The Untouchable

and the Shudras were assigned to do the other jobs. But apart from these four sects, there were other castes that were completely ostracized from the traditional Indian society and not given any place in the caste hierarchy and were considered untouchables because they were engaged in professions that were considered “impure”. They were at the bottom of these (upper caste) people. They were treated less than humans. And if you’re a Dalit woman, the cocktail of gender and caste raises an even…

THE MIDDLE AGES Mid term The anarchic time of the Roman Empire were forced to deal with tremendous challenges that caused the empire to spilt into three East, West and South. The biggest and most devastating challenge was the fall of Rome, which divides the empire in the first place. The east was mostly Germanic catholic tribes who banded together to control what was left of Rome and soon become the Carolingian empire, the South were control by the Muslims, while the East was the Greek orthodox…

Mohandas Gandhi was an extremely influential political leader because of nonviolent actions he performed such as fasting and leading many campaigns throughout his career. To Gandhi, “Non-violence is the article of faith”. Gandhi lived a very simple life. Often, he would only be seen wearing a hand-sewn loincloth and cheap spectacles (Rushdie). Gandhi was an opponent of technology and would often only hand write what would need to be written. Gandhi was an advocate of nonviolence. Because of…

Taking a stylistic approach breeching on a film within a film, The Truman Show explores human life from the perspective of life as art and entertainment. The Truman Show revolves around a man, Truman Burbank, whose life is broadcast worldwide twenty-four hours a day. He has been the star of his own show since he was born but has absolutely no idea that his life is staged and televised. Truman comes to the realization that his life is a lie and leaves his false reality to join the real world…

Around 500 BC, Buddhism was established in India and later migrated to Central Asia (Borchert 592). Siddhattha Gotama became the Buddha almost 3,000 years ago and said some rules in the religion would be changed. As a result of this, different sections of Buddhism branched out: Mahayana, Hinayana, and Theravada (Borchert 608). The Buddha thus gained enlightenment by scrutinizing the hidden meanings of the mind, universe and life. Upon reaching enlightenment through a deep level of meditation, he…

A young girl with shoulder length brown hair and soft eyes sits hushed in the corner. Her upbeat nature, entrapped in the thin walls, the only comfort keeping her sheltered from the brewing storm of hatred outside. She was forced to live in silence, but her thoughts were loud. She could not be older than fourteen, but she had wisdom beyond her years. One day, unbeknownst to her, the words she, Anne Frank, meticulously etched into her journal would reveal to many the truth, the extreme…

Herbert Hoover to put a stop to Capone’s success. Headed by Eliot Ness, the unit was made up of ten men, who raided stills, speakeasies, and breweries under Capone’s control. Their bravery and effectiveness earned them the media given title “The Untouchables”. This film takes a more external look at the downfall of Al Capone, focusing more on the view of those attempting to depose The Big Fellow, rather than the perspective of Capone himself. Here we get a somewhat more accurate depiction of the…

"Thus, Holmes is a drug-using manic-depressive with a superiority complex and a long list of other symptoms that can be cataloged as mental illnesses" (Faktorovich, 183). For the 19th century detective genre, Sherlock Holmes was the ideal of a flawed protagonist – imperfect in character but exceptional in his capacity for detective work. Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes is "a new and unique hero figure” (Faktorovich, 175 and an eccentric in the truest sense of the word. Rather than detracting from…

Women with perfect hair, crystal bright teeth, full lips and botoxed faces. Men in sleek suits, driving around in luxury vehicles and investing millions of dollars in yachts and real estate. That’s the surreal image we see on TV every single day. In 2013, Fox TV channel challenged the stereotype of rich Russian people in London with the documentary series Meet the Russians. Normal, average people are faced with the way multimillionaires achieved new heights in their ability to scatter huge…

the value and beauty life holds. This, of course, is because society has shaped humans to be well trained dogs who continuously follow a set of orders and rules. The rare few who stray from the pack are considered to be outcasts and are seen as untouchables. This is because these rare few people chose not to follow every rule and guideline set before them, but rather they chose to track their own path and learn without the help of day-to-day societal norms. “The Unknown…