Orwell’s Motifs of Time and History

The American writer William Faulkner said The past is never dead. It’s not even past. 1984, by George Orwell, projects a dystopia where everything is under control of the government, known as the Party. Winston Smith, a man who works for the Party in the Ministry of...

The English Civil War

The English Civil War although singular in name is resulted in three different consecutive conflicts. The first being the first war fought during the years of (1642-1646) between the roundheads which the parliamentarians and the cavaliers which represented the...

Jomon Culture in Japan before Buddhism

The artwork that I chose is Dogu (Clay Figurine). It was made during the final period of Jomon (ca. 1000-300 B.C.), Japan. Jomon people used earthenware ceramic technique to create it. Ordinarily, clay figurines portrayed human or animals. This Dogu generally...

Ethnography Review

The ethnography that I chose to read is Cumbia! Scenes of a Migrant Latin American Music Genre edited By Hector Fernandez and Pablo Vila. This ethnography is about Cumbia and where cumbia originated from and how it became popular. Cumbia originally came from northern...

Jefferson Character in “A Lesson before Dying”

The book I am going to be talking about is called A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines. We had to choose a character in this story, I chose Jefferson. Jefferson is one of the main characters in this story. This book is about Jefferson being accused of a robbery,...