Tarek Taji - 41040 POL 201 – sec.2 Introduction to Political Science Feb 18th /2013 Summary of Rousseau’s Book “On the Social Contract” book 1. “Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.” Rousseau’s words that says much about the concept of the Social Contract and other main concepts in life. Here‚ he is trying to raise a question if the “governing authorities” whether support the freedom of people or are they the “chains” over people’s
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Leading American essayist and literary stylist of his time‚ E.B. White transformed his life experiences into unforgettable satire and children’s literature. Elwyn Brooks White was born in 1899 in Mount Vernon‚ New York to Samuel and Jessie White. On White’s twelfth birthday‚ his father said‚ "You are the object of the affectionate solicitude of your mother and father. Then you have been born a Christian. When you reflect that the great majority of men are born in heathen lands in dense ignorance
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Uncle Tom’s Children is a book to describe the life of blacks though a part named The Ethics of Living Jim Crow and five separate fictional stories. In the first part‚ The Ethics of Living Jim Crow‚ the writer is fighting a war in cinder with several white boys. Because white boys have some places to hide‚ but the writer doesn’t‚ Wright is injured by broken bottle. When he meets his mother‚ his mother beat him‚ rather than comfort him. “she would smack my rump with the stave‚ and while the skin
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Gale Young is an inspiring writer‚ and her insightful article has articulated something I have always felt‚ but never been able to describe; an acute awareness of being “just white.” While it’s obvious that racial minorities have had their share of discrimination and suffering‚ some of which continues today‚ I find it rather foolish to say that Caucasians in America have no difficulties concerning their race. In more recent years‚ minorities have been embracing their cultures and differences‚ and
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When reading Vincent Cremona’s “My Pen Writes in Blue and White”‚ it is suggested that having two perspectives on life‚ or two “shades” can be crucial when writing to multiple audiences about diverse topics. According to Cremona‚ “[He] would go to union meeting with [his] father and listen to the men talk. . .[and] was amazed that at such a young age‚ [he] could understand everything that they were saying” (196). Basically‚ Cremona is saying that the meeting conversations were in “Plain English”
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slave women by their masters. So when she decided to publish the book in 1861 she used a fictional name which was Linda Brent so the name wouldn’t trace back to her. Contemporary feminist researchers can use narrative work "to develop feminist theory‚ express affinity and admiration for other women‚ contribute to social justice‚ facilitate understanding among social classes‚ and explore the meaning of events in the eyes of women”.
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magical-liturgical bits‚ and only the antithesis makes them interesting to us (Ball 1983) This idea of exploitation arises from the theory of white dominance‚ the four aspects of John Duckitt’s theory have been explored within the dissertation; minimal group paradigm‚ social positionality‚ social dominance theory and privilege and penalty. (Duckitt‚ 1998) White systems of dominance and subordination are placed in an evolutionary context and such group-based arrangements have been ever-present and are
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JR’s embassy friend Pie disappears‚ the average-sized dog must rescue him- and the other strays. The Metro Dogs of Moscow was a quick and fun book about dogs and their adventures in the capital of Russia. The author started the book right on point‚ which made me want to read more. Most chapters ended with a cliff-hanger‚ which kept me going‚ and the book ended clearly. JR was my favourite character‚ and the way that Rachelle Delaney described his wacky personality amazed me. My favourite part was
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The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore is a book about two Wes Moores who grew up similarly with the same name‚ but chose two different destinies as time went on. Both of them endured a life without a father figure‚ got into serious trouble with the police‚ and grew up in a poor household. The author of the book‚ Wes‚ is at first a trouble maker‚ doesn’t have a healthy relationship with his mother‚ and struggles in school. Since Wes skipped classes and let his grades slip‚ his mother made a tough and expensive
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Jacky Zou Book Summary and Analysis 1984 George Orwell In 1984 by George Orwell‚ Winston Smith‚ a low-ranking member of the Party in London located in the nation of Oceania‚ faces a life of oppression and control. The Party watches Winston and everyone else through “telescreens” and displays their seemingly all-knowing leader‚ known as Big Brother‚ on the telescreens. The Party is also forcing a language called Newspeak‚ which prevents political rebellion by removing all words related to the
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