Seminar: Developmental origins of the fantasy-reality distinction Blog 4: How do children distinguish between fantasy and reality Sometimes it is assumed that children cannot distinguish between fantasy and reality. Fantasy entails the “activity of imagining impossible or improbable things” while the reality is “the state of things as they actually exist” (Shtulman & Carey, 2007). In some cases, these assumptions are true. Adults should understand […]

Developmental origins of the fantasy-reality distinction Blog 4: How do children distinguish between fantasy and reality Sometimes it is assumed that children cannot distinguish between fantasy and reality. Fantasy entails the “activity of imagining impossible or improbable things” while the reality is “the state of things as they actually exist” (Shtulman & Carey, 2007). In some cases, these assumptions are true. Adults should understand that […]

How Many Toy Cars Does It Take To Pull A Real Car? First, the necessary knowledge must be present. The child must have a clue about things that real entities such as a toy can do and things that they cannot do. A child does not expect to fit in the toy but can fit in the car, and such knowledge is important for differentiating […]

Seminar Paper-Thesis Thesis The field of Arab-American literature has now witnessed prominent female figures who are great writers. This can be attributed to Arab-American feminism because of the impact it has had on their empowerment. They can now voice their concerns through literature. Arab female writers have discussed thorny issues such as identity crisis, class, ethnicity among other issues. They have opened new channels where […]

Introduction In Arab-American literature, the voice of a woman is as critical as that of her brother. The first phase of migration to the United States consisted of a majority of male immigrants because of the social structure that was there during that time. This made the women’s writings in the works of early Americans to be hardly scarce (Aziz, Barbara Nimri). The new conditions […]

Background Arabian Jazz is a story that depicts the experience of Jordan immigrants even as they struggle to cope with cultural conflicts that arise in America. The story second-generation comprises Melvina and Jemorah, who are born in America. However, they are trapped in the tissues of betweenness because they are half Irish American and half Jordan. They are trying to figure out whether they are […]

Analysis In the Arabian Jazz novel, Diana Abu-Jaber explores the Arab American identity from a new perspective. Arabian Jazz is a clear indication that of the attempt made by the Arab American literary community in moving past the discussion that paid attention to how to preserve cultural identity, which has been an area of primary focus (Gale, Cengage). Issues such as poverty, marginalization, and exploitation […]

According to (Majaj), Arab American identity is an ethnogenesis. This means it focuses on creating a new culture that incorporates identities and contexts from both Arab and America. Writers such as Samuel John Hazo, Etel Adnan, and D.H. Melhem were not focusing on Arab-American identity initially. They had branded themselves as writers who are independent of ethnic categorization (Toufik). However, the cloak later donned on […]

Over the years, Arab American writers have written different stories about identity. The first generation of Arab American authors, including the likes of Blatty, tried more on assimilation than challenging the definitions of race (Moghadam, 40). The current generation is seeking to challenge the racial and cultural boundaries that have been there over time. In the Arab-American articulation identity, they sought assertion of their identity […]

The Arabian Jazz, a novel written by Diana Abu-Jaber, gives a skeptical eye on the two societies of Arab and America. It has attempted to create a space for the complex subject of Arab American female identity. The author explores the identity of Arab Americans as something related to Arabs and Americans but as a separate entity. Arabian Jazz is an indication of the Arab […]