It shows how the Royal Niger Company agrees on paying for the land and to respect native laws (doc 1). This document shows what was the British willing to do to acquire the Niger River delta as well as its surroundings (POV). Yet to have I clear understanding of this agreement a document from an African chief would have been necessary because the document has not proven that it was signed (extra doc.). An Ashanti leader response to the British offer of becoming part of the colonization shows their disagreement to the European imperialism however the leader Prempeh I address his intention of reaming friendly with the British (doc 2 ). It becomes clear the Prempeh I point of view is that his kingdom would ream friends with the Europeans but without becoming part of their colonization (POV).
Causal analysis and the detail it provides produce strong historical relationship between dislocation and addiction, especially in England in the 1500s. The authors emphasize drug addiction as the dependent variable, arising from the dislocation in the society itself. People tend to establish substitute lifestyles, often referring to drug use to compensate for their inability to participate in the community. Alexander and Shaler pinpoint the beginning of dislocation in England and Canada, when those who rebelled against the law would be “confine[d] in ‘houses of correction'" (230) and would face punishment; natives were not addicts until “assimilation subjected them to extreme dislocation” (231). Alexander and Shaler conclude addiction is a “political and spiritual problem” (231) that needs to be fixed with integration.
A no holds barrier type of action was employed by some African tribes. While Africa was being carved up by Europeans there were some who agreed to be peaceful and just let the Europeans have their way. Document 1 made by the Royal Niger Company was just a standard form that was signed by multiple African rulers. This form was basically a peace treaty or an alliance before the Company tried to take over the chief’s land giving the chiefs of tribes a chance not to have bloodshed. Not only was this form to protect the chiefs it was also to show a promise made by the Royal Niger Company not to interfere with native laws.
In what ways is your appreciation of both texts enhanced by a comparative study of ambition on Frankenstein and Blade runner? Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Ridley Scott's Bladerunner both project dystopian images of society and morality, propelled by the main characters' ambition and egotism. It is through this that an audience’s appreciation for texts is enhanced. These complex texts can be seen as a pair that differs in context, seeing as they are separated through time. Frankenstein driven by romantic imagery and set in historic context, that analysis the European divide in society perpetuated by superficiality.
Despite the shift in context from 19th century England to late 20th century Beverly Hills, Austen’s main plot and ideas have been retained to a great degree. However, the different ways in which these ideas are portrayed in Clueless, as well as the variations from Emma’s plot, provide new insights into both contexts and hence emphasises the contextual influences that cause the changes. Through the consideration of Austen’s 19th century context we gain a deeper understanding of the impact of class attitudes on people’s behaviour and relationships. Social hierarchies are addressed through Mr Elton’s denial of Harriet and the corresponding action of Elton’s rejection of Tai. The character Mr Elton represents the class based attitudes of 19th Century England when he claims that “everyone has their own level”.
There, he worked briefly on a plantation before being sold to a British officer and commencing an active naval career during the Seven Years’ War and after. Purchasing his freedom after eleven years of slavery, he continued his maritime career and became a keen proponent of Methodism. A fairly prominent African in English society, he became heavily involved in the campaign to abolish the Atlantic slave trade, and published The Interesting Narrative largely to promote this cause. Although born in Africa, Olaudah Equiano was clearly a product of the European Enlightenment. The Interesting Narrative reveals this influence through the book’s radical arguments in favor of individual equality and its opposition to slavery as a cruel and inhumane practice contrary to enlightened society.
Explore and evaluate how texts represent conflicting perspectives through the eye of the composer. In your answer refer to your core text and at least one other related text. Composers represent conflicting perspectives through their own unique experiences and values as their political and social contexts. Geoffrey Robertson's self styled memoir 'The Justice Game' written in the late 1900's heavily reflects these conflicting perspectives in the 'Trials of Oz' and 'The Romans in Britain' through the employment of emotive and persuasive language and ridicule in the form of satire to which convey Robertson's view through his eyes. Such conflicts also portrayed in Charles Waterstreet's article' It's a long fickle road to justice' which similar to Robertson's use of persuasive techniques utilizes satire to challenge and question the myopic procedures of the legal system.
He essentially is Africa. He also signifizes an extreme of the American debate on assimilation. He is proud of his roots and refuses to accept assimilationism. He also wants Beneatha to be proud of where her ancestors originated. When he comes to see Beneatha, he brings her gifts of Nigerian clothes and teases her about her mutilated hair.
Emma Essay The values that shape the form and meaning of any text are reflections of their respective contexts. This notion is explored through the comparison of Jane Austen’s Emma (1815) and Amy Heckerling’s appropriation, Clueless (1995). While distinct parallels may be drawn between Clueless and Emma, Regency values of class, social mobility and courtship are altered in Clueless to reflect the liberal nature of 1990’s America. Austen’s Emma reflects the rigidity of social hierarchy with stringent notions of class determined by lineage and inheritance, which limits social mobility of individuals in Regency England. The contextual value of class as inherited status and wealth portrayed by the juxtaposition of the cumulative listing of the
From the ancient Greeks to the present, Edward Said has write about the European culture partially defined itself in opposite way of the Orient. (Said 1-2) In the early17th century English attitudes toward non-whites were mostly shaped by the government's policies or by exotic stories brought back by travelers overseas. This is pronounced well by Edward Said who, in his book on “Orientalism”, emphasized the idea of western attraction by the orient as being “a place of romance, exotic beings, haunting memories and landscapes.” (Said 1) The term “Moor” was resulting from the name of the country Mauritania but was used to refer to Africans, for non-whites or Muslims of any origin. North and West Africans living in Elizabethan England were commonly singled out for their unusual dress, behavior and customs and were commonly referred to as devils or villains. The literary tradition of portraying "black-faced" men as wicked has encompassed a time span from the Middle Ages, through and beyond the sixteenth century (Hunter 1967: 142).