Jack Ma

Shifting Generations Contemporary World Literature contemplates an array of different political, societal and cultural issues. In this globalization era where the imminent information revolution has taken place, magically unifying the entire world. Migration among countries has created a cultural blend of races and ethnicities. Diverse countries now face problems involving political refugees, immigrants, and health concerns. Literature has accompanied this era with important contemporary…

Ever since I was young I have always had a deep passion for nursery rhymes. Now that I am older my passion is transitioning into curiosity. I have done research on several nursery rhymes and their deep dark history. For this project I chose to do the nursery rhyme, “Five Little Monkeys.” This innocent rhyme that has helped many young children learned to count has a dark past and is quite demented. “Five Little Monkeys” was once said to be now what so would call racist. It is to be believed…

Introduction Jacob Ezra Katz officially changed his name to Ezra Jack Keats in 1947 (123). The reason for the name change was because of the anti-Semitic attitudes that were prevalent in the U.S. after the end of World War II (122). Keats familiarity with discrimination made him much more sympathetic to others with similar experiences, and it would be these experiences that would cast him into the celebrated role of author and illustrator. His work served to literally illustrate an under…

When most people think of trick or treat they think of kids wearing costumes and kids getting lots of candy. If you ask parents or kids what trick or treat means, they will probably tell you that they do not know what it means but kind of curious on what it does mean. The parents or kids that do know what trick or treat means will tell you that it means give me a treat or i will play a trick on you. On halloween even if the kids do get treats they might toliet paper houses, soap the neighbor's…

Carter, Jemica M., and Feleta L. Wilson. “Cyberbullying: A 21st Century Health Care Phenomenon.” Pediatric Nursing, vol. 41, no. 3, 2015, pp. 115–125. CINAHL Complete, eds.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=34&sid=3e34c396-34b8-4696-b468-9beaeca5f3ff%40sessionmgr4007&hid=4205&bdata=jnnpdgu9zwhvc3qtbgl2zq%3d%3d#an=109799994&db=ccm. The authors of this article conducted their research in order to find out just how common cyberbullying is among individuals aged 10-18 years. In order to do so…

When I was first accepted to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, I did not know what adventures were going to come my way. I did not know what adversities were going to show themselves to me unsuspectingly. I knew I would face these adversities and I knew I would grow from them. This adversity in college has also presented itself in this English course by challenging who I am as a writer in the same way that UAB has challenged who I am as a person and as a student. When I got to UAB, I knew…

Inherent within the novel, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, the author, Gabriel Marquez describes many traditions and values within a small town symbolizing the culture and its effect within the civilians. However; as time had progressed, the values embedded within this town would crumble leaving only oppression and abuse to take place. The repetition of the importance of materialism, values and beliefs, marriages, authority figures, and the women’s role critically asses the abusive nature of…

Social environment influences every action done and every word spoken or written no matter how obviously. From birth, the world surrounding a person sends them small messages of how to act and how to speak. This concept is usually apparent in the written works produced by man. As I Lay Dying reflects the society that surrounded the author and points out several factors from that time in history. The novel reflects the social issues and concerns of the time such as female rights and poverty.…

Essay One #1 Poetry is a form of art that’s been part of this world for many centuries. Poetry is merely more than just words, a human expression symbolizing life/nature through experiences and influences. Many poems concentrate around a main idea, normally a poem addresses a theme or idea concerning a human existence. In “Death Constant beyond Love” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and “Infinite” by Giacomo Leopardi and “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, An American Slave” by Frederick…

“When I left that icy prison I’d no idea where north and south were but I did have two very strong convictions. One was that good novels must be a poetic transposition of reality, and the other was that mankind’s immediate future lay in socialism” (qtd. in Bloom 11). This is the essence of Gárcia Márquez. A man of hard principles and passionate imagination, he was born on March 6, 1928 in Aracataca, Columbia. His childhood years were marked by his relationships with his grandparents and his…