Examine the ways in which Medea’s case is strengthened by her duologue with Jason. The dialogue between the nurse and Medea in episode I explains Medea’s situation of being abandoned by Jason and forced to be exiled from the country. She is in a desperate situation where she can not find a sense of belonging. […]
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Medea- reflection
How do we decide in our own lives who belongs and who doesn’t? How do cliques operate? A sense of belongings can be obtained when a person’s perspective and views toward life and society match with a group of people. That builds up cliques when all the people in the union share similar beliefs and […]
Discuss stereotypical challenges facing by Muslims
The traditional and stereotypical image Huda aims to challenge is the outsiders view the Muslim women as a group of conservative and nonscientific people. They do not open themselves to other people and usually have a faith in the beliefs. There are also misconceptions towards their wearings such as hijab and burka. Huda challenges the […]
Do you think banning religious symbols has any value or is this just removing basic rights / freedoms?
Personally speaking, the government’s intention for banning the religious symbol is to regulate and unite the social norms and prevent social discrimination and religious racism in the community. The action might benefit the whole society and may reduce individual harassment and enhance equity in the community. For instance, some Muslim women stop wearing hijab after […]
How does this passage help the reader understand Isma’s identity?
In the 27 lines picked up from Chapter one, the author utilizes several literary techniques to represent Isma’s identity as a Muslim living in a different society and an elder sister trying to balance the relationship between her siblings. In Line 5, when the author wrote: ” she had been able to think only if […]
What have you learned about Islamophobia and the Hijab? In what ways has it changed your earlier perceptions about isalm?
In fact, I do not have a lot of background knowledge about Muslin history and the word “Islamophobia. Therefore, when we first saw this word on our English class, my understanding toward it is superficial. I though it is just a word for describing the stereotypical fares produced others towards Muslin, but it contains more […]
The Finkelstein 5
The short story’s central plot involves fallout from a trial in which a white man has been acquitted for the murders of five Black children. It begins with the main character Emmanuel Gyan waking up from what appears to be a nightmare about a girl named Fela. It discusses racism and sarcasm, in a sense […]
Letter to my son
The author uses the first person’s perspective to write this educational letter to his son. He first talks about his own experience of an interview with a host about why white people are white, then he answered that it is “through the pillaging of life, liberty, labor, and land.” This is not only talking about […]
Who gets to be afraid in America?
The article uses the author’s real-life experiences to examine the stereotypical views and social prejudice towards black people. The author expresses how his unique identity is covered by labeling him as a black male and what other people normally viewed this title. “They don’t need to figure out who I am. All they see is […]