the age of globalisation: Searching for anchors that hold Elirea Bornman Department of Communication Science University of South Africa ABSTRACT This article explores the intricate interrelationships between discourses on and struggles of identity and the multiple processes associated with increasing globalisation in the modern age. Globalisation is often exclusively associated with worldwide economic integration and the emergence of a borderless global market. However‚ globalisation
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that having an ego meant to be yourself‚ that is how I know to live my life. It is important for us not to fully depend on others‚ but to have confidence within ourselves. Our society is very unique about our actions‚ finding our sense of self is difficult because of the changing perspective in the world. Ego is shown through the society‚ being an individual‚ and looking towards others for guidance. In the novels Anthem‚ Life of Pi‚ Girl in Hyacinth Blue and the play Julius Caesar‚ along with the essay
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and Their Struggles with Life Stephanie Hernandez COM/155 March 30‚ 2013 Steven Watkins A woman struggles in our society regardless if she has a home or if she is homeless. There are often several reasons we are seeing these issues in women today. For instance they may have families to support‚ they may not have a job‚ some may have addictions‚ or there may be some with no means of financial support. These are just some of the issues surrounding women and their struggles in life. We hope that
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The Struggle Within The Scarlet Letter offers extraordinary insight into the norms and behavior of 17th century puritan society. The basic characteristics and problems of its main characters‚ however‚ are familiar to readers in the present (Encarta 98). In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne develops Reverend Dimmesdale’s internal struggle through his guilt‚ his indecision regarding confession‚ and his final decision to confess. At the beginning of the novel‚ the Reverend Dimmesdale has
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usually written that offer pleasure and illumination. It means that trough literature people can get pleasure and understanding. In such way we can manage literature as a source of not only for pleasure but also for knowledge to solve problems in our life. Furthermore‚ literature can be classified into songs‚ films‚ plays‚ poems‚ short stories and novels. In this thesis the writer chooses one of the literary works that is film. According to Bazin (in Colman‚ 2009: 17)‚ Film is a combination of quite
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MISUNDERSTOOD STRUGGLE Do we really have a great understanding of our past‚ to understand our future? As stated in Lerone Bennett’s “Black History/Black Power”‚ “History is not something added to life; it is not something you read about in textbooks and view from afar as a spectator”‚ the main truth about history is the specific knowledge from relationships of our people. Black people and black history have always had a middle blockade when it comes to the past and the future. Of course the
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fantastic story when these elements get together. The Name of the boy is Pi‚ and he create this story with animal on the basis of his experience. He uses animal imagery to show distinct characteristics of specific character‚ he is interested in animal‚‚ and he wants to escape from reality. Pi use animal imagery which shows the distinct characteristic of each character. At the end of the book‚ the Japanese journalist ask Pi what’s really happened when he was lost at sea‚ “Mr.Patel‚ a tiger is an incredibly
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chapter of Part Two comes to an end‚ Pi breaks into tears‚ crying the following words: "Richard Parker‚ a companion of my torment‚ awful‚ fierce thing that kept me alive‚ moved forward and disappeared forever from my life." In the world today where civilization exists‚ the idea of an innocent sixteen-year-old boy surviving his ordeal with a feral Bengal tiger lies beyond our concept of reality. However‚ it cannot be denied that the relation between Bengal tiger and Pi is depicted with great amount of
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THE LIVILIHOOD STRUGGLES OF ARTISANAL FISHERFOLK OF KERALA Russel Ignatius . L. Abstract: In this article an attempt is made to study the peculiarities of artisanal fisher folk of Kerala and their livelihood issues‚ in the changing scenario of modernization of fishery sectors with the introduction of trawling and other artificial methods of fishing which endanger their very ethos and livelihood possibilities. We travel through their rough tides of struggles to protect their livelihood and suggesting
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bullying at some point in their lives whether they are the victim or the bully. What has developed as a common thing amongst people of all ages has had serious effects and caused tragedies for many people. People go about with their daily tasks in life and sometimes don’t realize the the harm they are causing to other people when they make jokes about others whether they have disabilities‚ culture or physical apperances. This expository essay will focus on the causes and the conseques of bullying
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