In any part in the world‚ there is no place to be but home. Home is a place where we feel safe and take refuge. But how we will feel if this is taken from us? The essay by Edward Said‚ “States‚” narrates the story of about his country‚ Palestine‚ and the struggle of his countrymen. He also shares the passion of his homeland which we can relate to. “States” exemplify the experiences and perceptions of how important a home is to a common Palestinian. Our country is a big part of who we are. As we
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Edwars Said was born a Palestinian Arab in Jerusalem in 1935‚ and was American through his father‚ Wadie Saïd‚ who was a U.S. Citizen. Wadie Saïd‚ his father moved to Cairo‚ before the birth of his son . He spent much of his childhood travelling back and forth from Cairo to Jerusalem‚ visiting relatives. Saïd said that in his childhood he lived “between worlds” — like Cairo (Egypt) and in Jerusalem (Palestine). Here are some of his words from this period of life: "I was an uncomfortably anomalous
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Assignment 1 Walter Benjamin in context to ‘The Girandola’ by Joseph Wright In this essay I will be applying Benjamin’s essay ‘Art in the age of mechanical reproduction’ to examin the erosion of aura around an artwork‚ aura can be defined from colours within the painting right down to the smell that surrounds the painting. The artwork that I will be focusing on will be ‘The Girandola’ that was created by Joseph Wright (of Derby) in 1734-1797. This comparison will be done by using my experience of
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yeottabyte-computers deep in the Utah Desert? We know about this NSA scheme because of the leaker Edward Snowden who has been recently granted a one-year temporary asylum by the Russian government. Why Russia granted the asylum and why Snowden is even there can be tied to three basic concepts of intercultural communication‚ those of culture & social group‚ perspective‚ and cultural relativism. Edward Snowden was a “security contractor at the NSA for the last four year‚ employed by several private
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Benjamin Banneker Excerpt The Declaration of Independence‚ a well-respected document responsible for seceding the United States of America from the oppressive Great Britain‚ had a false allegation written in it: that all men were created equal and endowed with unalienable rights. The only men who proved to be equal in the eyes of society were the property owning white men‚ and slaves‚ after some of them having had helped their American allies achieve freedom‚ were once again subjugated to the
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Benjamin Franklin‚ a man of many talents and virtues‚ knew he may never be flawless‚ yet he strove to be anyway. He applied imperative ethical goals on a day to day basis and practiced productive habits. Benjamin Franklin embodied numerous significant characteristics that certainly led to his many successes. Benjamin Franklin imposed remarkable moral values when he created the thirteen virtues. He formed a procedure to conquer each of these virtues‚ starting with temperance. Franklin strategized
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close‚ by Jonathan Safran Foer‚ explores the themes of loss‚ communication‚ and change throughout the entire novel. Each character has experienced some sort of loss‚ whether it is Oskar’s loss of his father or Mr. Black’s loss of his wife. Many characters also have issues with communication‚ such as Thomas’s inability to talk and Oskar’s communication issues. The story of the Sixth Borough‚ which Oskar’s father tells to him for a bedtime story‚ is inserted seemingly
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The British novelist and egyptologist Amelia Edwards once said‚ “Were I asked to define it‚ I should reply that archeology is that science which enables us to register and classify our knowledge of the sum of man’s achievements in those arts and handicrafts whereby he has‚ in time past‚ signalized his passage from barbarism to civilization.” To put that in simpler words‚ Amelia means to say that archeology is the study and understandings of our past ancestors‚ who have grown to modern civilizations
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography is an inspiring tale of his personal‚ as well as public achievement throughout his life. Franklin’s life embodies the exemplary model of a life composed of discipline‚ self-reliance and self improvement. From his humble beginnings as an apprentice candle and soap maker in his father’s business to a successful business man‚ author‚ philosopher‚ civil activist‚ politician scientist‚ inventor‚ and diplomat‚ above all Benjamin Franklin was‚ and still
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Born in 1706‚ Benjamin Franklin was probably the most diverse and talented of the founding fathers; I say this because‚ not only was he a superb diplomat and politician‚ but he was also a writer‚ inventor‚ and a scientist‚ among many other things. Franklin was responsible for helping write the Declaration of Independence‚ as well as getting the French on our side during the Revolutionary War. Additionally‚ Benjamin Franklin invented things‚ such as bifocal glasses‚ the lightning rod‚ and swimming
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