Discussion Questions: The Book of the Dead 1. Why are Annie and her father in Florida? 2. Where does Annie’s father go when he leaves the motel‚ and what does he do? 3. What surprising information does Annie’s father give her about his past? 4. Why does Annie hold back from promising to make another statue for Gabrielle Fonteneau? Thinking Critically 5. How does a particular historical period shape the events of this story? Could you imagine similar events happening in the lives of people who
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Memory is what defines our lives. Our identities are shaped by our past experiences and the ways that we cope with painful memory is an incredibly important part of the human experience. In 1984 by George Orwell‚ Beloved by Toni Morrison‚ and The Dead by James Joyce the common theme of traumatic memory is explored in a variety of ways. Each of these texts contain characters who suppress painful memories and each text explores the benefits and perils of suppressing these memories. Beloved gives
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The essay “White Privilege and Male Privilege” written by Peggy McIntosh was enlightening and controversial. It was enlightening because she shows you how certain groups of people can have privilege over other different groups‚ and be unaware or in denial over it. Peggy’s story was controversial because it talked about the privilege that very few have the courage to talk about. The white and male privilege and the fact that it is looming over our heads as a society. Throughout history there’s a
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Life and Death: Burial of the Dead The only thing in life that is one-hundred percent certain is death. Humans go through life ignoring this ultimate fate until the day they are confronted. What a civilization does with their deceased tells a lot about their culture and beliefs in an afterlife. Whether a person is cremated or the body is preserved‚ whether they are buried in the ground or placed in a tomb‚ and how their final place is decorated all show their cultures values and beliefs and what
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Living Dead “Last Night” by James Salter is a story about dying and the right to do it on your own terms. Marit Such‚ one of the three characters‚ is dying from metastasized uterine cancer. Once a beautiful woman‚ she has become only a shadow of her former self. Stripped of hope and unwilling to live in this state she has decided to end her life with an overdose of her prescription medication. Marit choose to die with dignity‚ right which people should have when they figure enough is
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Men put pressure upon themselves to be viewed in a certain way by society and others. Masculinity is defined as "the quality or condition of being masculine." Male psyche is best defined as "to put into the right psychological frame of mind." [dictionary.com] Three stories that show masculinity and male psyche are‚ "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven" by Sherman Alexie‚ "The Bath" and "A Small Good Thing" by Raymond Carver‚ and "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka. In sociology‚ Janet Saltzman
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blacks‚ and in particular black males. The current stereotype of a black male is a person that is poor and is also a criminal. This stereotype casts a very negative light over the black community and leads to unfair treatment. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ 1 in every 3 black males is expected to face some jail time. Black males now make up approximately 36% of the inmates incarcerated. Statistics like these are what have continued to keep the black male stereotype alive. This stereotype
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Jaden R.M. Chivalry is not dead‚ but perhaps slowly dying off; it has simply evolved and is evolving continuously as time and people do. In Medieval Period‚ chivalry was a system of ethical ideals lived by daily. The chief chivalric virtues were piety‚ honor‚ nobility‚ valor‚ courtesy‚ chastity‚ and loyalty‚ and protecting the weak (women). It is apparent in today’s society that the definition and application of chivalry has changed through history. During the middle Ages‚ chivalry was a code
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Shaun of the Dead Through making the transition from " balding‚ weak-chinned loser to wide awake zombie slayer" Simon Pegg ’s character of Shaun in British comedy Shaun of the Dead displays the use of mise en scene by shifting his environment from normal ’ and laid back to stressful and highly charged. This was shown at the beginning of the film when we saw Shaun going about his normal morning routine‚ brushing his teeth‚ using the toilet and grabbing his breakfast. After awaking up with a
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Brent in “Black Men and Public Space” described the difficulties that a young black male may encounter during his ordinary life. It is explained that‚ even if you are a well-educated citizen‚ but you are a black man—more than six feet height with a not shaved face—you could face unfair prejudice and judgment all the time in street. At the very beginning of the article Brent start with “My first victim was a woman—white‚ well-dressed‚ probably in her late twenties” (207). Leaves reader with a sense of
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