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“Quiet people have the loudest minds” (Steven Hawking) American writer, lecturer, author and former lawyer Susan Cain exposes in her speech “The power of introverts” the undervaluation of introverted people in our modern world. Author Susan Cain clarified in her talk, which she held at an official TED conference, that we lived in a society, which praised outgoing, loud and extroverted people and as a result, everything was adapted for their needs. Susan Cain explained: “Our most important…

Education at crossroads Section A: Short Questions 1. The author claims that the deterioration of South Africa’s education system is based on the decisions made by South Africa’s politicians. The author conveys South African politics pessimistically through a recent, revolutionary change to South Africa’s Education System. South Africa is facing a dramatic decent in regards to the corrupt educational systems, declining conditions of schools and the overall competency of children’s intellectual…

1. In the writer opinion, why did he not like the Bixi bikes? Explain in a full paragraph. The author clearly stated that he did not like the Bixi bikes for several reasons. First, he said that it is not financially convenient because there isn’t a monthly subscription (you have to pay an annual membership) and you have pay additional fees if you exceed the assigned time which is 30 minutes. Second, he said that he thinks the bixi bikes are very inconvenient because the returning process is a…

If a person or a group of people has the right tools, manipulating large masses of people can be easily and simply accomplished. This is very evident in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. In this novel, the masses of people are heavily controlled by their government. They must have unconditional support to the party that is ruling them, and they are constantly being surveyed by the government to make sure that they are following their laws. The party even goes as far as to control their food…

Based on the article Veneration Without Understanding, Renato Constantino strongly believes and fearlessly admits that Jose Rizal should not be the Philippine national hero and I somehow agree with his stand. For many decades, distorted information about Rizal and our history has been passed from one generation to another. Our history textbooks and professors have successfully made the Filipinos believe that Jose Rizal was the greatest Filipino hero who served his country during the time of the…

1949 novel by George Orwell. The novel, set in the province of Oceania depicts dystopia in theme and is packed witch culturally significant predictive lessons to the current and future generation. Dystopias pose the worst-case scenarios to everyday life, therefore, criticizing current trends, societal norms, and political systems. '1984' is set in a futuristic environment. '1984' depicts a world with endless war, vigilant surveillance, and opportunistic political ideologies. George Orwell…

The British in A Passage to India believed that they “were necessary to India; there would certainly be bloodshed without them” (Forster 103). The Indians, on the other hand, did not feel the same way; they were being oppressed in their own country and they could do very little about improving their lack of power. The English’s strong control is epitomized when two English visitors go on a trip to the Marabar Caves with Doctor Aziz, the main character. One of the English visitors is allegedly…

Introduction: Chandragupta Maurya was founder of the Mauryan dynasty which lasted for almost 140 years and the first emperor to unify most of India under one administration. He ruled from 324 B.C till 297 B.C when he voluntary retired and abdicated in favor of his son, Bindusara. He is credited with saving the country from maladministration and freeing it from foreign domination. Assisted by his political and administrative advisor, Kautalya, he established the first territorial empire in…

In this story, one of the goals was to relate Animal farm to the Russian Revolution that took place in 1917. The Russian Revolution resulted in a deadly toleration government that ended up being worse than the one they overthrew. Many of the characters in Animal Farm were made to portray the main parts of the Russian Revolution. The farm where this story takes place is a model for Russia, and the main characters such as, Old Major, Snowball, and Napoleon, all portray the figures in the Russian…

It’s impossible to read the book “Animal Farm” without comparing it to the Russian Revolution occur in Russia in 1917. After reading the book I decided to learn more about the consequences of the Russian Revolution and mainly research about Stalin, represented in the book as Napoleon, the leader of Animal Farm and my favourite character. Because I was so intrigued by Napoleon’s character I decided in this book task to contrast him with the Soviet dictator Stalin. Napoleon, a boar, is the…