Analysis Of Across The Black Waters By Raj Singh

Throughout the years, the colonized inhabitants of a conquered nation have responded to the threat of imperialism by encouraging violence and rebelling against their captors. This behavior is shown when Moulavy Syad Kutb Shah Sahib writes about the Sepoy Mutiny in India and when he states in Document 2 that, “We must unite in their slaughter for by this alone will the lives and faith of us both be saved.” [..] Perhaps the English may try to assure the Hindus that they have consented to give up killing cows from respect for the Hindu religion. But no sensible man will be gulled by such deceit, for the promises of the English are deceitful.” This passage demonstrates how Sahib promotes violence through a letter and encourages the Muslims and

With the years of development of trades between Silk Roads and the Indian Ocean, both went through some changes along with being tied to each other. For the silk roads, Roman and Egyptian Jews would travel through the silk roads as they were the most common traders. Although for the Indian ocean Muslim traders had dominated the sea. The world's shipping lanes was the Indian ocean during the years 1100-1500 A.D, as Arab sailors soon were masters of the sea trade in the ocean. When northern groups had taken over parts of silk routes, sea trades were taken as they were alternate paths.This resulted in Chinese becoming masters of ship building and merchants creating new trade routes and a new credit system. When the Song dynasty came, silk roads were becoming less common in use of trade as sea trades were becoming more common as they were much cheaper and safer. Trades in the Indian Ocean was not only becoming more common just because of the conditions, but also because of the hajj where Muslims were supposed to travel at least once in their lifetime to

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I think that the reason why Lauren Tarshis put quotes in the article “Into the Dark Water was so the quotes can help people who read it feel as if they’re actually in the story or as if they actually feel the same feeling as riding on the Titanic. Jack Thayer a 17 year old boy who did ride on the titanic gave me the feeling by saying “It was the kind of night to be alive”. That makes me feel like the titanic really is a luxurious ship to be on. Another example would be when Jack said “ A continuous wailing chant of fear and pain and desperation,” I felt as if I myself was inside the frigid water wailing and chanting because of my pain and sorrows.

“Into The Dark Water”, by Lauren Tarshis, Jack says, “‘Nobody yet thought of any serious trouble, the ship was unsinkable”’. I think the author included the quotes because the reader wants to know more about it and what really happened. In the text, If the author didn’t get that quote, then how would we know that people thought the ship was unsinkable?

In the book The Indian Ocean in World History, according to Dr. Milo Kearney the Indian Ocean played a key role in the rise and domination of many state’s and region’s economic standing. Dr. Kearney informs readers about how the influence of the Indian Ocean has been underestimated or completely ignored of other states and regions. However, he confirms, “Indian Ocean trade has always been a major indicator of a state’s or region’s prominence and leadership from a global perspective.” Throughout history, trade on the Indian Ocean had in turn helped the state or region’s success. Dr. Kearney gives an example of the effect of Indian Ocean trade by explaining its role in Portugal`s economic success in the 1500s. He also elaborates on the concept

In the story, Into the Dark Water, by Lauren Tarshis, there are many times when she uses actual quotes from Jack Thayer. The author included these quotes to show the reader what was happening, to make the reader feel like the characters on the boat, and to make the reader realize that all of this actually happened. In the beginning of the story Jack said, ¨It was the kind of night that made one glad to be alive.” This shows the reader that it is a beautiful night out and they know that Jack is appreciating this exhilarating night on the wonderful cruise.

Although Balram and John have different nicknames, their backgrounds are an influence. Balram Halwai, a man from the ‘darkness’ or the lowest caste in India, strives for success and to leave the ‘darkness.’ When an inspector visits his school, the

One question I have on the topic of Britain’s reign over India is why Indians were discriminated against. On page 42, a young British girl says to Vidya at the airport, “Don’t touch me, blackie! Look where you’re going, you crow!” On page 38 Vidya’s father scoffs sarcastically, “Only white people have the brains to be officers. We are too stupid, of course.” Why did Britain hate the citizens of the country they had taken over? Was it to keep them in line, to say if they dare go against them the discrimination would get worse? If the British thought the Indians were so horrible, why did they take over their country, take their resources and take volunteers to fight on their side of the war? It made no sense that Britain would occupy their country

The article “Into the Dark Water” by Lauren Tarshis is about Jack Thayer who was on the real “Titanic” and lived. He was 17. In the article it tells about him trying to get off the ship after it hits an iceberg. The article included many exact quotes from him.

The Indian Ocean has always been a power trading region, a passageway between​ regions of the world that enfluenced the spread of languages, religion, and even people along with econmic views and technology. During the rise and fall of important empires, trade routes have changed and domination has changed hands plenty of times over history. While the goods traded have stayed about the same, the traders and the powers behind them changed from 7th to 17th century.

Overall this book is a great for students of all ages. The book has a strong message that can be interpreted in multiple ways from each person. The main message of the story is how darkness turns into light. The story is about Arun Gandhi, the grandson of the inspirational Mahatma Gandhi who begins a journey into assimilating his cultural roots. The story begins with Arun travels with the rest of his family to Sevagram where his grandfather resides. At first, Arun had difficulty assimilating to this new environment. For example, in the city of Sevagram there was no electricity and language was a major barrier for Arun. In Sevagram they spoke Gujarati which Arun barely new how to speak thus leading his peers to tease him. As a result oftentimes Arun would become frustrated and

In the time of The Essex and In the Heart of the Sea, Nantucket had a population of about 7,000, most of the population living along a road on a rising hill marked with windmills and church steeples. At the waterfront, four large docks extended more than 100 yards into the sea from the harbor. Tied up to these docks were typically 15 to 20 whale ships, along with dozens of other small fishing boats and ships that carried trade goods to and from the island.The first whaling boats were only 20 feet long, launched from beaches along the island’s south shore. Usually a boat would comprise of five Wampanoag (Nantucket Natives) and a white man steering the boat. These boats were only used for whaling around the island, as the had to be rowed back

Events in South Africa had made Gandhi a very well-known man in India and in 1915 he along with family in tow, arrives in Bombay, India which is where the following scene takes place. I immediately noticed that he was no longer wearing a suit, but instead the traditional clothing of the Indian people. Upon returning to India, the film depicts Gandhi taking on the English once again with the backing of millions of Indian supporters seeking independence from Great Britain. This done by once again forming a non-violent protesting organization. From here the film goes on to show violence brought to Gandhi’s followers, supporters, and the non-violent protestors by officials using force with gunfire, batons, etc. Afterwards, Gandhi was again imprisoned several times in India with one occurrence resulting in a six year sentence.

E.M. Forster’s classic novel “A Passage to India” tells the story of a young doctor, Dr. Aziz, and his interactions with the British citizens who are residing in India during the time of the British Raj. Throughout the novel, the reader gets many different viewpoints on the people and the culture of India during this point in history. The reader sees through the eyes of the Indian people primarily through the character of Dr. Aziz, and the perceptions of the British through the characters of Mr. Fielding, Adela Quested, and Mrs. Moore. Through the different characters, and their differing viewpoints, the reader can see that Forster was creating a work that expressed a criticism that he held of the behavior of the British towards their Indian subjects.