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Quite often, people reach the painful realization that they exist in multiple identities,especially due to the burden of societal norms and expectations. Sam Shepard’s True West isabout two brothers, Lee and Austin, in a fraternal battle to show the phenomenon of dualnature in people. When Lee, a petty thief, turns up at their mother’s house, […]

1984, a famous novel by George Orwell, explores the tyrannical nature of a totalitariansystem where the government controls the thoughts and actions of its citizens. Set in afictional Oceania, the novel highlights the life of its protagonist and rebel, Winston, and ingeneral, the state of affairs in a closely guarded country. The ruling government, simplyknown […]

The Ming Dynasty introduced cultural restoration, including renewal of traditionalChinese art such as Chinese porcelain, painting, and calligraphy. Certain types were alsoimposed top artists. For example, painters working for the imperial court were mandated touse realistic and didactic styles of representational art. In Ming architecture, majorconstruction projects such as the Forbidden City in Beijing and […]

It is no mystery that the greatest achievements in the history of mankind have beendriven by passion. People easily become obsessed with things they are passionate about, andin most cases blind passion has driven humans to peril. In both F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel,The Great Gatsby, and William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, the protagonists relentlesslypursue their quests, […]

The ethical status of sentient beings has been the subject of heated debates throughouthistory. Some proponents of the utilitarian argument, such as Peter Singer, argue that whatmakes human beings morally reasonable is not reason but sentience. In this context, allsentient creatures can suffer, have interests, and attempt to escape danger when faced withthreat. For instance, […]

The writing process has been quite a journey for the past few weeks. At first, I found itchallenging to understand the three authors in the context of the assignment. Although I hadindividually read each article, it was doubted how I was required to formulate ideas for the essay.I understood the connection between food and identify […]

Thinking Piece 3: African diasporic technoculture in Sorry to Bother You filmSorry to Bother You tells the story of Cassius Green, an unsuccessful telemarketer whogets promoted after using his “White Voice”. Set in an alternate present-day version ofOakland, Cassius, popularly known as Cash, discovers the pitfalls of capitalism and how theBlacks are still oppressed in […]

“The Spectacular Now” film revolves around the protagonist Sutter Keely and opensup with him writing a college application. One of the questions on the application is about ahardship he has ever encountered and how he tackled it. His answers shades some light onthis character who is seen as the life of the party but losing […]

Arthur C. Clarke once said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishablefrom magic”. In other words, advancement in technology is like magic, when people have littleor no knowledge of how it works. The rise of social media websites has made our privacy to bemore vulnerable to surveillance and commodification. This is because people upload theirpersonal information […]

‘True West’ is a play by Sam Shepard, which is set in a Southern Californiansuburban kitchen focusing on ambiguity regarding the existence of two wests, of which one istrue and the other false as depicted by the title. In True West, Sam Shepard uses the characterof two brothers, Austin and Lee, in examining and exploring […]

Innovations in shipping, reductions in tariff rates, and the creation of ISOcertification standards for quality management all have contributed tooutsourcing and the creation of global supply chains. Why?Innovations in shipping, reductions in tariff rates, and the creation of ISO certificationstandards for quality management open up domestic markets to global markets. Forexample, innovation in shipping allows […]

1984, a famous novel by George Orwell, explores the tyrannical nature of a totalitariansystem where the government controls the thoughts and actions of its citizens. Set in afictional Oceania, the novel highlights the life of its protagonist and rebel, Winston, and ingeneral, the state of affairs in a closely guarded country. The ruling government, simplyknown […]