Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. Whiteness as the Standard of Beauty The Bluest Eye provides an extended depiction of the ways in which internalized white beauty standards deform the lives of black girls and women. Implicit messages that whiteness is superior are everywhere‚ including the white baby doll given to Claudia‚ the idealization of Shirley Temple‚ the consensus that light-skinned Maureen is cuter than the other black girls‚
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When people lose their dignity‚ they also lose a part of the very thing that makes them human. Despair‚ hopelessness‚ fear and apathy are all ways a human can lose their humanity. The eyes provide a window onto the soul‚ and thus a view on the person’s mental state. The eyes also function in reverse‚ as a symbolic gesture of control over someone. All of this is present in Night‚ by Elie Wiesel‚ an account of human tragedy‚ human cruelty‚ human dignity‚ and the loss thereof. At the start of the
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says he is “still playing” -> treats science like a game‚ doesn’t take it srsly. Religion - Jonah says to Mona “could I have your religion‚ if I wanted it?” -> religion is so easy to take up - Newt compares religion to the cat’s cradle. See the cat? See the cradle?" Bokononism is a religion of "shameless lies.” Dismisses the whole idea of religion by showing it as a façade; u don’t actually see God - Julian says “people have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working
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Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. Love Pride and Prejudice contains one of the most cherished love stories in English literature: the courtship between Darcy and Elizabeth. As in any good love story‚ the lovers must elude and overcome numerous stumbling blocks‚ beginning with the tensions caused by the lovers’ own personal qualities. Elizabeth’s pride makes her misjudge Darcy on the basis of a poor first impression‚ while Darcy’s prejudice
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Themes The Search For Redemption Amir’s quest to redeem himself makes up the heart of the novel. Early on‚ Amir strives to redeem himself in Baba’s eyes‚ primarily because his mother died giving birth to him‚ and he feels responsible. To redeem himself to Baba‚ Amir thinks he must win the kite-tournament and bring Baba the losing kite‚ both of which are inciting incidents that set the rest of the novel in motion. The more substantial part of Amir’s search for redemption‚ however‚ stems from his
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Themes‚ Motifs & Symbols Themes Love as a Cause of Suffering Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy‚ and romantic love is the play’s main focus. Despite the fact that the play offers a happy ending‚ in which the various lovers find one another and achieve wedded bliss‚ Shakespeare shows that love can cause pain. Many of the characters seem to view love as a kind of curse‚ a feeling that attacks its victims suddenly and disruptively. Various characters claim to suffer painfully from being in love‚ or
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A book not made of paper : Cradle to Cradle (In order to explain how this book is an ideal and sustainable product‚ and not simply an educational device‚ I first must explain the educatory content of the book as it will reveal a new form of thought about sustainable design; the type of design thinking that went into creating a book not made of paper.) William McDonough and Michael Braungart‚ authors of “Cradle to Cradle‚” are Remaking the Way We Make Things. Their book is more than a handbook
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Newton’s Cradle Isaac Newton was a key figure in developing some basic laws of motion that apply to the world all around us. One object that demonstrates some of Newton’s Laws of Motion is Newton’s Cradle. Because Newton’s Cradle was not invented by Newton‚ the name is a bit misleading. Although there is still some confusion today as to who is the rightful inventor of this object‚ most sources claim that Newton’s Cradle was invented by Marius Morin and was later coined “Newton’s Cradle” by English
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The Cradle was done by an artist called John Thomas Biggers (13th April 1924 to 25th January 2001). Cradle won John first prize in 1950 at an annual exhibition dabbed Houston Arts exhibition which was held at Fine Arts Museum. It was the first piece of art done by Biggers to be seen by Houston audience. It was also the first painting by an African-American to be placed at the Museum of Fine Arts. I had the pleasure to visit the Fine Arts Museum of Houston (Audrey Beck Building) to view this work
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Cradle of Civilization * A term referring to locations identified as the sites of the emergence of civilization * Civilization is an advanced state of human society‚ in which a high level of culture‚ science‚ industry‚ and government has been reached. * Mesopotamia: Cradle of Civilization * The name Mesopotamia is a Greek word meaning “between the rivers.” * located in a region that included parts of what is now eastern Syria‚ southeastern Turkey‚ and most of Iraq‚ lay
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