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    The Age of Reason Essay

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    Aime Cesaire’s essay deals with the European hypocrisy that has existed for many years throughout European history. Cesaire studied liberal ideas that had sprouted in the Enlightenment period or the Age of Reason, a time where many new ideas sprang up. Reason was used to guide the actions of people and nations; no longer was religion the main force. Science became extremely important because it provided answers to questions. With the Enlightenment came ideas of liberalism. Before the Age of Reason

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    pieces of literature and thinking about ways to expand the language written and the ideologies introduced and argued upon. They often recompose the works of other writers to emphasize crucial points that were purposely suppressed in their work. Aimé Césaire performed this act in his re-invention of The Tempest (1611). Rather than completely erasing the characters and their dialogues, he expands and modernizes Shakespeare’s The Tempest; and unveils the mask that hid the effect of power. This cultural

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    The various instances of brutality towards the oppressed prove the claim brought forward by Césaire. In comparison with other definitions of colonialism, the main point brought up is different. The other definitions state colonialism as an act of implementing policies that result to the full control of politics in a given nation (Césaire, 2014). Question Three In his works, Kristian criticizes the main reason for the formation of the police department in the United

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    Decolonization, as one of the most significant movements throughout the twentieth century, has always been debated between the colonizers and colonized under certain historical circumstances. M.K Gandhi, Aimé Césaire, and Frantz Fanon, as the avant-gardes of decolonization movement, addressed their ideologies on the relationship between European colonists and colonial states, and their views on the process of gaining national freedom. Nevertheless, as Fanon defined in the article “On Violence” from

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    to interpret the text based on their contemporary cultural context. This allows the birth of numerous adaptations as a method of literary criticism. Julie Taymor’s version of The Tempest and Aime Cesaire’s version of A Tempest are examples of adaptation as a method of literary criticism. First, Aime Cesaire takes a post-colonial perspective on The Tempest by Shakespeare. This is evident with his characterization of Caliban. Cesaire’s characterize Caliban as strong and resistance individual reflecting

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    The Tempest Essay

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    between Aime' Cesaire's ATempest and William Shakespeare's The Tempest gives the reader an idea that it is a political response. From the way that both of the titles of these works of literature differ, an idea of concept is offered. They share a similar story line yet, after some one has read A Tempest : a different perspective is gained. A Tempest is actually considered a post colonial period piece of writing and one can acquire and prove this by the forms in which Aime' Cesaire portrays

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    Europe is a sick civilization! According to Aimé Cesaire that is, but what are the characteristics of a “sick civilization” ? European colonialism is the main culprit when looking at the heinous crimes committed by the colonizer against the colonized in places Congo, America and the Middle East. The refugee crisis in Europe is a direct effect of colonialism on countries such as Sudan, Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. Following the migration of thousands of middle eastern natives to Europe, we

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    isolated, even if they find themselves in their birthplace. In the society of today, where one lives does not equivalate to “home.” The concept of identity has been a widely discussed topic, and it has served as a fuel for reform and revolution. Aimé Césaire was exemplary in the

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    “What is actually at stake here?” After all, money makes the world go round. Aime Cesaire was a French poet, author, and politician from Martinique. In Aime Cesaire’s work titled “Discourse on Colonialism” he exposes the hypocrisy and brutality that goes along with forging empires in regards to the old European powers, which directly relates to the United States empire that the world knows so well of today. Cesaire argues that colonialism itself has never been and will not be a positive movement

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    Marxism is a method of analyzing socioeconomic status. This idea/method of Marxism started in the mid to late 19th century with the philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles: they analyzed the class relationships and the societal conflict. The Marxist methodology used economic, social, and political ideas to understand the development of capitalism and the role of class struggle in relation with the economic change. The analysis showed that the class conflict came from the problems between the

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