My parents often speak of education, of how it transforms lives and helps people dismantle stratification. Education has been the core of my dad’s story of self-making, and now it is becoming my own. To Tara Westover, author of the memoir Educated, education renews her vision and awakens her awareness of the world, freeing herContinueContinue reading “Educated review: a story of self-empowerment”
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Beyond human nature: the bitter truth of poverty and class differences–book review of The Pearl
Beyond human nature: the bitter truth of poverty and class differences book review of The Pearl Almost every introduction and book review focus on the nature of the book as a “parable about wealth and the evil it can bring.” As much as the book deals with greed, evilness, the danger of wealth, whatContinueContinue reading “Beyond human nature: the bitter truth of poverty and class differences–book review of The Pearl”
A deferred dream in a plain play–A Raisin in the Sun
What happens to a dream deferred? Coming from the famous poem of Langston Hughes, the title of the book sums up the central idea of the play—when a dream is deferred, it not only dries up like a raisin in the sun but is also capable of exploding. Surrounding a three-generation African American household,ContinueContinue reading “A deferred dream in a plain play–A Raisin in the Sun”
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