July's People

Abilities are often seen as the outcome of the combination of characteristics one possesses. Overwhelmed by the sudden change of surroundings, the characters in July’s People portray characteristics that either causes them to adapt to or refuse their new lifestyle. The luxuries that they once possessed are no longer available, and the needs that were once fulfilled are now seen as luxuries. One character that adapts especially well to the new surroundings and sudden change is Bam, the paternal figure

degree in terms of literature, but the people should not have to tolerate any form of censorship. Regardless of any reason for it, censorship, specifically book banning, proves itself unnecessary and the decision of what art or information anybody intakes should remain up to the consumer themselves. When censorship began, literature suffered all of the initial impact. As printing technology advanced and leaders lost complete control over what information people omitted into the world, Newth states

and schools in different states are banning books that are considered “inappropriate” to students for a variety of reasons. The main reason that teachers and librarians ban books is to protect students from facing challenged or difficult ideas. Some people believe that banning books is a good thing and helps the students, while other individuals believe book banning is a bad idea and this action has a negative effect on a society. Book banning is unacceptable because librarians and teachers ban books

metaphorical river. This blind censorship needs to cease. Banned books should be allowed because the books give insight to the culture at the time, because banning brings attention to books that someone did not want anyone else to see, and because people have rights. Schools should not ban books in their libraries because the books merely reflect the culture of the times. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, society still lived under the ominous

Since 1982, there have been 11,300 books challenged in the United States. As the number of challenged books continues to rise, society’s exposure to diversity in literature decreases. According to the American Library Association, 51% of the top ten challenged books between 2005 and 2014 featured “diverse content.” Diverse content is defined as works featuring either non-white, LGBT+, or disabled primary characters, or discussions of issues in relation to race, religion, LGBT+ matters, mental illness

Every year, an event called Banned Book Week calls to attention the list of books removed, or ‘banned’ from school libraries and classrooms. An organization known as the American Library Association, or the ALA, holds this event to “celebrate the constitutional right to access reading material”(Censorship). These books, many times, are called to attention for their sexual content, explicit language use, or controversial topics discussed. Books should never be restricted for children by anyone but

Wide Sargasso Sea author is Jean Rhys. July’s People’s author is Nadine Gordimer. The stories in these two novels are happened in different places. In Wide Sargasso Sea, the story took place in Indies. In July’s People, the story took place in South Arica. These two stories are different and take place in different countries, but they both reflect the issue of gender discrimination. We all know that both of Indies and South African run the systems of patriarchal society. This common point makes these

Being bon in a small gold minding town of Springs, South Africa, Nadine Gordimer was exposed to the immigrant and racial status that flowed through the early 1930’s. It was very common for an African American to be born in a Caucasian environment, but Nadine was a Caucasian born in an African environment. Gordimer was born to parents that contradicted their geographical existence. Her father was Jewish-born and often occupied a stratum underneath the earlier settlers. Gordimer’s mother, Nan, had

address the needs of young people leaving care with provisions that are in place to help them through life transitions. The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 focuses on older young people and those who are leaving care. Providing the necessary legislative support to improve the care system in England. Ensuring that stability and continuity in every aspect of a child's care. This act proposed to reform the statutory framework for the care system involving children and young people as much as possible regarding

is a perception that organizes how people relate and organize the world. The Paracingulate sulcus is a structure in the brain that is associated with our monitoring of what is reality and what is not. With out this monitoring system people end up with disorders such as schizophrenia. The New York Times interprets the results of a study published by the University of Cambridge and University of Melbourne on the effects of the Paracingulate sulcus on how people monitor what is reality. The Study,