Porcelain

Any unwanted change in physical, chemical or biological properties of the soil, which impacts humans and other organisms or the soil’s natural quality such as fertility and utility, is called soil pollution. Various factors, are considered to be responsible for soil pollution. According to scientists, soil pollution is identified as the damages done to the top soil of the land. Soil pollution is synonymous with the problem of disposal of solid waste. From a large perspective, it includes changes…

La Leyenda Negra or the Black Legend was a term used to describe the image of the Spaniards since the 16th century. It was not new information to the world that Spain had been very powerful in the past, and that they were able to colonize and influence a massive part of the world. Spain had influenced its colonies in culture, economic, politics, and religion, but for some of these colonized countries, the influences and contributions of the Spaniards did not bring a positive effect in their…

the middle of Britain and China over their clashing perspectives on strategic relations, exchange, and the organization of equity for outside nationals. In the 17th and 18th hundreds of years, the interest for Chinese products especially silk, porcelain, and tea in the European business made an exchange unevenness on the grounds that the business sector for Western merchandise in China was practically non-existent and China was generally independent and Europeans were not permitted access to…

Women in The Big Sleep As I have mentioned before, this was true in the case of the rise of feminism. Before the turn of the century, “Women arrived, en masse, [to the Western frontier], and the ‘male-dominated homosocial world of gold rush California’ gave way to a ‘settled domestic Victorian discipline’” (Hoefer 49). That ‘Victorian discipline’ gave way in the 1920s to a deviant social norm, exemplified by Carmen and to a lesser extent Vivian. Right before Marlowe expresses how much he…

Maritime Exploration in the 1400s 1000 CE the vikings made the risky journey to Greenland and North America from Scandinavia and only until they made technological advance did they feel comfortable dominating the land. Muslims traders made early connections with Southern and Eastern Asia and Marco Polo’s experience even preceded theirs’. The spice lands were known for their international contributions and China, India and Africa were known for giving Europe most of their luxury items. The old…

1. Lines from this portion of my story work such as, “Terry sat upon the porcelain god, reading a Science Daily magazine” and “Then in an unseen instant – the roof popped and cracked in a blaze of glory as everything went up into a cloud of sizzling smolder.” – These lines work because they focus in on the comedic tone that I was looking to convey through the story and they show rather than tell. I think that more lines like this could make the story feel more natural. 2. In this portion of the…

Strength and Vulnerability in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Throughout his famous novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey shows that power and vulnerability are largely subjective, and people often only have power because others think that they do. Chief Bromden’s unreliable narration depicts all kinds of power as physical size despite a character’s real size or physical ability. Nurse Ratched’s power over the rest of the characters, and McMurphy’s ability to resist it, shows that…

“H.G. Wells The Time Machine: A Cry For Government Reform.” The story of The Time Machine was written during a period in Great Britain when the social classes were divided because there was not a large middle class to balance them. There was a lot of resentment from lower class towards the upper class and elites because of the poor working conditions that they were subjected to from an early age. Wells saw some witnessed some of these working conditions first hand and wanted to make the rest of…

Psychologically, people act in different ways depending on who they are with and who they have been with. People’s actions can also change as the environment around them changes. Characters from The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga portray these characteristics as they move from city to city. Balram responds to his environment with changing levels rebellion and obedience because of his changing perspectives and goals. As authority in Balram’s life increases, Balram is introduced to a new perspective…

The “Bluest Eye” setting is in the period of great depression (1941) and partially it is an autobiography, as it is set in the town where Morrison grew up. What moved her towards writing the book was a conversation she had with a little girl who wanted to have blue eyes. She began writing it in 1962, when the Black is Beautiful movement was working to reclaim African-American beauty. (SparkNotes) Morrison’s goal when writing the “Bluest Eye” was to share something with us, something that is not…