Author: Maddie
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Final Essay 1- Representing “The Orient”
When examining The Story of the Porter and the Three Ladies the question regarding Middle Eastern women representation arises. The tale provides a copious amount of details about the appearance of the three ladies so that the audience can clearly see an explicit pattern of sexual content throughout the story that diminishes a woman’s value. …
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Said’s Orientalism: moving forward
After reading more of chapter 1, I found that Said used this chapter to highlight political figures and completely breakdown their false assumptions about the orient. Said’s sarcastic writing style is shinning and makes the reader wonder if he is agreeing with these political figures or not. This makes the reading challenging because it is…
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Said’s Orientalism: First Go!
In the first four pages of Said’s texts, he hits off the ground running by tearing apart a lecture given by Arthur James Balfour to the House of Commons in 1910. Throughout the pages Said is dissecting parts of Balfour’s lecture and criticizes the British presence in Egypt. The point that Said makes is that…
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Essay 1 Draft
The Arabians Nights is a famous story book read by many that contains a collection of Middle Eastern folktales. While looking closely at one folktale in particular, The Story of the Porter and the Three Ladies, it brings into question the representation of Middle Eastern women. The tale oversexualizes and plays into the fetishization of…
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Reading with the Grain: A sympathetic reading of Ernst
Ernst Overarching Argument: The overarching argument is that Americans and the world have false descriptions of the Islamic/Muslim culture because of European colonialism. People have built up these ideals since colonialism and no one is trying to check the facts. Three distinct assertions or claims: 1. Americans aren’t good at understanding other cultures. 2. Anti-Islamic…
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Summarizing: Irwin or Staninger
Summary of approximately 250 words: In the article, “The Dark Side of The Arabian Nights” by Robert Irwin it details the problematic messages and ideals behind the Nights. He discusses the innocence of the stories but hences in on the prejudice representations hidden behind the words. There are specific stories recounted that demonstrate themes seen…
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Should we be reading The Nights?
After reading “The Dark Side of ‘The Arabian Nights’” by Robert Irwin it opened my eyes to the dark ideals within the book. This led me to believe that we shouldn’t be reading this book. The details in the book are racist, anti-semitic, anti-zionist, and are against modern forms of feminism. People should realize that…
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Prologue Reflection on The Nights
After reading the prologue of the book, I got a better understanding of the main characters backstory and motives. I found it so surprising that the prologue was very sexual and risquè because, in the foreword it talked about how religion played a major part in the book. While reading these sexual parts it didn’t…
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Paraphrasing: Haddawy or Waters
Passage 1 : “They took a given passage, summarized it, and recast it in correct, polite, or literary Arabic, often sacrificing vivid details vital to the art of the story-teller for empty academic phrases or poetic diction” (xxii Haddawy). Passage 2: ” We have increasingly poured our lives into data silos where our personal information…
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About Me
I am an adventure enthusiast and outdoor activity lover. At Muhlenberg I play on the field hockey team as a goalie and want to get involved clubs on campus. I am from Central New Jersey but, I was born in New York. When I get older my goal is to travel to at least five…
