Oxymoron

Written around the attack of September 11, and the effects it had on a Pakistani student, Changez who studied and worked in the United States. Author Mohsin Hamid doesn’t simply tell his tale The Reluctant Fundamentalist, but delivers it in such a matter where you can interpret several meanings from the simplest things. From the names, their conversations and even to the way the book was composed gives this book such an extraordinary style. From the beginning of the book the reader is drawn…

I. SUBJECT The Lord of the Flies by William Golding takes place on an island during World War II, when a plane that is transporting a group of boys crashes. Two boys that were wandering the island meet. Ralph is a blonde haired boy, and Piggy is a plump, short boy with asthma. Ralph and Piggy signal all of the children on the island to come by blowing a conch. Once the conch is blown, a scrawny, tall, redheaded boy named Jack shows up with his choir that he leads. Jack approaches with a sense…

Who doesn’t like a good movie? For many, it is the most joyous form of escapism. Viewers could break from their social and humanly limitations, and immerse themselves into the life and role of the star character; the hero or the heroine. One would find love, romance, innate super-powers, and finally, social acceptance (sometimes even reverence), all within the gratifying time frame of two hours. Like sex, their transferred-to-on-screen alter ego would build up to a climax, to at last explode…

´´ A mask expresses at the same time the maximum of life and the maximum of death; it partakes of the visible and of the invisible, of the apparent and absolute, ´´ said Barrault (1961: 77), however, what is a mask, what is the maximum of life, death, the invisible and visible ? To a great extent, I agree with the statement, but as Shujoy Chowdhury claimed, “behind every "Truth" there is always a "Lie". Evaluating contrasting masks like the Japanese Noh Masks, Neutral masks or African masks will…

The powers of magic, the purposes magic serve, and the history of magic are far from uniform. Magic is not just slight of hand and fancy tricks as seen by magicians in the United States, nor is it people’s favorite Harry Potter fantasies; it is much more than that. While people may think of magic as just those cool party tricks or fantasy books and movie series, it is rather a practice that has been followed by many cultures for many generations. One example of practicing magic is its healing…

How the controversy started Sally Mann was an established, notable photographer before the publication of “Immediate Family”. The isolated snapshots allow audiences to peek into the primitive lifestyle. The rural setting provided the children with unique freedoms and it also provided Mann a beautiful backdrop while documenting their growth and lifestyle. Viewers do not understand the unique primitive lifestyle captured in the images (Foerstner 1993). Many of the photographs are described…

This paper will explore the resource curse thesis, an idea which theorises a nations abundance in resources will generate poor overall economic development in less developed countries. The resource curse explains this idea by proposing minerals and fuels in great abundance equal restriction in growth in the form of state intervention and significant cases of rent seeking and corruption. The general consensus on these cases is a negative one in terms of overall development and the long-term…

Both figures acted in such a way as to either prevent or to expose the violation of the freedom of American citizens. Without such freedom then actions justified through the attempt to secure them are effectively self-perpetuating oxymorons. Finally, although both Cook and Snowden share obvious characteristics in terms of their character it is important to note that their actions differ. While Cook has essentially acted negatively in refusing the grant the FBI request, Snowden has become…

The moment I found out that a course called listen, discern, and decide was available, I knew that I had to register for it. I am thankful that I did because this course has illuminated the ways in which one can come to a decision. Prior to course, decision making has always been my weakness because I was paralyzed with fear about the consequences. Although I am not claiming that I can now make decisions with ease, I am affirming that I have been educated on the steps and skills that are…

”The words desperate fortune were more than once applied to you.” - J. Brooks Before I took the class, I barely knew anything about American History. I knew that the ideas of the American revolution were astonishing for that period of time, or that America benefited from the lend-lease campaign during WWII, or that jazz was born in New Orleans. But I did not even think about the events, which led America to its incredible rise in XIX-XX centuries. To fill the blank space in my knowledge, I…