I’ve found myself gazing constantly outside the window Admiring the White Oak Tree as the winds blow It stands there proudly lifting her head high The broad stems and lengthy branches Barreling up to the sky. What a view! I murmur to myself Its branches are shapely and straight The leaves are rich green While…
Edgar Allan Poe was an exemplary writer and a poet. He used different themes and styles in his work which made him a prominent writer during his time. Some of the styles he used in his works included symbolism that was mostly used in his three famous poems namely The Raven, Alone and Annabel Lee….
A recent survey conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics has revealed that a staggering 87% of Bangladeshi women experience domestic violence at the hands of their husbands and in-laws. Shockingly, out of the 13,000 women surveyed, 65% reported physical abuse, 53% reported sexual abuse, and 82% reported psychological abuse. Despite these alarming statistics, many…
Intro: Rohingyas are Muslim minority groups that belongs to Myanmar also known as Burma. Rohingya population is an estimate of 1.3 million and 140,000 are internally displaced. And an estimate of 120,000 Rohingyas had fled from Burma to adjacent countries such as Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. Apparently, their ancestors have lived in Burma for centuries, but the Burmese…
Sonnet 130: My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips’ red; If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. I have seen roses damasked, red and white,…
A brief flashback of the Jim Crow Era: “Jim Crow” was a ridiculing phrase for a black man. It was a system that enforced segregation and discriminatory laws, prohibiting blacks from being equivalent to whites. Such rules were influenced by the ideas of White Supremacy. The U.S. Supreme Court actually helped maintain these laws. “Today a…
This is an interesting novel written by Ray Bradbury where he tells the story of a visionary world. A very different world from our own, which doesn’t have a space for books or education. The only thing that matters in this modern world is disregarding reality by embracing technology and entertainment. The television replaces the…
Tanzania is a country located in East Africa where child marriages often take place. According to Human Rights Watch, girls at very young age ranging from 7 years to 16 years are forced to marry elder men. In return, girls’ families receives dowry (lots of cows) for getting their daughters married. The early marriages have set…
Golden Gulag, written by Ruth Wilson Gilmore, analyzes the rapid growth of California’s prison system. It tries to unveil the reasons behind the Prison boom in California. Between 1852 and 1964, the state only contained 12 prisons. By 1984, the state had built 43 more correctional centers, making it the largest prison building system in the world. One might make…
When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka is a story about a Japanese American family who is ordered to evacuate their house and move to an internment camp. Japanese Americans during World War II, who lived in Washington, California and other parts of Arizona, were sent to these detention camps in secluded areas of the…
