Alexandra still considered a feminist‚ although Cather positioned her in a male role throughout the novel O Pioneers? Although Alexandra was depicted as a “tall‚ strong girl‚” (p.10) which is typically viewed as characteristics of a male‚ she was indeed a feminist in Willa Cather’s novel O Pioneers! In the introduction of the novel‚ an argument arises due to the differences of O Pioneers! in contrast to some of Cather’s other pieces as well as several other novels of that time period.
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SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT RESEARCH PROJECT Caribbean History Caribbean Economy and Slavery Several West African Societies were well organized and quite prosperous before the coming of the Europeans. Since the time of the slave trade many theories point out that Africa is the cradle of civilization‚ it is the birth place of the human race. We should never believe the Eurocentric view that Africa was a dark continent inhabited by uncivilized savages pretending to be humans. False and negative
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O. Henry William Sydney Porter (September 11‚ 1862 – June 5‚ 1910)‚ known by his pen name O. Henry‚ was an American writer. O. Henry’s short stories are known for their wit‚ wordplay‚ warm characterization and clever twist endings. Biography Early life William Sidney Porter was born on September 11‚ 1862‚ in Greensboro‚ North Carolina. He changed the spelling of his middle name to Sydney in 1898. His parents were Dr. Algernon Sidney Porter (1825–88)‚ a physician‚ and Mary Jane Virginia Swaim
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Virgin Mobile has strategically shaped its marketing mix to appropriately target the younger demographic. First‚ lets look at it’s the product element. The younger demographic is more open to new things like text messaging‚ downloading information from their phones‚ ring tones‚ faceplates‚ graphics‚ having access to popular entertainment on their phone‚ etc. For younger people‚ phones are less of a tool and more of a fashion accessory or personal statement. To appeal to these needs‚ Virgin Mobile
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Bangladesh is a very small country with a large population. The geo-economics of a country is very important for their development. But there is a question about geo economical potential. If we want to develop our self‚ we must know how to make proper use of geo economical potentiality. GEO-ECONOMICS Aristotle consider the geo economical conditions which the territory of a state must fulfill ‚at which point he expresses preference for a state territory which would permit autarky and discuss this problem
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Virgin and Child Enthroned Giotto di Bondone This Virgin and Child Enthroned is dated from 1305-1310‚ and is from Florence‚ Italy. It is made of tempera and gold on a wood panel. The piece uses hieratic scale making the Virgin and Child much larger than the surrounding saints and religious figures. It also enthrones images and has a flat‚ gold background. Giotto was one of the first artists to use 3D beings‚ and shows this in his piece. He shows the subjects as full‚ plainly draped bulky bodies
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The Virgin of Mary has taken up thousands of different forms in Christianity. Each form of The Virgin of Mary has its own story but one quality remains consistent: the purity and chastity of The Virgin Mary. In Our Virgin of Guadalupe a somber and heart rending version of The Virgin Mary can be seen as she is depicted as a pregnant woman‚ looking down and being in sorrow because of her son’s death as she sees the crown of thorns on the ground. Through the use of composition that highlights The Virgin
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RICHARD BRANSON’S VIRGIN GROUP —Problems— Although certainly notorious‚ Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has experienced several problems. In the short-term‚ brand overextension has become a threat since the company has entered multiple markets. Brand overextension leads to damaging the comprehensive Virgin brand. Since the Virgin brand itself is the company’s greatest asset‚ protecting the brand image is critical. The Virgin brand image has a connotation of value and lifestyle. Due to many joint ventures
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Time Essay The social and Economic transformations that occurred in the Atlantic world as a result of new contacts among Western Europe‚ Africa‚ and the Americas from 1492 to 1750 increased and decreased populations of the Atlantic world due to the slave trade and flourishing economy. Also in the Americas‚ European colonists stopped mining for silver‚ and moved on to agriculture. Due to the new contacts within the Atlantic world‚ economies flourished as new crops and food spread around. The sole
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American and English literature whose major area of research interest is the Black Atlantic diasporic culture. As a scholar of Cultural Studies and Sociology‚ he has done significant studies on race‚ racism and culture which have been greatly influential in the recent times. Gilroy’s book The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness (published in 1993) marks a landmark in the study of diasporas. In The Black Atlantic‚ which is a critique of cultural nationalism‚ he applies a cultural studies approach
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