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    Lina 郭丽娜 1106 20110236 The story-- “Everyday Use (For Your Grandmama)” mainly talks about an Africa-American family’s daily life and the relationship among three main characters: the mother and her two daughters—Dee and Maggie. The author looks like to focus on the scramble for the two quilts between two daughters‚ but in the deep meaning of the story we can see the sisters’ attitudes on two quilts indicate the culture conflicts between the traditional African-American culture and the modern

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    subverts it by first whetting then frustrating the readers deep-seated need for meaning.” Lewis Carroll‚ author of Alice in Wonderland‚ fabricates a humorous‚ yet visceral reflection of the world we live in by juxtaposing Alice’s need to implement the rules of the world above and Wonderland’s creatures’ explicit refusal of doing so. The conversations between the Mad Hatter and Alice at the tea party about Time as an abstract concept versus a lawless man‚ who demands appeasement‚ showcase the inconsistency

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    Confucianism and Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee Celebrated cases of Judge Dee‚ a detective novel which describes crime cases which happened in China during the Tang Dynasty‚ in the 7th Century. In the book Judge Dee is a well known magistrate of Chang Ping‚ whom and is famous for solving crime and maintaining justice‚ particularly amongst common the Chinese People. In the book‚ Judge Dee is faced with three murders. As Judge Dee begins solving the crimes‚ the story unfolds slowly and presents

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    “My spirit takes journey‚ my spirit takes flight‚ could not have risen otherwise & I am not running... I am choosing.” Alike is an intelligent and poetically talented 17 year old girl. On the surface‚ Dee Rees’s Pariah (2011)‚ is the coming of age story of African-American lesbian‚ Alike. Growing up in a traditional household that is sexually repressed and a society that is hateful towards her for being homosexual she finds solace in poetry and academics. Through her plight‚ the film intelligently

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    Rhetorical Analysis Essay As a guest editor I was asked to review and analyze Dee Dee Myers article “What class warfare really looks like”‚ and either recommend it or not for publishing in The Shorthorn. After considering all rhetorical appeal in Myers’ writing‚ I concluded that it should not be read at large by the UTA community. Therefore I must recommend that it should not be published in The Shorthorn‚ due to the fact that Myers states the gap between the super-rich and everyone else has steadily

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    insight into their future. In the short stories “ A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner” and “ Everyday Use by Alice Walker‚” this concept is displayed with its main characters respectfully. While‚ the homes give the main characters their identity‚ or lack their of‚ the sense of entitlement and privilege only deepens their connection to the their houses. In “A Rose for Emily‚” the main character Miss Emily Grierson‚ a sheltered daughter born into a well respected‚ well off family dies leaving

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    “Being True To Yourself” In the short story‚ “Everyday Use‚” by Alice walker‚” dee visited her mother and her sister‚ Maggie. There are many similarities and differences between maggie and Dee. The first comparison that can be made is the similarities and the differences in the motivations. The second is the comparison that can be made in their personalities. The last is there point of view on preserving their heritage. Although‚ Dee and Maggie have great differences in many ways‚ there are still

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    Antonio Molina Mrs. Ramirez English 68 19 March 2015 In “Everyday use” by Alice Walker and “I stand here ironing” by Tillie Olsen‚ the main characters Maggie and Emily hold a comparison and contrast. In both short stories‚ Maggie and Emily’s mother blame themselves for not giving them their all. However‚ Emily and Maggie did contrast when it came to their special talents they had. In compassion to Emily and Maggie‚ they both had mothers whom blamed themselves for not giving them their all. In

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    Literary Analysis: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a popularly known children’s book written by Lewis Carroll‚ but all is not what it appears. Though the book seems mostly comprised of silliness‚ random actions and nonsensical fun‚ that is a common misconception‚ and it is actually‚ demonstrating a social relationship. Through the adventures of a little girl named Alice‚ Carroll echoes his opinions of a government and its society’s relationship. Throughout

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    1. Why do black-capped chickadees produce longer “chick-a-dee” alarm call for more threatening predators? Do more intense D notes signaling caught more attention from the predators? How can this be explained by natural selection (Templeton‚ Greene‚ & Davis‚ 2005)? Evidently‚ chickadees produce more intense “chick-a-dee” alarm call for smaller predators than larger predators. We could explore why natural selection favor this signaling behavior because producing longer D notes tend to caught more attention

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