Daniel Palma

End Yemen’s Agony "Satirizati-on" Mr. Trump seems to be worried more in the protection of lucrative arms deals and maintaining his cozy relationship with Prince Mohammed. The ongoing bloodbath that's occurring in Yemen where multiple children and woman suffer serves neither American nor Saudi interests. Controversially, the united states would rather be “at no risk of making itself an accessory to war crime” when felonies and bombs are being dropped on the non-oppressed people of Yemen.  

1. How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/opinion/yemen-war-Saudi-arabia-trump.html This extract entitled “End Yemen’s Agony” derived from the new york times instills derogatory diction in regards to the rulers of Yemen and the act of war. Subverting pity into a political jurisdiction of morality vs. political perspectives implying biases that appeal to the emotional stimuli. Through this, the perspective of the political group is seen through negative connotations. Implementing pathos and victimization to highlight the tyrannical power dynamic between the people of Yemen and the political jurisdiction in Yemen's government that lead to the death of many children. Conventionally instilling the blame in trump as it’s the norm of media in order to gain more consumption and reads. 2. How could the text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/18/the-...

Power and privilege How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? The article published by New York times entitled; “The majority of children born to women younger than   30 are born to single mothers” written by Jason DeParle and Sabrina Tavernise. The portrayal of individual mothers through statistical bias confirming the notion of single mothers in negative connotations; sheds light on the distinct social group in  Lorain, Ohio. Therefore, it highlights the perceptions of media and it's biased consumption towards specific social groups instilling the ideologies of the author's preconceptions of premarital pregnancy, indicative of a conservatives ideology. Text and Genre How does the text conform to or deviate from, the conventions of a particular genre, and for what purpose? The text entitled  “The majority of children born to women younger than 30 are born to single mothers” written by Jason DeParle and Sabrina Tavernise, confi...

Wallace primarily focuses on the notion of perspectives and understanding how each individual could be understood without the self-centered, narcissistic thoughts regulating our perspectives, therefore it's applicable with Hurston ’s novel  (Their eyes were watching god), where the personal narrative of Janie becomes a political narrative in the novel, where the perspectives of an individual character clashes with an individual's desires. Janie perspectives break the norm of submissive and disempowered females within the social context of the 1930s. Her choices subsequently broaden our perspectives while breaking the cliche and norm of financial stability for sustained living that surrounds females, despite what characters say about financial stability and the perception having a social/financial stature, Janie still reluctantly proceed to desire a more profound compassionate relationship. This transitions to the use of emotional intelligence that Jaine gains in or...

Prompt: The personal history of an author can have a significant influence on the way meaning is constructed in his/her writing. Comment on specific instances of such influence in Things Fall Apart. Literature derives from the contextual background of an author, Things fall apart was a novel developed by Chinua Achebe taking place under post-colonized Africa, thusly in regards to the novel things fall apart, Achebe takes influence in the context of where he comes from and the setting in which this novel was written. This novel was written under the newly formed independent Nigeria. Born under the influence of Christianity and Igbo ideologies, Achebe's novel contributes to both cultural perspectives colliding with one another to produce conflicts and character development within the story. Achebe not only gives us many insights on the Igbo-culture given through the perspectives of the characters introduced in the novel but also gives different perspectives on the extremities of ea...

Okonkwo’s characterization: What is the significance of Okonkwo’s character? What does he represent or is symbolic of? Okonkwo, the main character of the story stimulates a lot of pride/masculinity in his character while being the major factor to the development of the plot, while exemplifying Igbo-culture as a whole, however displaying the extremes of the culture throughout his characterization. In many ways Okonkwo's character exemplifies Igbo-culture in a hyperbolic fashion as if Achebe is implying the assumptions of africans in western depictions through the character Okonkwo, where he takes these concepts and further exgurates them, Okonkwo exemplifies the cultural aspects of Igbo at the same time contradicting the culture. I.e Igbo Culture perceives that balance is important having femininity too balanced masculinity is important for transparency. Okonkwo is embedded with fear, the fear of being seen as his father, the fear that his perceives a perception...

Achebe was born in 1930. Eighty years since colonial governs and missionaries arrived in Igboland. Raised under the influence of both Christianity and Igbo culture, his perception is followed through his book Things Fall Apart. Achebe’s cultural background was intertwined with the influences of his father's transition to Christianity and the inheritance of his family's Igbo culture. The text starts without the mentioning of colonial governors and missionaries to exemplify the cultural and religious systems of Igbo culture. It contradicts the perception that Africans are barbaric creatures, removing the conventions of typical literary norms in western depictions, however, it's not so one-sided. Achebe presents the Igbo culture in various forms, mentioning the goods and flaws of its culture. The flaws being displayed through the main character Okonkwo, displaying the culture through acts of pride and masculinity. Achebe displays the flaws and limitation through colo...