Last semester‚ I attended the class of Soc Sci 5‚ a course which briefly tackled this sensitive topic. The curiosity that left me hanging made me interested to sit and be part of the forum which was fortunately held at the grounds of UPV. From what I initially learned‚ the continuing disagreement and complaints of the Bangsamoro people is anchored on the historical issue of discrimination and inequality during the colonial and post-colonial period of the Philippines. That time‚ lands cultivated
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Today Pope Francis gave five addresses in less than 10 hours. In his final day in Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day‚ he did not disappoint. He is known for his crisp‚ clear and emphatic words‚ spoken in down-to-earth language (sometimes even making new words‚ but that’s a story for another day). What follows are the words he spoke to the youth of the world today‚ often shouting them out and using his hands to make his point. The youth responded with equal emotion. But these words aren’t solely
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They told the people how their religion was wrong and that the only right religion was Christianity (Achebe 144-145). They didn’t bother caring what the Ibo people believed they just wanted to have more converts in their religion to make it more powerful. They had their minds set that the Ibo people’s gods could not be real since they were the more civilized
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Chapter 14-The Uneasy Peace Section 1-The Cold War Begins An Iron Curtain Starts to Fall 1. US/USSR did not trust each other An Uneasy Alliance 1. US‚ Britain‚ USSR + 3 other nations=Grand Alliance during WWII 2. Old hatreds in many nations 3. USSR a. Resented fact that US‚ French‚ British supported whites b. US refused to recognize USSR until 1933 c. Soviet propaganda=fear of American capitalism with divisions between rich/poor and swings from prosperity
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The narrator is that of one of Emily’s neighbors and he presents both‚ the towns thoughts and his own thoughts. Throughout the piece‚ he consistently says “we” when referring to an opinion or feeling. Faulkner states “we were surprised” when referring to Homer Barron being seen on the streets after a long duration of time (p. 4). This includes his own attitude or feelings towards Miss. Emily as well as the town’s feelings. (he is a part of the town) The narrator’s attitude towards Miss. Emily is
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why they follow orders is because they want to fall in the crowd and not be left out. Second reason is followers do not want be viewed as weak. Achebe main some points in the book Things Fall Apart about the main character‚ Okonkwo‚ being viewed as weak‚ “Dazed with fear‚ Okonkwo drew his machete and cut him down. He was afraid of being thought weak” (Achebe 61). Okonkwo killed his own son because he did not want others to think he was weak if he did not kill his own son. It makes sense of way people
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Literature and Liberation- Prof. Sicari December 3rd‚ 2012 Women’s Role in Umuofian Society Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” depicts the downfall of the once great tribe of Umuofia at the hands of imperialistic European white men. However the downfall of this advanced tribe would come to be inevitable due to its numerous flaws‚ in terms of their “justice” system‚ extreme religious interpretations of the Oracle and perhaps most heavily because of their intensely misogynistic views
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Critique of Chinua Achebe’s "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s ’Heart of Darkness’" 1. Disagree "Certainly Conrad appears to go to considerable pains to set up layers of insulation between himself and the moral universe of his history. He has‚ for example‚ a narrator behind a narrator. The primary narrator is Marlow but his account is given to us through the filter of a second‚ shadowy person. But if Conrad’s intention is to draw a cordon sanitaire between himself and the moral and psychological
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“Civil Disobedience” (scroll down to page 3 read the essay) Objectives: make judgments; evaluate author’s ideas; paraphrase text Essential Question #30: Which is harder to follow laws or conscience? Why? A) “civil” “disobedience” civility “dis” not civilized “obey” listen civilization 1 related to ordinary citizens 1 failure or refusal to follow the rules/laws 2 not military or religious 3 courteous‚ polite B) 3 Types: a. Integritybased (morals; ex: religious intolerance)
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Reading Between the Lines: PREPARING FOR THE CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION Designed‚ Written and Compiled by Nikhil Pavan Kalyan‚ IAS Contributions by: Ravi Shankar Shukla‚ IAS Shena Aggarwal‚ IAS Vibhu Goel‚ IAS Ajay Singh Tomer‚ IAS Ramachandran R‚ IAS K Thavaseelan‚ IAS Anupam Saha‚ IAS Harshika Singh‚ IAS Bhuvnesh Pratap Singh‚ IAS Rukmani Riar‚ IAS Nitesh Patil‚ IAS Suhas Sivanna‚ IAS Prince Dhawan‚ IAS Surabhi Malik‚ IAS Mangeh Kumar‚ IAS Dr. Piyush Singla‚ IAS Rajanvir
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