A Subaltern Study: Subaltern is a word that is used to denote some one with low ranking in a social political and other hierarchy. It also used to describe some one who has been marginalized or oppressed. This term was first adopted by Antonio Gramsci who was an Italian Marxist. He used the term subaltern to refer the groups who are outside the established structure of political representation. It may also be emphasized that Bonaventura de Sousa Santos (2002) used the term subaltern cosmopolitan
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Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Women‚ Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ and Rabindranath Tagore’s Punishment all serve as pieces of social commentary‚ painting the struggles women and slaves hold as oppressed parties against their oppressors: men and white slaveholders. In each text‚ there are presumed advantages the oppressed groups hold‚ adding complexity to the relationship between oppressor and oppressed as there are times where these advantages
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The Declaration of Independance (US 1789) is a very important legal document‚ and outlines the general rights of a US citizen. In article 1‚ the phrase “all men are created equal” is declared in what could be considered one of the most pivotal statements in the entire document. In theory‚ this means that all American citizens are treated equally‚ without any discrimination or bias targeting certain citizen populations. Sadly‚ America has not honored this noble proclamation throughout the years. In
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Science and Religion Albert Einstein Certainly no one in 1879 in Ulm‚ Germany‚ could have guessed that one of their own born that year would someday receive global praise for his undisputed genius‚ meriting recently the coveted title “person of the century” (Time magazine). Likewise‚ international fame was probably not what Albert Einstein himself anticipated in 1895 when he failed the entrance exam for the Federal Polytechnical Institute in Zurich‚ Switzerland. Even as he worked and was being
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New religious movements are always increasing. These movements have always existed but there was a big increase in the 20th century‚ especially since the 1960s. Although it can be difficult to classify these movements‚ there have been numerous attempts to classify them. With the number of new religious movements present in the 1970s‚ Wallis classified these movements into three types according to their relationships to the outside world. The first type which is world-rejecting new religious
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ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT ELSIE VS MOTHER In a story of a young girl coming of age and finding her sexuality in a very religious community‚ it is key to have a female figure that plays a key role for the character. A mother should play the key role but what happens when this role is confused with a very spiritual role? Where will a young girl turn to when her life goes against the rules society has set for her? Jeanette has lived a sheltered life with no influence on her except
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CHURCH GOING The theme of Philip Larkin’s poem “Church Going” is the erosion of religious abutments. this poem is perhaps his way of trying to understand the attraction of religion.The speaker of the poem sneaks into a church after making sure it’s empty. He lets the door thud shut behind him and glances around at all the fancy decorations‚ showing his ignorance of (or indifference to) how sacred all this stuff is supposed to be. After a short pause‚ he walks up to the altar and reads a few lines
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America is a wonderful place to live‚ because we are free. Freedom is important‚ and many people in other countries do not have much freedom. I am glad I have a place like this to grow up in; where I know that I can be equal with other races and other genders. Also‚ I am glad I have a place like this that will respect me and I know it will be a great place to have my children grow up in. Some of our ancestors did not have the privileges we have now because they grew up in other countries‚ that controlled
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death‚ Eveline promised that she would take care of the family. One can view Eveline as a religious person in a religious home. She has patronized a print of the Blessed Margaret Mary Alcoque. One does not patronize a print of promises unless there is some innate faith in the deity. An old yellowing photograph of her father’s school friend‚ a priest hangs on the wall. People of faith hang photographs of religious icons in their home. These photographs bring the faith of their religion into the home
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organized religion took a steep downward turn that it has never recovered from. The emergence of many newly founded religious groups and the growth of others that had been previously established created an unstable atmosphere of competition between the differing denominations. Yet‚ Many good things did come from the newfound religious tolerance. The 1950’s were a time of great religious awakening‚ yet this time of renewal produced more negative than positive results. Before looking into what went
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