“The Good Lie” and “The Kite Runner”

6. Both films deal with people who have to flee their home country because of conflict and in both films, the main characters end up in the USA. Discuss what challenges refugees go through when they flee their country and resettle in another. Include examples from the film and also comment on the opportunities they […]

Goal nr. 14 – Life under water

April the 21. Norad arranged this event to gain awareness on the UN Sustainability Goal nr. 14 right here in our town. Our town is, like you can see in the pictures, at the coast in Norway, and the life under water is one of the most important distributions of resources in our country and […]

Photojournalism

“Photojournalism is the use of photographs in conjunction with the reporting of news in media such as print newspapers, magazines, television news and internet reporting. The incorporation of photographs into news reports is so ubiquitous that a story without photographs to a contemporary audience feels incomplete, as though they were only getting half the story. […]

Lion

The movie “Lion” deals with the questions and consequences about identity and belonging. Being stuck in a situation where you no longer have the feeling of belonging to a certain country, culture, family and so on. Everything is new and scary, but your only Choice is to deal with it, and do as the adults […]

Slave auctions in Libya

This article on the International-English blog, shows us a picture of seven men, being treated as none important human beings. They’re sold off for 400 dollars, treated as unworthy and discriminated for their background and race. A human life is worth more than this, no matter race, skin color, ethnicity, physical appearance or economic situation. […]

Comparison book and film: The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a post 9/11 story about the impact this made for a Pakistani man and his treatment from the America after the attack. This man, Changez Khan is the main character who was a lover of America, until the attack happened and the country kind of turned against him and his ethnicity. […]

Personal reading respons to “The Reluctant Fundamentalist”

The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a book about the main character’s (Changez) life experiences. Changes met this American in an outdoor cafe in Lahore, Pakistan, and invites him to hear his story about his former life in America. The story untill now has been about his time in Princeton University, his meeting with Erica in Greece, and about […]

“My son the fanatic” & “Free for all”

Compare these two stories in terms of father-son relationships and the question of identity and belonging: These two stories, “My son the fanatic” and ” Free for all”, are both about two families with Pakistani backgrounds, however the personalities and roles of the father and son are different in the two stories. In the story “My […]

Speech about Equality

I have chosen to talk about the topic, equality. First, what is equality, and how does it apply to us today? The dictionary defines equality as “The quality or state of having the same rights or social status.” This means that no matter which race, gender, sexual orientation, physical appearance, nation origin, […]

Thoughts on the film Gran Torrino.

How does culture influence one’s belief systems and how can getting .to know different cultures change your own belief system? Use the film and your own experiences in your answer. The film Gran Torrino was really touching and I really liked the change of believe Walt had. By getting to know different cultures, would […]