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    Be Colored Me" Zora Neale Hurston recalls her upbringing in an all black town‚ and her move to a mostly white town in the heart of racist Alabama. The author is exposed to racism and through the interaction school of symbolic interaction; she feels above the ignorance of society and negotiates her sense of self as a woman rather than as a colored person. The interaction school describes how the author has an active role in deciding who she is. When colored people Hurston knows are shaping his or her

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    “The Great Gatsby” Essay "The Great Gatsby" by F Scott Fitzgerald shows multiple examples of modernism‚ specifically the rejection of traditional themes and topics. The first traditional topic that is absolutely rejected is the concept that marriage is a flawless institution. Marriage is supposed to be a sacred bond between two people that love and trust each other. In Gatsby’s flawed society; however‚ the women are flirty‚ aloof‚ and uncaring or invested in anybody other than the person they

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    Jacques Tati was a French filmmaker‚ actor‚ and director in the twentieth century. He has released six feature films‚ the most successful of which is “Mon Oncle.” It is a guided tour of the effects and experiences of post modernism on a world which is not quite ready for it. Tati himself stars as Monsieur Hulot the protagonist‚ an adventurous and quirky role model for the sheltered and squelched Gerard. Gerard lives with his chic‚ yet traditionally robotic materialist parents on the Villa Arpel

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    Thesis: Authors use rhetorical devices to demonstrate the impact that society plays on the personal development of an individual. The main character in Hurston’s novel‚ Janie Crawford‚ Janie’s hair is a symbol that portrays her individuality and resistance to the stereotypes that are intertwined in her society. As Janie begins to settle into her home in Eatonville‚ she is soon confronted by her husband‚ Jody‚ and the townspeople’s antithetical views about her proper role in society. In response to

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    events that influenced the ideas and attitudes of the people during this period. World War I and II had taken place and this devastated many parts of the world along with leaving many European countries in ruin. Not only did the world wars influence modernism‚ but the Great Depression did too. Overall‚ this was a bad time in America: two world wars sandwiching a depression. Technology was also becoming available with many countries stealing or sharing each others’ ideas. Sigmund Freud developed new ideas

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    Vampire Essay The text Dracula was written in a time long before post-modernism‚ when Victorian values were considered important and issues relating gender were established. Nosferatu was also written in the time of modernism‚ where there was a sense in that western culture had lost its values. Shadow of a Vampire is a recent‚ post-modern text that focuses on the filming methods and techniques used to film Nosferatu. Using post-modern techniques that are comparable to satire in some scenes‚ Shadow

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    Melissa Cudd Character Analysis Essay of Sweat Alice Walker said‚ “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” The story takes place in a small town in Florida. Its spring‚ snakes are abundant this time of year. The story of Delia in “Sweat‚” the story is about the struggle of a hardworking woman‚ Delia‚ trying to let go of an abusive marriage she no longer wants to hold on to. While the opposing character‚ Sykes represent an uncontrolled self-appealing

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    "Sweat" Colloquial speech is used by many authors in order to give a sense of realism to their writing. In "Sweat" by Zora Neale Hurston‚ every character speaks in colloquial speech. This style of writing gives the reader a real sense of the South in a way no other style of writing can. Dialogue is how Hurston gets her point across using colloquial speech in writing her dialogue her dialogue. When Hurston uses colloquial speech in the story‚ she characterizes people who are poor black citizens

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    Compare and Contrast Essay: Over the Course of Counting By 7’s Willow Chance changed and became a better person over the course of the book Counting By 7’s by Holly Goldberg Sloan. She became more open-minded to new and strange experiences. One of the biggest changes‚ however‚ was her basic interaction with humans and her involvement in the community. Although a lot of her basic characteristics still remained‚ Willow matured in many other ways. For one thing‚ Willow used to have a very fixed mindset

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    The role of guilt in "Spunk" by Zora Neale Hurston In "Spunk" by Zora Neale Hurston‚ the main character Joe Kanty’s death is the tool used to shape the characters in her story. Following Joe’s murder‚ the characters experience different forms of guilt‚ representing Hurston’s belief that everyone in our world has a conscience. As the characters develop a guilty conscience‚ they realize just that. Bullies‚ cheaters‚ and murderers are all susceptible to the feelings of a guilty conscience as illustrated

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