fight. To argue. To persuade. To introduce legislation again and again and again.” ("Maxine Waters Facts" 2017). I can name so many people who have shown outstanding and ambitious political actions during and after President Kennedy’s birth year. I can name both men and women‚ but nothing is as powerful as an African American woman. But you never would have guessed that one of the strongest women are in St. Louis. Maxine Waters has a status of being a fighter and one of the most powerful black women
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“The first thing you have to learn‚” the old women told me‚ “is how to be quiet. (pg. 23).” This is what Maxine Hong Kingston is told as a young girl. Throughout the book young Maxine is told stories where the absence of voice is a factor. Whether it’s affecting her family or her (Maxine) personally‚ the theme of having or not having a voice is an impact in her life. The story starts “You must not tell anyone. (pg. 3).” Her mother is telling her the story of her “forgotten‚ disregarded aunt.” Her
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Woodchucks “Woodchucks” by Maxine Kumin is a poem that describes the gardener annoying and disturbing situation with woodchucks in his farm. Woodchucks were eating and destroying vegetables; therefore‚ he really attempted to get rid of them and solve his problem. This poem is apparently the story about the difficulties of one farmer; however‚ it has a deeper meaning and relate to the Holocaust. Besides‚ the gardener demeanor changed‚ and the violence increased from stanza to stanza. In the first
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It may seem like it but‚ Cherry Valance isn’t all that perfect. Although she is fearless and rebellious‚ she has a two-faced side to her‚ that many don’t realize. However‚ Cherry does become very useful to one of many social groups‚ the greasers‚ as she betrays her own social group‚ the socs. Throughout the book‚ S.E. Hinton shows Cherry’s “not so perfect” side and how things are “rough all over” for everyone‚ not just for the greasers. Cherry Valance isn’t always what she seems‚ or what some
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Three hundred day old ducklings‚ (100 Cherry valley ducks‚ 100 Moulard and 100 Pekin) allotted into indoor group; where ducklings within each breed were brooded and reared without any outdoor access until they were slaughtered and outdoor group; where ducklings were allowed to an outdoor access from 3rdweek of age. The obtained results showed that Cherry valley ducks exhibited high percentage of feeding‚ drinking‚ panting and total body care behavior than Moulard and Pekin. Total confinement of ducks
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interactive oral? The play The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov shows the changing times in Russia‚ particularly the rise of the serfs and the communist ideology. During the discussion‚ various topics were brought up‚ including social class‚ time‚ characterisation‚ and the significance of the cherry orchard. The cherry orchard in general represents the wealth of the aristocrats and the old social order and its destruction symbolises change. However‚ for Madam Ranevsky‚ the cherry orchard is a symbol of her
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Literary critic Antony Harrison proposes that the reality of the text is conceptual. Such proposition allows for a multiplicity of interpretations or “a free play of ideas” (380) on the part of the reader. In this respect‚ readers underline certain linguistic devices‚ which are used by the author‚ that appeal the most to them and interpret their development throughout the reading process. On a similar note‚ Greenblatt posits that “the work of art is itself the product of a set of manipulations‚ some
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challenge of living as multicultural people in a world that tends to shame diversity. These stories are extremely important to Cofer and Stone; questioning them would violate all they believe in. However‚ there is another side to this subject. Maxine Hong Kingston reveals to the reader a different side to family stories. A side that is not of love and acceptance‚ but more of hate‚ betrayal‚ and rejection. In some cultures family circles cannot always be of love and protection. In her case she
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Split Cherry Tree by Jesse Stuart is a story that takes place in a time when people thought more about farming and less about education. This story addresses conflicts concerning “rich vs. Poor” as well as “educated vs. uneducated”. Dave Sexton along with five of his classmates climbs a neighbor’s cherry tree to capture a lizard while on a field trip with his high school biology class. The cherry tree is broken and the owner wants the six boys to each pay a dollar for the cost of the tree. Dave
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