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    manufacturers. Other major companies of TVS Group are: TVS - Motor Company Limited: TVS Motor Company Limited is one of the largest two-wheeler manufacturers in India. It manufactures Motorcycles‚ Mopeds‚ Scooterettes and Scooters. Axles India Limited Axles India is promoted by Wheels India and Sundaram Finance‚ with technical support and equity participation from Dana Corporation‚ USA. Incorporated in 1982‚ the company provides axles for the entire range of medium and heavy commercial vehicles‚ including

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    decisions through trust. Dana‚ the protagonist from Eric Walters’ Sketches‚ has a tough time learning how to show her traits. However‚ as a child on the streets Dana fights through many tough obstacles that enable her to become an optimistic‚ courageous and trusting individual. After running away from her family Dana is very pessimistic about anything getting better‚ but throughout all of her tests and trials‚ she becomes exceedingly optimistic. A man‚ watching Dana paint under a freeway bridge

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    Margaret‚ both resent Dana because she is an educated black woman with proper dialect. The wife even goes as far as throwing coffee on her and slapping her‚ while the husband sends flirtatious signs her way and even tries to buy her‚ but Dana refuses. Dana tells Kevin of these experiences on the plantation‚ and he tells her she needs to leave‚ but she only agrees to leave when Rufus’s leg has fully healed. Nigel‚ who is a thirteen year old slave on Weylin’s plantation asks Dana to teach him how to

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    oppression that continues on even as time goes by. Dana is constantly being oppressed due to her gender and is looked down on by Kevin and Rufus. Rufus and Kevin’s action reflect the idea that women were and are still inferior to men. In the antebellum south‚ Dana must deal with the segregation that comes with being an African American and a woman. Similarly in her present time‚ Dana is still being silenced due to her gender. The act of both men asking Dana to be a secretary‚ and only write down a man’s

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    The trial of Terry Vickers v. Sandy Hearst. Sandy Hearst claims that Dana Ivy had been drunk‚ which ended up causing a car collision on the morning of December 17. the defendant states that Dana Ivy was not drunk‚ as well as that alcohol was not the cause of this accident that took place at the intersection of Justice and Eagle street. This accident caused injuries to Terry Vickers. Terry Vickers wants to sue Sandy Hearst for pain‚ suffering‚ in addition lost wages‚ Sandy Hearst is the host of a

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    perspective of characters‚ to understand the struggle of slavery during the slave era. Kindred is about a young‚ free‚ Black-American woman named Dana‚ who is the main character and narrator of the novel. Dana time travels into the era of the South in the 19th century 6 times. Dana strives to keep her freedom‚ while battling her issues of self-identity. Dana continuously saves the life of Rufus‚ a drunk man who owned her ancestors. When

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    their new Southern California apartment. Dana‚ the protagonist and narrator of the novel‚ is married to Kevin Franklin‚ who is presented as a relatively progressive white man for marrying a black woman‚ despite the objections of his family. In presenting an interracial relationship‚ establishing the story’s core idea‚ Kindred challenges the traditional mindset associated with race. The disapproving actions of characters in the past and the present towards Dana and Kevin’s integrated relationship represents

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    In the novel‚ Kindred‚ by Octavia E. Butler‚ the character Dana experiences time travels back to the antebellum South‚ where she encounters many dangerous situations. Although Dana is very clever and is able to make the best of her surroundings while helping others‚ it is challenging for her to do what is truly right by following her instincts‚ because of the immoral punishments of the antebellum south. Like most normal human beings Dana has common sense and thorough the novel she retains this vital

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    Kindred When Kevin and Dana arrive back in 1976 they make love. Feeling lost‚ Kevin and Dana agree they felt most at home on the plantation. Kevin seems to be an image of Rufus‚ and the Weylins and their houses are similar. Kevin grew out his beard during the years he was there to help disguise him‚ because he was helping freeing slaves. He is unable to remember how to operate any device like the TV or typewriter. Kevin gets upset and angry at Dana as she gets dizzy. When Dana arrives‚ Rufus is face

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    From the second time Rufus and Dana met‚ he already begins to use offensive words as he was speaking. Even though he has no clue what these words mean‚ he uses them carelessly while speaking to Dana‚ “Just a strange nigger” (25). Rufus says this to Dana after she explains who and why

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