Stoning

seven times and kiss the black stone. On day two, they go to Mina where they spend the whole day in prayer. On the third day, they travel to Arafat and spend the day in the vigil. On the fourth, fifth, and sixth day, they travel to Mina and do the stoning of the devil by throwing seven pebbles at the largest of three pillars. Then they sacrifice sheep or goats. Finally, the boys will completely shave their hair off after the sacrifice. The women will then clip pieces of their hair. They then…

In his play, Antigone, Sophocles exemplifies the quality of “unshakable willpower” differently in each character through their behavior. He makes it clear to the audience that the character’s actions are either a virtue or a flaw. Creon, Antigone, and Haemon are characters who are different, but also similar through their unshakable willpower. Although the people question Creon’s authority, he is obstinate and refuses changing his laws. Antigone’s insistence in the burial of her brother…

Dear Ms. Di Rico, It is hard to believe how fast this year flew by. I can still remember you trying to remember our names. This year in global literature has taught me so much. Not only has this class taught me how to analyze a book or a poem or a short story. But it has taught me valuable life lessons that I will use for the rest of my life. Each assignment that you have assigned us has challenged me in many ways. In my letter I would like to take the time to reflect on all the units we have…

One would know this because children in war torn countries witness floggings,stonings,amputations, and have seen their friends and family killed or tortured (Children in Somalia facing war crimes). Also, “A 13-year-old girl from Mogadishu told Amnesty International: ‘Al-Shabab came in one morning… They said to the teachers that all…

One of the greatest magic tricks that Shirly Jackson has pulled over is somehow convincing the reader in the first few paragraphs starting with the title, that happy ending about to occur, for the most part I thought that the destination of the story will unveil a pleasant surprise eventually , it is summer time what could happen wrong in a warm summer day, “ the flowers were blossoming profusely “to find out on the contrary of most of the stories I’ve read in the past, the complexity of the…

“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is a short story that takes place in the warm morning of June 27th in a small town of a couple hundred people, and it describes an annual and traditional event in the town. The event known as “The Lottery” is to sacrifice the winner to death using victimization and cruelty justifying these acts as a tradition. Even though, there are many point of view and interpretations about what this short story carry out, this section is rich and diverse concerning symbolism,…

They control the community to keep the tradition of stoning a person once a year by chance alone, hence blinding the lower class of society through fear. When Mr. Summers arrives at the gathering with the black box there was hushed conversation almost as if everyone was scared “The villagers kept their distance…

In A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Francie makes the inevitable transition from young girl to mature woman after multiple losses and moments of gain. The majority of young children, past and present, are not as emotionally mature as a functioning of age member of society. The time of “coming of age” is defined by when a person has a sudden change of heart and makes well thought-out decisions similar to those of a mature adult, which is what that person most often becomes. Francie “comes of age”…

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne are very influential and great novels. These two stories have many comparisons toward each other and many differences toward each other. I read these novels during my junior year. I found these novels to be very interesting and perhaps influential to me and many different women in general. These two stories portray adultery. Adultery was considered very bad during the olden days. God gave Moses the Ten…

The disagreement over Westernization has had significant cultural and historical consequences for the entire Middle East region over the past few decades. Western culture being based on the rationalism, liberalism, human rights, secularism, etc. has little resonance within the Islamic civilization and often even contradicts it. Globalization is thereby raising people’s concerns about the massive influx of the Western values in Islamic countries. In fact, in Huntington and other Western analysts…