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    Human Eye and the Colourful World Q 1. What is meant by power of accommodation of the eye? Ans. The ability of the eye lens to adjust its focal length‚ so as to clearly focus rays coming from distant as well a near objects on the retina‚ is called the power of accommodation of the eye. Q2. A person with a myopic eye cannot see objects beyond 1.2 m distinctly. What should be the type of the corrective lens used to restore proper vision? Ans. A person with a myopic eye should

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    Neysha Green October 13‚ 2013 Introduction to Literature Section #: 46892 Assignment: Documented Essay The Secrets & Lies of a Dysfunctional Family A dysfunctional family can be a central theme of modern short stories. Some other short story themes can include carelessness‚ cockiness‚ and unusual relationships. Being a part of a dysfunctional family characters tend to suffer due to certain circumstances. In “The Death of a Salesman‚” a dysfunctional family is the major focus point of

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    of crime lies within the individual.’ To what extent do sociological arguments and evidence support this view? (21 marks – 30mins) It can be argued that the genetic differences in ethnic minorities can lead to an individual becoming more likely to offend. This is evident in the work of Lombroso; he found that the majority of criminals had similar characteristics‚ for example‚ they had large jaws and were big boned. This therefore supports the view that the cause of crime lies within the

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    the functions of the face‚ eye behavior is unquestionably the most important tool in communication. Eye behavior serves a variety of purposes. It regulates conversations‚ shows interest or involvement‚ and establishes a connection with others. Specifically‚ the eye gaze is one aspect of eye behavior that plays a significant role in the communication process. It can make or break a conversation. In order to further understand the effects of the eye gaze versus the lack of eye contact‚ I participated

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    " The Bluest Eye Everywhere we go there are going to be stereotypes that can affect us in our daily lives. Even stereotypes from years ago are still sometimes present today. For years Caucasian blue-eyed dolls was considered the best and most perfect gift for every little girl. For this time period it was considered perfect but many girls did not have the features that the doll had. This in some cases would affect minority’s‚ who would come to think that their features such as dark skin‚ and

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    Vanessa Mateo AP English The Beauty and Race Subjectivity in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eyes In The Bluest Eye‚ author Toni Morrison uses a combination of race and beauty as factors that contribute to a culture’s creation of artificial scale of beauty. An establishment of an artificial scale of beauty showing how a race and culture values are easily being disallowed by the ideology of being the perfect beauty of a human being. Morrison uses characters such as Claudia Macteer

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    “ A little black girl yearns for the blue eyes of a little white girl‚ and the horror at the heart of her yearning is exceeded only by the evil of fulfillment.” This quote from The Bluest Eye is the meaning of the story in a sentence. Toni Morrison is the author of this very powerful and emotional novel and through her use of symbolism‚ Morrison tells the story of Pecola Breedlove‚ an African American girl‚ and her struggle to achieve the acceptance and love she desires from her family and friends

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    you have to live with in this life” which are wise words coming from a child. Ort expresses himself through imagery and symbolism‚ an example is the sky. Ort refers to the sky in the last paragraph of the exposition‚ describing it as “one big blue eye” “just looking down at us”‚ which introduces the reader to Ort’s powerful insight into the world around him. Why does the Author use first person narrative? As Ort conveys the story‚ he is engaging the reader by providing them with personal insight

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    The Bluest Eye Essay #4 by: Jason Berry EWRT 1B Instructor: C. Keen June 16th 2010 Toni Morrison the author of The Bluest Eye‚ portrays the character Pecola‚ an eleven year old black girl who believes she is ugly and that having blue eyes would make her beautiful‚ in such a way as to expose and attack “racial self- loathing” in the black community. Toni Morrison the author of The Bluest Eye‚ portrays the character Pecola‚ an eleven year old black

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    Differences between deviance and crime is pretty significant. Deviance deals with the violation of the social norms for example adultery‚ teen pregnancy‚ and doing drugs. Crime is deviance that violates laws and is punished with formal penalties. In the sociological perspective there are two different types of deviance positive and negative. Negative deviance fails under conforms to accepted norms. Positive deviance over conforms to social expectations. There are also micro and macro levels to

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