Social Injustices of the “Untouchables” In the novel Untouchable‚ written by Mulk Raj Anand in the year 1935‚ there are various vivid representations of the social injustices that the Untouchable castes are exposed to daily. In such a case‚ the main character of the novel‚ Bakha‚ is an ideal example. This novel is set to explain the caste system in one single day and does an exceptional job to help the readers understand how the low caste citizens were treated. Bakha is an eighteen year old
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and his friends. Eichenlaub advised he observed Ellis being confrontational with Gunter. Eichenlaub stated that Gunter appeared to be trying to avoid Ellis but that Ellis kept approaching Gunter. Eichenlaub advised he witnessed Ellis get in Gunter’s face multiple times and then the two began to
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life‚ in general‚ is an inescapable trap. In the novel‚ The Awakening by Kate Chopin‚ naturalism is employed to show how the Victorian era was inherently patriarchal by using Edna Pontellier as a victim to enforce the political‚ social‚ and psychological oppression of women in society. Throughout Edna’s journey‚ she struggles to conform with the role of being a mother and wife. The accepted mother-woman in Edna’s society were "fluttering about with extended‚ protecting wings when any harm‚ real
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It’s a man’s world they say. But the impact of women entrepreneurs in today’s world is increasing exponentially. Indra Nooyi‚ Cher Wang‚ Melinda Gates and the list goes on. Some say it was inevitable‚ the others are still wondering how all this came about. What I would like to ask ‘is this trend something new or has the world just begun to open its eyes. Dating back to the 13th century‚ India experienced a novel sensation in having a woman upon the throne at Delhi. Razia Sultan was everything one
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On a daily basis‚ people all around the world will face cultural diversity in many distinctive ways in terms of liberation‚ oppression‚ cultural politics‚ intersectionality‚ and critical diversity vs. diversity. In order to understand a distinct culture‚ people need to be open to unknown ideas and traditions. Everybody is judged unfairly on occasion‚ and it is very unpleasant. No one should have that experience. Modern media has shaped the way people think. However‚ understanding a particular society’s
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Like women all over the world‚ Chinese women used to lead a life under the mercy of their husbands. Although they carry more than half the burden of the family‚ their position is always considered inferior. Chairman Mao liberated women by encouraging women to share the equal responsibility as men. On the surface‚ this sounded good news for all the oppressed women. However‚ when I look back‚ this has done more harm than good. The critical part is that this totally overlooked the difference between
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Can a former child soldier retain or regain a sense of identity through his or her experiences? The experiences we have in life help to shape us into the people we become in the future and bring us close to understanding who we are as a person. However there are times when experiences can change us and make us seem like complete strangers to ourselves. These types of experiences can be from changes to our surroundings‚ lifestyle or other variables that are different to our normal life. This can
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Social injustice Social injustice is unfair treatment of society by society. It may seem contradicting but that’s what it is‚ unfair treatment to a minority. Today in America‚ we are taking leaps forward in economics‚ but will we ever really advance as mankind if our social system is holding us back? We still treat women badly‚ but women’s rights are starting to come up very rapidly. Women for a long time have been treated badly. They were treated badly because they were mainly the household wife
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Women of China‚ Women of today "When a system of oppression has become institutionalized it is unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive." Florynce R. Kennedy‚ "Institutionalized Oppression vs. The Female‚" (1970). Florynce’s quote could apply to the oppression of women in Chinese culture just as well as the oppression of women in the 21st century. Over many years oppression against women for the sake of beauty has taken on many forms‚ be it foot binding in china‚ The wearing of neck rings
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Women‚ which is half of the population‚ were always expected to become a housewife and not to work. They were expected to stay home and take care of the children and clean the house as well as go to different social gatherings in the neighborhood. Women were expected to always travel together or at least in the presence of another man‚ but never alone. So when women entered the workforce in world war two to fill the gap that men left when going to
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