The Book ' Dust Lands '

Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth is comprised of eight short stories about different Indian families’ struggles in America, many of them going through the immigrant experience. The conflicts are with friends and family, and also with themselves, as each of them attempt to find their own identity along with fitting in with the rest of society. One of the causes of these struggles that because the families in the stories are mixed in terms of generation. Many of the adults in the stories were first generation immigrants from India, while many of the children were raised in the United States, which is the second generation. This led to blending of culture and at the same time, clashes between the immigrant mentality of living and the American mentality of living. In Unaccustomed Earth, Lahiri demonstrates to the reader the important influence of environment, specifically culture and how it impacts parental teachings, on the personality and development of an individuals’ identity, and how the actions and development of characters can affect one’s family and friends; the impact of environment and culture is shown especially by the characters and stories “Hell-Heaven” and “Hema and Kaushik”.

The Dustbowl lasted many years and many U.S. countries are suffered its consequences. Many crops were damaged from low amounts of rain, high winds and many insect infestations. Dust storms whirled through the country and tore everything to pieces. This agricultural recession contributed to many bank closures, loss of employment and even business loss. People in these areas also faced many emotional and even physical misfortunes. Water shortages were also widespread affecting many people. These shortages didn’t just impact humans, animals and plant life was also harmed.

Children Of The Dust was written by Louise Lawrence and published in 1985. For a author to write about the future is simply shockingly ‘wow’. I’m not sure whether or not back in the 85’s they know anything about psychics, its endless powers, axiomatic truths, telepathy, psycho-kinetic energy and so on. The way the author thought of writing three sections symbolising three generations of a family going through the aftermath of the nuclear bombs is.... wow, basically, like I’m speechless, it’s such a great idea.

Decay, given enough time, is inevitable. Over the course of history, many nations and empires have undergone the same cycle of growth, stagnation, and eventual factional conflict which reduces their seemingly unending dynasties into piles of rubble. And most of the time, these societies attribute their struggles and times of instability to the actions of one or a few figureheads who misappropriate their power, holding on to their preconceived notions of the inability of their strong and stable central governments, booming and vibrant economies, and complex, developed social structures to propagate such periods of unrest. However, in the novel Dune by Frank Herbert, Herbert emphasizes the collective culpability of various different parties

I like this book better than the last book, but I don't love it. Mainly because Kate's behaviors were uncharacteristic, and Curran...I don't know what happened to Curran. However, now that Roland is in the picture, the story can finally move forward, and I can't wait to read the next book of the

My standing in the popularity contest known as high school was never that great but that did not disturb me. The stories of Tolkien, Jacques, and my first encounter with the Robert Jordan and the Wheel of Time allowed me to escape the pressures of teenage life. During this time I came across a new genre, Science-Fiction, starting with Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein. A straight to the point author for the most part Heinlein gave me the stars wrapped in the positivity of fifties and sixties America. Mr. Heinlein was just the start of my journey into the future, Isaac Asimov, Piers Anthony, Greg Bear, just to name a few began to orbit my free time. It seemed that the world was my literary oyster and I loved nothing as much as cracking a good book and losing myself in its

Many authors have written argumentative articles pertaining to either Evelyn Waugh or Evelyn Waugh’s works, more specifically, A Handful of Dust. Reading these articles can not only broaden one's view of Waugh, but one could also gain writing strategies on how to construct argumentative papers as well. For instance, when looking “‘Ghastly Good Taste’: The Interior Decorator and the Ethics of Design in Evelyn Waugh and Elizabeth Bowen” by Mary Elizabeth Curtin, “Through Comedy towards Catholicism: A Reading of Evelyn Waugh’s Early Novels” by Michael Gorra, “‘Was Anybody Hurt?’: The Ends of Satire in A Handful of Dust” by Jonathan Greenberg, and “The Waste Sad Time: Evelyn Waugh’s A Handful of Dust” by Jean Ward. Although each of these articles

The book by Ali Eteraz, Children of Dust is a literary book that provides a detailed description of his life as a child growing up as a Pakistani Muslim. Children of Dust at first one would think is about the religion of Islam however; the book is actually about an individual who is attempting to sort out his life and where he belongs within his religion and beliefs. Eteraz's explains his childhood and the events that took place as a young boy, to his journey to America, to his adulthood.

A. Significant environmental /geographical factors that contributed to the development or expansion of the United States:

The people of Dune are lead by the hope that someone stronger than them will take on their challenges. The planet has begun its ecological transformation when it comes into the possession of Duke Leto Atreides. Paul Atreides, the son of the Duke, will become the leader of the Fremen. “The story tells of the Lisan al-Gaib, ‘the voice from the outer world,’ which will share the dreams of the Fremen and lead them to fulfillment” (O’Reilly). There is a legend among the Fremen that a savior will ensure the success of the transformation. It becomes a rumor that Paul is that messiah because he intuitively knows how to perform Fremen tasks, such as properly wearing a stillsuit. Then, Paul 's mother makes it known that the Atreides will support the transformation, adding to the belief that Paul is their messiah. “Their strong, unconscious projection makes him even more special than he is” (O 'Reilly). Indeed, the Fremen want to believe that there is someone who can help them, someone who is capable of doing what they are unable to accomplish. “It was a story about [...] an outsider who went native and used religious fervor to fuel his own ambitions--in this case, to transform the ecology of the planet” (O 'Reilly). Then, Paul joins the Fremen in the desert, which intensifies the Fremen belief in him. Paul is an important figure for the Fremen, but not only the them. He is also essential to the sisterhood of the Bene Gesserit. The Bene Gesserit is made up of Reverend Mothers who have

What do I even begin to say about this book? It was everything I wanted it to be and more. There was heartbreak, betrayal, action, steamy romance, and awesome powers. I see a lot of people comparing this book to X-Men, and I have to say that they are right on the mutant like aspect - but, these mutants are put into this high fantasy realm that has a medieval tone to it. I mean, Mare - our protagonist - was sort of like Katniss Everdeen, Celaena Sardothien ,and Storm had a threesome and viola, Mare Barrow comes into existence (kidding, but not really). Red Queen takes all of our favorite aspects of fantasy, dystopia novels, and young adult literature in general and puts it all into a giant melting pot while pulling out the best of everything and then shoving it into our faces. I guess you can say that this was like a fairy tale retelling, only this time, it was a retelling of all of our favorite stories rolled into one. Don’t get me wrong here, this book was still absolutely amazing on its own two feet - it can hold its place as a favorite dystopia against all contenders in my opinion - but it still holds the framework of

Ali Eteraz is a smart and thoughtful writer. He also has a way of adding a bit of comedic value in his writings when needed. His book “Children of Dust” is a memoir of his life in Pakistan and America. This book also reads more like a story as opposed to a book that just states facts. This book “Children Of Dust” is broken down into five parts. Each one of these parts signify a different name he takes for himself. Meaning, each of these names or parts identify a certain stage in his life, that he comes to terms with something. Such as Pakistan, Islam, and America and how he belongs to each.

The book had affected the narrator to a great extent. At first he did not care for the book, until the stranger selling Bibles said “the number of pages in this book is literally infinite. No page is the first page; no page is the last”. This intrigued the narrator’s mind. After he had bought the book, he began investigating. He noted down things in the book. He began losing sleep from the investigation and when he actually got sleep, his dreams were about the book. As it states in the short story, “At night, during the rare intervals spared me by insomnia, I dreamed of the book”. He had grown an obsession with the book, which altered his lifestyle and forced him to hide the book in the library.

In “The Book of Sand” by Jorge Luis Borges, the idea that time and life as a whole are endless and unreasonable yet are limited and full of meaning at the same time. “In this house are several English bibles, including the first John Wyclif's. I also have Cipriano de Valera’s, Luther’s-- which, from a literary viewpoint, is the worst-- and a Latin copy of Vulgate.” This quotes shows that the narrator displays that he owns over 9 different bibles including rare ones. The knowledge he usually collects is all religious and is all found in the bible so it is arguably all Christian. “I realized that the book was monstrous. What good did it do to me to think I, who looked upon the volume with my eyes, who held it in my hands, was any less monstrous?

In chapter three, the family arrives at the barren Topaz Internment camp in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, where temperatures range from -20 degrees Fahrenheit to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The prisoners are either almost about to faint from the heat, or are suffering in the cold due to the lack of blankets provided. So far, the experience at the camps has been almost exactly the same as described by Mrs. Shimojima. The Japanese were given almost no notice of what was happening before having to abandon their lives and live in a barren desert lacking many necessities. It is really bothering me that Julie Otsuka has not given names to the main characters. I cannot figure out what is beneficial about referring to the characters as “the boy” and “the girl.” One