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    Caryl Phillips Extra Credit In the Falling Snow by Caryl Phillips is the story of failure and recovery in the life of one man and of a society moving forward from one idea to another. The story revolves around Keith‚ a middle-aged second generation Caribbean. The story begins with Keith contemplating about ending a purely physical affair with a 26 year old coworker‚ Yuvette. Yuvette not being able to take rejection‚ retaliates by sending out an email about their private affair to all

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    The Franklin’s Tale Prologue to the Franklin’s Tale The old Bretons‚ in their time‚ made songs‚ and the Franklin’s Tale‚ the narrator says‚ is to be one of those songs. However‚ the Franklin begs the indulgence of the company because he is a “burel man” (an unlearned man) and simple in his speech. He has‚ he says‚ never learned rhetoric‚ and he speaks simply and plainly – the colors he knows are not colors of rhetoric‚ but colors of the meadow. The Franklin’s Tale The Franklin’s Tale begins with

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    For my Internal Assessment I have chosen to do a review of Caryl Phillips’ post-colonial work of fiction‚ “Cambridge”. This novel published in the year 1991‚ explores the interlocking of a variety of forms of marginalization‚ displacement and dispossession that emerge from the experience of cross-cultural encounters. It persistently raises questions of home‚ identity and belonging. Philips’ novel is set in an unnamed small Caribbean island during a transitional period‚ sometime between the abolition

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    Professor Levecq Kemoy Smith LIT 391 24 October 2011 Caryl Phillips: Cambridge Cultural identity is an important aspect of our existence. It determines who we are and what we are; it is our connection to people who share our beliefs‚ customs‚ values and experiences. In Part One of the novel Cambridge by Caryl Phillips‚ Emily‚ having been uprooted from her native land‚ struggles to discover her true cultural identity‚ while trying to understand the culture of her new residence on a West Indian

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    After spending 20 years in the England‚ Bertram Francis‚ the protagonist in Caryl Phillips’ A State of Independence‚ has begun to feel like an outsider. As the colonies of the British Empire began to become Independent‚ many migrants in the metropolis were faced with discrimination and encouraged return to their motherlands. However‚ upon his return‚ Bertram realizes that he is perceived just as much of an outsider in his homeland as he is in England because the islanders’ no longer accept Berman

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    Denise Phillips‚ revised 25 July 2012 Denise Phillips‚ revised 25 July 2012 Why Hazaras flee: An historical perspective of their persecution1 Submission for the Government’s Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Denise Phillips BA (Hons)‚ PhD Candidate‚ University of New England‚ 19 July 2012 Quetta are also discussed. The past ethnic and religious animosity against minority Shiite

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    In A Married State‚ Katherine Phillips speaks to the clash between a woman fulfilling her spiritual‚ emotional needs and fulfilling her physical social responsibilities. Phillips begins with the light diction of “content” and “innocent” to highlight the two different spaces that were expected of women: virginity and happiness in their lowly station in life. The former reflects their physical history‚ while the latter reflects their spiritual state. These were often at odds due to women being unable

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    One of England’s most well known modern playwrights of her time is‚ Caryl Churchill. Throughout her career she has strived at play writing to make the world question gender roles‚ stereotypes and issues that are faced with peoples daily problems‚ for example‚ political and sexual oppression‚ and violence. Caryl Churchill has been part of many aspect of theater performance throughout her almost sixty year career. Not only has she been a strong force on the stage‚ but has also had strong influences

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    ABSOLUTION The Declaration of Independence and Constitution of The United States of America The United States Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4‚ 1776 by members of the Second Continental Congress in Independence Hall (then known as the Pennsylvania State House) in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania as a means to cut ties and governance with mother England. Unbeknownst at the time‚ it also lay the philosophical basis to the United States Constitution‚ that all

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    symbolize the United States of America with one‚ solitary document‚ one might immediately think of the Declaration of Independence. This powerful and sacred document not only represents America‚ but is also one of main reasons this great country exists. America has prided itself on being the “land of the free;” a place for people to have “unalienable rights‚” in which they can pursue “happiness‚” and are free from unjust oppression. Thomas Jefferson created the Declaration of Independence because the founding

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