IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) e-ISSN : 2279-0837‚ p-ISSN : 2279-0845 PP 34-36 www.iosrjournals.org Socio cultural factors in the play of Wole Soyinka’s the Lion and the Jewel and Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana: a Comparative Study K. Saravanan‚ PhD Research Scholar‚ Government Arts College‚ Coimbatore I. Introduction The word ―culture‖ itself is so difficult to pin down; ―cultural studies‖ is hard to define. According to Elaine Showalter ―cultural is a model of feminine
Premium Culture Cultural studies
Mohammad Malik Ms. Duncan ENG 4UO January 19‚ 2015 ISU Literary Essay Jim Morrison once said “The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You give up your ability to feel‚ and in exchange‚ put on a mask.” Freedom is what allows one to be him or herself; without it‚ one may be compared to a slave. Individuality or difference however is nearly impossible under a dictatorship. Many historic literary scholars have implored this matter. For example
Free Brave New World Aldous Huxley Social class
Each day’s economic news leaves me haunted by Hannah Arendt’s ruminations on Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann as she reported on his trial in Jerusalem for The New Yorker 45 years ago. Arendt pondered "the strange interdependence of thoughtlessness and evil" and sought to capture it with her famous formulation "the banality of evil." Arendt found Eichmann neither "perverted nor sadistic‚" but "terribly and terrifyingly normal." Remoteness from Reality He was a new type of criminal‚ a participant
Premium Human rights Adolf Eichmann Morality
“The Introduction of the Printing Press and the Effects on Humanity and our World Today.” Student Name Devry University HUMN 303: Introduction to Humanities Summer 2012 “The Introduction of the Printing Press and the Effects on Humanity and our World Today.” I. Table of Contents II. Introduction Technology such as the printing press of the past impacts every avenue of society today. Just as‚ the Internet of today has empowered members of society by allowing greater access to information
Free Printing press Printing Johannes Gutenberg
Humanity has only survived this long to the successful relationships it has made over time but‚ those very relationships were only able to survive from the trust and truth instilled in them proving that the very means of survival depends on that. However‚ a lack or absence of either trust or truth will cause those very relationships to crumble in a matter of moments‚ bestowing upon them‚ ample emotional and physical pain which is unfathomable compared to any other pain that could be inflicted. In
Premium William Shakespeare Tragedy Emotion
Life in New France The early 17th century saw the birth of New France as claimed by Samuel de Champlain. The father of New France claimed the land in 1608 by establishing the French territory of Quebec. New France was an integral part of history because their rapid colonization lead to exponential growth for the country. The actions France took towards colonizing and improving claiming New France is what eventually gave way to the birth of Canada. Immigrants who left their lives to explore the New
Premium United States Europe French Revolution
Jude-Christians: This view of humanity is bound together by the theistic meaning of life. Both ideas encompass a creator‚ that creator being God who is sovereign and omnipotent. They believe man is made in the image of God. Through theism‚ our purpose is to know God‚ and in doing so. we will achieve happiness. This concept has a strength‚ the strength being a possibility that there is a creator and this creator is greater than any thought. This idea is radical in regards to such a claim. However
Premium God Christianity Jesus
first time this word regarding personhood versus humanity has been played with human life. It is a touchy subject most average people do not want to get into‚ as due to its highly sensitive topics and vast opinions on the matter. During the time of slave trade‚ blacks were acknowledged as human beings‚ but not “persons”. To a certain perspective‚ it would suggest that treating living human beings with such vile care‚ such as kidnapping them from their homes‚ beating and murdering them‚ and selling
Premium Pregnancy Abortion Fetus
What is E-Book Reader? Compare any three E-book Reader. 1. Introduction: Humans always love reading; in fact‚ it continues to be a favorite pastime around the globe. Aside from simply being relaxing‚ reading also contributes towards sharing of information and knowledge between people from all around the world. Luckily‚ technology has caught up with reading enthusiasts in the form of electronic readers. Reading actual paperback books still has its own charm‚ but now more and more people
Premium E-book Amazon Kindle
Hinduism Paper HUMANITIES 130 Hinduism is a diverse body of religion‚ philosophy‚ and cultural practice native to and predominant in India‚ characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being of many forms and natures‚ by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth‚ and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils (GodWeb‚ n.d.). In this paper I will further explore what the Hindu religion is encompassed of. And delve into what makes the religion of Hinduism
Premium Religion Hinduism Buddhism