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Relevance of Gandhi as an icon today How have the perceptions and perspectives about Gandhi changed over time. Why does Rushdie say that Gandhi today is up for grabs? How has Gandhi become a "citizen of the world"? Explain with examples.

Redefine terrorism w.r.t. the U.S. government's activities during and after the Cold War. Comment on the irony of "War on Terrorism" initiatives by America. Who is Eduardo Galeano? Discuss his role as a writer and a revolutionary with reference to Allende's introduction. What is literature and writing according to Allende and Galeano? (pg 292 last paragraph and 293 after Open Veins of Latin... )

Significance of title:  Helen of Troy an iconic woman, a symbol of beauty; hers was the face a thousand ships sailed for. She also stands for the unattainable, the out-of-bounds, a woman they (men, or the dancer's clients) cannot have. The poet uses this symbol to shock the readers and to bring out the crassness and total objectification of a beautiful woman such that she has no grace left - she is a piece of meat on a shelf. Read this:   http://themosthappy.me/2014/01/07/margaret-george-and-margaret-atwood-tackle-helen-of-troy/ Quote these: "Exploited, they'd say. Yes, any way you cut it, but I've a choice of how, and I'll take the money." "It's the smiling that tires me the most, and the pretense.." "You think I'm not a goddess? Try me." Line-by-line analysis: The world is full of women who'd tell me I should be ashamed of myself if they had the chance. Quit dancing. Get some self-respect and a day job. slut-s...

Monkeys Why was the young Samanera attracted to the monkeys? How did Samanera find time to be with the monkeys? Write a note on the life of the little boy in the hermitage. Describe the change in the boy after he befriended the monkeys. What brought the monkeys to the hermitage? What did the chief priest tell the little boy and do you think he understood it? How does the author portray the monkeys? The world of monkeys is so simple and joyful but the world of the boy is confusing and complicated. Explain.

Graduation How do the students prepare for the ceremony? Bring out the excitement in the tone of narration. How does the wait for the event turn out to be a disappointment? What are some of the striking features of this narrative that make it autobiographical? What is the significance of the speakers and the impact of their speech on the young girl? Compare and contrast both the speakers mentioned in the story. "Maya Angelou’s “Graduation” is the story of Marguerite Johnson’s eighth grade graduation, but the events of the story and Marguerite’s reactions to them also suggest Marguerite’s personal growth in terms of her understanding of herself and others." " Maya Angelou   describes in her essay “ Graduation ” an abrupt shift in identity that she experienced. During her 8th grade commencement ceremony, she became painfully aware of the prejudice and stereotypes that haunt her race. She also realized the history of this behavior and the obstacles that she faces ...

(tq Niki) Amartya Sen: positive & important contributions of anti-globalization BUT divided lines and deprivation are failures of social, economical and political systems, not penalties of globalization disagrees that globalization is a hegemony of the west since, earlier, globalization involved sharing of information, learning and technology with the west by the East if you accept that globalization is indeed dominance by the West, you have a narrow-minded outlook on globalization and the ways of the world and are undermining your own scientific and technical prowess although globalization HAS promoted global capitalism therefore discontentment and violence: > fairer distribution of resources and promotion of global equity would fix that > open up global fronts to combat inequalities of class, race and gender, and address environmental issues SATCHIDANANDAN disagrees: says that what Amartya Sen says are the merits of globalization are nothing but the ...

The poem 'By the Lake' was written by Chinese historian-poet Du Fu, who lived during the 8th centure Common Era. It was translated to English by David Hilton. The poem is in free verse. It was written in the context of the An Lushan Rebellion (16 December 755 to 17 February 763) - the greatest blow the tang Dynasty ever received, resulting in bloodshed, the fall of an Empire, and mass misery. In the poem, dominant themes include nostalgia, grief, reminiscence and comparison of past and present. In a line-by-line analysis one sees the secrecy and shame with which the "old fellow" mourns, as he walks by the lake and the locked doors of the waterside palaces, the beauty of the fresh greenery of the willows and rushes - wasted. The speaker recalls how, formerly, the South Park seemed to bloom with a brighter color when the First Lady's carriage rode in. Her eyes gleamed with mirth when her maids of honor shot a bird. In the aftermath of the Rebellion, the twinkle i...

human emotions applied to ship - spirit of the ship as though it were a person band never gives up - sign of hope and also comic relief sense of irony in the narrative:  1) 2.5 hour incident 2) detailed description 3) ship sank anyway 4) so what is the point of all that effort (of describing) element of responsibility situational irony when men say bye to their wives should have taken situation seriously but "the Titanic is unsinkable" firemen steering the ship play a key role no mock drills conducted because "the Titanic is unsinkable" negligence due to pride also Niki said that the tone in the beginning is like the calm before a storm  (first it is cheerful and calm and nonchalant like nothing could ever be wrong in the world and then they hit a 'berg. :3 and Jack dies.)

9-10 on Sept 28 Beat counter-culture (very male-oriented) Diogenas "wag the dog" anti-establishment sentiment Greenwich village project concept of space - Ghettoisation gray area: what is right and what is wrong? CSNY - Woodstock Jack Karouac - On the Road notion of lunacy employed by writers lunacy: drug abuse, LSD experimentation prevalent among artsy, writing, thinking types people exempt from the law: lunatics (do not comprehend the law). jesters (have diplomatic immunity), government (is the law) the body electric Lawrence Ferlinghetti Emily Dickinson-Walt Whitman-Allen Ginsberg - formed the trinity of American anti-establishment thought institution of marriage licentiousness NOT an internal monologue migraines an occupational hazard for thinkers Ginsberg not really an escapist Karmakohla - Geeta Mehta Whitman's questioning of lifestyles became an actuality, the norm, during Ginsberg's time self-consciousness - important for the Be...

10-11 on Sept 22 Europe was the arena of WWII "kill to get crimson" story of Lot artists considered idle art vs activism era of modernism dissonance as an art form couplet - classical writing Beauty will save the world? most of us live so that we have a story to tell "sweet" "rose-leaves" - symbolic of youth, beauty, freshness youth is a license for innocence and naivete Hahah this makes no sense ^ Bhavani Ma'am's recap though: ( <3 <3 <3 ) moral vs immoral context: Pound disliked Jews "rose-leaves," not the flower itself because the rose requires the rose plant in order to thrive holocaust pretense of great deeds, nobility - for recognition imagist believes in economy of words, brevity "Make it new" - all poetry after him was entirely dissimilar, full of vitality, new (tq Daddy) 1. Ezra Pound comparable to Lot for leaving America and going to Italy (Sodom and Gomorrah - vice and ...