Stranger in a Strange Land

There seems to be numerous groups on a college campus, each sharing at least one particular cultural trait in common. However, there is one group on campus that is composed of people from different cultural backgrounds and walks of life. These are the international students. This is an ever growing subset of those attending an American university, making up almost 820,000 students across all colleges and universities in this country in the 2012-13 academic year (Institute of International…

through the act of the celebration of the Mass, the “Mass of the Market” elevates and manifest the G-d of “the Market” into the lived experience of humanity. This “Mass of the Market” consequently devalues, disregards, and disrespects the life of the “stranger and neighbor.” And in doing so, intentionally undercutting any “theology” that is counter to the disease of commodification. Thus, reflecting the absolute devotion that the G-d of the “Market” demands of its followers—sanctifying (through…

important to welcome strangers into your home. Gift giving was also a big part of the middle ages which helped manifest relationships between friends and family. Gift giving has also been a principle of medieval and modern Christianity. The texts of Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight support similarities between modern and medieval Christian…

broken and ties were cut as everyone struggled to avoid the plague. Philip Ziegler in his book The Black Death tells readers, “...fathers and mothers were found to abandon their own children, untended, unvisited, to their fate, as if they had been strangers…” (Ziegler 1340). Everywhere in the area, shops closed, surgeons rejected patients, and priests denied people their last rites. Common civilians began to lose their compassion and humanity as they tried to escape the terrifying disease.…

in Killeaden, or Country Mayo, “Upon the Mile-Bush or upon the Plains of Mayo. Killeaden (is) the village in which everything grows; there are blackberries and raspberries in it, and fruit of every kind; …”(725). Raftery specifically focuses on the land of Ireland and its potential. In comparing Raftery to Swift, Raftery was less politically and economically involved, which allowed him to focus on the Native Irish. As Irish culture continued to develop so did the literature. In order for the…

stations and more trees. Now we were no strangers to road trips having y taken trips to Montreal and Florida; already taken trips to Montreal and Florida; we had our car games, DVDs and music there to keep us occupied. We killed a lot of time talking about all the things we planned to do when we got to Alberta and all the people we had to visit. Since we used to live in Edmonton, we had tons of family we were excited to go…

Writing Professor Martin Dotterweich October 26, 2014 The early 1800s were devastating times for the American Indians. They were forcibly removed from their lands and sent across the country on a journey that became known as The Trail of Tears. Schools across America study this journey in history classes. This exodus to the lands west of the Mississippi River killed thousands of Cherokee Indians. However, they rarely teach or discuss the treatment of the Indians prior to and during…

issues dealing with racism and immigration in America. People all over the world feel the effects of Xenophobia but have no clue what it even is. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines Xenophobia as the fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners, or anything that could be found as strange or foreign.…

home. Shawn met with many of his friends from basic training; friendly faces of which he greatly welcomed in this strange new land. There were many, many new faces of strangers he would soon come to know as a friend. Many battles were fought, with no Australian man or woman to yet lose their life. There were many tense times in this foreign land; tension of battles to be fought; lands unknown; and homesickness. Homesickness like Shawn had never experienced before. Comfort came to Shawn in…

He took Moctezuma captive, holding him in the Spaniards quarters (Hassig). This strange state of matters continued for almost eight months until news came that Spanish troops sent by the Governor of Cuba, Velázquez, had arrived on the coast to seize Cortés. Leaving a stronghold in control of the Aztec capital, Cortés marched back eastward…