There Are Black BY JIMMY SANTIAGO BACA There are black guards slamming cell gates on black men‚ And brown guards saying hello to brown men with numbers on their backs‚ And white guards laughing with white cons‚ and red guards‚ few‚ say nothing to red inmate as they walk by to chow and cells There you have it‚ the little antpile‚ convicts marching in straight lines‚ guards flying on badged wings‚ permits to sting‚ to glut themselves at the cost of secluding themselves from their
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Louise Erdrich Tracks It okay however not very interesting story. It is a confusing story at the beginning. I am still uncertain if Nanapush is a male or female. the writer wrote this story as a third person‚ which again leaves me confused. The story Indians feel that they have been robbed from all there fortune. However Nana push drowns and never dies or she dies and she becomes a witch I’m confused. Set in North Dakota at a time in the past century when Indian tribes were struggling to
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Shirley Jacksons The Haunting of Hill House tells the story of Dr. Montague‚ a professor studying the supernatural. After inviting Eleanor‚ Theodora‚ and Luke to stay at Hill House and participate in his study‚ weird occurrences begin to happen. Loud noises are heard at night‚ sections of the house are deathly cold‚ and strange writing is found on one of the walls. The house appears to come alive‚ slowly devouring those that inhabit it until it eventually claims one of their lives in a climatic ending
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Hills like elephants The short story "Hills like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway has a lot to do with making decision in a relationship. The story shows problems within a relationship and a lack of communication between a couple. Throughout the story‚ the couple is trying to argue about having an abortion. The couple has different mindset than each other‚ because of which they don’t agree with each other. The hills symbolize two different situations that the pregnant girl is faced with. Both
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Who’s at fault‚ we ask. Why Frair Lawrence of course. There could be no one else. He’s the one who‚ married them‚ against their family’s permission. He’s the one who‚ didn’t tell Romeo about the sleeping serum. He’s the one who‚ should have stopped her from the idea of‚ let me fake my death. He’s the one. Your use of commas is incorrect here‚ read this aloud pausing where you placed commas as see if it sounds right to you. One immense reason‚ Frair Lawrence should also be at fault‚ for marrying
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state. After the reorganisation‚ the erstwhile Mahasu district and its major portion was merged with Shimla. Its name has been derived from the goddess Shyamala Devi‚ an incarnation of the Hindu goddess Kali. As of 2011 Shimla comprises 19 erstwhile hill states mainly Balson‚ Bushahr‚ Bhaji and Koti‚ Darkoti‚ Tharoch & Dhadi‚ Kumharsain‚ Khaneti & Delath‚ Dhami‚ Jubbal‚ Keothal‚ Madhan‚ Rawingarh‚ Ratesh‚ and Sangri. As a large and growing city‚ Shimla is home to many well-recognized colleges and
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Theme in literature is the main idea or marking the meaning of literary ideas that may be stated implicitly or explicitly. In the book “White Tiger” by Aravind Adiga‚ there were themes that were mainly focused on the main character life that he was facing‚ and they were relatable to the real-life experiences. A theme does not only focus on the story itself‚ it allows the readers to make connections to real life experiences that they see or face in their life. There were a lot of themes that were
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horrific onslaught was glorified into legend by an author named “Parson Weems” (SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE))) with Col. Israel Putnam’s iconic line “Don’t fire ’til you see the whites of their eyes”. However according to Horwitz “there’s no evidence [to suggest] that Col. Israel Putnam [ever] told his men to [wait till] … they saw “the whites” of [their] enemies’ eyes” This legend forged by “Parson Weems…decades” (Smith Mag) after the battles conclusion should be held as the symbol of American spirit that
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Black on Black Violence & Injustice of the Death Penalty Case Black on black violence has been on the rise in the recent years. 1 in 146 black males are at risk of violent death‚ whereas the ratio for white men is 1 in 189. What do we mean by “Black on Black crime?” It may be described as anytime a Black person inflicts violent harm on another Black person. The effects of this violence in the Black community are tremendous. Violence is very much part of what it means to be Black in America
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Nathaniel Hawthorns use of sound‚ colour and symbolism in The Hollow of Three Hills -Leandre Kleynhans LW 11Y AS Levels English Nathaniel Hawthorne turns the perhaps often ignored topic of adultery into a compelling story that keeps the reader enthralled by using various literary techniques. He focuses on using colour and sound as a way to activate the audience’s imagination and create a somewhat magical picture that only the mind could produce. He describes certain things and places in a precise
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