empire. It is the awakening of national consciousness of people with new light and new thought. It is a kind of socio-cultural change which is the result of the union between two cultures – the east and the west. The light of Renaissance ignited nationalism and secular humanism in human minds‚ encouraged people to learn Western literature and philosophy for the rediscovery the world with new outlook‚ urged Indians to fight against all social diseases‚ inspired us to develop intellectual vision and
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NATIONALISM Nation and nationalism are two of the msot common word used in political science and in discussion of internatioanl politics. While using these words so oftenly most of us often tend to use them lossely and sometimes also misuse them. Statehood Demands in India’s Northeast: Bodoland As anticipated‚ the creation of Telangana has had a destabilising domino effect on the rest of India. The most recent of these is the demand for a separate Bodoland to be carved out of Assam
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see the sight of fallen comrades‚ enemies‚ muddy trenches‚ barbed wire and let’s not forget about the guns and bullets. This occurred on a large scale ranging from the east of Europe to the west of Europe. This was none other than World War One. Two poems‚ “A Mother’s Dedication”‚ by Margaret Peterson and “Into Battle” by Julian Grenfell‚ both convey varying tones and attitudes to war. The phrases‚ ‘and in the air death moans and sings’ in Julian Grenfell ‘Into Battle’ akin to ‘God shall uphold you
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towards nationalism. While Lennon invites his listeners to join him in imagining the peace that can exist without the barriers of nations‚ Anderson believes nationalism is necessary and prevalent for a society to be kept in order. Lennon rejects the notion of sacrificing human life for the sake of a nation‚ yet Anderson affirms it as an act of love‚ in his chapter Patriotism and Racism. Within the same chapter‚ Anderson also counters the argument that racism is not borne out of nationalism‚ but rather
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Detailed Look at a Criticized Poem Grief‚ death‚ devastation: with the strong exception of Rupert Brooke‚ these were the themes reflected in most war poetry during WWI. Brooke laced his poetry with sentimentality and nationalism‚ which was very different from the themes of other works during the time. Many people love and admire his poems‚ but despite his poetry being criticized by the public‚ Rupert Brooke was a talented young poet throughout World War I. This poem was first published in Brooke’s
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BACKGROUND: The history of Ireland is not unlike that of Britain in that it is marked by successive waves of invasion and colonization. Robert Welch writes in his book Changing States of a 12th century compilation called The Book of Invasions that details previous invasions of Ireland up to that point stretching back into antiquity (271); obviously "Ireland was a country which was being constantly invaded and resettled" (Welch‚ 272). When the Normans came to Ireland in the 12th century after having
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Nettles by poet Vernon Scannell is a reflective poem based on the poet trying to protect his son from hurting himself in a nettle bed. I found this poem very emotional and touching and this is mainly why I chose to write about it. The poet reflects on his own experience to prove his point of view‚ and he achieves this‚ and I indent to analyse what point he is trying to convey in this poem. The poem is set in the poets own garden‚ with the nettles hidden out of sight behind the shed. The young
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his poem “Dulce et decorum est‚” shares his firsthand experiences with trench warfare and gas attacks during World War One. The poem begins by outlining the overall decrepit state of the soldiers‚ goes on to briefly describe the gas attack‚ and finishes by dwelling on the tragedy and traumatization that ensues after a soldiers death. His direct address to the reader in the last stanza closes the poem in a powerful‚ compelling manner. The soldiers are described at the beginning of the poem as “marching
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Spencer Jackson 3/30/08 Hosting the Past to Provide for the Epistolary Community of the Present: Alexander Pope’s “Epistle to Miss Blount‚ with the Works of Voiture” In this early epistle‚ first published in 1712 as “To a Young Lady‚ with the Works of Voiture‚” Pope addresses his friend Teresa Blount through the work and name of the early seventeenth century French poet and letter-writer Vincent de Voiture. In this indirect address of a female friend facing an uncertain marriage
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assumptions of Self and the Other‚ history‚ identity and nationalism‚ to deconstruct the multiple forms of power that have enslaved human beings‚ women in particular‚ and to demonstrate his hope for equality‚ tolerance and coexistence in human society. In a word‚ Ang Lee’s cinematic adaptation‚ going far beyond Eileen Chang’s representation of private experiences‚ is an intellectual process of cultural poetics that subverts the mythic language of nationalism and national identity. Keywords: adaptation‚ body
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