Choose a book you recently read that addresses a culture other than your own Without summarizing the book explain how this work of fiction or nonfiction transformed your understanding of that culture and your own I recently read Cry the Beloved Country This novel gave me a in depth look into the culture of both the blacks and whites in Africa and how that compares to my culture I can honestly say that I do not experience the clash between African Americans and Whites in my every day life I do h
Tomorrow When The War Began is the first book in a series of seven that were written by John Marsden and published in 1993 This novel is set in present time outback Australia The story is written in 1st person using past and present tense by a girl named Ellie It is about her and her seven friends six of whom when returning on a camping trip with her into a supposedly impenetrable ravine called Hell find that their homes have been invaded and their family and friends held hostage at the Wirrawe
The Poisonwood Bible My father of course was bringing the Word of God which fortunately weighs nothing at all 19 Missionaries from all backgrounds have been traveling all over the world in a vein attempt to spread the base of their beliefs Christian missionaries in particular have struggled in their efforts to convert indigenous people With a conversion of faith comes an adoption of customs morals lifestyles and even political views Even though the Word of God weighs nothing it was actually the
The novel In the Lake of the Woods by Tim OBrien is a very confusing book that touches many different topics some of which are tough to read about and discuss This book has many different themes throughout In the Lake of the Woods is a uniquely written book as it reveals the story bit by bit and doesnt go in chronological order It also does not ever officially give you a traditional ending The reader if left to themselves to decide if the main character John Wade is innocent or guilty of killin
Major Themes Walls The building of literal walls is not a hidden theme in the novel much of the controversy from the start concerns the building of first a gate and then a wall for Arroyo Blanco and the entire novel is based on the consequences of immigrants jumping the wall of the Mexico U S border The literal wall appears in several other ways as well The coyotes must get over the Mossbachers fence in order to grab their dogs and they are able to do so with skill and cunning similar to the wa
In the U S today retaining students in schools has been a big problem Retention in school is defined as having the ability to prevent students from dropping out of school According to Colin Powell in his article Keeping Americas Promise 1 2 million students per year nearly 7 000 students per school day one student every 26 seconds drops out These figures are disturbing because it seems young adults are unavailing about education they rather enjoy their social life and have fun For young people
Mansfield Park Morality was slowly losing a battle against the modern way of life in the 19th century The modern London way enticed many and they happily surrendered their old fashioned norms and rules for the fashionable and exotic freedom that was encountered in the city The Bertram household was an example of the very many that re converting at a fast rate but amongst them was Fanny Price who stood her ground and kept her morals high and above all other wrong intentions Jane Austen concentra
In Blood Brothers how does Willy Russell use music to create emotive effect Choose and explore the audience reaction to one song Willy Russell combines love life death and friendship to bring up the astounding play Blood Brothers Set in the 1950s Liverpool Russell illustrates division in English through the clever plot given away at birth for convenience the memory of his Edward haunts his birth mother eternally Plagued by guilt experience the emotional struggle that Mrs Johnstone must face whi
Watchmen is a comic book created by writer Alan Moore Dave Gibbons and John Higgins The series was published by DC Comics in single issue during 1986 and 1987 and has been subsequently reprinted in collected form On Examining the Theme of the Watchmen the main Theme was to examine what superheroes would be like in a credible real world Characters of Watchmen were Moores admonition to those who trusted in heroes and leaders to guard the worlds fate To place faith in such icons was to give up per