Category: Culture

The gay community has faced many accounts of discrimination and hardship to express their sexuality due to societies judgements. In history gay members of communities there were many slang terms that referenced to the meaning of a gay individual. The term “gay” which is to describe a homosexual person which was produced in between the…

Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle, was first published in 1819, the last year to be categorised as the predecessors of the American short story before American Romanticism began. The story instantly became famous because its use of literary form that other predecessors often lacked. Many early American stories were undeveloped with flat characters and plot…

The theme of “Gender Neutrality” has turned into an interesting issue of discussion. There have been different discussions raging over the pertinence of such an idea in our nation and the lawful complexities related with executing it, particularly in the light of most of created nations perceiving gender neutral laws which accommodate help and cure…

“Literature is meant to call for emotions of people making them grieve, sympathize, and celebrate together with the characters of the book. As there not too many ways to invoke these feelings in the readers, it is not surprising that many texts appeal to the same topic. Even though we are living in a world…

In “ The Tokyo Medical University entrance exam scandal: lessons learned, ” an article written by Greg Wheeler, the author discussed the scandal about Tokyo Medical University’s Gender discrimination. In order to impose the restrictions on the number of female students, the Tokyo Medical University (TMU) designedly lowered part of the female application entrance exam…

In the period of Victorian era, which lasted from 1837 to 1901, was a period where female sexuality was suppressed. During this time period, the roles of women changed drastically from censored and submissive to educated owners of their own bodies. Many women, if not all, began and started the fight in order to bring…

“Everyday the life and emotions around us influence our perception of the things we write about in literature. Things such as an author’s emotions, experiences, and the environment they are in influence their writing. A major example of life influencing literature would be the Harlem Renaissance. Literature wouldn’t be enjoyable if life did not influence…

“Langston Hughes’s poem “Theme for English B” was published in 1951. The poem is short in length—only forty-one lines. Nevertheless, it addresses complex issues of race and national identity in a format that is surprisingly accessible to average readers. In “Theme for English B” a student asks the reader to contemplate what it means to…

“Hills like White Elephants” is a short story written by Ernest Hemingway. The title has significant importance to the rest of the story. The story is a conversation between the two main characters, The American and his girlfriend, who he calls Jig. Although neither of them actually communicate with each other, giving the idea that…

In the mosaic of human civilization, Islam stands as a vibrant thread, weaving through diverse cultures, languages, and historical narratives. Central to this tapestry are the followers of Islam, whose identity reflects a kaleidoscope of influences shaped by geography, history, and individual experiences. Within the vast expanse of Islamic communities, the terminology used to denote…