Prakruti Bhatt's Assignments

The 21st century has witnessed (and is still going to) the integration of technology with almost all the aspects of human life. From our work environments to our social circles, technology has become an indispensable part of our lives. May be this is why, whether it has eased our efforts or has/had a deteriorating effect on our lives, is a fresh topic for debate these days. Let's take education for example; among the many voices that echo the opinion that technology for education is just a waste of time, there are expert opinions arguing strongly that, it is a helping hand for teachers as well as students. Well we can say that one of the many aims of education is to keep learners updated about the changing times and keep them ready for innovation; which technology can provide time and again, and therefore it becomes necessary to integrate technology with our education systems. Some of the major arguments in favour of this opinion have been presented by the following experts an...

The ongoing technological advances of the 21st century and the amount of information available on the web sources have not only restructured the ways of learning but also changed the very definition of education drastically. However, like every advancement, this one is also subject to risk; the risk of being misused. The phenomenon of Plagiarism is enough to justify the statement. Students today, not only involve in using the web sources for their assignments and homework but also for learning things which are not a part of their curriculum. In such circumstances, it is important to identify the authenticity of the sources we rely on for our purpose. In light of these issues, the English Department at Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, organized a workshop addressing the problems faced by students in identifying qualified and authentic content on the internet. For the qualitative analysis of the web resources, the students were introduced to the SEER (Source Education...

In the Post colonial discourse, the Foucoultian idea of power and knowledge, is employed to study how the 'universal' texts of the 'universal' language, construct and spread the markers of identity of those involved in the colonial experience; specifically those belonging to the bottom of the power structure. A close reading of the literary texts of the colonial times would reveal the creation of certain archetypal identity constructions; such as 'the noble savage', 'the sympathetic (white) master' whose responsibility is to civilize the uncivilized. so on and so forth. The problem however, lies, not just in the construction of such generalizations, but also in the continuation and culmination of them in the form of ideologies such as Racism. A good example to justify the above arguments is Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, wherein the character Friday represents the native who is black, without a name, without any 'civilized' identity, a...

Communication is one of the many skills and faculties which distinguishes the human world from the rest of the natural world! In the 21st century however, it is no longer limited to the exchanging of messages. The communication and mass media industry today, can be said to have broken the boundaries of time and space. The virtual world of social media and the wide range of technological advances have truly transformed the world into a digital village; where everybody has access to everybody and everything. Communication and mass media platforms today, function on both, the personal and social levels. At the personal level, it caters largely to the need for entertainment. Whereas at the social level it caters majorly to the informative aspect. However, this can be considered just a general hypothesis for the discussion on the function of mass media and communication platforms in the human world; phenomenons like infotainment can be considered significant exceptions to the same. Pers...