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    by Alice Walker In this story Dee is a character who is ashamed of her root‚ she changes her name thinking that her name was the same name of the people who oppressed her. Even when their house burns down she watches it almost happily. The mother is the narrator and as she tells the story she says if they would be in a TV show‚ she would look like a mom that Dee wants‚ like White as pancakes‚ n 100pounds lighter. Dee runs away from her reality and goes to a city for her education that her mom

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    Personal Strengths And Weaknesses Skills And Abilities In any situation‚ I believe that weaknesses and struggles define a person; where as our strengths help offset our weaknesses. Which in turn makes us a well-rounded person. Our strengths from hitting a home run to overseeing a major account to compassion and patience with others‚ are usually easy to identify. Our society commends the strongest and the best. My strongest strengths‚ which includes stubborness and a hardworker‚ are offset

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    doesn’t need a man because she does everything by herself. But‚ she can be unfair with her daughters without her notice she is making a huge damage to them. She was so focus on giving everything to her daughters she didn’t see she being unfair to her daughters. Mom always gave everything Dee wanted because Dee was more pretty‚ smart‚ and she is not scared to say what was no her mind. In the Other side Maggie got the leftover she didn’t go to school and she was shy.

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    Everyday Use By Alice Walker (1973) T one- This story ‚ in my opinion‚ does not possess the warm-hearted‚ jolly‚ and happy side of a short story‚ we’d expect from a title‚ such as Everyday Use. Instead‚ this story is a more refreshing realistic tone of life and the harshness it may possess. There is a perfectly adequate amount of crudeness in the story‚ especially within the lifestyle of these individuals. The tone changes as the story continues on. In the beginning the story has a more worrisome

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    Celie’s Awakening The novel The Color Purple‚ by Alice Walker is a story about the struggle and the transformation of the protagonist Celie from a shy little girl that never stood up for herself who later on in her life developed into a strong confident and independent woman. Her awakening is due in large parts to the many female figures she met throughout her life. These figures are her sister Nettie‚ Mr.____’s sister Kate‚ Harpo’s wife Sofia‚ and the singer Shug Avery

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    story written by alice walker “Everyday Use” is about a family that is quite similar to my family including Mama‚ Sibling‚ and heritage. In the story “Everyday Use” Mama was a strong willed person‚ she worked hard for what they had. When mama kills the cow to feed her kids it really put me in the mind of my mother because she would go hungry before any of her kids would whatever it took. Dee the oldest sister in the story has a temper she’s also kinda rude and demanding. Maggie the youngest sister

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    The Walker • In the book‚ there is a character who is mentioned by the name "The Walker’. The Walker is based on a real person who did walk between the twin towers whose name is Philippe Petit. • In the story‚ he strangely won’t confess to the death of Corrigan who is one of the main characters in the book. Throughout the book‚ his real name is not mentioned. • He grabs the attention of many people when he started to walk the tightrope Corrigan • Corrigan is one of the main characters in the

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    Everyday Use A. Alice Walker is an African American poet‚ essayist‚ novelist activist‚ and short-story writer. Alice Walker penned the novel “The Color Purple” which is her most famous novel‚ in for which she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (Bio.Com). Walker also won the National Book Award in the same year 1983 (Bio.Com). Alice Walker was born and raised in Eatonton Georgia; she was the youngest daughter of share croppers (Bio.Com). Living in the racially divided south‚ Walker attended segregated

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    Studies in Literature Dallas‚ Tx. Alice Walker Poet‚ short story writer‚ novelist‚ essayist‚ anthologist‚ teacher‚ editor‚ publisher‚ womanist and activist‚ Alice Malsenior Walker was born at home on February 9‚ 1944‚ near Ward’s Chapel‚ a neighboring community of Eatonton‚ Georgia. She is the eighth and last child of Willie Lee Walker and Minnie Lou Tallulah Grant Walker. In 1994‚ Walker changed her middle name to Tallulah-Kate‚ in honor of her maternal great-grandmother‚ the African-Cherokee

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    Alice Walker constructs a time period reflective piece of literature that creatively captures the fundamental juxtapositions between Dee and her little sister‚ Maggie‚ and how these differences aid in conveying the author’s message. The two characters are foil characters who embody polar opposites of progression‚ education‚ aesthetics and appreciation of heritage-both personal and broad. Although both characters portray several negative attributes‚ they each have redeeming features. Through these

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