and institutions that create perceived differences and hierarchies that separate humans in society and reproduce positions of domination and subordination through the process of ‘othering’ (Collins‚ 1990). It is through this process of ‘othering’ and the representations of it that the inclusion and exclusion of groups occurs‚ resulting in the subordination and domination of these groups (Hall‚ 2001). This essay will discuss these notions of inclusionary and exclusionary othering‚ specifically within
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Was Nelson Mandela heroic leader or villain in disguise? Nelson Mandela has become a symbol for injustice of the apartheid state and a fight for everlasting freedom. This essay will discuss why Nelson Mandela was the most heroic leader of all time.He made history by ending apartheid and making Africa an equal society. He was fearless‚ selfless and determined to make a change for his country and people regardless of the consequences that may occur. All these great attributes are the reasons why
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A Brief Guide to Negritude Negritude was both a literary and ideological movement led by French-speaking black writers and intellectuals. The movement is marked by its rejection of European colonization and its role in the African diaspora‚ pride in "blackness" and traditional African values and culture‚ mixed with an undercurrent of Marxist ideals. Its founders (or les trois pères)‚ Aimé Césaire‚ Léopold Sédar Senghor‚ and Léon-Gontran Damas‚ met while studying in Paris in 1931 and began to publish
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positive and negative uses on Power through the main characters. Macbeth’s greed of power allowed him to exercise abuse and ultimately he was corrupted and destroyed by power. Lady Macbeth used power in a positive way but her ultimate goal was domination of the Crown. Shakespeare uses dialogue and symbolism to allow his readers to engage with his mood and therefore the concepts of power. In Macbeth‚ the main character‚ the greed for power corrupts Macbeth. For example at the beginning of the
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The absence of justice: violation of right or the rights to another. That is what injustice is. The novel‚ A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines surrounds the innocent young man‚ Jefferson learning to understand that to gain justice from this event‚ to die a man‚ not a “hog”‚ to prove he got his fairness from this the trial. The theme is injustice‚ the novel centers how justice and fairness were not essential fundamentals in the trial for Jefferson due to white supremacy‚ lack of knowledge‚ and
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Hitler vs. Jack The spark of evil started deep in the heart‚ around an early time‚ but what matters is the explosion that followed had allowed for total possession of power. William Golding’s Nobel Prize winning novel‚ Lord of the Flies is about a group of young British schoolboys who crashed into an uninhabited island and their attempts at creating a suitable governing system for themselves. Obstacles‚ such as the “beastie” and the boys selfishness sparked disaster‚ just how Hitler and his
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After the last battle of the American Civil war‚ the fate of the confederate states remained uncertain. The actions taken were to readmit the former confederate states and allow for the building of the southern economy and society. In a word this was reconstruction; putting back the shattered fragments of the union. Ultimately‚ reconstruction failed and the reasons for this failure are numerous. They include widespread corruption‚ white supremacy being allowed to dominate the south‚ entrenched racist
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The Tiv-Jukun Ethnic Conflict and the Citizenship Question in Nigeria Moses T. ALUAIGBA Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research and Training‚ Bayero University‚ Kano Abstract The negative consequences of the Tiv-Jukun ethnic conflict and other similar conflicts in Nigeria have stimulated the debate on citizenship in the country. This debate is driven by questions that hinge on contestable issues such as who is an indigene in Nigeria‚ why should other Nigerians be termed non-indigenes‚ settlers
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civilization through a new perception. In the poem The Harp of India the poet Derozio- an ardent admirer of India’s rich heritage‚ culture and tradition- laments the decline of the rich tradition of Indian literature during the period of British domination of India.The British imperialism made the Indian poets listless and they
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Inequality can be broadly defined as the difference in circumstance‚ most commonly referred to in a political context regarding social and financial disparity between the economic classes in society. This means that some inherently are more privileged than others‚ either through luck‚ inheritance or hard work. Inequality can either be viewed as systemic to human nature and ultimately helpful to keep society intact‚ as Edmund Burke argues in his work as shown in “The Portable Edmund Burke”‚ or can
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