Category: Drafts

This assignment was hard for me.  I have thought about it all weekend and still the perfect story eludes me. I used to love creative writing, but I have gotten so in my head about writing these past few years that I don’t feel capable. I can’t weave a story or smith a poem and…

When I was little, I believed the Middle East was an inherently evil and cruel place with a government lacking in morals or order. This assumption was based off of the only exposure I had ever had to this part of the world, which came in the form of Disney’s 1992 film, Aladdin. This film…

Aladdin was my first introduction to the idea of middle eastern culture as a young child. It wasn’t until much later that I realized how inaccurate a depiction it was. I distinctly remember growing up feeling grossly superior to those of cultures different from my own. This was caused by pop culture like this Disney…

ain Point: There have been many influences on “The West’s” negative view of “The East” and most of these come down to a lack of understanding of culture on the part of “The West”.  Points: Christian Accounts of Muhhamad Despite differing views on both Jesus and Muhhamad from Chistians and Muslims, Muslims have always been…

269 words Disney’s Aladdin has faced some criticism for its depiction of Middle Eastern stereotypes, but not nearly enough. The Disney movie greatly “Americanized” it’s protagonists, giving them very western ideals, mannerisms, and even basing them off of incredibly American actors. This is placed in contrast to the stereotypes which are used in the design…

Original: The failure of past translations lies in assuming the work to be other than what it was intended to be.  Paraphrase: 1. Older renderings of the work are not sufficient due to the idea that the work is something other than the original intention.  2. An incorrect presumption about what the original was, has…