Ghashiram Ktwal Character Analysis

Gaining power is something that our species has evolved to strive for. Throughout history man has always tried to gain power in some way, but gaining power is not an easy task and while gaining power is something that is core to all of human desire it is reached in different ways. Some gain power through war, economics, politics, and some power is inherited, but regardless of how power is gained, all power has to be maintained and how it is maintained is the real argument because the ways of gaining power that we explore have already happened and were successful in giving power to people but the ways the power is maintained is what makes one successful or not.

Power is super important; without power we would be defenseless and fall prey to the superior. Self -control

Power is the ultimate goal of many throughout their life. If power is taken advantage of it

Mahasweta Devi’s short story, “Giribala,” is about the life of Giribala, a girl of Talsana village located in India. Born into a caste in a time when it was still customary to pay a bride-price, Giri is sold to Aulchand by her father. From this point on, we see a series of unfortunate, tragic events that take place in Giri’s life as a result of the circumstances surrounding Giri’s life. There are many issues in Giri’s life in India that Devi highlights to readers. First, the economic instability of the village leads to an extremely poor quality of life for the lower, working classes. Next, the cruel role of women determined by men in society is to either satisfy the sexual desires of men or to reproduce offspring who can work or be sold off to marriages. There are also other social norms and beliefs which discriminate against women that will be discussed.

Jimmy knows too well the agonies of abandonment. First, when his mother, Cecilia, ran away with Richard to pursue a better lifestyle. Then, due to his father’s, Damacio Baca, alcoholisms and violent behavior; he also had to leave Jimmy behind. In spite of the drawbacks from abandonment to being a maximum security prisoner in Arizona State Prison, Jimmy preserver’s the darkness of prison by overcoming his illiteracy. However Cecilia and Damacio is not as fortunate as their child; Cecilia is shot by Richard after confronting him for a divorce and Damacio chokes to death after he is released from the detox center(Baca 263). Therefore the most significant event in this section of the memoir, A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca is the death of Jimmy’s parents.

To understand political power aright, and derive it from its original, we must consider what estate all men are naturally in, and that is, a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of Nature, without asking leave or depending upon the will of any other man (...)

Abraham Lincoln once said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” Power can bring out the evil in anyone. At one point, most people have faced adversity through the social standings made by a society. But when someone who has faced adversity through social standings has the chance of power by using social standings they take it. Even if they have been on the other side before and hated it.

Often you see or hear about many people who are a little bit greedy or power hungry. Whether it’s just in a political debate, a sports outing, or just in your very own house. Often family members fight for power as well. Brothers and sisters will fight over the ‘shotgun’ seat. This connects to the idea of power because having the best seat in the car makes you feel like you have control, therefore having power. In many cases, pieces of literature use this same idea. That no one likes to lose. Everyone likes to be a winner, everyone likes to have power. For example, in House of Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer, Farmer uses many examples in which two characters fight for power. House of Scorpion is set years in the future, it is about a clone named

In our society today, we have forgotten about the art of talking with others face to face. When we talk with others, we can learn about their life lessons. When I was talking with Jim P., I learned an important life lesson. Jim P. said, "Get over the brick wall." Jim went on to talk about his wife dying from pancreatic cancer and how that was his brick wall. Since her death, he has gotten over the brick wall. Jim said that he's living life and has accepted the fact that she is gone. In the book The Last Lecture, Randy faces a similar brick wall situation. Randy is dying from pancreatic cancer, and tries to get over the brick wall. However, his brick wall is pancreatic cancer, which is a severe cancer. Unfortunately, Randy did not get over the

Frank is denied originally going to his first opportunity with a client and is shoed away until he finds the case of the vegetative girl.

School shootings are normally unexpected and they drastically impact life. The effects of an unexpected school shooting are displayed in Jodi Picoult’s novel, Nineteen Minutes. In the novel, Peter Houghton has endured bullying throughout his entire life. One day he snaps and he goes to his school, Sterling High, where he kills ten people and wounds many others emotionally and physically. Peter is then put on trial, where he is sent to prison for life. Josie Cormier, the girl Peter has been in love with since kindergarten, admits to shooting her boyfriend, Matt, and is sentenced to five years in prison. Many changes occurred in everyone’s lives after the shooting. School life and daily life changed majorly after the shooting. The shooter’s family,

An advocacy activity I observed this following weekend was at an off-Broadway play performed at Second Stage Theater in New York City. The play, Notes from the Field is written and performed by Anna Deavere Smith. In this performance, she gives her viewers a look into the past history of our country as well as some recent major headlining news that took part in our society. She re-enacts the behaviors of some characters but gives the viewers a different perspective then what the media portrays it to be. In the play, Anna shows some tragedies that took place in schools, and prisons systems. She shows the division of ethnic groups and how the civil rights actions have still failed even in today’s communities.

Nearly all men can stand adversity but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power”(Abraham Lincoln). Power is the ultimate force in the universe. Power by definition is control, controlling everything would make everything go the way that person wants it to so power is sought. Power is desired by most normal people, people who aspire to be more than themselves, to rise above the common man and do as they please. Power appeals to human nature. There are many different types of power, but the main two are necessary and unnecessary power. Necessary power is that of a natural cause for example, the lion expresses his power over prey to eat; to survive he needs to use his power. Humans, on the other hand, do not need oil to survive

An event that has relation to war today is the tension in the northern region of India, Punjab, where the Sikh holy book was ripped up and thrown. Many Sikhs gathered in a peaceful protest, trying to bring to justice the people who were responsible, but the police ended up shooting and killing two peaceful protestors. Simran Jeet Singh, is one of the authors, who writes on this topic. He takes up this topic, because it represents part of the unjust that happened to Sikhs in 1984 where they were killed and murdered in the thousands by the Indian government. Singh says, “I was born in the United States in the summer of 1984, during the height of the anti- Sikh violence in Punjab” (Singh 1). He goes on to say how he feels the pain of his Sikh brothers and sisters who were killed in the year 1984, for their religious beliefs. Background about Singh shows us the importance of mediated narratives, as they show that Singh is trying to raise awareness about the issues going on in Punjab in an attempt to try to avoid the destruction that happened in 1984. Another one of these authors is Nirmala Ganapathy, who is part of The Straits Times. She takes up the same interest as Singh, as she works to raise awareness on the issues affecting her homeland of India. She writes about why Sikhs have been blocking major roads in India and the influence this has. Her curiosity is what has

Power has been addressed in academic literature in several ways but most commonly describing “power as the ability to control valued resources and administer rewards and