*Have you gained any greater insights about what ICS or this final year has meant to you now that your time here is coming to a close? What do you think you’ll remember most about this year, about this place, about this community, or even about your World Literature class☺? Do you have any final …
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Final blog assignment
I believe that the “solutions” in this novel is mostly related our is redemption. At the latter parts of the novel, we can see multiple characters receiving their own “solution” and redemption. Paton’s most emphasized character is obviously Absalom. Even though he received a death sentence, his redemption is that he was able to marry …
Othering
The concept of Othering is quite popular in southeast Asian countries like Thailand. According to Dr. Zuleyka, one of the most obvious social othering is gender. It can be seen throughout Thailand that leadership roles and important jobs are being given to men on purpose. A clear evidence of this can be seen by looking …
Responsible Tourist
In my opinion travel is the best way to indulge a nation’s customs and geography. It is true that we can always search up pictures of our dream destinations, but pictures remain as pictures. For example, you can never experience the ice old weather of Alaska by looking at a brochure for ten hours. I …
Creative Writing – Bangkok
Bangkok isn’t just a popular tourist hotspot; it is also the city of opportunities and dreams. In this city a minimum-wage worker can become a become a billionaire in a lifetime and vice versa. Bangkok may seem like a city of dreams for many, still the truth is not as sweet as the people’s dreams. …
Deep Questions
According to Thai culture, suffering exist because of your bad karma from past lives or past events. Sometimes it may even seem unfair that your past life is now making your present miserable. Still, this ideology is widely accepted and is taken as a way of life, maybe even as an excuse to avoid working …
WW2 poetry analysis (midnight air raid)
The Midnight Air Raid is written from the ground perspective of the London air raid set by Germany. The author describes the roles in the air raid and compares it to our anti-body system trying to fight off the germs and parasites. The ground flak guns trying to defend the city are the main defenders …
Nationalism at its finest
A country would not be considered a country without any supporters and believers. Nationalism, doesn’t just run in the country, it is the country. We can learn from nationalism that a nation can reach its full potential if the majority of the people care about their nation. A great example nationalism at its finest would …
Looking at Fundamentalism
In my opinion, when we confront fundamentalism, we should see the situation they’re in such as their location and background. Moreover, we must be fully aware of the the outcome if one were to interfere in other people’s business and decide whether to confront the evil or not. In other words, fundamentalism can be harmful …
Childhood Rebellion
I feel that teenage rebellion is unavoidable because kids are living in a generation that’s different from what their parents grew up in. The reason behind this is that people like to follow others and don’t think twice before doing something that is bad or illegal. In other words, kids tend to rebel depending on …
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