Humanity Essay

Professor Chang’s opening introduction of his artist father’s story implies his intention of introducing narratives created by normal people to the audience. Even though he emphasizes the importance of paying attention to long-term big pictures of US-China relationship in order to oppose the Eurocentric statements, for example, “the rise of the West is inevitable” and “the fall of China is due to its less open-minded culture”, Professor Chang points out that the interaction between people from…

either; Her wolf mannerisms still appear in times of panic, “In a flash of white-hot light, my months at St Lucy’s has vanished, and I was just a terrified animal again,” (249). Within a few seconds, she goes back to her old ways and loses sight of her humanity, proving that she will not fit in with either species, just as ‘Melia no longer belongs to either social class. The portrayal of identity loss through striving for societal expectations cuts through the satiric and almost comedic nature…

Keeping secrets and hiding the truth from the world is something that has stood the test of time dating back to before Christ. Presenting a false version of something is commonplace. Many people choose to stretch the truth for their benefit them in the long run, however the truth always catches up to them. The novels, “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair and “The Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison are both narrative examples of stretching the truth, which only makes everything in each novel much much…

Several years ago, as an undergraduate double major student in English education and Literature in English, I wondered why women writings seem to be an overlooked subject. Out of curiosity, a long term research into women’s experience, culture, and society explored through the lens of postcolonial, feminist, social and cultural theories was born. Through this research I have learned that oppressive cultural aspect of gender relationships, especially between women is something that is being…

Oh the Humanities! In the text, "Why Teach English?", Gopnik attempts to assert this main argument, that teaching English is a worthwhile venture. Gopnik begins by essentially discounting previous arguments that had been made in the defense of the English department. He provides several of his own arguments that he believe are more adequate. In these arguments, Gopnik discusses concepts like making literature available to all, pursuing a major out of joy for the subject, and needing the…

making evident that early modern women’s writings is one of her “areas of expertise” (220). Her ethos continues to develop throughout the essay through her formal, captivating argumentation. She references many relevant works and it is evident that she is familiar with the subject matter she presents. Looser also employs a great deal of logos throughout the essay. She appeals to the audience’s logic by presenting evidence that women’s literary history still has a great deal of unfinished…

I have always been a studious person and I genuinely enjoy learning and figuring things out through experimentation and hands on work. This is wonderful in many ways, but, unfortunately, it has made it very hard for me to decide on a college major. I am interested in learning as much about as many things as I can. I am curious about how the world works and I want to understand it from as many perspectives as possible to help make it better. I chose the Northeastern Explore Program because it…

Rhetorical Analysis: Exploring Devices that Forge Connections between Unity and Cultures Published in 1996, James McBride reflects back on the lives of himself and his mother growing up in the Bronx, and the vast number of experiences that shaped both their lives. McBride poignantly reflects on the differences that unified his family, allowing McBride to successfully intertwine the two cultures as one by highlighting the differences between the two, and bringing the two together to convey that…

In the books The selection series by Kiera Cass the main character, America, changes throughout the books The Selection, The Elite, and The One due to her feeling for the prince. For example,before she entered the selection she was poor and intolerant.”Our money was stretched as tight a high wire,and our income was highly dependent on the season”(Cass 3).This quote is indicating that they are poor because when people say money is tight it usually means that don't have much of it,and…

Social history is the thorough analysis of the past and usually has to do with sociology, ethnology or fiscal matters that are mainly based on experiences typically focused on major issues, making it a topic of public interest. There are many ideas that concern social history and it may be difficult to recognize them. Social history is an exceedingly broad term as there are so many situations and examples that can fall into the group. It is popularly considered as an insight on cultural history,…