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Robert Alan Aurthur wrote, “Cultural differences should not separate us from each other, but rather cultural diversity brings a collective strength that can benefit all of humanity.“ Authors Amy Tan and Sandra Cisneros have similar approaches to the idea of cultural differences. Both writers are the children of immigrant parents, and both allow their unique experience with culture to guide their writing . The works of Cisneros and Tan, particularly The House on Mango Street and “Woman Hollering…

There is already a tremendous amount of people in this world that hold power. Whether it be physical or positional, power can change a person, especially in the way they think. Power makes these people have a mindset in which powerless people are inferior to them. Due to this mindset, people with power think that they can do whatever they want as long as it doesn’t affect themselves. This developed selfishness, ignorance, and impulsiveness that branches out from their feeling of superiority over…

Imagine, a perfect world where everyone is equal. In this world no one is better than anyone else. This world is ideal, right? Not so much through Kurt Vonnegut’s eyes with his short story “Harrison Bergeron”. Kurt Vonnegut’s dystopian style is portrayed through his diction, details, language and many other literature tools. Vonnegut creates a perfect world with a twisted version of equality with his use of short syntax, depressing details, and cold harsh imagery. Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron”…

John Steinbeck was a communist during the Great Depression. Communism is the idea that the working class shall rise up, in order to establish a society of all people equal in wealth and power. Steinbeck wrote the book Of Mice and Men. Of Mice and Men takes place in the Salinas River Valley, California. The story follows the journey of two ranch hands during the great depression. Ranch hands are people who move ranch to ranch working during the season to help ranches. In his novel, Of Mice and…

1. Introduction Social construction of illness is the concept that the meaning and experience of illness is not just based on biomedical knowledge but also developed through interaction in a social and cultural context (Conrad & Barker, 2011). The topic of illness as a social construct then impacts how the afflicted cope with the illness and how the society responds to them (Skrzypek, 2014). In Rain Man (1988), the plot revolves around Charlie, a young car dealer, on a road trip with his…

Throughout the history authors have wanted to depict the social and political conditions of their time. They have criticized it, agreed with it and generally wanted to voice their opinions on the conditions they live in. However, in what way does different authors depict social conditions of their time and how well do they get their message through? Oliver Twist is a novel written by Charles Dickens and published in 1837 during the Victorian era. The novel was specifically written to shine…

Millions of people work full time on minimum wage yet barely scrape by, some even have more than one job. Author Barbara Ehrenreich’s book, “Nickel and Dimed, ‘On (Not) Getting By in America,’” shows her struggle of trying to survive on minimum wage. Over a span of three months and three different locations, she obtains job(s) and attempts to survive the month. Ultimately, she fails in the last month and concludes that minimum wage is far too low to get by in America. The title is signify the…

Power struggle Leads To Tragedy: William Tweed, an American politician from the 19th century, once stated, “The way to have power is to take it.” Tweed implies people must take power from others to be successful. Tweed’s quote connects to the literary theory involving an imbalance of power. Marxism is a literary theory which involves an inequality of power. An application of Marxism to “Ponies”, “Lamb To The Slaughter”, and “The One Who Walk Away From Omelas” reveals imbalance of authoritative…

In my opinion, society is a made-up concept. Society is really a bunch of individuals that we have tried to group together. This does not mean, however, that a stronger society is not a better society. A society made up of strong and accomplished individuals is a much better society than one made up of people who are not willing to take action to better themselves. As individual members of society, it is my opinion that we all have the duty to flourish and to take pride in everything that we do.…

The Theme of Morality in Moll Flanders Daniel Defoe’s novel, The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders is a story about the life of a beautiful woman who was born in Newgate Prison. Moll was determined to rise from the lower class she was born into, therefore she used marriage several times in order to obtain financial security. In the story, she was willing to sacrifice moral principles in order to gain prosperity. Her fear of poverty led her to commit many crimes, including…