Mumbai Attack Is Test for Pakistan on Curbing Militants
Anjum Naveed/Associated Press
A Pakistani in Islamabad on Wednesday shouted slogans against the United States and India.
By JANE PERLEZ and SOMINI SENGUPTA
Published: December 3, 2008
LAHORE, Pakistan — Mounting evidence of links between the Mumbai terrorist attacks and a Pakistani militant group is posing the stiffest test so far of Pakistan’s new government, raising questions whether it can — or wants to — rein in militancy here.
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Times Topics: Lashkar-e-Taiba
Sebastian D’souza/Mumbai Mirror, via Associated Press
Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, a surviving siege gunman, at Mumbai’s main train station on Nov. 26.
President Asif Ali Zardari says his government has no concrete evidence of Pakistani involvement in the attacks, and American officials have not established a direct link to the government. But as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice landed in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Thursday morning, pressure was building on the government to confront the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which Indian and American officials say carried out the Mumbai attacks.
Though officially banned, the group has hidden in plain sight for years. It has had a long history of ties to Pakistan’s intelligence agencies. The evidence of its hand in the Mumbai attacks is accumulating from around the globe:
¶A former Defense Department official in Washington, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that American intelligence analysts suspect that former officers of Pakistan’s powerful spy agency and its army helped train the Mumbai attackers.
¶According to the Indian police, the one gunman who survived the terrorist attacks, Muhammad Ajmal Kasab, 21, told his interrogators that he trained during a year and half in at least four camps in Pakistan and at one met with Mohammad Hafeez Saeed, the Lashkar-e-Taiba leader.
¶And according to a Western official familiar with the investigation in Mumbai, another Lashkar leader, Yusuf Muzammil, whom the surviving gunman named as the plot’s organizer, fielded phone calls in Lahore from the attackers.
Many of the charges against Lashkar originate from investigators in India, which has a long history of hostility with Pakistan. The United States shares an interest with India in shutting down Pakistani militant groups that pose threats to its soldiers in Afghanistan.
Today, Lashkar-e-Taiba, whose name means “army of the pure,” operates openly in Lahore. Its militant wing, Western officials say, has used camps in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir and Pakistan’s tribal areas to change from a group once focused primarily on Kashmir into one now determined to join the ranks of a global jihad. The Mumbai attacks, which included foreigners among its targets, seemed to fit the group’s evolving emphasis.
The 63-year-old Mr. Saeed lives in a large compound that includes a cream-colored mosque that faces on to a bustling commercial street. A sign outside says Center of Qadsisiyah, a triumphant reference to the place where the Arabs defeated the Persians in the seventh century.
A spokesman for Mr. Saeed, Muhammad Yahya Mujahid, denied in an interview on Wednesday that Mr. Saeed was involved in the Mumbai attacks, and described the Indian demand that he be turned over along with 19 others as “propaganda.”
“India wants him because he exposes India on Kashmir and on water closure,” Mr. Mujahid said, referring to Pakistani complaints about India cutting off water sources to Pakistan.
The group’s public face, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, runs Islamic schools and charity works and maintains a 75-acre campus about 15 miles north of Lahore, at Muridke, he said. Since 9/11, he added, “The scene has changed and the relationship is not so good with the establishment.”
According to Western intelligence officials, Lashkar was formed in 1989 with the assistance of Pakistan’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency, with Mr. Saeed as its head collaborator.
How far that relationship extends today remains a topic of intense debate, Western officials said. Critics in Pakistan of the ISI maintain that the intelligence agency still protects Lashkar.
Though established as a proxy force to fight India in Kashmir, Lashkar has since turned itself into a transnational group, officials say. Today it has cells in Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Pakistan’s tribal areas, and a few of its fighters have even turned up in Iraq, officials said.
Whether the group has come under the influence of Al Qaeda is uncertain.
“We’re not saying there’s a direct hand in it but you have to think there’s some learning going on, emulation going on, there are influences or contacts of some kind,” a senior American official said.
India security officials say that while Lashkar remains active in Indian-administered Kashmir, violent militant activities there have fallen significantly in recent years.
Accounts from the captured gunman in Mumbai as well as those from a former Lashkar fighter who spoke with The New York Times provided glimpses of its recruitment methods and how the Mumbai attacks were planned.
According to Rakesh Maria, the chief of the crime branch of the Mumbai police, the surviving gunman, Mr. Kasab, came from a village called Faridkot, in Punjab. The son of a laborer, he dropped out of school after fourth grade and moved to Lahore to join an older brother and make a living as a day laborer.
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There, he told investigators, he was recruited into Lashkar.
One of the camps he attended was in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir, where Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the Lashkar affiliate, did relief work after a big earthquake in 2005.
There were roughly 25 people, sometimes more, in each camp, said Deven Bharti, a police commissioner in Mumbai. Whether some of them were being prepared for other attacks on other targets, in India or elsewhere, is not known. “We can’t rule it out,” Mr. Bharti said.
Mr. Kasab received training in handling arms, navigating the sea and survival techniques. He was shown Google Earth maps and video images of his targets. At one of the sessions, he told interrogators, Mr. Saeed, the Lashkar leader, gave a motivational speech, covering a host of pan-Islamic grievances from Palestinian territory to Iraq to Kashmir.
A GPS navigational device was found on the boat that the gunmen used to get close to Mumbai, before killing its captain and abandoning it in the Arabian Sea. The GPS device showed that they left Karachi on Nov. 23.
He knew only limited information about his conspirators, Mr. Bharti said. He did not know whether there were plans to attack other targets. “He was only a foot soldier,” Mr. Bharti said.
He was given an AK-47, a pistol, grenades and 5,400 rupees, about $110. The police said they were still looking into whether they had collaborators who helped them plot the attack beforehand, or during the day of the siege. The police dismissed earlier reports that they had rented rooms earlier and positioned weapons.
Mr. Bharti said that the information Mr. Kasab had provided so far had checked out, including his most recent tip: that he and a partner, Ismail Khan, had abandoned a bag with a 17-pound bomb at Victoria Terminus, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the railway station where they began their killing spree. The police recovered the bag on Wednesday.
But much remains unclear or unknown about him. A strict practice among the trainers of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the former Lashkar fighter told The Times, was a system of changing the names of the members every few months, so that everyone had layers of names that were discarded over time.
That system was intended to make it very difficult to identify members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, and is a likely explanation why Pakistani investigators have had little luck in finding Mr. Kasab’s family in Faridkot.
The former fighter, who comes from the tribal areas of Pakistan, said he joined Lashkar-e-Taiba in 2000, stayed for eight months, then switched to another group, Jaish-e-Muhammad, for “ideological reasons.”
He said that retired Pakistani Army officers impressed with Lashkar’s ideology joined its ranks as volunteers. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he did not want to be identified to his former associates.
According to the former fighter, some members of Lashkar moved to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, particularly the Mohmand region, close to the city of Peshawar.
The group focused on waging war against India, he said, but was also committed to wider goals, among them the creation of an Islamic state in south and central Asia.
At its start in 1989, Osama bin Laden was widely reported to have been a financial supporter. Since 2002, Lashkar trainers have worked closely with Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to Seth Jones, an expert on militant groups at the RAND Corporation who has spent time in Afghanistan.
Their presence has increased in Afghanistan in the last year, Mr. Jones said. “They have had small numbers of fighters embed with local Afghan units on the ground such as the Taliban to gain combat experience and improve their tactics, techniques and procedures,” he said.
Lashkar was banned under strong American pressure in 2002. Since then, Mr. Saeed disassociated himself from Lashkar, said his spokesman, Mr. Mujahid. Lashkar was now an “operational wing” to fight in Kashmir — its fighters no longer under Mr. Saeed’s control.
Asked if he knew the operational commander of Lashkar, Mr. Mujahid waved his hand dismissively, and said he was in Kashmir.
He also denied even knowing the name of Mr. Muzammil, the man identified by the Indian authorities as the person in charge of the Mumbai operation.
“Everyone who was interested in Kashmir, went to Kashmir,” he said. “They are doing there what they have to do.”
Now my article(this is all i have due to unfortunate circumstances its not two pages):
Christopher Columbus is credited for being the first person ever to explore the Americas. His travel encouraged others to travel to the Americas which later help shape today’s culture and society. However, just because he is praised for his contributions to society does not mean it has always been like that, especially during his time. In fact, it shows that he was underappreciated and not honored for his discoveries that helped open new industries or business for the European countries. His tarnished reputation came about when his settlers were killed by the Taino Natives, which led to some political arrests. By reading his letters, anyone would know exactly how he feels about his number one accusers, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
In his letter, the tone and diction is much more intense and aggressive than his friendly letter he wrote to his friend, who supported his voyages. He states, “The other most important matter, which calls aloud for redress” (par.1, pg.3, Christopher Columbus). The phrase, “calls aloud for redress not only him calling for the Crowns’ attention he is also displaying his anger toward them for not treating him honorably and respectable. He feels as though are embarrassing him in front of the whole country and more importantly, his family. All he wanted to from Spain was to get the respect and recognition for serving his country and leading them to prosperity.
He also uses pathos to make his audience (the King and Queen) feel the grief he feels at an old age. He has been accused and put on trial in serving his country even though they are his accusers. He states, “I came to serve at the age of twenty-eight years and now I have not a single hair on my body that is not gray, and my body is infirm, and whatever remained to me from those years of service has been and taken away from me and sold, and from the my brothers, down to my very coat, without my being heard or seen, to my great dishonor (pg.3). He makes you feel sorry for all the pain and suffering he had to endure to help Spain. He told them how he and his brothers were captured by the natives and was mistreated by them. For him it makes him believe that they had took him for granted and do not care for everything he has done to benefit their future. Who could blame Columbus for asking the king to grant him permission to move to Rome?
In conclusion, if the Spanish thrown would have gave Columbus much more credit and honor than what he has received, imagine how much of a powerful nation they would have become with all the new crops and land they would have received. He would have been credited for help build their society and cultures.
The Professional The Student
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Ghetto Heaven,
Ghetto Heaven
Looking for love throughtout the hood
Young girls is thick, righteousness is narrow
I got my mind on God, I want my people to and wear nice clothes
I'm not with my child's mother but I got your back forever
As the weather, talks to us
His holy spirit walks through us
The youth dull eyes search for guidance
A thug is a lost man in disguise
I still stand tall, I walk through the valley when the buildings tumble
Sometimes I feel that I might just murder
You but I thats not my purpose
I want people to say his life means a lot
He found ghetto heaven in himself and god
[d'angelo]
Ghetto heaven......
Standin in some ghetto heaven
Ghetto heaven......
Standin in some ghetto heaven
Ghetto......
Love, Your happiness don't begin with a man
You're a strong woman so why should yo depend on a man
I understand you want a man that's resourceful
He feels like he brought when he pay your bills
Talk to a friend to find what love is
Her main didn't love her, 'cause he didn't love his
We hugged from afar and told her how I felt
You never find a man, till you find yourself
Time makes you learn from your mistakes
Just because one man messed up our reputation you shouldn't run away
You want certain guys but you have to reach a certain point too
At the destination, a king will annoint you
Goin through the storm, many bodies stay warm
The relationship died for you to be born cause your much more
Than anything you can get from the store
For you to grow he had to go so what you stoppin him for
It's hard being alone I must admit
Find heaven in yourself and god
I know I love my baby
My baby loves me
I'm laying in some heaven, need a little company, yeah
It's twenty four seven, time to get some geto heaven
Time to get some geto heaven
Geto heaven, geto heaaven
Time to get some geto heaven, ohhhhhhh...
Music is much bigger than me\
As far as happiness, it's like a trigger to me
Dealing with the wack rappers and the groupies
Record execs gets hard at times
But to pick words and to be heard across the seas
Doing things you like to support your daughters
Keepin your guys who collection court orders
the ancestors brought us messages
They thought of things to say to become the end thing for the day
It seems the way for me somehow
Music is a gift that is sacred
I hope you didn't use it hopin you could grow to it
Servin or a surgeon you going to deal with it
Can't imagine dealing with it without soul music
It's like donnie? half? helped me see lonnie's? faith?
On my behalf, let's take whole steps to a ? ho tep?
Amd show depth, as we make people nod
Find heaven in this music and god
Find heaven in this music and god
Find heaven in this music and god
Looking for love throughtout the hood
Young girls is thick, righteousness is narrow
I got my mind on God, I want my people to and wear nice clothes
I'm not with my child's mother but I got your back forever
As the weather, talks to us
His holy spirit walks through us
The youth dull eyes search for guidance
A thug is a lost man in disguise
I still stand tall, I walk through the valley when the buildings tumble
Sometimes I feel that I might just murder
You but I thats not my purpose
I want people to say his life means a lot
He found ghetto heaven in himself and god
[d'angelo]
Ghetto heaven......
Standin in some ghetto heaven
Ghetto heaven......
Standin in some ghetto heaven
Ghetto......
Love, Your happiness don't begin with a man
You're a strong woman so why should yo depend on a man
I understand you want a man that's resourceful
He feels like he brought when he pay your bills
Talk to a friend to find what love is
Her main didn't love her, 'cause he didn't love his
We hugged from afar and told her how I felt
You never find a man, till you find yourself
Time makes you learn from your mistakes
Just because one man messed up our reputation you shouldn't run away
You want certain guys but you have to reach a certain point too
At the destination, a king will annoint you
Goin through the storm, many bodies stay warm
The relationship died for you to be born cause your much more
Than anything you can get from the store
For you to grow he had to go so what you stoppin him for
It's hard being alone I must admit
Find heaven in yourself and god
I know I love my baby
My baby loves me
I'm laying in some heaven, need a little company, yeah
It's twenty four seven, time to get some geto heaven
Time to get some geto heaven
Geto heaven, geto heaaven
Time to get some geto heaven, ohhhhhhh...
Music is much bigger than me\
As far as happiness, it's like a trigger to me
Dealing with the wack rappers and the groupies
Record execs gets hard at times
But to pick words and to be heard across the seas
Doing things you like to support your daughters
Keepin your guys who collection court orders
the ancestors brought us messages
They thought of things to say to become the end thing for the day
It seems the way for me somehow
Music is a gift that is sacred
I hope you didn't use it hopin you could grow to it
Servin or a surgeon you going to deal with it
Can't imagine dealing with it without soul music
It's like donnie? half? helped me see lonnie's? faith?
On my behalf, let's take whole steps to a ? ho tep?
Amd show depth, as we make people nod
Find heaven in this music and god
Find heaven in this music and god
Find heaven in this music and god
Friday, December 5, 2008
The 6th Sense, Ghetto Heaven, Me Against the World
When a wrote my own rendition of the songs, I decided to keep the chorus the same because the direct quotes are more significant then any of the other things that are stated. It gives to different viewpoints that both send a powerful message which is why left the chorus to give my viewpoint and the person who says the chorus.
The 6Th Sense
This song is one of the best songs that the artist Common(formerly known as Common Sense). He is very different from most rap artist because he is tends to be more political or spiritual with his music. From listening to the song to reading the lyrics you receive two different interpretations from him. When you read the lyrics you get more of a continuous list of ideas that seems to flow freely from the mind, however, it tend to have a some what opposite effect. When you hear it makes it much more
Me Against the World
When you read the lyrics, it sounds as though the artist/writer of the piece feels angry and helpless; it is almost seems that he is giving up on whatever he is fighting for. However when you listen to it as a song, its sounds like a plea or a message to not only his community but to anyone who is involved in street or gang violence and he is trying to let you learn from his experience through his eyes and of the eyes of everyone who as been affected by this kind of violence. When the chorus plays, this woman sings it almost in a vulnerable tone making me believe that if we didn't listen to the message, then we are turning the world against ourselves and that we automatically endanger everyone one around causing people to develop the mentality of the survival of the fittest.
Ghetto Heaven
The main difference from actually listening to the song and reading it as a poem is the tempo from which it is delivered. When I hear the music, it makes the lyrics make sense and more understandable as a his audience but when you read the lyrics without ever listening to it a a song, it sounds like a cluster of ideas.
The 6Th Sense
This song is one of the best songs that the artist Common(formerly known as Common Sense). He is very different from most rap artist because he is tends to be more political or spiritual with his music. From listening to the song to reading the lyrics you receive two different interpretations from him. When you read the lyrics you get more of a continuous list of ideas that seems to flow freely from the mind, however, it tend to have a some what opposite effect. When you hear it makes it much more
Me Against the World
When you read the lyrics, it sounds as though the artist/writer of the piece feels angry and helpless; it is almost seems that he is giving up on whatever he is fighting for. However when you listen to it as a song, its sounds like a plea or a message to not only his community but to anyone who is involved in street or gang violence and he is trying to let you learn from his experience through his eyes and of the eyes of everyone who as been affected by this kind of violence. When the chorus plays, this woman sings it almost in a vulnerable tone making me believe that if we didn't listen to the message, then we are turning the world against ourselves and that we automatically endanger everyone one around causing people to develop the mentality of the survival of the fittest.
Ghetto Heaven
The main difference from actually listening to the song and reading it as a poem is the tempo from which it is delivered. When I hear the music, it makes the lyrics make sense and more understandable as a his audience but when you read the lyrics without ever listening to it a a song, it sounds like a cluster of ideas.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
I think the story of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca is a little disturbing just because of the simple fact that it is mainly true. I chose this picture(Cabeza de Vaca) and the next one, Human Rights, because to me it vividly describes the story and the natives encounter with Spain. It shows the harsh treatment and injustice that he and the natives had endured during that time from Spain.
Christopher Columbus' Conflict with the Spanish Thrown
Christopher Columbus is credited for being the first person ever to explore the Americas. His travel encouraged others to travel to the Americas which later help shape today’s culture and society. However, just because he is praised for his contributions to society does not mean it has always been like that, especially during his time. In fact, it shows that he was underappreciated and not honored for his discoveries that helped open new industries or business for the European countries. His tarnished reputation came about when his settlers were killed by the Taino Natives, which led to some political arrests. By reading his letters, anyone would know exactly how he feels about his number one accusers, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
In his letter, the tone and diction is much more intense and aggressive than his friendly letter he wrote to his friend, who supported his voyages. He states, “The other most important matter, which calls aloud for redress” (par.1, pg.3, Christopher Columbus). The phrase, “calls aloud for redress not only him calling for the Crowns’ attention he is also displaying his anger toward them for not treating him honorably and respectable. He feels as though are embarrassing him in front of the whole country and more importantly, his family. All he wanted to from Spain was to get the respect and recognition for serving his country and leading them to prosperity.
He also uses pathos to make his audience (the King and Queen) feel the grief he feels at an old age. He has been accused and put on trial in serving his country even though they are his accusers. He states, “I came to serve at the age of twenty-eight years and now I have not a single hair on my body that is not gray, and my body is infirm, and whatever remained to me from those years of service has been and taken away from me and sold, and from the my brothers, down to my very coat, without my being heard or seen, to my great dishonor (pg.3). He makes you feel sorry for all the pain and suffering he had to endure to help Spain. He told them how he and his brothers were captured by the natives and was mistreated by them. For him it makes him believe that they had took him for granted and do not care for everything he has done to benefit their future. Who could blame Columbus for asking the king to grant him permission to move to Rome?
In conclusion, if the Spanish thrown would have gave Columbus much more credit and honor than what he has received, imagine how much of a powerful nation they would have become with all the new crops and land they would have received. He would have been credited for help build their society and cultures.
In his letter, the tone and diction is much more intense and aggressive than his friendly letter he wrote to his friend, who supported his voyages. He states, “The other most important matter, which calls aloud for redress” (par.1, pg.3, Christopher Columbus). The phrase, “calls aloud for redress not only him calling for the Crowns’ attention he is also displaying his anger toward them for not treating him honorably and respectable. He feels as though are embarrassing him in front of the whole country and more importantly, his family. All he wanted to from Spain was to get the respect and recognition for serving his country and leading them to prosperity.
He also uses pathos to make his audience (the King and Queen) feel the grief he feels at an old age. He has been accused and put on trial in serving his country even though they are his accusers. He states, “I came to serve at the age of twenty-eight years and now I have not a single hair on my body that is not gray, and my body is infirm, and whatever remained to me from those years of service has been and taken away from me and sold, and from the my brothers, down to my very coat, without my being heard or seen, to my great dishonor (pg.3). He makes you feel sorry for all the pain and suffering he had to endure to help Spain. He told them how he and his brothers were captured by the natives and was mistreated by them. For him it makes him believe that they had took him for granted and do not care for everything he has done to benefit their future. Who could blame Columbus for asking the king to grant him permission to move to Rome?
In conclusion, if the Spanish thrown would have gave Columbus much more credit and honor than what he has received, imagine how much of a powerful nation they would have become with all the new crops and land they would have received. He would have been credited for help build their society and cultures.
Christopher Columbus does not deserved any credit for discovering the Americas but only creating an opportunity for Spain (which leds to the deaths of many Native Americans). However, in his contributions, he should be giving some praise and glory but he might have deserve the lack of respect, persecutions, and dishonor he received from Spain. It may be a form of karma expressed through the hardships that the Natives endure as well as the crew members on the boat, seemly that he did not treat neither with the greatest respect.
Honorable or not
Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet was born in 1612(in the colonial period)in England, but later moved to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in America in 1630. Even though women didn't go to school her, father tutored her eight hours a day and because of his status(a steward for the Earl of Lincoln), she was as able to get unlimited access to the library. She first became inspired to write through authors' writings of different books. In 1628, she married Simon Bradstreet, her father's assistant. When they started their hard new life in Salem, they lived in harsh living conditions(sickness and death) with eight children( this inspired most or many of her writings. Her writing was frowned upon simple because she was a women and went against the common ideas of women. She didn't like that women couldn't contribute much to society and were made inferior to men. Her husband and religious experiences were also inspirations of her work. She died in 1672.
Christopher Columbus is credited for being the first person ever to explore the Americas. His travel encouraged others to travel to the Americas which later help shape today’s culture and society. However, just because he is praised for his contributions to society does not mean it has always been like that, especially during his time. In fact, it shows that he was underappreciated and not honored for his discoveries that helped open new industries or business for the European countries. His tarnished reputation came about when his settlers were killed by the Taino Natives, which led to some political arrests. By reading his letters, anyone would know exactly how he feels about his number one accusers, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
In his letter, the tone and diction is much more intense and aggressive than his friendly letter he wrote to his friend, who supported his voyages. He states, “The other most important matter, which calls aloud for redress” (par.1, pg.3, Christopher Columbus). The phrase, “calls aloud for redress not only him calling for the Crowns’ attention he is also displaying his anger toward them for not treating him honorably and respectable. He feels as though are embarrassing him in front of the whole country and more importantly, his family. All he wanted to from Spain was to get the respect and recognition for serving his country and leading them to prosperity.
He also uses pathos to make his audience (the King and Queen) feel the grief he feels at an old age. He has been accused and put on trial in serving his country even though they are his accusers. He states, “I came to serve at the age of twenty-eight years and now I have not a single hair on my body that is not gray, and my body is infirm, and whatever remained to me from those years of service has been and taken away from me and sold, and from the my brothers, down to my very coat, without my being heard or seen, to my great dishonor (pg.3). He makes you feel sorry for all the pain and suffering he had to endure to help Spain. He told them how he and his brothers were captured by the natives and was mistreated by them. For him it makes him believe that they had took him for granted and do not care for everything he has done to benefit their future. Who could blame Columbus for asking the king to grant him permission to move to Rome?
In conclusion, if the Spanish thrown would have gave Columbus much more credit and honor than what he has received, imagine how much of a powerful nation they would have become with all the new crops and land they would have received. He would have been credited for help build their society and cultures.
Diction
Diction
Other than the color, what comes to mind when think of lipstick color?
When I first heard the phrase, "lipsticked girl", I thought about a prissy girl who likes to wear make-up or change her appearance to make herself look beautiful.
How will it change the meaning and feeling of the line if instead of the "lipstick girl" it was "the girl with the lipstick on"?
If the phrase was changed to "the girl with the lipstick on", it would be a plain description of the girl in question and make the audience bored with the author's writing.
Write a simile comparing a tree to a domestic animal. In your simile, use a word that is normally used as a noun (like lipstick) as a adjective (like lipsticked).
The Coast Rewood is like a towered basketball player.
Other than the color, what comes to mind when think of lipstick color?
When I first heard the phrase, "lipsticked girl", I thought about a prissy girl who likes to wear make-up or change her appearance to make herself look beautiful.
How will it change the meaning and feeling of the line if instead of the "lipstick girl" it was "the girl with the lipstick on"?
If the phrase was changed to "the girl with the lipstick on", it would be a plain description of the girl in question and make the audience bored with the author's writing.
Write a simile comparing a tree to a domestic animal. In your simile, use a word that is normally used as a noun (like lipstick) as a adjective (like lipsticked).
The Coast Rewood is like a towered basketball player.
Romanticism, Gothicism, Realism
Info about Romanticism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism
Info about Gothicism: http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/romantic/topic_2/welcome.htm
Info about Realism: http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/realism.htm
Info about Gothicism: http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/romantic/topic_2/welcome.htm
Info about Realism: http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/realism.htm
Response to Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet has a many writings for which she is famous for and many of her inspirations came from her things she lived with or went through in her life. She was inspired by religious experiences, lack of women rights, living conditions, and even her husband. He, her husband, was always away from home on long trips because he was the assistant to her father who was a steward of Earl of Lincoln. In the poem, “To My Dear and Loving Husband”, she expresses her endless love for him (her husband) through her word choice and style of writing. This allows her to show her husband how she feels from a creative style of writing.
The first thing you notice about her style of writing is that it is of the old English and written in a way of Shakespeare. This style gives a certain effect on the love poem making it filled with more passion than a poem written regularly or in terms used in standard English( of that time). It might make the poem less colorful and fuller in meaning and expressing one’s self in a martial relationship. To represent the longing and waiting for her husband to come home from the long travels, she uses old words the same she uses the writing style, as a ways of communicating more effectively and as for her husband more romantically.
The word choice that she used showed more of a reflection of her even though she wrote this on the thought her dear beloved husband.She uses words like “thee” and “ye” when she is talking about or comparing the love she has for her husband. It also reminds you have someone of great status or is greatly respect by someone. It is also, as if someone has earned a special title or of importance. It probably symbolized the importance of the relationship more than anything else between them. For example, she says, “I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold or all the riches that the East doth hold”. She uses these old terms to make a comparison of her love for her husband, somewhat like a metaphor. She seems as if she would give a lot to be with the love of her life and willing to sacrifice anything that she probably doesn’t have already or never have( like wealth). It is amazing to see a woman of her time write something so meaningful to her husband.
The poem seems like it will always be the classic love poem, always full of meaning and profound love.
The first thing you notice about her style of writing is that it is of the old English and written in a way of Shakespeare. This style gives a certain effect on the love poem making it filled with more passion than a poem written regularly or in terms used in standard English( of that time). It might make the poem less colorful and fuller in meaning and expressing one’s self in a martial relationship. To represent the longing and waiting for her husband to come home from the long travels, she uses old words the same she uses the writing style, as a ways of communicating more effectively and as for her husband more romantically.
The word choice that she used showed more of a reflection of her even though she wrote this on the thought her dear beloved husband.She uses words like “thee” and “ye” when she is talking about or comparing the love she has for her husband. It also reminds you have someone of great status or is greatly respect by someone. It is also, as if someone has earned a special title or of importance. It probably symbolized the importance of the relationship more than anything else between them. For example, she says, “I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold or all the riches that the East doth hold”. She uses these old terms to make a comparison of her love for her husband, somewhat like a metaphor. She seems as if she would give a lot to be with the love of her life and willing to sacrifice anything that she probably doesn’t have already or never have( like wealth). It is amazing to see a woman of her time write something so meaningful to her husband.
The poem seems like it will always be the classic love poem, always full of meaning and profound love.
The Gettysburg Address
1. His views on slavery.
2. This sentence makes you remember you purpose and why and who you are doing it for.
3. Both the Declaration and Lincoln's speech are written in a formal manner.
4. His purposes seems to be a way of spreading unity among the people instead some type of speech that tries to persuaded people to view or choose different things that involves society.
2. This sentence makes you remember you purpose and why and who you are doing it for.
3. Both the Declaration and Lincoln's speech are written in a formal manner.
4. His purposes seems to be a way of spreading unity among the people instead some type of speech that tries to persuaded people to view or choose different things that involves society.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
I HAVE A DILEMMA
I CANT TRANSFER MY ESSAYS TO THE BLOG BECAUSE MY USB BE IS BROKEN. I HAVE JUST FOUND THIS OUT-MEANING I HAVE TO RETYPE SOME OF THEM THAT ARE MISSING.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Learning To Read And Write
“Learning to Read and Write” from the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a very encouraging story that would make anyone eliminate excuses from their daily lives. Frederick Douglass in this passage shows how he has grown from a brain dead slave into a man of high intellect. Through his words, you can see that he has grown through the way he speaks and through the change of his thinking (his mindset). He proves that knowledge has power over everything and that education has no limitations. He also proves that education will prevents anyone from becoming someone’s slave.
Whenever he wants shows growth and development of his reading and write, he uses “large” vocabulary words. For example, he says, “What I got from Sheridan was a bold denunciation of slavery, and a powerful vindication of human rights” (pg 102). The word vindication is just a colorful word for proof as denunciation is for condemned. For that matter, slaves did not have much to learn from as far expanding their vocabulary because they weren’t allowed to learn. Therefore, these words should not be common for anyone like him who is just learning how to read or who don’t know how to. By using these words, he seems as though he is trying to show off his improvements to his audience. It also gives the audience a feeling of pride and accomplishment.
Douglass, throughout his narrative, he displays many emotions through his learning experience. Through pathos, he captures the audiences’ feelings for two people, his mistress and himself. When he first talks about the mistress, you can easily tell how he feels about her you will have that same feeling resonates in your heart. He vividly describes her as a caring and loving woman that he seems to appreciate because she taught him the fundamentals of the English, which led to him learning to read. He makes you fall in love with her as he has however, with every event that has occurred between them two; he releases every emotion that affects the audience. When he felt abandoned, by him you can feel how much it hurt him and it seemed to bring down his esteem. This also seemed to be linked to his esteem when he mentioned that at one point of his life he wanted to commit suicide. The sense of feeling low and worth little to nothing makes you feel sorry for him.
This excerpt will always be greatly appreciated because through his hard life he still maintain his pride for who he is.
Whenever he wants shows growth and development of his reading and write, he uses “large” vocabulary words. For example, he says, “What I got from Sheridan was a bold denunciation of slavery, and a powerful vindication of human rights” (pg 102). The word vindication is just a colorful word for proof as denunciation is for condemned. For that matter, slaves did not have much to learn from as far expanding their vocabulary because they weren’t allowed to learn. Therefore, these words should not be common for anyone like him who is just learning how to read or who don’t know how to. By using these words, he seems as though he is trying to show off his improvements to his audience. It also gives the audience a feeling of pride and accomplishment.
Douglass, throughout his narrative, he displays many emotions through his learning experience. Through pathos, he captures the audiences’ feelings for two people, his mistress and himself. When he first talks about the mistress, you can easily tell how he feels about her you will have that same feeling resonates in your heart. He vividly describes her as a caring and loving woman that he seems to appreciate because she taught him the fundamentals of the English, which led to him learning to read. He makes you fall in love with her as he has however, with every event that has occurred between them two; he releases every emotion that affects the audience. When he felt abandoned, by him you can feel how much it hurt him and it seemed to bring down his esteem. This also seemed to be linked to his esteem when he mentioned that at one point of his life he wanted to commit suicide. The sense of feeling low and worth little to nothing makes you feel sorry for him.
This excerpt will always be greatly appreciated because through his hard life he still maintain his pride for who he is.
Frederick Douglass Questions
1. Frederick Douglass taught himself how to write by helping at a shipyard in which the job requires the workers to write little notes on the timber. Later as he tried to improve his writing, he challenged boys to writing contests and he tries to study and copy Master Thomas handwriting or copies the italics in the Webster’s Spelling Book. He taught himself how to read after his mistress taught him the fundamentals of the English language. When he learned how to read, he decided to improve is reading-by-reading many books and use the dictionary to improve his vocabulary. Learning to read and write had brought him to reach a level past his potential to be a brilliant man and was able to understand the world better through reading.
2. His mistress and Master Hugh have both underwent a learning process. They both realized that by teaching a slave the fundamentals of the English language (or any language for that matter), you no longer control their mind, let alone their future; no longer making that person a slave.
4. I find it painfully disturbing that some black parents do not educate their children on their history. It looks bad on everyone when one cannot tell his past; therefore, the child will not lead himself for the future generation of the masses to a better life if he or she cannot benefit from the past. They might as well be a slave to because of someone else’s trickery.
2. His mistress and Master Hugh have both underwent a learning process. They both realized that by teaching a slave the fundamentals of the English language (or any language for that matter), you no longer control their mind, let alone their future; no longer making that person a slave.
4. I find it painfully disturbing that some black parents do not educate their children on their history. It looks bad on everyone when one cannot tell his past; therefore, the child will not lead himself for the future generation of the masses to a better life if he or she cannot benefit from the past. They might as well be a slave to because of someone else’s trickery.
my Disturbia character
The character that I analyzed in the movie “Disturbia” was Officer Gutierrez. He is assigned to a juvenile teen placed on house arrest after he assaulted his Spanish teacher. Oddly, his Spanish teacher is related to the officer because he is his cousin. With this knowledge the audience will always see his bias attitude towards the teenager allowing his personal life and emotions to get in the way of his professional life which is job as a cop. He is often very aggressive, nonchalant, and non-understanding whenever the teen has anything to say to him. This behavior in the future will eventually cost him his life because he continued carelessness as an officer.
My Negro Spiritual
When Israel was in Egypt’s land,
Let My people go!
Oppressed so hard they could not stand,
Let My people go!
Refrain:
Go down, Moses,
Way down in Egypt’s land;
Tell old Pharaoh
To let My people go!
No more shall they in bondage toil,
Let My people go!
Let them come out with Egypt’s spoil,
Let My people go!
Oh, let us all from bondage flee,
Let My people go!
And let us all in Christ be free,
Let My people go!
You need not always weep and mourn,
Let My people go!
And wear these slav’ry chains forlorn,
Let My people go!
Your foes shall not before you stand,
Let My people go!
And you’ll possess fair Canaan’s land,
Let My people go!
This is my addition to the poem, Let My People Go:
We jump for joy, full of glee
Let My people go!
Our prays has finally set us free
Let My people go!
My addition to the spiritual does not change it in anyway, however it continues to add to the story of Moses and the Hebrews that were set free from their slave duties of the Pharaoh ( the Egyptians). Through words, we can create visuals of different situations to show how a character or characters would react. I used the word glee to express how a slave would react during this situation and time that they lived in. The word Glee does not just express happiness; it is also a way of expressing a deep emotion of joy that in some cases would look over exaggerated expression to others because it is an uncontrolled reaction. Words can even express some type of possession or control as well.
While reading this spiritual, the way certain words are place stood out within the lyrics. One thing that stood out was the word “my”. Weirdly, it is capitalizes as if it was a proper noun in the line, “Let My people go”, signaling a sign of special importance of that individual. It shows the importance of Moses and his rescuing the slaves. Even though he does not have divine power, his mission and love for the slaves are so strong that the he (Moses) was able to claim, fight for and even take pride in a group that did not seem to be worth anything compared to the upper class. Since he is the representative of the Hebrews, he understands their struggles and problems that have occurred, which makes him considered them as his own. With this capitalized m in the statement, he makes a declarative statement that signals his order for freedom, justice, and equality for him and the slaves.
The author proves with the story of Moses that words create many visuals and deeper meanings for literary pieces in order for the reader to understand the purpose of the text. With words, you can create vivid expression or a sense of powerful expression and will eventually learn its significance.
Let My people go!
Oppressed so hard they could not stand,
Let My people go!
Refrain:
Go down, Moses,
Way down in Egypt’s land;
Tell old Pharaoh
To let My people go!
No more shall they in bondage toil,
Let My people go!
Let them come out with Egypt’s spoil,
Let My people go!
Oh, let us all from bondage flee,
Let My people go!
And let us all in Christ be free,
Let My people go!
You need not always weep and mourn,
Let My people go!
And wear these slav’ry chains forlorn,
Let My people go!
Your foes shall not before you stand,
Let My people go!
And you’ll possess fair Canaan’s land,
Let My people go!
This is my addition to the poem, Let My People Go:
We jump for joy, full of glee
Let My people go!
Our prays has finally set us free
Let My people go!
My addition to the spiritual does not change it in anyway, however it continues to add to the story of Moses and the Hebrews that were set free from their slave duties of the Pharaoh ( the Egyptians). Through words, we can create visuals of different situations to show how a character or characters would react. I used the word glee to express how a slave would react during this situation and time that they lived in. The word Glee does not just express happiness; it is also a way of expressing a deep emotion of joy that in some cases would look over exaggerated expression to others because it is an uncontrolled reaction. Words can even express some type of possession or control as well.
While reading this spiritual, the way certain words are place stood out within the lyrics. One thing that stood out was the word “my”. Weirdly, it is capitalizes as if it was a proper noun in the line, “Let My people go”, signaling a sign of special importance of that individual. It shows the importance of Moses and his rescuing the slaves. Even though he does not have divine power, his mission and love for the slaves are so strong that the he (Moses) was able to claim, fight for and even take pride in a group that did not seem to be worth anything compared to the upper class. Since he is the representative of the Hebrews, he understands their struggles and problems that have occurred, which makes him considered them as his own. With this capitalized m in the statement, he makes a declarative statement that signals his order for freedom, justice, and equality for him and the slaves.
The author proves with the story of Moses that words create many visuals and deeper meanings for literary pieces in order for the reader to understand the purpose of the text. With words, you can create vivid expression or a sense of powerful expression and will eventually learn its significance.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
My Article
Betts, K. (2008) Luxury's new look. Style and Design,172.
Retrieved November 13, 2008, from http://web.ebscohost.com.
ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/delivery?vid+13&hid+108&sid...
Luxury’s New Look sheds light on some background history on Europeans and the fashion as it relates to the late 17th and early 18th centuries up until this present day. Europeans have always had an eye on luxurious which is why now even more Europeans from Spain, Germany, France, and Italy have been constant shoppers high-end fashion and fine jewelry. Since the world is constantly going through many social changes, it affects the way in which people respond clothing and certain trends. For example, the environmental campaign for Earth awareness and the sense of social responsibility remains a factor for some people who choose not to buy items that involves animals or harsh elements that harm the atmosphere. This article does not include trends with the fashion and jewelry industry that suits the different people. It mostly gives a gentle overview of some of the things currently happens every year with fashion and the different designers who influence such styles such as Stella McCartney, the famed daughter of a famous singer form the Beatles, Paul McCartney. It doesn’t include much about fashion but tells about the people who might influenced or are influence by fashion. This article should have mentioned designers affect on the fashion world. This is not an article that is highly recommended because its lack of information about the profession.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, (2007). Fashion designers. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from U.S.
Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook Web site: www.bls.gov/oco/ocos291.htm
The Unites States Department of Labor gives the statistics on the fashion occupation as well as other careers. It gives the reader information on the career of a fashion designer that includes the job outlook, the employment, job earnings etc. It also has a section on the page called Significant Points, which gives different facts on the career, for example, it mentions that almost one-fourth of the fashion designers are self-employed. For people who might be interested in the career of fashion design but are not certain about what the job entails can read about the nature of work. It talks about the different kinds of fashion designers, the design process, the affect of technology used in designing, and the subsectors of jobs that branch off the skill of the stated occupation. It compares and contrasts the work environment of the designers who are employed by manufacturing establishments, wholesalers, or design firms. To be employed by these businesses, individuals must attain either a two-year or a four-year degree in the design field and have knowledge on textiles, fabrics, ornamentation, and fashion trends. Future designers can learn the necessary skills that are required through internships with a design or manufacturing firms. You can also work in retail stores or by entering some designs in different designing contests. Even though this a career that keeps many interested in pursuing this field it is very competitive, with only one hundred people becoming fashion designers each year throughout the countries.
This site gives a lot of good information that covers every little and big detail about the career of a fashion designer. The detailed information introduces the reader in helping them to learn what to expect about a profession. Many people do not know whether their profession is very competitive, the different fields the lies within fashion or the best places to pursue fashion. This is the perfect site and is highly encouraged for anyone who is curious or interested about certain careers and its fields. The only thing that should be added is maybe the fashion schools that create the biggest opportunity for the students that attend seeing that some schools offer contests that have made some of the top designers of the world famous
Fashion and Clothing. (2005). Encyclopedia of African American Society. Retrieved
November 12,2008.
This article talks about African Americans and their affect globally in the fashion world. A museum in Washington, D.C. has a collection of dresses, costumes, and photo memorabilia that reflects on the history of Black Fashion. It features a yellow Sunday dress made by Rosa Parks and a copy of the dress made by former slave Elizabeth Keckley for Mary Todd Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln’s wife). This museum called the Black Fashion Museum was founded to “dispel(s) the myth that Black people are new-found talent in the fashion field” says the executive director of the museum, Joyce Bailey. It educates the masses about the designers who have contributed to the ways of fashion. Designers like Ann Lowe became famous when she designed Jacqueline Kennedy’s wedding dress in 1953 and Willi Smith and Patrick Kelly became famous when Smith designed a sportswear line and Kelly worked in Paris and women’s couture line. Even though both contributed to the fashion world greatly, neither has been as successful as Byron Lars has. He has paved the way for many urban wear designers who came out in the 1990s. His urban line inspired Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmons to design an urban line inspired by hip-hop. This is a good article because it shows how a racial group involved their heritage into there designs. Byron Lars designed some of his dresses with the prints that look like African masked, Willi Smith used African-inspired prints on his garments, and Patrick Kelly had designs that resembled the faces of mammies and Aunt Jemima . The only that would have made this article great would be maybe a little bit more history on the named designers and names of current Black designers that influence today’s fashion like Oswald Boateng.
Labi, A. (2008). Bling is the new black. Chronicle of Higher Education, 54. Retrieved
November 13, 2008, from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy2.lib.depaul.edu/
ehost/delivery?vid=4hid=6&sud=a31
This article focuses on fashion and religious customs. Middle Eastern women tend to have a hard time finding or defining their selves in a fashion world possibly due to the religious customs. A teacher by the name of Kimberly Guthrie, however, has inspired them to create their own way of fashion with the garments, which the average Muslim woman would wear. At the Virginia Commonwealth University, she has started a project in her fashion and merchandising class in which the students have to produce a collection of ten unconventional designs on an abaya- a head-to-toe garment worn by Muslim women in the Middle East. The students’ designs were sent to Qatar where they were examined for its style and loyalty to the religious customs. Some samples where also sewn and sent out along with the designs to be tailored, finished and/or beaded or embroidered. This article is a perfect example for young students and designers who want to be innovative with fashion and still follow or adhere to the social customs in the society live in. It does not say how the city of Qatar reacted to the abaya’s but it does gives different ideas and shows teachers how to incorporate cultural traditions in the fashion courses.
Monaghan, P. (2008). Clothes course. Chronicle of High Education, Vol.54. Retrieved
November 13, 2008. http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy2.lib.depaul.edu/
ehost/delivery?vid=4&hid=12&sid=7e
Retrieved November 13, 2008, from http://web.ebscohost.com.
ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/delivery?vid+13&hid+108&sid...
Luxury’s New Look sheds light on some background history on Europeans and the fashion as it relates to the late 17th and early 18th centuries up until this present day. Europeans have always had an eye on luxurious which is why now even more Europeans from Spain, Germany, France, and Italy have been constant shoppers high-end fashion and fine jewelry. Since the world is constantly going through many social changes, it affects the way in which people respond clothing and certain trends. For example, the environmental campaign for Earth awareness and the sense of social responsibility remains a factor for some people who choose not to buy items that involves animals or harsh elements that harm the atmosphere. This article does not include trends with the fashion and jewelry industry that suits the different people. It mostly gives a gentle overview of some of the things currently happens every year with fashion and the different designers who influence such styles such as Stella McCartney, the famed daughter of a famous singer form the Beatles, Paul McCartney. It doesn’t include much about fashion but tells about the people who might influenced or are influence by fashion. This article should have mentioned designers affect on the fashion world. This is not an article that is highly recommended because its lack of information about the profession.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, (2007). Fashion designers. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from U.S.
Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook Web site: www.bls.gov/oco/ocos291.htm
The Unites States Department of Labor gives the statistics on the fashion occupation as well as other careers. It gives the reader information on the career of a fashion designer that includes the job outlook, the employment, job earnings etc. It also has a section on the page called Significant Points, which gives different facts on the career, for example, it mentions that almost one-fourth of the fashion designers are self-employed. For people who might be interested in the career of fashion design but are not certain about what the job entails can read about the nature of work. It talks about the different kinds of fashion designers, the design process, the affect of technology used in designing, and the subsectors of jobs that branch off the skill of the stated occupation. It compares and contrasts the work environment of the designers who are employed by manufacturing establishments, wholesalers, or design firms. To be employed by these businesses, individuals must attain either a two-year or a four-year degree in the design field and have knowledge on textiles, fabrics, ornamentation, and fashion trends. Future designers can learn the necessary skills that are required through internships with a design or manufacturing firms. You can also work in retail stores or by entering some designs in different designing contests. Even though this a career that keeps many interested in pursuing this field it is very competitive, with only one hundred people becoming fashion designers each year throughout the countries.
This site gives a lot of good information that covers every little and big detail about the career of a fashion designer. The detailed information introduces the reader in helping them to learn what to expect about a profession. Many people do not know whether their profession is very competitive, the different fields the lies within fashion or the best places to pursue fashion. This is the perfect site and is highly encouraged for anyone who is curious or interested about certain careers and its fields. The only thing that should be added is maybe the fashion schools that create the biggest opportunity for the students that attend seeing that some schools offer contests that have made some of the top designers of the world famous
Fashion and Clothing. (2005). Encyclopedia of African American Society. Retrieved
November 12,2008.
This article talks about African Americans and their affect globally in the fashion world. A museum in Washington, D.C. has a collection of dresses, costumes, and photo memorabilia that reflects on the history of Black Fashion. It features a yellow Sunday dress made by Rosa Parks and a copy of the dress made by former slave Elizabeth Keckley for Mary Todd Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln’s wife). This museum called the Black Fashion Museum was founded to “dispel(s) the myth that Black people are new-found talent in the fashion field” says the executive director of the museum, Joyce Bailey. It educates the masses about the designers who have contributed to the ways of fashion. Designers like Ann Lowe became famous when she designed Jacqueline Kennedy’s wedding dress in 1953 and Willi Smith and Patrick Kelly became famous when Smith designed a sportswear line and Kelly worked in Paris and women’s couture line. Even though both contributed to the fashion world greatly, neither has been as successful as Byron Lars has. He has paved the way for many urban wear designers who came out in the 1990s. His urban line inspired Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmons to design an urban line inspired by hip-hop. This is a good article because it shows how a racial group involved their heritage into there designs. Byron Lars designed some of his dresses with the prints that look like African masked, Willi Smith used African-inspired prints on his garments, and Patrick Kelly had designs that resembled the faces of mammies and Aunt Jemima . The only that would have made this article great would be maybe a little bit more history on the named designers and names of current Black designers that influence today’s fashion like Oswald Boateng.
Labi, A. (2008). Bling is the new black. Chronicle of Higher Education, 54. Retrieved
November 13, 2008, from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy2.lib.depaul.edu/
ehost/delivery?vid=4hid=6&sud=a31
This article focuses on fashion and religious customs. Middle Eastern women tend to have a hard time finding or defining their selves in a fashion world possibly due to the religious customs. A teacher by the name of Kimberly Guthrie, however, has inspired them to create their own way of fashion with the garments, which the average Muslim woman would wear. At the Virginia Commonwealth University, she has started a project in her fashion and merchandising class in which the students have to produce a collection of ten unconventional designs on an abaya- a head-to-toe garment worn by Muslim women in the Middle East. The students’ designs were sent to Qatar where they were examined for its style and loyalty to the religious customs. Some samples where also sewn and sent out along with the designs to be tailored, finished and/or beaded or embroidered. This article is a perfect example for young students and designers who want to be innovative with fashion and still follow or adhere to the social customs in the society live in. It does not say how the city of Qatar reacted to the abaya’s but it does gives different ideas and shows teachers how to incorporate cultural traditions in the fashion courses.
Monaghan, P. (2008). Clothes course. Chronicle of High Education, Vol.54. Retrieved
November 13, 2008. http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy2.lib.depaul.edu/
ehost/delivery?vid=4&hid=12&sid=7e
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