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    Building a sense of Nationalism Through Third Cinema It is more than just merely plausible that Third cinema can be used as a vehicle to build a sense of nationalism for Barbadians and the wider Caribbean. Fed on a steady diet of commercial cinema from the developed world‚ former colonies have acquired the taste for such. This is evident in the numbers that attend the Cinemas to watch blockbusters of their favorite stars while the local productions are left with the scrapes of the viewership fraternity

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    The story of an hour is a classic example of literary fiction that uses symbolism and themes to tell the story. In the first sentence‚ Kate Chopin introduces the main character Louise Mallard as having heart trouble. Louise’s sister and friend came to tell the disturbing news that her husband died in a train wreck. They take great care to relay the news gently‚ so as not to upset her heart condition. Chopin does not go into detail about the heart trouble‚ leaving the reader to think what they will

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    Alice Walker’s historical novel‚ Meridian‚ explores sexual and racial discrimination through the perspectives of both the oppressors and oppressed. The almost purely negative portrayals of sex challenge the warped power dynamics under a patriarchal rule and emphasize the connection between personal experience of the oppressed and socio-political setting. Distinct perspective’s moral ambivalence underscore Walker’s implied argument about sexual politics via symbolism and irony. The 1950s-conservative

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    objective and conscious‚ it is superseded by true knowledge. Critical consciousness would result in transforming the world rather than just intervening with it. The banking education regards man as adaptable manageable human beings‚ it stimulates oppression and its intention is to dominate trough the teacher. Oppressive education cannot develop critical consciousness in students because they only work at storing deposits of information instead of analyzing it. It minimizes the students’ creative power

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    we can see how both Metropolis and 1984 depict how turbulent times can lead to the sacrifice of common human values such as individuality and freedom of thought. Both mediums are used to warn us and audiences of each time of imminent government oppression. The influence of contexts on the authors has impacted their texts developing my knowledge of the importance of individuality to maintain

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    OPRRESSED ARE SOCIALLY OPPRESSSED” How far do you agree with this statement? Social Oppression is a main theme explored throughout the two tragic novels‚ The Go-Between and Spies. Throughout the novels‚ L.P. Hartley and Michael Frayn successfully convey the idea‚ through the use of their main characters‚ the effects of social oppression and class divide. Using many techniques they show how class and oppression had power over the people of the Victorian era. And even after the turn of the century

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    Andrea Mendoza English 1302 February 18‚ 2013 Essay 1 Story of an Hour: Theme The short story “The Story of an Hour” was written by Kate Chopin and can be found in The Bedford Introduction to Literature by Michael Meyer on Page 15. Louise Mallard is a woman who deals with forbidden joy and an oppressed marriage all in which create the central meaning and the conclusion of the story. For Louise Mallard the joy of freedom and individuality only existed when she was secluded from her husband

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    everybody is supposed to be treated equally. Maybe this does not happen everywhere‚ but there is no law that says it is acceptable for inequality to happen. However‚ inequality exists and the ones who suffer from it are mainly minorities. They suffer oppression from the dominant groups in society. In the text “Prejudice and Discrimination‚” Warren J. Blumenfeld and Diane Raymond talks about how many people suffer from racism‚ stereotypes and prejudice. This mainly refers to the oppressed groups. These

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    the purple hibiscuses symbolize freedom‚ defiance and the courage to speak out. The figurines are symbolic of Mama’s submissive character and denial of the violence in her home. These symbols help to develop one of the main themes of freedom vs. oppression. The color red also adds to the symbolism of the red hibiscuses. Red is a color which is often associated with anger‚ violence and bloodshed. These are all recurring motifs in the novel with her father’s reign of terror over the family. Red is

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    The stories of the Yellow Wallpaper and Story of an Hour are both stories that have deep meaning‚ and many hidden symbols. In both stories there is a woman who in some way is oppressed by some outside force and must find a way to overcome this oppression. While in both stories the main charcter goes through a different ordeal‚ The main theme behind these events are the same and the two experiences can compare to eachother. the events match in both women we oppressed by men and portrayed as the

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