Medea: Pause and Reflect

Write a detailed paragraph explaining your understanding of Euripides’ presentation of Jason’s character to an audience. Jason’s character is presented with different connotations throughout the play. Initially, the audience is painted the picture of a disgraceful man who has simply abandoned his wife and family…

Medea Questions

How do we decide in our own lives who belongs and who doesn’t? How do cliques operate? Cliques are oftentimes formed when a group of people deem to define themselves by a common trait, such as social status or nationality or gender. This exclusivity decides…

Immigration Articles Response

Both articles discuss the effect of immigrants on the UK healthcare system – in the case of the first article – and the overall economy – the second article.

Response to Banning of Hijab

Banning religious items is inherently a misguided ideology which restricts people around the world of varying backgrounds from expressing themselves in the way they see fit. Bans in developed countries such as France highlight the existence of Islamophobia that exists. In recent weeks, a further…

Isma Character Analysis

How does this passage help the reader understand Isma’s identity? This passage from ‘Home Fire’ by Kamila Shamsi helps to contextualise Isma’s character and the struggles she faces as a muslim woman living abroad, and more specifically travelling to America. Reference of the Heathrow interrogation…

Islamophobia and Hijab

The past couple of lessons have taught me a lot about Islamophobia and the Hijab. Especially in the UK, I learned that Muslim Britishers face a great deal of discrimination and prejudice, only on the basis of their religion. People make generalisations which seclude these…

A Letter To My Nephew – James Baldwin

In his text “Letter To My Nephew”, author James Baldwin describes the struggles of the black community in 20th century America through the monologue letter addressed to his nephew. His nephew is a representation of all black society, to whom Baldwin is offering this thoughts…

Letter To My Son – Ta-Nehisi Coates

The text “Letter To My Son” is written in letter format, in which author Ta-Nehisi Coates draws readers’ attention to the racial issues that America faces today. His intimate perspective of a father creates an emotional connection with readers. The author also references American history…