THOSE EXCUSES MUST BE OFFICIALLY DOCUMENTED AND VERIFIABLE AND MUST BE SUMBITTED ALONG WITH A COMPLETED ESSAY WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE EXAM TO BE CONSIDERED FOR CREDIT. Essay Prompt: In Building the Devil’s Empire: French Colonial New Orleans, author Shannon Dawdy argues that despite Enlightenment ideals and the efforts of planners in France, Louisiana developed into a “rogue colony.” Dawdy uses the lives and experiences of historical figures to illustrate aspects of life and culture that support her notion of Louisiana as a rogue colony. She hopes that the stories of individuals can make “the characters, smells, struggles, and banter of this eighteenth-century community come alive in the imagination” (p. 3). Your job is to write an essay of no less than three (3) and no more than five (5) double-spaced pages in which you do the following: 1. Explain in you own words what Dawdy means by “rogue colonialism” and how Louisiana fit the description of a rogue colony.
Finally in 1946, the abolition of forced labor took place in French West Africa, including the declaration that all white and colored workers must be treated as French Citizens. Holt, Scott, and Cooper collaborated to create a book that accurately depicted the specific hardships and obstacles colored people experienced related to race, labor, and citizenship during the post slavery era in regions expanding throughout Jamaica, Cuba, Louisiana, British East Africa and French West Africa. Together, their essays prove that freedom has always been a contested topic whose meaning is still unclear today. The authors used their extensive research and knowledge to demonstrate the modern day relevance of the social construct of freedom in post emancipation
Adelard’s nephew was responding to Adelard’s thoughts of Aristotle and God in the article Natural Questions. Adelard was a traveling advocate of Arabic science and also was one of the scholars who was interested in Aristotle’s philosophic, naturalistic, and empirical approaches in the medieval period. Knowing this, it is obvious that Adelard was going to view things with an incredibly knowledgeable bias. An example of this bias is when Adelard said, “It is difficult for me to talk with you about animals, for I have learned one thing, under the guidance of reason, from Arabic teachers; but you, captivated by a show of authority, are led around by a halter.” Because Adelard was a highly intelligent scholar, he looked at things in a more scientific and scholarly manner rather than in the common manner of God’s will that was popular in the medieval times. Another example of Adelard’s bias is the quote, “For why not fill up sheets of paper, and why not write on the back too, when you usually have such readers today who require no rational explanation and put their trust only in the ancient name of a title?” In this quote, it is clear that Adelard was beginning to defend Aristotle’s teachings and slightly turn his back against the “God’s Will” approach.
Talking to Miss Maudie, about Boo Radley, she says “’Maybe he died and they stuffed him up a chimney.’ ‘Where did you get such a notion?’ ‘That’s what Jem said he thought they did’” (43). Scout usually trusts what Jem tells her, but this time she should have listened to reason. If Scout wanted to find out more about Boo Radley, she should have gone to reliable source first. Like Miss Maudie, Atticus, Scout’s father, is a very good mentor and she regularly goes to him for advice. After Jem was being especially difficult, she decided, “As Atticus has once advised me to do, I tried to climb into Jem’s skin and walk around in it” (43).
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Dark Traditions carried along through times As human behavior evolves, societies develop new patterns of conduct popularly accepted, however, the isolation of some societies and the strengthening of particular customs could make change and progress a hard thing to achieve. Such is the case of a chapter from the famous television series The Twilight Zone titled “The Beacon” written by Martin Pasko and Rebecca Parr, contrasted with Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” from the book “Literature” A portable Anthology. Both stories give us a whole perspective of how a paradigm could be inserted into a society and conserve itself throughout many generations no matter what the moral consequences could be. Primarily, both “The Beacon” and “The Lottery”
Her eye-brows had been plucked and then drawn on again at a more rakish angle, but the efforts of nature toward the restoration of the old alignment gave a blurred air to her face”(Fitzgerald 34). In this description of Mrs. Wilson’s sister Catherine in chapter two, Nick describes her eyebrows. This is a great example of the sort of depth that Nick goes to when he introduces characters or objects he deems important. It also shows us what stands out to him at first glance. It cannot get much more honest than that.
Infections and Inequalities Response: Paul Farmer's Infections and Inequalities was definitely my favorite ethnography this semester because it not only showed me where my knowledge of public health in the world was lacking, but explained what social and financial factors need to change to solve the problems that are what Farmer calls "the modern plagues." It changed the way I see the victims of diseases like AIDS and tuberculosis; before, I saw them the same way most people in my culture might see them: as non-compliant or somehow responsible for not taking all the steps I believe (from my ethnocentric background) are necessary to get well. Farmer talks in his ethnography about this sort of blaming the victim mentality, one I want to change within myself. Main point(s): Farmer's main point is that infections (like AIDS and tuberculosis) are unequally present in the rich and poor, and that the poor are not only more likely to be infected because of sub-par living conditions, but also less likely to survive because they cannot afford the best treatment. Farmer says that "inequalities of
In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald illustrated an unattainable dream of Jay Gatsby. Gatsby wishes he can re-create the past again with Daisy, but Gatsby is so naïve to believe that it is possible. The book is filled with important symbols that serve as an important significance. The green light at the end of the Buchanan’s dock represents Gatsby’s dream of meeting Daisy again. The Valley of Ashes is a dark place, where only the poor live; they are separated from the rich.
Dill Harris Baker Dill Harris Baker is a close friend and neighbour of Scout and Jem in Harper lee’s novel ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’. In the beginning of the novel Dill may seem insignificant and trivial, but Dill is used by Harper Lee in a number of important ways; he represents childhood innocence, which is missing from the town of Maycomb. He is much more adventures and curious then both Scout and Jem, which leads them into various adventures and stories. Dill is also used by Harper Lee as a mix of many of the other characters to show flaws and different character traits in them, and lastly Dills name also holds some interesting symbolism. Overall Dill is a crucial character to the stories development.