Princess Jasmine

Racial profiling in media coverage represents part of the ongoing racial discrimination in America. The media portrays and interprets stereotypes of all different races in our society, however, this preconceived notion leaves viewers with a negative standpoint on where each races parameter is within society. The media, whether unintentionally or intentionally, has fostered the growth of racial profiling in society. Racial profiling though needs to be first acknowledged in order to be…

Ever since times immemorial, the head has gained predominance over the body. The Bhagavata, the omniscient narrator, himself declares that the head defines the identity of a man. Ironically, we find that the Bhagavata himself reverses the same when he addresses Hayavadana in the first part of the play as " poor man", even though Hayavadana possesses the head of a horse. If the voice of the Bhagavata declares that the head is supreme, the tale of Hayavadana seems to echo that the body is…

America has a long standing tradition of constantly evolving their ideal beauty standards. For example, there was a gradual shift in the 2000’s when models like Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell traded in their stick thin aesthetic for a still thin but athletic curvy figure such as models like Kylie Jenner and Gigi Hadid. The progression of Americas beauty has a global presence that affects many nations. In the beginning of the United States existence their standards of beauty were similar to much…

pregnancy of the mother or shortly after the birth of the child, and in others, names are divined through magic and incarnation” (1). Salma, whose mother bestowed her with this Arab name, means tender hands and feet; “Salma as fragrant as white jasmine flowers and as pure as honey in its glass jars” (34). This Arab name, as many other names, reflects the Arab culture anticipates from a woman; women must be pure, tender and honorable. Ironically, Salma doesn’t mirror, reflects, or holds the…