Humanities

very random line drawn between social sciences and humanities. The humanities deal with the interpretation of cultural traditions having to do with philosophy, religion, literature, language, and the arts. On the other hand social sciences focus on studying human action. Two assumptions are stated: First, is that social sciences are all about observation rather than cultural tradition. Second, the discussions of human action regarding humanities don’t become knowledge until they are tested by science

Chapter six, … Or the Bible, of How to Read Literature Like A Professor (HTRLLAP) asserts that connect all of the dots is vital, and how a story about the loss of innocence always hit so hard because they are final. The two biggest points of this chapter, though, are how not all uses of religion are straight-forward, how some are there just to illustrate a disparity and that the names of the characters in a novel are almost always important to a writer's point and can help carry their message. In

realized "that it goes right through the floor." They decide to use a chainsaw, which represents physical violence, to remove the pole. as the screams became louder the staff only became more annoyed. They chopped down the totem poles with no sense of humanity. Larue said the trick would be "to cut down the pole and cover the stump with pruning paste. that way it won't grow back." That idea represents the idea of assimilation. Taking native children from their homes and sending them to residential schools

imperfections are easily concealed with Photoshop, satire provides a clear reflection of the truth, and essentially the flaws. Satire, as an instrument of humour exposes and criticises the flaws of society and intends to raise awareness of issues and improve humanity. However, the abundance of pride and vanity in society discourages the acceptance of imperfections. Therefore, satire, through its various mediums is a necessary instrument of power to reveal the flaws of society to the individuals. The population

From an anthropological point of view, people would strongly suggest that surroundings heavily influence how a person acts and feels. Culture and environment help define who people are as human beings. The knowledge, rules, and values a person obtains adds to how they evolve. What is most important is whether a person grows to be a functional valued member of society or not. In the book, The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline, the main protagonist, Frenchie, a sixteen year old goes through many situations

suggests that the old man is regarded as a human with poor hygiene (Marquez 273). The outsider is judged unfairly based on how he cares for himself. One critic notes, “the community fastens upon the differentness and disregards the humanity of the individual (McFarland). Humanity is often disregarded once the distinction of poor hygiene has been made about an outsider. Father Gonzalez further reinstates his discrimination based on poor hygiene by announcing to the town that the outsider has the “unbearable

The American literary education system is one that has remained relatively consistent for the last few decades. The typical process which students follow as they progress through their years of primary and secondary education is one that is designed to teach them about the history of our society as well as how they may be able to express their creative thoughts and ideas in the same way so many authors in the past have. To determine which books are used in this system of education, curriculums often

Reading a book about where hate is shown for those who are different makes you realize that we ourselves, do not live in a much different society. Waknuk is a place where if anything abnormal appears along the lines of their definition of normal, the consequences could lead to as serious as death. “The Chrysalids” written by John Wyndham is a clear warning for today’s society portraying the same problems and deficiencies. All in all, the people of Waknuk face constant prejudice, intolerance, and

Books stacked on shelves like a game of Jenga, essays and poems scattered throughout the unfilled crevices. These are prosaic, mundane sights for a student. Some of those books will be forgotten, destined to acquire an impressive collection of dust on some nondescript mantlepiece; those are not the novels that matter, regardless of their place in history. The novels that truly matter are the stories that change one’s perception of the world around them. In the past twelve months I have had the pleasure

There are various themes within this book but the most important one is the desensitization of society over time and how it could negatively or positively impact the world. One of Atwood’s reasoning as to why she wrote this book was to show how desensitized the people in that society are. Jimmy and Crake are shown throughout the novel to be seeing things that many would consider extreme such as live executions from sites such as shortcircuit.com and brainfrizz.com. (Page 83) They are also shown watching