Prayer beads

In general structural theories and frameworks consider narratives in universal terms, denying often the cultural, historical, and geographical or gender specificity of narratives, authors, readers and narrators. Such unifying analysis and interpretation have been found lacking in expanse by the exponents of Feminist Narratology like Susan Lanser, Kathy Mezei and Moly Hite. According to them the discourse of arrangement of components in narratives and their narration through a fictional or real…

Inside Canada’s New War, Michael Petrou shares the stories of those affected by these acts ISIS is committing. He interviews an elderly couple who had to leave their homes to live in a refugee camp in Kurdistan. He writes “Methodically clicking prayer beads as his eyes fill with tears, Mohammed recounts how his son Ali and his daughter Amira were murdered–by being thrown onto the road and driven over with a car. There were three dead, Barack interjects again and again–the unborn grandchild she…

Trump’s Attack on NFL Sparks Worldwide Controversy NFL players are taking a knee or locking arms during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial oppression. Police brutality has become a huge issue in the United States because of social media coverage. These videos, which have gone viral, show police abusing the law and shooting unarmed African American men. But these officers often end up serving little to no prison time. Athletes all across the NFL are kneeling in a show of…

With the invention of the moveable type the creation of “cheaper” books changed the course of history. Many artisans went into the print making business and for better or worse we still have those means fonts and works to look back upon and gaze in awe in how they created such marvelous pieces. But none are looked upon with as much wonder and amazement then those of John Baskerville. Everything that Baskerville made screamed high quality from the type, to the design of the book, to even the…

Each of the characters act as pawns to their respective religious figure. In fact, Welles “externalizes the characters’ inner struggles, transforming them into a battle between good and evil superpowers in which the human figures become mere pawns of the Gods” (Harper 203). The characters arguably no longer act on their own powers. Each character is forced on one side of the religious ideals. Macbeth is not trying “to subdue his own ambition, but to resist the manipulations of the pagan Weird…

The early 1960s saw The Black Civil Rights Movement as a dominant and visible group in America. Martin Luther King Junior was leading the way in challenging and working towards changing the manner in which Black African Americans were treated in the United States. The Movement was making good progress until the late 1960s where the appearance of black radical groups started to emerge and began to cause inter-racial riots between black and white Americans in the streets of America. At the time…

Throughout the 20th century, there were many sources of major conflict. From World War I, to World War II, to the Cold War, the world has often been at war, both ideologically and militarily. After the 9/11 attacks in 2001, American President George W. Bush declared a new war, called the War on Terror, a fight against terrorist groups in the Middle East (The White House's Coalition Information Center). A coalition lead by the United States is at war with one of these terrorist groups known as…

As soon as I was born, I have been experiencing powwow after powwow. I was a dancer for seven years of my life. I have danced fancy shawl, and jingle. I have competed in competitions and I have even travelled to the United States for two different powwows. My father is also a dancer, and a singer in his own drum group so my experience with powwows is incredibly high. When I attended the FNUC opening powwow, I possessed this thought in my mind that this powwow was not going to be all that special…

Political Pharaohs had full control over the Egyptian state and were regarded as gods come to earth to ensure the wellbeing of citizens. One of the earliest Pharaohs, Menes, is accredited as the founder of the first dynasty and uniting Upper and Lower Egypt. He is widely believed to actually most likely be the pharoah Narmer. The land of Egypt was divided into 42 Nomes, each ruled by a Noble governor whom was appointed directly by the pharaoh. The law and justice system of Egypt was based on a…

away her doubts and affirming her faith with the self-empowering reply, “I care for myself . . . I will keep the law given by God” (Brontë 270). Up to this point in Jane Eyre, Jane had kept the practice of maintaining a quiet, personal faith through prayer from Lowood and her friend Helen. But in this scene, Jane shows that Jane Eyre is a story about a woman who gains an independence and autonomy based on a personal Christian faith. In addition, Helen dies before Jane could vocalize her…