War is not only causes physical injuries, but emotional ones as well. Throughout history, soldiers returning from war have acquired emotional damage after enduring to the harsh conditions of combat. They suffer from illnesses such as PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress disorder, a disorder in which traumatizing experiences from the past still affect an individual to which they are unlike themselves anymore. Along with PTSD they suffer from moral injury, the pain that results from damage to a person's moral foundation. In All Quiet on The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque and Thomas Hardy's’ “The Man He Killed” characters struggles with the emotional effects of war. Despite the internal struggle faced by Paul and the speaker from the poem, both…
out about his grandfather's past its foreshadows what he is later about to say about…
In “What A Thug's Life Looked Like In 19th Century India”, Lakshmi Gandhi shows a great fascination and history of the word thug; displaying the roots (origin) and background to further and new understandings of the word thug. The word thug has been used by many people in the world countless times. To call someone thug has a lot of different connotations to it that have been altered many times. Some of these connotations would be a thief, a murderer, and other strongly negative words. Looking hard at the word Thugs/Thuggees, it is evident that such a word with such a negative background cannot be turned into something more pure even if it is used more modernized.…
The flashbacks that take place throughout the novel act as a way to build up the one of the major themes and a major motif within the story by enhancing the story. The major theme that is enhanced using flashbacks is the nostalgia for pastoralism. The nostalgia for pastoralism…
The Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie is a novel about the violence and chaos caused by the destruction of the Native American identity. In the book, Native Americans strive to figure out who they are while violence continues to grow around them. Native Americans are angry with white people because they are tired of being oppressed. Whites are angry with Native Americans because they no longer want them. And in this ferocious, never-ending cycle of anger and violence, the Indian Killer is created. To some people, the Indian killer is an Indian who is killing innocent white people out of revenge. To others, the Indian Killer kills Indians by causing violence against…
In The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me, Sherman Alexie shares with his audience his story of when he learned to read at a young age through a Superman comic book. Through stories and memories of his childhood, he explains how Indian children on reservations were expected not to try in school and fail in the non-Indian world. In order to successfully portray his ideas, Alexie uses many rhetorical techniques and ideas. By using these techniques the audience is forced to look more into the writing instead of just being given the direct meaning of what Alexie is trying to share.…
An important stylistic choice Alexie makes in this story is the nonchalant voice, that apathetic reactions Jackson has to most action in the plot. Jackson is extremely straight forward with the way his is feeling, with what he is thinking, and simply states these thoughts through simple syntax throughout the story. For example, at one point he states, “After eating, I walked outside and vomited on the sidewalk. I hated to lose my food so soon after eating it. As an alcoholic Indian with a busted stomach, I always hope I can keep enough…
<br>Janie's life begins under the watchful eye of her grandmother. Her grandmother has given up her own happiness to raise Janie and her mother. Right away, it is obvious that Janie's life is going to be different than her grandmother's. For starters, Janie has very different ideas about love than any other character. She may not be able to clearly define her thoughts, but the reader still sees that Janie's ideas are romantic and full of sensuality. The first glimpse into the past that the reader sees involves Janie underneath a pear tree, watching the flowers bloom. The descriptive language ("From barren brown stems to glistening leaf-buds; from the leaf-buds to snowy virginity of bloom" [10]) beautifully juxtaposed with complex thought ("The rose of the world was breathing out smell. It . . . followed her. . . and caressed her . . ." [10]) lets the reader experience the same feelings that Janie does, even though she is not yet old enough to fully describe them herself.…
Gandhi’s assassination was unjust because he was nonviolent and he fought for civil rights. Although some people didn’t like his tolerance of Muslims. His tolerance of Muslims is the reason why he was assassinated. He was killed by a fanatic in 1948. He was killed for political and religious reasons. Gandhi was shot three times in the chest. He was a leader that influenced the world. He fought for Indian liberation non violently.…
Sherman Alexie has lost his faith in humanity. His poem “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” illustrates a despondent mind that has been shattered by the horror of his reflection upon contemporary and historical events. Alexie explores his feelings about Sand Creek and American history and ultimately realizes that he cannot pretend to be surprised by the past violent crimes directed against Native Americans. Alexie is inconsolable because he believes that the blood, violence and death are all inevitable consequences of human nature. Human beings suffer from an internal need to expand and grow through devouring those around them. He bears witness to the carnage that results from such a cannibalistic view of existence and he is not surprised by what he sees. Rather, he revels in the carnage and challenges the reader to counter his viewpoint.…
In the Indian history of freedom struggle for independence many great warriors laid down their life. There is a record of every incident. One of the most tragic incident in the history is the Jallianwala Bagh massacre which took place in Amritsar (Punjab). Winston Churchill stated this account as "'The incident in Jallian walaBagh was an extra ordinary event, a monstrous event, an event which stands in a singular and silver stone isolation......" The most heartbreaking incident of the Indian history took place a few months after the end of the First World War. Great atrocities were committed in Punjab during the reign of Sir Michael O'Dwyer, lieutenant who was a Governor of Punjab. Sir Michael had no faith in political reforms and consequently, had no sympathy for the political agitators. He refused Tilak and B.C.Pal to enter the Punjab. The methods adopted by him to raise war loans and to find recruits were very unauthorized and oppressive. When the agitation against the Rowlatt Act started, on 7th April 1919 Sir Michael gave a stern warning to the people of Punjab. Amritsar observed hartal peacefully on 30th March and 6th April. On 10th April 1919 the government passed orders for the deportation of Dr. Satya Pal and Saifuddin Kitchlew and their internment at Dharamsala under the defense of India act. Many people went on demonstration to demand the release of two popular leaders of the Indian Independence Movement. The crowd was fired on by a military picket. The firing set off a chain of violence. As the started sinking in the dark hours of night some protesters set the city on burning fire. Several banks and other government buildings, including the Town Hall and the railway station were attacked. The violence made the British to squeeze indoors as it culminated in the deaths of at least 5 Europeans, including government employees and civilians. On 12th April 1919 General Dyer proclaimed that whoever took charge of the meetings or…
Honor killing can be defined as the death sentenced by family or society members to a man or woman for marrying against parent’s wish, having extra-marital or pre-marital affair, marrying outside one’s caste or within same gotra etc., in order to protect the social status and honor of the family. The dishonor perceived in this kind of killings may be a result of behaviors as trivial as dressing in a manner unacceptable to the family or community, or having a non-sexual relationship that is perceived as inappropriate. Among the victims, majority are women and girls as compared to men. Although this practice is prevalent worldwide including North and South America, Africa, Turkey, the number of incidents relating to this crime is extremely high in India.…
Recently, there has been a spate of honor killings in the country and this has led the government to decide what laws should be put in place to stop this heinous crime. More than 1,000 young people in India have been done to death every year owing to 'Honor Killings' linked to forced marriages and the country needs to introduce stringent legislation to deal firmly with these heinous crimes. Supreme Court has said the government must explain what it is doing to prevent "honor killings". Taking note of the rise in "honor crimes", the Supreme Court demanded responses from the federal government and state governments of Punjab, Haryana, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Honor killing is the murder of any family member or social group member by other people due to the belief of perpetrators who feel that the murdered persons actions have brought dishonor upon the family or group. The loose term "honor killing" applies to killing of both males and females in cultures that practice it. Human Right’s definition for Honor Killing is:…
Extra judicial killing is one kind of crime. Any peaceful man does not expect extra judicial killing. It cataract the judiciary and the national human rights commission to make sure that human rights are fully imposed ,not least with value allegations of pain and extra judicial killing by law enforcing agencies of Bangladesh. If there is no punishment for such crimes, there is no restriction emanating from the state and such violence becomes authorized, officially or unofficially. In our country extra judicial killing are mainly occurred by Rapid Action Battalion(RAB)and also other law enforcing agencies like; Police, Ansar ,BGB, Coast Guard . Extra judicial killing is also violation of fundamental human rights. One of fundamental rights is to get proper judgment of law. In this assignment I find how extra judicial killings are occurred by law enforcing agencies of Bangladesh.…
US Human Rights Report 2012: Bangladesh a Country of enforced disappearances and extra judicial killing!…