“strangers”. While race normally divides people‚ Chicana writer‚ Gloria Anzaldua proposes people of different races to confront their fears in order to move forward into a world that is a less hateful and more useful. Similarly‚ philosopher and writer‚ Kwame Appiah approaches this matter with cosmopolitanism. The meaning of cosmopolitanism is the focus of the world as being a whole rather than just a specific group. It is the belief that all humans belong to a single community based on a shared understanding
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of the world?” According to author‚ Kwame Antnony Appiah history repeats itself in warfare‚ dictatorship and famine. Living in the 21st century with advanced technology and advanced science may give humanity the first chance in this lifetime since man was first born to actually co-exist with others that are different from us. Appiah brings to light the premise that moral values can bring balance in the way we operate in the world. For instance‚ Appiah explains the difference between living
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Literature is yet another genre that Africa’s intellectual elites struggle to elucidate coherence for dissemination and consumption to ingrain within viable institutions. Modern African literature is considered a byproduct as well as an explicit goal engineered at the Berlin Conference (1884-5) by the imperialist nations of Europe. The challenge for African literature is to be incorporated in the ‘universal’ standards of literary canons without the demeaning criticisms of this controlled universalism
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postamble 3 (1) 2007 Defending Feminism in Africa Simidele Dosekun Introduction In this essay‚ I argue against the popular notion that feminism or feminists are ‘unAfrican’‚ and instead argue for why feminism has a necessary role to play on the African continent today. The claim or argument that ‘feminism is not African’ is certainly not new. It is a claim to which I have been explicitly or implicitly subjected by other Africans as I have come to consciousness as a feminist‚ while still
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equally because we are human and should not be judged based off our race and culture. Race should not limit anyone’s role within the community or deprive them from who they are. K. Anthony Appiah’s “Race‚ Culture‚ Identity: Misunderstood Connections” is a perfect example as to why race should not define people as a whole. Appiah believes that we should not be catergozired in these racial groups because it takes away from our nation sticking together as a one. Both authors make it clear that race should
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Happiness‚ something that everyone strives for‚ but not everyone achieves. Happiness is intangible‚ its a feeling. In “ If you’re happy‚ and you know it” by Kwame Appiah he said‚ Happiness is a feeling‚ you are happy if you think you are happy.”(449). It is really is a state of mind. Some people might think that objects will bring you happiness‚ but none of this will ever make you truly happy. What gives people happiness‚ it really depends on the person. Different people want different things‚
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Bibliography: Appiah‚ K. Anthony. “Cornel West a Genealogy of Pragmatism: The American Evasion of Philosophy.” Nation‚ April 9‚ 1990. Bois‚ W.E.B. Du. The Souls of Black Folk. publication place: Digireads.com‚ 2005. Cara Buckley‚ “The New York Times‚” Called Far and Wide to
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E. M. Forster’s short story The Machine Stops‚ published in 1909‚ was ahead of its time and predicted many of the technologies we possess now such as instant messaging and the internet. The story takes place in a future society where humans live underground in isolation and rely on a machine for all their needs. Most of their communication is done through screens that are able to show video. The people hardly have face to face contact and when confronting each other‚ avoid touching (Forster). This
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cosmopolitanism‚ how we speak‚ relationships‚ friendships Ecstatic Cosmopolitan- information technologies‚ bringing the world to us ‘We need to develop habits of co-existence‚ conversation in its order‚ meaning of living together in association.’ Kwame Antony Appiah Appiahs Cosmopolitan Openness to the world and differences Engaging with others Interdependence Dialogues and conversation Recognising our common humanity “People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they
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Reflection on Gun Shooting on American Campus Nowadays the campus violence problem becomes a hot topic which arouses more and more people to be concerned about campus gun shooting. People in the world have heard and seen this kind of tragedy over and over in the news. The Safety of United States schools was seriously questioned by the world when in the news all we heard about was there was another shooting in an American high school or university. According to “School Shooting Statistics” which
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