Proposed Title of the Thesis Struggle over Identity: Colonialist Ideology in Kipling’s Kim. Statement of the Problem Is Kim white or is he a native? While Kim insists that he is an Indian‚ the narrator adamantly asserts Kim’s British origins. This struggle between Kim and the narrator continues throughout the novel. The struggle over the inheritance is resolved through a bifurcation of the paternal function: on the one hand‚ Kim’s personal and emotional allegiance to the Indians and‚ on the
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feminist for the black woman. Hazel Cardy’s article " White Woman Listen! Black Feminism and the Boundaries of Sisterhood‚" examines the way in which feminist revisionist history has reconstructed itself by appropriating the power of privilege of the historiography in order to marginalize black women in their absences and misrepresent them in their presence. In my view‚ it is precisely the incorporation of feminism in the worlds system and power. The concern is not one with the feminist theory and more
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deeper democracy. Although there is back and forth movement‚ the essays are maximally organized in a chronological way‚ beginning with the editors’ introductory essay. The particular essay broadly examines the changes that has happened in Texas historiography and thereby serves as a suitable prelude to other authors’ assessment of Texas’ history. Normally in edited volumes such as this book‚ the weakness will be that the included essays might appear as unrelated puzzle pieces that stand separately
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Problems and Issues in the Philippine Educational System 1. Colonial historiography. Most of the past and present teachers‚ book authors‚ and Social Studies consultants give heavier premium to the history of the colonizers in the Philippines‚ and not to the history of Filipinos. Mostly‚ this has been the case in the teaching of History subjects from the elementary to tertiary levels and will most likely perpetuate in the next generations to come. The history of the Filipino people and the colonial
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"Pearl Harbor." World War 2 on History. N.p.‚ 2006. Web. 14 May 2013. . [ 4 ]. “J. Robert Oppenheimer.” J. Robert Oppenheimer Quotes. (Author of Atom and Void)‚ (1945). Web. 14 May 2013 [ 5 ] [ 6 ]. "Dropping the Atomic Bomb: Historiography." Dropping the Atomic Bomb: Historiography. Ed. Unknown. N.p.‚ 2009. Web. 14 May 2013. . [ 8 ]. Harrow‚ L. "World War II: The Manhattan Project." About.com Military History. N.p.‚ 2008. Web. 14 May 2013. . [ 9 ]. A report by the Federal Council of Churches entitled
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Hegel and Historical Cause and Effect Theory of Knowledge Who was Hegel? Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a German philosopher who wrote during the beginning of the 19th Century. His great achievement was to introduce for the first time in philosophy the idea that History and the concrete are important in getting out of the circle of the perennial problems of philosophy. Also‚ for the first time in the history of philosophy he realized the importance of the Other in the coming to be of self-consciousness
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The concept of national identity since the end of XX century underwent significant changes and is featured with two opposing trends: huge globalization process and fierce struggle against it‚ i.e. for national identity. In my view‚ national identity‚ being an important‚ even crucial factor routinely throughout history‚ largely lost its role today. What are the perceptions of national self-identification in modern Armenia? To understand the concept of national identity‚ one should first of all consider
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Course Outline Sept. Introduction: Standards and Expectations; Procedures and Evaluation Historiography: Definitions; Valid and Invalid Interpretations and Frames of Reference; Fact and Opinion; Role of Historian; Sources of Historical Information; Primary and Secondary Sources; Why study History? Historical Research and Essay Writing: Skill development throughout year Sept./Oct. Unit I/Chapter 3: The Geography of Western Canada 1. Introduction and the Importance of Place 2. Physical Regions
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WEEK 1 STUDY QUESTIONS 1) What historical events‚ situations‚ and conditions might account for the diversity within Judaism in the first century? Many historical diversities were shaped within Judaism in the first century. For instance there were four specific periods in Jewish history. The Persian Period (ca. 537-332 BCE) in which the Jewish nation was ruled by high priests with minimal interference from Persian Kings. The Hellenistic Period (ca. 332-1678 BCE) which was a “reign of terror” for
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Women’s Movement Today‚ we take many socio-political phenomenons for granted. People in democratic countries freely express themselves‚ practice any religion of their choice‚ vote for their candidates on presidential elections‚ and enjoy many other rights and freedoms‚ all of which are kept by numerous laws‚ bills‚ non-governmental organizations‚ and so on. However‚ the realities of social life were not always so fair. Many years ago‚ women were not considered equal with men by a large extent. One
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