The author of A Thousand Sisters‚ Lisa Shannon‚ is such an inspiring writer. She had a normal‚ perfect life until she watched an episode on Oprah Winfrey’s show about the women of Congo. Congo women often get raped and their husbands and children killed. I find it very difficult to compare the Congolese women to our society or anyone. However‚ I can empathize with the Congolese women because I have also experienced a loss of dignity through sexual violence and other abuse. Lisa Shannon as a human
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In the readings and video presented in week 3‚ I think‚ that each one’s main theme was about gender‚ race‚ age‚ intersectionality‚ and the traditional cultures that people were raised in. In Sister Outsider‚ where Audre Lorde discussed age‚ race‚ class‚ and sex‚ she states that within the women’s movement today‚ white women focus upon their oppression as women and ignore differences of race‚ sexual preference‚ class‚ and age. She talks about the struggles of colored women in the todays society and
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Literature Response 2) Title & Author Sister Flowers by Maya Angelou 3) Thesis statement: “Then I met‚ or rather got to know‚ the lady who threw me my first life line.” 4) Summary: This story is about a young lady named Marguerite Johnson who looks up to and admires a woman named Mrs. Flowers. She describes Mrs. Flowers as a beautiful and intelligent woman that is "our sides answer to the richest white woman in town." Marguerite was a smart girl who did well in school but had a problem
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JAMES JOYCE (1882-1941) He is a 20th century Irish modernist short story writer‚ novelist and poet. He was affected from naturalism‚ romanticism and realism. He was a master of the English language. He uses stream of consciousness technique and his works are full of parodies‚ allusions‚ inner monologues. His works are rich in characterization and brood humour. His psychological perceptions and innovative literary techniques make him one of the most influential writers of the 20th century
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SPED 17 & 18 – REFLECTION THE OTHER SISTER This movie portrays how a family‚ who has a member with a disability‚ encountered and overcame adversities from within triggered by several environmental factors. The protagonist‚ Carla Tate‚ who has an intellectual disability‚ seeks freedom from her mother‚ acceptance from others‚ and attention/love from opposite sex. Eventually she got those as the story developed. This only means that a disability should never serve as a hindrance in achieving
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Routine‚ Escape‚ and Life & Death in “Araby” Of the many stories in this collection‚ Joyce uses many themes in each particular story and reuses the themes again many times in the stories following. The three major themes that were quite a standout were when the main character of one story had to deal with either: the Imprisonment of Routine‚ the Strong Willing Desire for Escape‚ or the Corresponding Intersection of Life and Death. Along with many others‚ “Araby” had these three themes laid out in
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Portrayal of Light and Darkness in James Joyce’s “Araby” In James’ story “Araby” the narrator creates an image in the reader’s mind of a dark and dull world where he spends his days playing and becoming infatuated with a friend’s sister. He portrays to us a dull background in order to shows us the “light” in his world of darkness. As the narrator starts his story off he paints a world that is dark by using such words as: blind‚ uninhabited‚ and detached. These words give the reader a sense
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A Comparative Analysis Between “Araby” and “The Bread of Salt” Age brings maturity‚ experience ripens it. ― Vimal Athithan Reality isn ’t the way you wish things to be‚ nor the way they appear to be‚ but the way they actually are. ― Robert J. Ringer These two quotes capture what James Joyce’s Araby and N.V.M. Gonzalez’s The Bread of Salt are all about – maturity and realization. Araby and The Bread of Salt are both coming of age stories‚ featuring an adolescent boy’s first experience with love
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In the short story “Araby”‚ we meet a boy who’s name is never mentions and he’s basically going through the puberty stage of development. He’s obsessed with his friends older sister but he has never spoken to her before. When describing her he says “Her name sprang to my lips at moments in strange prayers and praises which I myself did not understand. My eyes were often full of tears (I could not tell why) and at times a flood from my heart seemed to pour itself out into my bosom. I thought little
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Emotions are very powerful qualities of humans and often create big impacts on one’s decisions and actions. In the novel The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt‚ the main character Eli begins to understand this idea after he meets the lobby lady at a hotel and falls in love. After experiencing this love for the first time‚ Eli discovers a new path and as a result‚ becomes a kinder and more conscientious person. He begins to care for his family members and wants to get closer to them rather than push
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