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Archetypal Lens

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  Reading " Scarborough" by Catherine Hernandez Through a Archetypal Len July 14 2021 Scarborough/ Catherine Hernandez / Bing / Filipino / Gay / Archetypal / Cory / Race  The book “Scarborough” by Catherine Hernendez is regarding a diverse low-income community which are always living their lives in different forms of ideologies. This book exemplifies its plot through numerous forms of different perspectives. The people living in the community of Scarborough all have their ways of what a lifestyle should be like; entailing them to eventually relate to one another. I will begin to express my thoughts on this novel through an archetypal lens. While reading this novel, I came across the various perspectives in which community residents captivate, but in all, two have stood to me. The two are Bing's journey to success and Cory unveiling the hidden villain captivated inside him.                           ...

Feminist Criticism

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Reading " Scarborough" by Catherine Hernandez Through a Feminism Lens July 07 2021 Scarborough/ Catherine Hernandez / Equal rights / Women / Men / Genders / Feminism / Race  Feminism is when both male and females have equal rights. It is a human movement to change perspectives and create better standards for females in society. Through a feminism theory, the novel " Scarborough " by Catherine Hernandez allowed me to better understand and grasp the struggles that individual females faced in the book. Ms. Hina and Edna are two great examples of the lack of equality portrayed; both hard working females who come from different backgrounds. Photo by Goodreads  To begin with, the novel portrayed the struggle of Ms. Hina who is a Pakistani muslim women that religiously chooses to wear a hijab. Being the only women and muslim worker at the daycare, Ms. Hina goes through several daunting experiences. Trying to fit in is not easy when individuals such as  Cory creat...
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Friday, July 2, 2021 Should grade 12 University level English be a requirement for entry into all university programs? Grade 12 university level english should be a requirement for entry into all university programs because it is key for taking notes in university. We have been taught to focus on the key topics while listening or reading. This will help many who enter university as it will be easier for them to focus and work more efficiently at the same time. These strategies like communication will be very useful, without the proper use of communication it will be very hard to get anywhere in universities. It is best to take university english in high school as they don't teach it in university.