bleak. In this essay‚ I will discuss on the tensions caused by race and socio-economic status and its relation to citizenship. To do this‚ I will provide a case-study‚ based on my observation of Jakarta‚ the capital city of Indonesia. Jakarta is a microcosm of Indonesia. Indonesians from all across the country dream of moving to Jakarta‚ which promises upwards socio-economic mobility. Based on a data from the Indonesia’s Central Bureau of Statistics‚ Jakarta’s contribution towards Indonesia’s GDP reached
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In Chinua Achebe’s 1958 novel‚ Things Fall Apart‚ the complex dynamic of European Colonialism in Africa is depicted through the story of the native Igbo society in Nigeria and its collision with the European Christian culture. Okonkwo‚ the main character in the novel‚ embodies the fundamental values of the Igbo society and fights throughout the novel to maintain the practice of Igbo tradition. The principles of Igbo culture are Okonkwo’s identity‚ and European invasion of the status quo displaces
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‘“Ordinary People Come through Here’: Locating the Beauty Salon in Women’s Lives” by Paula Black ‘“They are Taken into Account for Their Opinions’: Making Community and Displaying Identity at a Dominican Beauty Shop in New York City‚” from Black Behind the Ears by Ginetta Candelario Author of “Ordinary People Come through Here’: Locating the Beauty Salon in Women’s Lives‚” published in Feminist Review. Commercial‚ public and academic researcher‚ with a focus on sexual health services and employment
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Father-Son Relationship in "Reunion" As children we look up to our parents as role models‚ it is universal that we have the need to have them in our lives‚ to feel loved by them. They are the people who should be responsible for our upbringing and in molding the way we are to be as adults. The role of a parent is not just providing food and shelter but also providing a good example. Unfortunately‚ this does not always happen. There are parents who for one reason or another are not there for
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“If you stumble about believability‚ what are you living for? Love is hard to believe‚ ask any lover. Life is hard to believe‚ ask any scientist. God is hard to believe‚ ask any believer. What is your problem with hard to believe?” -Yann Martel‚ Life of Pi. In the movie adaptation of Yann Martel’s book‚ belief is an overarching theme. The film seamlessly goes from discussing the protagonist’s religious belief to his belief in his tiger companion to other’s belief in his story of survival‚ leaving
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ordinary character. The mental asylum‚ in which the novel takes place‚ is full of absent-minded and broken men who have lost their masculinity. The patients within the asylum have lost hope in a brighter future for themselves‚ and are stuck in a microcosm full of morbid thinkers. McMurphy’s arrival on the ward is indicative of a Christ-like figure due to the way in which he conducts himself. The patients on the ward are
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Reading Lord of the Flies‚ one gets quite an impression of Golding’s view on human nature. Whether this view is right or wrong‚ true or not‚ is a point to be debated. This image Golding paints for the reader‚ that of humans being inherently bad‚ is a perspective not all people share. This opinion‚ in fact‚ is a point that many have disagreed with when reading his work. There are many instances throughout Lord of the Flies that state Golding’s opinion suggesting an evil human nature. Each
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Ashes is a representation of the inequality of the 1920s. The time is important in Fitzgerald’s work‚ because the inequity of the 1920’s‚ with all of its imperfections provides a point of reference for all the injustices in the Great Gatsby. A microcosm of American society today (like the West Egg and Valley of Ashes) – Silicon Valley: Silicon Valley (in the greater San Fran Bay Area) is like West Egg – with much of the new wealth in modern America (created by tech entrepreneurs‚ start-ups‚ and
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these circumstances a large number children have been evacuated from their homes but before they reach their destination their plane is shot down and the survivors land on a tropical almost paradise like island‚ unspoiled by man. This island is a microcosm representing the world. On the island the survivors all meet together and create a chief Ralph. Things soon go wrong due to members of the original group creating trouble and they decide to form their own tribe with a new chief Jack. I am going to
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"The party functions as a microcosm of the larger society from which Mabel is alienated" ("The New Dress"). Mabel is isolating herself from the other guests at the party‚ just as some do with the rest of the world. "Mabel’s sense of alienation also exists because her insecurity makes
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