Essays on Theo

Margaret Nagle’s “The Good Lie” focuses on the experiences of a group of Sudanese refugees, namely Mamere (Arnold Oceng), Paul (Emmanuel Jar), Jeremiah (Ger Duany) and Abital (Kuoth Wiel) as they try to adapt to life in the United States of America. The film is extremely interesting because it is divided in 2 parts, the first part tracking the characters’ childhood struggle for survival during the Second Sudanese Civil War, and life in the Refugee Camp, while the second part focuses on the problems of adapting to an entirely new culture, with different values and worldview. The strong ...

The novel, House Rules, by Jodi Picoult, brings out the issues faced by children with Asperger’s syndrome; a form of autism that affects an individual’s relations with the world. It triggers their inability to communicate, interact and imagination their world. The main character, Jacob Hunt, has a special gift in deducing most of the cases in a crime scene. In all situations, his views about what the cops should do to close the case are right. However, a terrible murder rocks the town, and cops point towards Jacob for questioning. They pin him for being a key ...

Vincent van Gogh was born as the son of a middle class family in 1853; his style of painting created a maelstrom of rejection, panic, and curiosity from the late 19th century public. The famous Van Gogh scholar named Zola previously stated that no other artist had ever exceeded Van Gogh; his immense popularity as a result of his insanely beautiful artworks made him a champion of the rejected artists who crafter genius masterpieces that are all timeless, hysterical, and eccentrically beautiful at the same time. (Naifeh and Smith Ch. 1, n.p.). Throughout history, Van Gogh is probably one ...

Risk is inherent in all characteristics of a commercial procedure; equally, for banks and financial organizations, credit risk is a necessary issue that requires handling. Credit risk is the likelihood that a borrower will fall short in meeting his or her responsibilities in conformity with contracted terms. Credit risk, consequently, occurs from the bank’s transactions with or loaning to business, persons, and other financial establishments. This area of credit evaluation and measurement is enormous and every new account fronts new tests. When an application is obtain, what does a financier searches for in it? Answer to this is not merely comprehensive but ...