…

2). Kelly Welch (2007) argues that, “The stereotype of Black as criminals, is so pervasive throughout society that “criminal predator” is used as a euphemism for young Black males. This common stereotype has erroneously served as a subtle rationale for the unofficial policy and practise of racial profiling by criminal justice practitioners” (p. 276). Racialized Black population have always been associated…

“The definition is simply defined as a euphemism for murder.”(“Abortion is Murder”) When conception occurs a life is being formed and has a heart beat. When something has a heartbeat it is considered a living being. Whether it is a dog, horse, or child it is still a living being that it lively…

Within the text “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave” written in 1845, is the autobiographical account of Fredrick Douglas’s life as a slave which also gives insight into how the 1845th African American slave was marginalized at the time. Before the abolishment of slavery in 1865, the actions responsible for marginalizing slaves in 1845 can be depicted through several accounts in Douglas’s autobiography and regarded as a general picture into how other slaves were…

How does a study of Donne’s poetry enrich your understanding of human connections and mortality in W;t? The role of humility in the human experience, primarily in relation to mortality and human connections, is clearly exhibited throughout John Donne’s poetry and the play W;t by Margaret Edson. The intertextual parallels further enrich one’s understanding of how suffering facilitates the development of demureness through the process of discarding intellect and embracing emotional response.…

Poetry by Heart Poetry Analysis In the poem, “Somewhere in America”, written by an anonymous poet associated with the Get Lit Project, brings up the truth about issues America has faced from generation to generation. Belissa Escobedo, Rhiannon McGavin, and Zariya Allen, are the three performers that help shed light on the world we live in today and how little it’s changed. The issues that the girls cover include the hypocrisy of society and the hidden truths that people have the right to…