In my opinion, censorship is not ideal for a world that should be living and thriving. I do not believe that people should feel like they are unable to understand an issue, simply due to censorship. Societies should be able to challenge the people in it, for them to grow through discussion, and to develop […]
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What are the Historical Events that Influenced Bradbury’s Writing of Fahrenheit 451? // English
Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel, published in 1953 by an American writer, Ray Bradbury. This novel is set in a futuristic society in America, where books are illegal and the ‘fireman’, ironically, burn these outlawed books. The reason the book is titled Fahrenheit 451 is that that is the temperature that books supposedly burn […]
Is Free Speech Good or Bad? // English
There are many arguments towards whether or not free speech is good or bad, and it often boils down to one’s core values and beliefs. Many believe that free speech should be a basic human right, but I think that it is a very nuanced issue. Based on the way you are raised, the countries […]
Making Connections // English
Simon Armitage’s poem and Dave Whamond’s cartoon are two pieces of text that are responses to the current pandemic. They both make references to The Great Plague of the 17th Century. Under the cartoon, I investigate what brings the two forms of texts together. Here is Simon Armitage’s poem, and below is Dave Whamond’s cartoon. […]
Cartoon Analysis // English
The issue or subject your cartoon is based upon In this cartoon our group made, the topic it falls under is the umbrella topic of nCovid 19. The moment we were addressing was when Donal Trump was addressing the United States, essentially telling his citizens to inject themselves with disinfectant to cleanse their bodies of […]
Commenting on NYT Article // English
An Amazon merchant, Matt Colvin, with an overflow stock of cleaning and sanitizing supplies in his garage in Hixson, Tenn.Credit.Doug Strickland for The New York Times Responding to this article There may not be a simple answer to whether or not increasing the price of goods during pandemics is moral or not. In reality, the […]
Analysing Political Cartoons // English
This cartoonist uses many techniques to satirically draw attention to the issues regarding Donald Trump’s reaction to the Covid-19 situation. This is specifically pointing out the moment when Trump was focusing on his social media instead of the Covid-19 outbreak. It was the weekend when the White House was not holding and Coronavirus briefings and […]
The Importance of Political Cartoons // English
Since we are currently working on political cartoons in English, I wanted to discover more about the importance and need for political cartoons. Firstly, political cartoons are often very humorous, as they bring a satirical version of reality to the eyes of the audience. I think that the main purpose of political cartoons is to […]
Racism: Nothing is Simply Black or White
It is said that no two people ever perceive a single color in the exact same way. In a similar manner, everyone perceives situations differently. Every situation impacts you in a different way. Meet Mr. Sanjay Perera, a psychology teacher, history teacher, ex-boxer, and a drama graduate, who has recently shared with us an event […]
Every Story Counts
Story telling is the oldest form of education – Terry T. Williams This quotes holds a lot of truth in it. Imagine having never heard stories by anyone in your life. The human connections we make are through storytelling, weather it’s about how you almost aced you test or how you almost didn’t cross the […]