part of certain events from long ago that had “produced” all of them‚ which means the centuries of subjection by the economic and cultural power of the West. But the beginnings of an apparently leveled field in a late-20th-century global economy serve only to scratch those wounds rather than heal them. Almost all of Desai’s characters have been diminished by their encounters with the West. As a student‚ isolated in racist England‚ the future judge feels barely human at all and leaps when he is touched
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past the rooted cultural boundaries. Along with the theme of acceptance the book also has an overflowing theme finding one’s self‚ not just spiritually but accepting one’s identity in a new land. All these characters possess a desire‚ an urge to discover themselves‚ even in the most unorthodox mannerisms and the discovery happens over time and generations. While Unaccustomed Earth runs rapid with themes of culture‚ the book takes the reader to a time where America represented somewhere where communities
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superiority over another male‚ and sometimes result in conflict‚ yet it is rare that chimpanzees actually fight. The author describes the males’ quarrels as “controlled fighting.” “They only bite extremities‚ usually a finger or a foot‚ and less frequently a shoulder or the head...Since this is virtually the only way the males fight each other‚ they cannot be out to prove their respective physical strengths. The crucial factor is their capacity to fight effectively within the rules. A male must
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out of them‚ gripping them tightly‚ seizing them from the inside‚ consuming them. When that happens‚ the human being can become unpredictable and volatile. And with them‚ follows great sadness. Many of these traits‚ and more‚ are present in the book ‘Faithful Elephants’‚ causing the lives of three innocent animals to be taken. The protagonists of the story – John‚ Tonky‚ and Wanly – are forced to endure such pain‚ paying for others sins. Despite this‚ they are still faithful and loyal to their
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The Gentlemen and the Roughs: Violence‚ Honor‚ and Manhood in the Union Army by Lorien Foote In the year 1861‚ the Civil War erupted throughout the United States. After four long gruesome years‚ the Union Army enlisted a total number of 2‚893‚304 northern soldiers. In The Gentlemen and the Roughs‚ Lorien Foote sheds light on northern conceptions of violence‚ honor‚ and manhood. Foote argues that the Union army originated by dividing class and social status‚ fighting a war for
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The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games” is more than just a best seller. It is a vortex into a futuristic United States that offers morals and themes that can relate to today’s society. Collins contrasts the poverty-stricken‚ subservient world of main character‚ Katniss‚ with the affluence and power of the people of the governing Capitol. Collins descends into the abuses of government control‚ and explores the importance and hope of individuality in a totalitarian society. Katniss
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House Life inside Leavenworth prison was writing in 1987-1989 by Peter Earley. Leavenworth has been one of the oldest and most dangerous maximum security facilities in the nation. The author introduces us with 6 prisoners and a couple of wardens. The book captures all the problems prisoners came across and experiences they had to go through. Carl Bowles an inmate for 23 consecutive years. He had a record as a sexual predator. Carl Bowles was known for forcing weaker inmates to satisfy his pleasures
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distance is the problem for John‚ even if in different ways. Dear John is told in first person from the point of view of John Tyree. The main location that this novel takes place is John’s birthplace: Wilmington‚ North Carolina. Even though the whole book is set in a few different locations‚ John feels at home in Wilmington. “I grew up in Wilmington‚ North Carolina‚ a city that proudly boasts the largest port in the state as well as a long and vibrant history‚ but now strikes me more as a city that
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invaded and even to their own people. The purpose of Hunt’s writing was to bring awareness about hardships that German people themselves faced and endured. It seemed as if she was trying to show that the Jews and other foreign civilians were not the only victims of events as the Great Depression‚ the war and the emergence of the Nazi era. For instance‚ she described the lack of resources and poverty her family suffered during the Great Depression when six days’ wages could not buy a single loaf of
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To Sir with love Author – E. R. Braithwaite 1. About the book - To Sir‚ With Love is a 1959 autobiographical novel by E. R. Braithwaite set in the East End of London. The novel is based on true events concerned with Braithwaite taking up a teaching post in a school there. The novel was made into a British film by James Clavell in 1967. In the novel‚ "To Sir with Love"‚ various human characteristics are portrayed. Throughout the story‚ the idea that humans are able to adapt and change their
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