4.2 The South East Asia (SEA) Context The situation in most SEA states mirror the situation in Singapore, the variations exist only in factors such as religion, legislative acts and the economic and political atmosphere. However, at the core of the family unit, most individuals discourage and shun single ‘unwed’ mothers. Here, I will compare two SEA countries with the situation in Singapore. Malaysia Unlike Singapore, Malaysia is a stern Islamic state and roots its values and beliefs from the
possible reference groups. Usually only scholars and other elites have the leisure and intellectual training to do this and there are not very many of them (us) in American society36. In the general public, symbolism, self-interest, or class interests are more likely to
Modernism covers many cultural, political and artistic movements that occurred through the changes that took place in the Western Society at the end of the 19th century towards the beginning of the 20th century. American modernist movement explained the unchanging aspects of political and cultural disruption from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. Most work of the modernists were
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strong beliefs against communism. He has had two major selling novels. These are Nineteen Eighty-four and Animal Farm. In George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm, he uses the characters and storyline to represent the Soviet Union during Communist rule. The symbolism and allegory in the novel show what life was like for common people in the Russian Revolution. George Orwell was born on June 25, 1903, in India. He was born as Eric Blair. The name George Orwell was adopted later in his life. Eric’s mother took
clothes with the red letter "A" on it, which stands for adultery. And in areas where there are pubs, there is still a custom to hang red lanterns, which is a hint of intimacy and prostitution; that is why such places are in red light districts. The symbolism of the red color in everyday
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Yama and Yami (1948) is a dialogue in poetic prose, with a prologue and an epilogue, dealing with the incestuous love of Yami for her brother. G. V. Desani’s Hali (1950), an entirely different kind of play, received high praise for its originality, symbolism and rich imagery. Lakhan Deb’s Tiger Claw (1967) is a historical play in three acts on the controversial murder of Afzal Khan by Shivaji. His other two plays are Vivekanand (1972) and Murder at the Prayer Meeting (1976). The use of blank verse is