For my final essay proposal, I’m choosing the poem Elegy in a country churchyard. The reason why I’ve chosen this poem is because to me it gives reflection on different concepts of morality, legacy, and potential of everyday lives. What I found very interesting about this poem is that Thomas Gray was able to make something… Continue reading Skhi Clyburn close reading
Author: Skhi Clyburn
orientalism
Knowledge is not, and cannot be, entirely neutral. It has, from time to time, been a battleground for the conflicting interests through power, something that Said discusses in his monumental Orientalism. One of the more elastic points made by Orientalism is the durability and potency of Orientalist discourse. To him, Orientalism is not just a… Continue reading orientalism
commerce
Smith’s insight into human nature is both amusing and enlightening. The passage makes humor of animal behavior versus human trade. The bones become the subject of dog fights from their fellows, but the dogs prize neither the negotiation in the bartering process nor the trade itself. This isolated incident is a background element in one… Continue reading commerce
