Jose Alcantar Prof. Gurfield English 102 5/ 20/ 14 What Motivated Joyce Carol Oates to Become a Gothic Writer? It is common in many gothic writers to have a dark past‚ using their writing as an outlet for coming to terms with their experiences. One of the most notable contributors to American gothic literature is Joyce Carol Oates. She lived a happy childhood in a small farming community‚ and attended the Catholic Church with her family. Oates has shown exemplary talent in writing even before she
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1900-1916. Chicago: Quadrangle Books‚ 1967. Print. McCage‚ Crystal. "Sinclair‚ Upton." In Anderson‚ George P.‚ Judith S. Baughman‚ Matthew J. Bruccoli‚ and Carl Rollyson‚ eds. Encyclopedia of American Literature‚ Revised Edition: Into the Modern: 1896–1945‚ Volume 3. New York: Facts On File‚ Inc.‚ 2008. Bloom ’s Literary Reference Online. Facts On File‚ Inc. (accessed 25 January‚ 2012). Novels for Students. Marie Rose Napierkowski and Deborah A. Stanley‚ eds. Vol. 6. Detroit: Gale‚ 1999. 366 pp. Sinclair
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Write a full account on the struggle for racial equality in post war America. During World War II‚ around one million black men served in the army. They were in different units to the white men. Riots and fights occurred when black men from northern America had to face the discrimination in the south during training. This lessoned peoples opinion of them‚ in a prejudice way. They were never allowed to join the Marines or the Air Corps‚ but this changed for the first time during the war due to
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In the 1900s‚ the Jazz Music outbreak was in full swing. There were many Jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong‚ Kid Ory‚ and King Oliver who gave the world their soulful tunes by using musical instruments. A few years later‚ in 1920‚ the Jazz poetry movement started when several poets began to challenge each other’s rhythm and style. Both poetry and Jazz had many similarities which resulted in merging the two art forms‚ making jazz poetry. T.S. Eliot‚ E.E. Cummings‚ and Ezra Pound were just a handful
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came to keep a watch with a gun. For several months he hid out in different places‚ in August he moved to Mexico. In 1961‚ Black Like Me was published and became the bestseller. Griffin’s life struggle didn’t end there‚ after nine months due to some riots he was forced to take refugee monastery‚ he and his family returned. Lastly‚ the author talkes about his other novels and the similarties he shared with Thomas Merton‚ a Trappist monk. After Merton’s death‚ Griffin was asked to write monk’s official
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Cited: 1967): 197-202. Rpt. in Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale‚ 1998. Literature Resource Center. Hardwick-Johnston Memorial Lib.‚ Madisonville‚ TN. 12 March 2012. Whitley‚ Peggy. “Lone Star College - Kingwood.” American Cultural History. Lone Star College Library. 5
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Cited: Bradbury‚ Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Simon and Schuster‚ 1967‚ 146. Print. The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Social Darwinism." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica‚ 6 Jan. 2014. Web. 25 Feb. 2014. “Fahrenheit 451.” Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale‚ 1997. 138-157. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 1 Feb. 2014. “Fahrenheit 451: The Temperature at Which Books Burn.” Literature
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dispute escalates‚ the two parties persecute each other resulting in a riot. In turn‚ the Christians outnumber the Pagans and the Pagans start to lose the fight leading them to take refuge in the Library of the Serapeum while the Christians wait outside causing a siege. Yet‚ the siege ends when a representative of the Roman Emperor announces that the
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Gardner‚ John. Grendel. New York: Vintage‚ 1989. Henningfeld‚ Diane Andrews. “Overview of Grendel.” Novels for Students. Diane Telgen and Kevin Hile. Detroit: Gale Research‚ 1998. Student Resource Center – Gold. Wheeler High School. 22 Feb. 2010. Pilditch‚ Jan. “John Gardner: Overview.” Reference Guide to American Literature. Ed. Jim Kamp. 3rd ed. Detroit: St. James Press‚ 1994. Literature Resource Center. 22 Feb 2010.
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Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide. Ed. Neil Schlager. Vol. 1. Detroit: St. James Press‚ 2004. 84-89. U.S. History In Context. Web. 10 Mar. 2013. Drewry‚ Henry N. "Education‚ African American." Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. Vol. 3. New York: Charles Scribner ’s Sons‚ 2003. 120-21. U.S. History In Context. Web. 1 Mar. 2013. . "Ku Klux Klan." Encyclopedia of Race and Racism. Ed. John Hartwell Moore. Vol. 2. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA‚ 2008. N. pag. U.S. History In Context
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