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    General Zaroff treats animals and humans the same way‚ as he has no respect for the lives of either. He was looking for the ultimate satisfaction. 2. “Trying to peer through the dank topical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht” – visual imagery. This visual imagery is effective to this particular story because it makes you feel as if you are actually present in the creepy scene. “He struggled up to the surface and tried to cry out‚ but the wash from

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    even the National Front‚ who were all opposed to immigration‚ and favoured an all-white Britain. For example‚ in “Out of Place : Englishness‚ Empire‚ and the Locations of Identity” (1999)‚ Ian Baucom argues that “Powell’s strategy of disavowing blackness in order to negatively invoke a racially pure English identity draws on a long history of the reading of

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    There was nothing. All she could see was blackness‚ there was no light but she saw her own hands clearly and brightly. One second she was at the skate park and the next she was isolated in solid space. There were no vetrexes or ends‚ simply unoccupied area. She was too shocked to react. Objects within

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    baseball‚ Raynell garden‚ and the fence. This play focuses on the symbol of a fence which helps readers receive a better understanding of these events. “Fences” symbolizes a great struggle between the literal and figurative definitions of humanity and blackness. Of course‚ this fence is much more than just a fence – it’s a complex symbol that pretty much sums up the whole play. Troy is crammed with baseball symbolism‚ which tackles a great deal of typical importance. Troy was looted of an expert baseball

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    The following lyrics are those of “The Real Ambassadors”‚ written by Dave and Iola Brubeck‚ and performed by Louis Armstrong and Lambert‚ Hendricks & Ross (Lyrics Playground). It is the title song of the musical “The Real Ambassadors”‚ written by Dave and Iola Brubeck‚ originally recorded in 1961 (The Real Ambassadors). The play was produced in response to the jazz ambassadors of the Cold War and the racial issues that followed. It also celebrates Louis Armstrong’s travels as a jazz ambassador (Nocera)

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    you tell you. This discovery is shown through a variety of different language techniques. Personification is used to emphasise the individuality of the speaker‚ which demonstrates his nervousness of personal discovery "feel nervously about in the blackness." The ferry is an extended metaphor for the vulnerability of the individual. For example‚ "swarming below the Bridge" which shows the smallness and insignificance of the ferry or ’individual’. ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ has similar themes to ‘Late Ferry’

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    decades endured evil (Jackson‚ 4). So the question derives why the year 1963? For years Blacks had been suppressed and ostracized for being black. In the book‚ “Why we can’t wait” the author introduces an excerpt from a poet that states “Why must the blackness of nighttime

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    the land. He fits his time perfectly because it was important to be tough and not be afraid of war. Beowulf’s toughness is described in the text as “....I drove five great giants into chains‚ chased all of that race from the earth. I swam in the blackness of night‚ hunting monsters out of the ocean...” ( Beowulf 43). As defined in the text‚ Beowulf’s superhuman strength was his greatest trait‚ but it also gave him great pride‚ which eventually led to his demise. However‚ with his great strength‚ Beowulf

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    is firm‚” (636). Beowulf’s will to stand in front of a fire-breathing dragon‚ shows his fearlessness and not only does he stand without an ounce of cowardliness‚ but he also gives his fellow warrior‚ Wiglaf‚ the courage to fight. “I swam in the blackness of night‚ hunting monsters out of the ones killing them one by one; death was my errand and the fate they earned” (250). The quote represents Beowulf’s fearlessness towards death and fate. He believed that his fate was to instill death upon those

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    In Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech‚ he stressed that now is the time to give African Americans true freedom‚ equality‚ and opportunity. This is still very relevant to African Americans today‚ even though it shouldn’t be. I say it shouldn’t be because now‚ for Mr. King was 52 years and five months ago. These problems have been going on for more than half a century after he professed his dream‚ and there has been little change since then. There is still discrimination towards blacks and

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