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Into The Heat - Fahrenheit 451 // Episode 3

Posted by Oluwadamilola Akinboro in College English · Pahomov/Wust · B Band on

In this week’s episode, Damilola, Dilon, and Shaharaim discuss the big ending to Fahrenheit 451. We also discuss what the author, Ray Bradbury’s, intention was for the meaning of the book, and how time changes people’s interpretation of any story. Here is the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LLe-3a34-Gt8XsiaOuS8H0rK3CHXM5tP/view?usp=sharing

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Eye of the tiger

Posted by Riley Chobert in College English · Pahomov/Wust · C Band on

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/15/india-caste-system-70-anniversary-in‌dependence-day-untouchables‌

Mira

This article is an opinion piece from The Guardian about celebrating India’s independence day written by Mari Marcel Thekaekara. Thekaekara describes the celebrations, but then writes that they “bring out both pride and anguish.” The article goes on to explain how difficult it is for some of the lower castes in India to celebrate freedom when they do not feel free due to their role in Indian society. Thekaekara quotes someone from the lowest caste, the Dalit, who believes that Indian castes are their “curse.” During that year’s independence day celebrations, a large group of Dalits marched for their freedom. Thekaekara explains that Dalits are obligated by societal norms to complete their jobs (removing dead animals, etc) even if they have a doctorates degree. The article ends with a plea for other Indians to join Dalits in their fight for freedom and better treatment.

Eric

Jacobin

This article was about how the lower class that struggled organized together and made a better welfare state. When the lower classes organized, they made 3 rules that helped them. The first rule is increasing firm productivity, the second rule is an advance of the moral goal of a more equal distribution of wealth and income, and the third rule is equalizing wages and employment opportunities. This article is similar to the Marxist lens because it shows a conflict between social classes for desired goods.

r dog

The Escalating Crisis on the India-China Border

India and China are fighting about each other coming onto their land like children. and they have both been unfair to the other by using weapons that weren’t allowed. They basically both are superpower countries is so they aren’t used to having to sit down and talk things out so they are both just flashing weapons at each other hoping one of them gets scared. This relates to the book because it shows what happens with two bosses when they are in a fight. In the book, we see interactions with boss and servent and servent and servent. I believe this could give some insight into that.