The idea that being influenced by others in society can make us do things that are inhumane relates to Examination Day by Henry Seslar, The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, The Fat Boy by Owen Marshall and The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty. The texts Examination Day and The Lottery illustrate the effects a corrupt government can have on society and portrays how easy it is to blindly follow inhumane laws made by the government. Short stories The Fat Boy and The Sniper share the idea that society can make…
ultures of human culture, those being “leavers” and “takers”. His first allusion, a biblical reference to the fall of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden is actually the story of when the leaver and taker cultures separated historically. Ishmael explains that after eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, humans gained what they thought was “the knowledge of the gods”. This is where the leaver culture, which modern man descends from, developed an attitude that their way of life was…
There are plenty great books that can be read about Chicago’s World’s Fair. But, one that stands out the most is the devil in the White City written by Erik Larson. This novel gives the reader a feeling as if he or she is reading two different stories but in the same book. The novel explains how the World’s fair became what it was and how it affected some people’s lives. This book gives all types of different readers a chance to enjoy the same book for a variety of reasons. Whether it be a…
The culture is a set of beliefs, values and rules that is presented by members of the community, and it's the tradition that characterizes all societies from each other. Culture is that reflect properties of the Civilization and intellectual that are characterized by a society. In many societies there are a culture encounter which is focuses on the study of cultural identities and symbolic representational and interpretational forms through an international, cross-cultural and global perspective…
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian When reading The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian readers may come to the conclusion, that Mr. P. was right in the assertion that Junior must leave the reservation forever in order to become a success. Though I agree that Junior needed to leave the reservation to find success in traditional education, Junior can find a different kind of personal growth and success through the people and culture on the reservation. Junior’s academic…
Before this class I really didn’t give are much thought but now I have come to learn and appreciate that are is not only pretty pictures or statues. There are different reasons and uses for pieces of art, intended by the artist. Artists use many different colors, textures and techniques to reach their different audiences. Along with materials and objects, space and time period also influence art. No matter what the artist portrays, the audiences perceive it and appreciate it in different ways.…
I study in University of Washington and I am from Malaysia, a multicultural country. Over the past four years of being away from home, I have grown and improved a lot. I learn empathy through my brother’s depression. It is hard to be there for him due to the distance between us but I am always glad to help my friends to overcome depressing situations. In addition, coming from a multicultural country, I am fluent in English, Malay, Mandarin, and Cantonese. I may be an atheist, but also enjoy…
Things happen for a reason, good or bad. But what causes things to happen? Who or what is involved for something to happen so good or so bad? From the novel, Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, Ralph asks a similar question, “What makes things break up the way they do?”. Ralph asks this question in chapter eight, the sow kill. In this chapter is when things went downhill. The boys turn into savage and uncivilized boys which result to Ralph questioning. The philosophes of Freud, Hobbes…
The Road to Individual Expression “If you don’t talk, you can’t have a personality” characterizes how the American culture is formed around speaking up and being different. The American culture differs in many ways from the Asian culture; the Chinese culture values family and traditional roles, while Americans value individuality. In the novel Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston, the protagonist, Maxine, struggles to adapt to the surrounding American culture as she grows up in a family that…
When most people think of the American Revolution they think about guns and war and bodies and while that is the main part of the American Revolution there are many other cultural movements going on. Music, Clothing, Religion and many other cultural things played a big part in the revolution. In the American Revolution, music played an important part of American culture no matter what sector of society. The music of the time…