A biographical sketch on Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey‚ born Orpah Gail Winfrey (Harpo productions 2013)‚ a top American talk show host‚ actress‚ producer‚ entrepreneur and philanthropist‚ was born on January 29 1954 in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi (A +E television networks‚ 1996). She lived in this small rural community with her mother‚ and underwent a troubled adolescent life experiencing sexual harassment from close male relatives and family friends. It is after her adolescent troubles that she moved
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life by holding it still." -Dorothea Lange Dorothea Lange was a great photographer of the Great Depression. She focused on the small things in life‚ the little details of her time‚ and today once looked back upon: are great photographs of history. Biographical Sketch: Dorothea was born in New Jersey‚ May 26‚ 1895. As a seven year old‚ she contracted polio and was left with a weakened right side. After her sickness‚ her mother seemed to be embarrassed of her daughter‚ even though she loved her dearly
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NEW CRITICISM Introduction New Criticism The name New criticism came into popular use to describe this approach to understanding literature with the 1941 publication of John Crow Ransom’s The New Criticism. This contains Ransom’s personal analysis of several of his contemporaries among theories and critics. Here he calls for an ontological critic (one who will recognize that poem is a concrete entity) like Leonardo Da Vinci’s “”Mona Lisa”. In New Criticism‚ a poem can be analyzed to discover
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Biographical Sketch: Kasturba Gandhi Kasturba Gandhi was a renowned figure for all of India and was always there to help Mohandas Gandhi out. Kasturba was born on April 11‚ 1869 to Gokuladas Makharji‚ a wealthy business man. She married Mohandas Gandhi in 1882 when she was only 13 years old. At that time she could not read or write because she hadn’t had the proper schooling. Mohandas taught to both read and write and that would come in handy later when she was delivering speeches that led
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“Work isn’t to make money‚ you work to justify life”-Marc Chagall When I was younger‚ everything was handed to me. Well‚ not everything but most of what I wanted or thought I needed like new clothes‚ toys‚ the latest electronics things that cost money. When the economy started to crash thing had to change around my house. My mother lost her job and my dad’s pay was cut short plus on top of that he was sick for 8 months with a type of liver disease. We had to cut down on how much money we spent
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The Story of an Hour: A Biographical Analysis Christina M. Salvador ENG125: Introduction to Literature Instructor: Loretta Crosson February 17‚ 2014 The Story of an Hour The Story of an Hour; is this a story of transformation and final freedom from a male oppressor? This paper submits a biographical analysis of the short story written by Kate Chopin and finds that The Story of an Hour is the chronicle of the life of Mrs. Chopin and perhaps a cathartic release of unfinished patriarchal injustice
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of Literary Criticisms? * New Criticism / Formalism - This type of criticism concerns itself with the parts of a text and how the parts fit together to make a whole. Because of this‚ it does not bring in any information outside of the text: biography of the author‚ historical or literary allusions‚ mythological patterns‚ or the psychoanalytical traits of the characters (except those traits specifically described in the text.) * Archetypical or Mythic – This type of criticism looks at traditional
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Huckleberry Finn Racist? Racism remains a prominent issue throughout the history of America‚ weaving itself into the foundation of American culture and society as a tender‚ sensitive subject. Critics of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn often condemn its author‚ Mark Twain‚ for his blatant depiction of racism‚ and due to the sensitivity surrounding the controversial subject‚ many schools ban the novel from their curriculum. As a coming of age story‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn narrates the
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In the novel Adventure of Huckleberry Finn‚ by Mark Twain‚ Huckleberry Finn lives in a racist society where people believe that African Americans slaves have no rights. Finn experiences internal obstacles as he gradually helps his guardian’s slave escape. He questions whether what he is doing is moral; however‚ in the end he learns to understand the power of his mind and makes his own decisions. He is very aware of how society would view his acts‚ but finally does not care what anyone else may think
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To convey this message‚ he uses his main character‚ a rebellious adolescent named Huck Finn. Huck has a very difficult time accepting the ways of society and refuses to let his guardians‚ The Widow Douglas‚ Miss Watson‚ as well as many other characters attempt to civilize him. Huck rebels against many things such as religion‚ education‚ cleanliness‚ and mannerisms. He even rebels against the main principle of society at the time
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