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    468-73. Academic Search Elite. Web. 21 Feb. 2015. Tognotti‚ Eugenia. "Program to Eradicate Malaria in Sardinia‚ 1946–1950." Emerging Infectious Diseases 15.9 (2009): 1460-466. Academic Search Elite. Web. 8 Mar. 2015. Tontonoz‚ Matthew. "The Legacy of Bessie Dashiell." Cancerresearch.org. Cancer Research Institute‚ 13 Dec. 2013. Web. 8 Mar. 2015. Weindling‚ Paul. "Philanthropy and World Health: The Rockefeller Foundation and the League of Nations Health Organisation." Minerva 35 (1997): 269-81. Academic

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    responds and her aunt sends her to the ‘Red room’ as punishment. In this chapter‚ the reader is given insight into the unhappy childhood of Jane Eyre. Chapter 2: Jane is forcefully escorted to the ‘Red room’ by two new characters- two servants- Bessie Lee and Miss Abbot. Once imprisoned in the room‚ Jane views herself in the mirror. She is shocked at what a pathetic sight she is and then reviews why she is in such a state‚ reflecting on how she has been constantly mistreated since she was orphaned

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    Furthermore you are expected to interrogate the text and draw your own personal conclusions about what the writer has presented. Lastly apply the different literary techniques or look at how Bessie Head has utilized the in this moving and free flowing story. A story every learner is bound to ENJOY! BESSIE HEAD : THE AUTHOR She is a South African writer of great stature who was born in KZN’s Pietermaritzburg in the late 30s. She was a coloured‚ illegitimate and unwanted child who confronted

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    Source A is supposed to be a valuable one because it’s adapted from Lenin’s April Theses for Peace‚ thus offering a perspective on the Revolution from the Bolshevik Party leader himself. However‚ the fact that it’s ‘adapted’ lowers its credibility‚ as the document might have suffered misleading changes‚ meant to portray Lenin and the Bolsheviks in a certain way. Moreover‚ the extract is published by the official communist newspaper which indicates a clear bias in favour of the Bolshevik Revolutionaries

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    Assignment 2ENG 1501

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    ENG 1501 Student no 4572922 WHEN RAIN CLOUDS GATHER THEMES DISCUSSED * TRIBALISM * APARTHEID * RACISM * DESCRIMINATION * PROGRESSION – DEVELOPMENT * BLACK/BLACK – WHITE/BLACK – MALE/FEMALE * SOCIAL INJUSTICE "When Rain Clouds Gather‚" the novel by Bessie Head‚ tells the story of a black South African refugee named Makhayo. He crosses the border into Botswana and becomes part of the village of Golema Mundi‚ whose members are experimenting with new agricultural methods under the tutelage of a white

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    “Take away my good name‚ take away my life” This is a quote that I’m sure everyone in this room can probably relate to. We all remember our high school days‚ we wanted everyone to know our name. We wanted popularity and our reputation meant the world to us. What we do and how we act reflects directly on our name. For Shea Simmons what happened to her name was not her fault. Shea spent countless hours practicing and working on Mock Trial‚ working towards getting the scholarship from the Metropolitan

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    Leah Manfra Mr. Lindell APUSH December 6‚ 2014 Ch. 16 Terms West Africa Squadron: British royal navy force formed to enforce the abolition of the slave trade in 1807. It intercepted hundreds of slave ships and freed thousands of Africans. Breakers: slave drivers who employed the lash to brutally “break” the souls of strong-willed slaves Black belt: area in the South where slavery was most concentrated Responsorial: African religious practice in which the congregation punctuated a minister’s

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    Written by Tammy Carter In history‚ women have always struggled to gain equality‚ respect‚ and the same rights as men. Women had had to endure years of sexism and struggle to get to where we are today. The struggle was even more difficult for women of color because not only were they dealing with issues of sexism‚ but also racism. Many movements have helped black women during the past centuries to overcome sexism‚ racism‚ and adversities that were set against them. History tells us that

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    Native Son - The Metamorphosis of Bigger Thomas Native Son - The Metamorphosis of Bigger Thomas In the turn of the century‚ the time of Bigger Thomas‚ the roles of black men and women in America were heavily restricted compared to the white population. Black people were also still treated unequally and dealt with as ignorant fools. Richard Wright ’s novel‚ Native Son‚ embraces this knowledge and follows the reaction of one angry man as he manages the delights of his exploits and the consequences

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    Mersadie Tallman DezureAP Lit 21 October 2014 In the mid-nineteenth century‚ a woman would have carried the burden of "staying in her place." In other words‚ she was subject to the generally accepted standards and roles that society had placed upon her‚ which did not necessarily provide her with liberty‚ dignity or independence. Yet if Charlotte Bronte’s character Jane Eyre had truly existed in that time period‚ she would have defied most of these cultural standards and proved herself a paradigm

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