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9 pages in length. The politics of gender and social construct has long reflected a guiding force between traditional cultural expectations and that which defines educational systems. This holds particular pertinence for Western ideology whereby academic achievement in the United States represents a dichotomy of expectation: education is readily available to all no matter gender or social construct, however, foreigners must overcome the politics of language and communication in order to reach their scholastic goals. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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educational systems. This holds particular pertinence for Western ideology whereby academic achievement in the United States represents a dichotomy of expectation: education is readily available to all no matter
gender or social construct, however, foreigners must overcome the politics of language and communication in order to reach their scholastic goals. By comparison, gaining an education within ones own
country is more precarious condition due to perpetual political strife that challenges such an objective. Examining the literary works of Ahmed (A Border Passage), Mathabane (Kaffir Boys: The True
Story of a Black Youths Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa), Pomfret (Chinese Lessons: Five Classmates and the Story of the New China), Satrapi (Persepolis: The Story of a
Childhood) and Stavans (On Borrowed Words) provides an insightful glance into the political connotations -- both covert and blatant -- that worked in tandem with cultural expectations to shape and
sometimes hinder twentieth century educational systems. II. FIVE DIFFERENT STORIES, FIVE SIMILAR SENTIMENTS The common theme that runs through each of these stories is that of renewal - breaking
free from sociopolitical restraints that in one way or another prevent them from obtaining an education. Without knowledge, people cannot rise up and speak the truth; without the ability
to stand against wrongdoing, people remain pawns of a contemptible political system run by autocrats whose only intent is to oppress the masses.
Like the other authors mentioned above, Mathabane refused to allow the sociopolitical strife of Apartheid stand in the way of his passion for an education. He overcame obstacles beginning
in early childhood that would have faltered a less dedicated soul, yet his fixation was both strong and infinite: he needed to prove to himself that he was worth more
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