Western world

Depression is a common mood disorder that affects individuals from varying backgrounds and walks of life. In the western world depression is the most prevailing mental health issue (Johnson & Thimm, 2017) and worldwide depression is the leading link to the cause of disability and disease-related disability (Charkhandeh, Talib, & Hunt 2016). Today, effective treatments for depression include psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy either separately or combined (Mayo Clinic, 2018). Cognitive…

Christianity expanded throughout the western world at the end of the Roman empire appealing to slaves, the poor, and women. A man born around 4 B.C.E from Jerusalem, Israel, preached about the word of God gaining followers which threatened the Roman Empire. After his death Paul, an apostle, set the foundation of the Church which would influence the western world greatly throughout history. Another prophet named Muhammad also gained followers through his visions of God in the East. This lead…

Mind of Two Manners A man with a split mind, a split task, and even a split heritage. The captain was a half-breed, born directly into the duality that he struggles with throughout the novel. In the beginning, the Narrator is plagued by a task of dual manner in itself, he is assigned to live and learn the American way of life so that he may disguise himself among the ranks of the Republic to work closely with the General himself, while covertly reporting any important information to his fellow…

The Cultural Divide In Interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri emphasizes the divide between Western and Hindu culture through contrasting imagery of the sari and revealing clothing worn by Mrs. Sen, Mrs. Das, and Mala in the stories “Mrs. Sen’s”, “Interpreter of Maladies”, and “The Third and Final Continent”. By using contrasting imagery, Lahiri shows the cultural barriers that stem from her characters feeling the need to choose their own traditional values and beliefs or those of a new culture.…

questions appear all throughout the story; which makes you wonder how did it take Gallimard twenty-years to find out that Song was a man. I believe Gallimard already knew but wanted to have the power of the relationship by remaining a dominant figure. In Western Culture, the man represents dominance through the stereotypes and depictions of males, especially with relationships. Gallimard allowing the wait to be bearable allows him to maintain the figure of him being dominant, therefore, he…

Orientalism has became one of the founding principles of racial theories. It is how the way the West imagines about the East. Many stereotypes were first created during the Marco Polo’s travels to the East. The fantasy of Orientalism has been framed and reinforced through the differences of the Eastern cultures and traditions. Due to the strange clothings, foods, religions, and beliefs, Asia seemed very abnormal to the Europeans. Which lead them to think that everyone is the East are considered…

George Kennan created, and sent, quite an intricate telegram pertaining to the Soviet Union government, and small details on the people who reside within the USSR. I will attempt to summarize the details to answer critical questions asked of him, pertaining to development of a response for the US considering this matter. While some details are redundant to the US due to previously known details, Mr. Kennan has proposed interesting views that should be given attention too, with the greatest…

While the United State’s stock market had been rising steadily in the 1920s the economy was several imbalanced. Due to the large stock market crash, of October 29 1929, the lack of diversification, and the maldistribution of wealth America’s economy slowly began to fall apart. Maldistribution of wealth was especially high in the agriculture market. Maldistribution of wealth began when agricultural production increases but the profits made by farmers was not large enough to create a proper market…

One of the most important oriental artist in the European period was Eugene Delacroix he stepped out of the exotic scenes and alien world to produce more interesting and exciting work such as 'liberty leading the people' where he illustrated the dark city life reality. Orientalism art was mostly illustrated by French artists which they pictured this mind illusion of sheiks and women…

fundamentalists. But Satrapi’s graphic novel is more than a coming of age narrative; it is also a rebuttal against Orientalism. Orientalism, as defined by Edward Said in his book, Orientalism, is a western construction of the east that is both a product of western imperial ideas and a justification of western superiority both culturally and morally. While Orientalism…