This type of approach would be very much in keeping with the initial idea of the "ancestral laughing ghosts" in the beginning as Victor comments that no one is certain just who the ghosts are laughing at, the Indians or the Whites, and he thinks they are laughing at everyone.(387) It is quite possible that this is a metaphor for Alexie himself, who approaches the story A Drug Called Tradition as if he was discussing a college fraternity party or relating the story to an outsider who is certain to find the tale amusing rather than seeing the tale in truth. ... In essence he laughs with those ...

• Word Count: 1919
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This explores how significantly different both Odin and the white school were and further emphasised the aspect of Odin being an outsider of the white society. This human experience of Odin being an outsider is closely linked to the racism he experienced. Further film techniques including diegetic sound emphasises these occurring human experiences of racism and being an outsider by referring to the context of the society of O. ... In Othello, Iago is jealous of Odin giving his general's position to Cassio along with the rumour that Othello slept with his wife, however in O, Hugo is ultima...

• Word Count: 1144
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is historian James MacGregor Burns's thesis that if a political competition was reduced to the conflict of outs against ins, it was Jackson's campaign against John Quincy Adams in 1828, when a alliance of "insiders" united around a couple great national issues was assailed through a coalition of outsiders decided on hardly any issues at all. ... Yet, it separated, the outsiders all approved of the gentleman they wanted, which was Andrew Jackson, and they were untied by the confidence that they had been debarred from the citadels of the political and financial system, fro...

• Word Count: 539
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He has friends but his friends are rebels and outsiders to the school environment. All of these qualities make Donnie a rather uncouth youth and hardly a candidate for the title of "hero" but he is a hero and these alternative attributes add to the movie viewer's perception of him being an anti-hero and an outsider. ...

• Word Count: 487
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Fleur was an outsider, "by night we heard her chuffing cough, the bear cough. ... Both women were outsiders and were driven out of their tribal community because of their connection with animals, even though this connection was an important part of their Native culture. ... She became an outsider because people thought "she was haywire, out of control. ... "Fleur" is a current story that shows how Native people still value these traits in a person, with a strong young woman as the central character, who also is an outsider, and has to face the consequences of her actions. ...

• Word Count: 1714
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Through this character, Thurman is expressing his ideas that the position of the outsider is created by the surrounding society and constructed within the mind of the individual, so that only by putting an end to the discriminations within one's self will others do the same and happiness be found. ... By applying all the cover-up, she sets herself apart from the others and once again becomes an outsider. ... Emma Lou's views set her apart from her coworkers and force her to become an outsider when she could simply choose accept herself and therefore receive the respect of others ...

• Word Count: 1573
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Referred to as "The Moor- due to his diverse race and is also the general of the armies of Venice, Othello sometimes presents himself as an outsider as well as a respectable and essential part of Venetian society. ... In his final speech, he reaffirms his position as a figure who is both an outsider and a part of Venetian society. ... At the same time, however, by killing himself, he is acknowledging in the most powerful and dreadful way the fact that he is and will always be very much an outsider. ...

• Word Count: 1235
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There are four types of pressure group which are sectional, cause, insider and outsider pressure groups. ... Insider groups have close links and with the government unlike outsider groups which have rarely no links therefore insider groups have direct access to law-makers and will have a much higher influence. ... Outsider groups are not usually consulted therefore it may result in them lobbying MPS. ...

• Word Count: 1360
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Many themes shine through in the play Medea including pride, exile and the outsider and betrayal and manipulation and the use of different literary devices including imagery and foreshadowing make it clear that Medea is the most guilty character in Euripides play. ... This quote also carries a significant theme of exile and outsider. ...

• Word Count: 648
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This letter was written by a man who was sick and tired of seeing African Americans becoming acquired to feeling like their nobodies or outsiders in a world where the phrase "all men are created equal" was being preached everyday. ...

• Word Count: 342
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In "A Visit To A Small Planet," many human faults are indirectly scrutinized and ridiculed, adding hints of satire to the interesting comedy. One of the faults being derided, is the fact that although our race does not enjoy nor promote violence and war, it still occurs and we still do things to p...

• Word Count: 253
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Amish Life The Amish people believe that God has called them to a life of faith, dedication, humility, and service. They believe that God has a personal interest in their lives and their communities and this belief is what holds them together. Their way of life is based on Christian morals,...

• Word Count: 377
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When examining Ireland as a whole the differences are unlimited. The large island is best looked at in its two parts; Northern Ireland (part of UK) and The Republic of Ireland (Southern). This division creates a sense of two completely different countries. While both regions speak mainly English ...

• Word Count: 429
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Licensed fools are usually sad characters themselves, often outsiders. ... By showing the attitude another character has towards Puck, Shakespeare develops his character and displays Puck as an outsider among the fairies. ...

• Word Count: 975
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

DeCrevecoeur elegantly depicts the dichotomy of Americans and Outsiders. Those who alienate other cultures and ideologies, those who believed in the isolation of black and white culture in the form of segregation, these are the outsiders. ...

• Word Count: 1077
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Three major advances have driven agriculture in India: the Green Revolution, the first hybrid seeds and the introduction of the biotechnology sector. The union of these three events have managed to configure this sector as the backbone of the population and the economy. Agriculture is the main pilla...

• Word Count: 572
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Question Is Nick Carraway presented as a reliable narrator and how is the reader supposed to feel towards his character? " Response Scott Fitzgerald's, "The Great Gatsby," is a fictional tale set in New York. The narrator, Nick Carraway, is a first person, peripheral narrator who tells the tale of ...

• Word Count: 548
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The reason behind this is the government's wish to see outsiders' organizations making a more changeless duty to the Kingdom in circumstances prone to prompt the exchange of professionalism and technology. ...

• Word Count: 684
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

So through the French Revolution it made it easier so that lower classes could afford property outside a friend French taxation so they could have the freedom and it be more fair to the outsiders to get land and wouldn't have to live under French taxation. ...

• Word Count: 614
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The first two stanzas refer to the Kenyan conflict, while the second two address the war within the poet-as-outsider/insider, between his roles as blood insider but geographical outsider to the Mau Mau Uprising. ...

• Word Count: 4862
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Such supporters of Catholicism and the Stuart dynasty where envisioned as outsiders, because they did not follow the Protestant faith. England, Wales, and Scotland bonded together highly disparate people by persuading one another to unite against these so-called outsiders. ...

• Word Count: 1660
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Such finds led to the civil war among the residents of certain regions and outsiders who immigrated to the region threatening and overstepping into the lands of residents they considered their own. To protect the gold fields from outsiders, royals had to impose strict governmental control. ...

• Word Count: 1679
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Porter goes from an insiders writing point of view in her first story about a Meztiza and then switches to an outsiders point of view of Mexico by introducing her American character Laura. As stated by Brinkmeyer, Porter's subject shifts from that of Mexicans and the tensions with which they struggled within their own culture to that expatriates, outsiders to Mexico culture, and their attempts to "know" the mysteries of Mexico. ...

• Word Count: 1733
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the 1890's, antisemitism in Europe took the form of violent oppression in Eastern Europe. It was a political movement in western Europe, and eventually because of a deplorable economic situation, reached its peak of brutality in the form of Nazism. In Eastern Europe, Jews were seen as outcasts an...

• Word Count: 638
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

William Shakespeare, who has written many different comedies and tragedies throughout his time, has revolutionized the literary world through his works. However, it is an on going debate if his play, The Merchant of Venice should be seen as a tragedy or comedy. Although many people view the play as ...

• Word Count: 799
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate