"Soleil couchant sur la seine à Lavacourt, effet d'hiver", 1880, by Claude Monet. Pleasure and Despair It was like the wind coming through, While she looked away and felt it in. Like the changing colours of the sky Or the moonshine’s calmness, She saw that in the light of his eyes. It made her change Into some... Continue Reading →
by Özge Sapmaz (Illustration by sanjota) The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins, is a popular trilogy that impresses people with its dystopian elements and the hope it gives to the people to break free from dystopia. The author tells the story of a dystopic country called Panem that is controlled by a very... Continue Reading →
(Addis) ‘The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.’ Ludwig Wittgenstein, a philosopher of language amongst many others, described the power of language along these lines. Dystopia is ‘‘an imagined world or society in which people lead wretched, dehumanized, fearful lives’’. A fundamental characteristic aspect of dystopian worlds is control over others,... Continue Reading →
English Language Student Club, Elit Society, will have an online panel within the scope of ''International Day for the Abolition of Slavery'' with the contributions English Language and Literature Department on 2nd of December, Wednesday, 18.00. On the panel, University of Northern Colorado, Africana Studies program coordinator Dr. George H. Junne, Jr will be presenting... Continue Reading →
by AREEJ SAEED Communication derives from the Latin word “communicare” meaning “to share” (Dictionary.com) any kind of information or message among people. It is not always done through speaking; it could be written or symbols. Texts (ads, TV series, artworks and so on) are means for communication or to share messages. Sometimes these messages... Continue Reading →
