Research Based Essays - JULY - Web diagrams

Topic 1: What sets dictators apart from peacemakers? Analyze in depth by comparing Fidel Castro, Hitler, Stalin, Martin Luther King and Gandhi. What were the underlying ethos behind their actions and philosophies?

Key Vocabulary:

Nazism,  Authoritarianism,  Autocracy,  Coercion,  Despotism,  Fascism,  Totalitarianism,  Tyranny,  Garrison,  Preponderance,  coercion,  Maltreatment,  Absolutism,  Autarchy,  Jurisdiction

OR any other words or phrases used in your essay that were new to you

References:

-          Face to Face With Fidel Castro A Conversation with Tomas Borge

-          (tr.) Mary Todd People’s Publishing House 1994

-          Strength of Love Martin Luther King Collins 1963

-          Modern Dictators Barry Rubin W.H. Allen 1989

-          Stalin Leon Trotski Hollis & Carter Ltd. 1947

-          Gandhi the Man Eknath Easwaran Nilgiri Press 1978

-          The Story of My Life M.K. Gandhi NCERT 1970

-          The Moral and Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi Raghavan N. Iyer OUP 2000

-          Gandhi: Hind Swaraj and Other Writings (Ed) Anthony J. Parel CUP 1997

-          Mein Kampf Adolf Hitler Jaico Publishing House 2008

-          Cold War: Warnings for a Unipolar World Fidel Castro Ocean Press 2003

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Topic 2: From Apartheid to A Rainbow Nation trace the history of South Africa and its heroes, especially Madiba in their quest for freedom. Also, reflect on the modern interpretation of the word freedom.

Key Vocabulary:

Racial Segregation,  Ethnicity,  Bigotry,  Racialism,  Sectarianism,  Disjunction,  Severance,  Dissociation,  Crusade,  Inquest,  Inquisition,  Delve,  Pursuit,  Quarry,  Tour de force

OR any other words or phrases used in your essay that were new to you

References:

-          An Introduction to Political Ideas Peter M.R. Stirk & David Weigall Pinter 1995

-          A Rainbow in the Midnight Dominique Lappiere Full Circle 2010

-          The Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela Abacus 1994

-          Apartheid The UN and the International Community ES Reddy Vikas Publication House Pvt. Ltd. 1986

-          Outlook Magazine Issues

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Topic 3: Research on the origins of drama in Europe and India. What were the changes that led to its present form and what were its main elements? Moreover, pay special attention to the various kinds of drama prevalent in India.

 

 

Key Vocabulary:

Climax,  Dramaturgy,  Farce,  Histrionics,  Melodrama,  Thespian,  Exposition,  Opus,  Symphony,  Animation,  Hysteria,  Fabrication,  Hamartia,  Fable,  Lore

OR any other words or phrases used in your essay that were new to you

References:

-          Three Sanskrit plays (Tr.) Michael Coulson Penguin Books 1981

-          What is Theatre? Eric Bentley Beacon Press 1956

-          A Study of Drama Albert G. Craz Mc Cormuck-Mathers Pub. Co. Inc. 1965

-          Sophocles: The Three Theban Plays (Tr.) Robert Fagles Penguin 1984

-          The Indian Theatre Adya Rangacharya NBT 1971