Essays on Colonialism

This essay focuses on Edward Said’s critique regarding the study of the orient done by Western colonialists. This means critically analysing Edward Said’s theory of Orientalism which is the study of Arabs and Middle Eastern cultures performed by western scholars. This includes an analysis on…

African diaspora means communities that are descended from the historic movement of peoples from Africa to Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East. African diaspora has been applied to the descendants of the West and Central Africans who were enslaved and shipped to the…

The African Diaspora is more than what is often assumed. It is more than just those in America. It is more than just what is shown in the media. The African Diaspora community spreads across the entire globe and each person bring a unique perspective…

The music rings loudly through the salon. “A ella le gusta la gasolina. Dale mas gasolina…” This Reggaeton breathes life into us. Makes our hips move from side to side, our bodies shift up and down. The celebration is nowhere near over. We heard that…

My names, for the sake of those who do not know me, are Simon Bolivar. But my name is not what brings us to this gathering my fellow people. My names are not important because our colonizers make sure that the names of the local…

“Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the patria. If my death contributes to the end of partisanship and the consolidation of the union, I shall be lowered in peace into my grave.” (Simon Bolivar) It is a quote like this that confirms…

Outside knowledge refers to the knowledge acquired through outside sources for instance, through schools, vocational training or from reading books. By contrast, self-knowledge is theknowledge that we acquire through life experiences. In most cases, self-knowledgeshapes how we perceive our world. Both outside knowledge and self-knowledge…

Billy Pilgrim’s Secrets and Reasoning The story Slaughterhouse Five is a novel that is very different. A book that most people would just pick off of a shelf and read would not even come close to the complexity or ‘originality’ of Slaughterhouse Five. Billy Pilgrim,…

On Friday, April 29th, I attended the showing of Pilgrims of the Night. This show was a vibrant mixture of emotions. At points it was refreshingly hilarious and at other points it was sobering and poignant. With multiple stories, within a story, within a story,…

Before the author begins the story, Bunyan offers a sort of apology, and an explanation about how the story came to him in a dream. This is very brief, and he then then wastes no time delving directly into his narrative. Pilgrim’s Progress opens with…