The Lonely Londoners

these periods in history, the protagonist compares herself to London and reveals her own resilience. She admits that she will not accept defeat: “You’ve hurt London Osama but you haven’t finished it. London’s like me... Murder me with bombs you poor lonely sod I will only build myself stronger… I am a woman built on the wreckage of myself” (Incend 80). At this point in the novel, the protagonist acknowledges that she too can rebuild as London has in the past and will continue to do. She gives herself

Abstract: Samuel Selvon is one of the most popular and internationally acclaimed contemporary postcolonial Caribbean writers. He is placed apart by the sheer range and variety of his published works, which include ten novels and a collection of short stories (Ways of Sunlight), a great number of short stories, poems and essays to newspapers and magazines and several plays for radio and television. He is also renowned because he became one of the founding fathers of the Caribbean literacy renaissance

When she came home, she found that the child was missing. She beat the damn ghost. The Arkwright should be happy, but she felt depressed and lonely, feeling that she suffered a great loss. In her mind, she realized that he clearly lost a man- "He." In fact, like the protagonist of the story, Wilson also lived among the depressed before entering Oxford, he has been very obvious homosexual tendencies

Caryl Phillips' The Nature of Blood On its most immediate level, Caryl Phillips’ The Nature of Blood narrates several stories of the Jewish Diaspora, using the familiar Shakespearean character Othello to provide a counterpoint to the others’ experiences of displacement. The Nature of Blood thus initially seems to fit awkwardly among texts by other West Indian authors who use the Caribbean as the setting of their work or incorporate West Indian characters into their work. Through his multi-stranded

Community Boundaries Understanding cultural issues among the community can improve health based on needs of the community. Choosing appropriate methods of care is challenging in implementing an educational plan. It is important for the health care providers to develop skills and knowledge when caring for people from other cultures. Assessments should include understanding strengths, weakness, resources and needs of the community. Hispanics form a large part of ethnic minority in the United States

London has been a hot location for popular films for a long time. With beautiful scenery and an amazing atmosphere, London can be the backdrop in any film genre. You can see London as a city of romance, or you can see London as a dark lonely city. There are so many different Landmarks that are constantly popping up in many films we enjoy. One can watch a film with no knowledge of the location, and know that it is London right off the bat. With its beautiful landmarks and extraordinary streets, London

Blake’s Songs of Experience was published in 1794 against the backdrop of Robespierre’s Reign of Terror and England’s war with France. Blake, an English Jacobin who, as his biographer Gilchrist writes, “courageously donned the famous symbol of liberty and equality—thebonnet-rouge—in open day; and philosophically walked the streets with the same on his head” (93), was by this date becoming increasingly disenchanted in his hopes for sweeping political reform in England. One does not often speak of

I ran up the pavement, never once looking back at Phil. I didn’t even want to consider thinking about how red I was. Why did I blush so much? I finally arrived at the porch and clambered up the steps. I shut the door behind me breathlessly. I dropped my bag and slid to the ground, still using the door as support. My heartbeat was all I could hear, thrumming quickly and filling my ears. “What the fuck?” I asked myself, muttering under my breath. What was wrong with me, running from Phil’s car like