The Clash of Civilizations

ideologies of complete opposite are all mixed in “under one roof” and when this happens, conflicts can occur. This clash of cultures is clearly seen in Gish Jen’s short story, “Who’s Irish.” In the story, the cultural conflicts between the traditional Chinese lifestyle and the more modern “Western” lifestyle are brought up and are dominant in the text. To be specific, the cultural clash between the grandmother in the story, who is an older, more traditional Chinese woman, and her daughter who…

Grendel, the spotlight character Grendel has painted a negative picture on the existence of human civilization. Notably, with the various activities that he engages with the dragon, who uses various phenomenon to educate him on life events. These events in turn help mold his mind and make him see a different point of view. In a way, the dragon not only helps Grendel realize his negative view on civilization, he also helps him make peace with his true self. The dragon, being all knowing, takes…

The clash between Jagan and his son is a clash between the age -old traditions and the modern occidental civilization. It is a conflict between the prudence of age and experience and the violent rush of youth. It also presents very subtly what Bacon said centuries ago – “The joys of parents are secret, and so are…

political visions in which Islam and democracy are mutually supportive. Indeed, it is possible to build, as medieval Muslim thinkers did, an edifice of authoritarian political theory. However, this was not limited to the Muslim world. All medieval civilizations were non-democratic in their vision of political authority. The patriarchal forms of monotheistic theology supported the conceptualization of the human political order on the pattern of divine order, with one sovereign ruler and a…

european civilizations crumbled with systematic disaster. With no political script to follow, for the first time townsmen experienced a sense of unpreparedness as they saw their rulers fall and be conquered by invaders. Throughout the Middle Ages not only was a monumental shift occurring culturally and politically, but specifically in areas of medicine that challenged religious ideologies. The Middle Ages was a transformative time for religion, healing, and medicine that symbolized the clash of…

unrepresentative civilizations. According to Huntington’s popular book, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of world order, “Western, Latin America, Islamic, Sinic or Chinese, Japanese, Hindu, Orthodox and Africa” (25) are the eight main Civilizations that make up the world. With technology improving, globalization is spreading rapidly throughout the world, and as a result, Society and social media are labeling these civilizations in a negative way. Western civilization is too modern,…

Globalization is a multi-faceted process of social and economic change that has come to encompass the entire world throughout the past. It is arguable that globalization started with the first expansions of human civilization and has been a development throughout history. The term, however, came only into widespread use since the 1990s. There are numerous definitions that cover different aspects of the process, but usually, all contain the transnational connections and exchange of culture, goods…

globally applauded multi-dimensional writer having his background of an immigrant; that’s why his inclination towards his pet country, India is explicit in his works and other themes related to diaspora like identity-crisis, alienation, mimicry, cultural-clash, paradox of freedom, placelessness, dispossession, and homelessness etc. can be easily observed in his fictions and non-fictions. He belongs to three countries but he finds his roots nowhere. He is not sure even about his native country;…

The presence of Islam in America has been both theoretically and tangibly an issue for American society. Multiple scholars trace the issue back towards the enlightenment, referencing the context surrounding the interactions between the eastern and western world as laying the groundwork for interactions to this day. Edward Said famously developed the concept of Orientalism, which he defines as “a manner of regularized (or Orientalized) writing, vision, and study, dominated by imperatives,…

from qualifications, whether experimentally grounded or socially built. This essay focuses and evaluates different perspectives regarding this situation. (En.wikipedia.org, 2016) Perspectives Functionalist This theory point of view considers civilization to be an intricate framework whose parts cooperate to advance solidarity and strength. This approach takes a…