Religious Right

What if the religious right went beyond elections and staged a revolution, establishing an American government that replaced the Constitution with the Bible? How could it take place? What would life be like under it, especially for women? The religious right, as known as the Christian right, are “Christian political factions characterized by their strong…

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Implications Of Banning Religious Items

Some governments around the globe have banned religious items, for example, France has banned full-face veils and even considered about banning full-body-swimsuits (burkinis) back in 2011. There isn’t a true implication behind these banning, but I do think that there may be a few purposes for doing so. If the banning of religious clothing, praying…

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What Role Does Music Play In Your Life?

Music, for me, is an emotional advisor, mental tool, and memory storage. No matter what events occurred in the past, there is always a specific rhythm, beat, or song that records the moment. It could be a time of anything: a road trip in the middle of Grand Canyon, a walk in the streets, or…

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How Can We Help One Another During the Coronavirus Outbreak?

I feel that the first thing we can do to help each other is looking after ourselves, which is not hard to do. We shouldn’t be minding about others’ businesses when we can’t even mind our own. In order to achieve this, we only need to follow three rules: staying indoors and physically distancing ourselves…

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COVID 19 Journal – What songs matter to you now?

  The COVID-19 Virus has been going on for more than four months now, and it has changed my lifestyle quite a bit. My usual weekend, going out with friends and walking around Singapore, has altered to staying indoor twenty-four seven. I go to the Tampines Mall for restaurants or movies, seldom shopping, and usually…

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Home Fire, Antigone, and Ethics

Where should Isma’s loyalty lie: with her brother or her country? By informing the police of Parvaiz’s intentions, did she make the right or wrong decision? Can there be a correct moral decision when faced with the impossible choice between family loyalty and duty to society? Antigone from the play “Antigone” and Isma from “Home…

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Advertisements & Women

Sexist Advertisement Used By India’s Nandos Advertisement 1 This Nandos Advertisement was released for India in 2016 and looks rather simple: two text bodies and a photo of Nandos’ classic meal set. The first text refers to the common dining culture in India where people use their hands to eat, which sounds perfectly normal. However,…

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Top Girls – Lady Nijo

Explain how Churchill uses language to establish a particular character’s identity, class, or social status. First, decide on a character, then analyse the specific language selected by Churchill for this particular character. Include direct quotes and dramatic techniques. Remember to consider both representation and identity in your response. Respond in paragraph form.   Lady Nijo…

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Empathy

I believe I would be placed somewhere around sympathy and empathy on the continuum. Reading the summary and watching the trailer of the new movie “Joker” really moved me as it portrayed people who lived in the bottom of societies. The saddest part of the trailer for me was how the mother of a child…

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Representation #identity

Can texts ever be truly representative of groups of people? And how does identity play a role in how we understand or respond to texts? Texts can rarely be the true representative of groups of people, because a group of people is made up of different individuals, who all have their own concepts, thoughts, and…

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