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We Are Infinite: Confronting High School Simulacra In Stephen Chbosky’S The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, Michayla N. Lehman
We Are Infinite: Confronting High School Simulacra In Stephen Chbosky’S The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, Michayla N. Lehman
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“Stephen Chbosky saved lives. No, not in the saving-a-cat-from-a-burning-building way nor performing the Heimlich on a little old lady at a restaurant. He saved lives by writing a peculiar little green book” (Aquino). The Perks of Being a Wallflower has become a phenomenon among adolescents in contemporary America. Passed on through recommendations for over 15 years, Charlie’s story has administered a sense of hope to the young people who read his letters. They say they relate to Charlie, that he makes them feel understood. For some, his story has saved their lives; at least two people have written to Chbosky …
Capitalistic Christians And Educated Elites: Fanonian Theory And Neo-Colonialism In Ngugi Wa Thiong’O’S A Grain Of Wheat, Rebecca Miller
Capitalistic Christians And Educated Elites: Fanonian Theory And Neo-Colonialism In Ngugi Wa Thiong’O’S A Grain Of Wheat, Rebecca Miller
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s novel A Grain of Wheat, published in 1967, exposes the ways in which British institutions and practices continue to plague post-colonial Kenya. This novel addresses the condition of post-colonial Kenya as native Kenyans struggle to form a new national identity and government. This novel exposes the corruption of the Christian Church and the cultural imperialism perpetuated by missionaries as they impose European practices and abolish Kenyan cultural values. Ngugi’s work reflects the influence of Marxist thought and the impact of writers such as Frantz Fanon whose neo-colonialist theory explains many of the phenomena present in post-colonial Kenya. …
"A Generation That Didn't Agree": The Paramountcy Of Multidimensional Moral Hierarchy In The System Of A Down Discography, Jesse A. Silk
"A Generation That Didn't Agree": The Paramountcy Of Multidimensional Moral Hierarchy In The System Of A Down Discography, Jesse A. Silk
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
A simultaneous, nearly paradoxical contemporary phenomenon exists by which a critical mass harbors great skepticism for objective ethics yet increasingly asserts what ought and what ought not to be. As the technological age further develops, the masses continue to fragment, each person arguing his or her own point on political news programs and blog posts. Initially, this prevalence of ethical claims would seem to indicate a war against apathy is largely successful; increasingly few are without a means of expressing their concerns for humanity, the environment and other pertinent issues. Yet in a society of assertions, the only reliable consensus …
“An Obscene Power”: Desire, Capitalism, And Identity In Geraldine Brooks’ March, Rachel Dark
“An Obscene Power”: Desire, Capitalism, And Identity In Geraldine Brooks’ March, Rachel Dark
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
Geraldine Brooks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning novel March re-tells the story of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women from the perspective of the four heroines’ father. This paper attempts to answer why March’s conflicting desires deconstruct his identity and propel him toward moral uncertainty.