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    Contents 1. Ethical principles and the decision-making process Nowadays it is believed that ethical principles are the foundation of ethical analysis. Each theory can be used for predicting the outcome and following one’s duties to others in order to reach an ethically correct decision. The problems that are discussed in any cases like the AWB LTD scenario can bring significant changes to the decision –making process for others. Also the best approach is to use ethical theories such

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    The short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is about two sisters and a mother. Despite the family being poor‚ the mother works hard to provide for the both of her daughters. Dee is the eldest daughter and despises where she came from. Dee later on gains an education‚ attends college‚ and obtains a degree all because her mother and the community raised enough money to send her to school in Augusta. In the story she is going through an identity crisis and changes her name to "Wanegro." On the

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    LaShelle Haider Eng 104-02 October 23‚ 2012 S. Saavedra “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker Reflection Essay I lived in Portland from the time I was two until age seven. Then my mother married a man who moved us to his parents’ farm in Oklahoma. My stepfather was an alcoholic. He was mean and critical‚ especially to me. The only person who seemed to have my interests at heart was Nonie‚ my stepfather’s mother. My mother was preoccupied with my newborn brother and my little sisters. I was

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    Our everyday lives are affected by music. People listen to it in the car‚ while grocery shopping‚ in the movies‚ at home‚ and practically anywhere else possible. There are many different types and styles of music‚ the most influential being Hip-Hop/Rap music‚ followed by Rock and Roll. Music is often a mood-altering device used to make the listener feel a sense of belonging‚ happiness‚ or sorrow. The different genres of music can be used to describe a certain group of people‚ whether it be by clothing

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    on Alice Walker: Everyday Use Introduction/Evaluation Alice Walker‚ an African American author and activist born in Eatonton‚ Georgia in 1944 (p. 69). Walker was like most African Americans in her time raised by hard-working underpaid parents‚ this is reflected in her writing. Alice Walker and her now removed husband were the first interracial couple in Mississippi. Once a poet‚ Walker worked with other influential authors including Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes. Everyday Use tells the reader

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    amount of diction to represent and further all the moods and tone that appears in her stories. Without diction‚ the mood and tone would not be as easily identified‚ or even created. Therefore‚ the mood and tone of the short stories "The Flowers" and "Everyday Use" are developed by the contribution of diction. Incorporated in both short stories‚ "The Flowers" and

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    inherited‚ passed down from generations to generations. It includes inherited traditions‚ objects‚ culture‚ customs and practices. In the short story “Everyday Use”‚ Alice Walker explores this aspect of heritage with emphasize on the value of cultural heritage in the African American community in the late 1960s and in the early 1970s. The setting of “Everyday Use” took place in post-civil era when the African Americans were trying to find their own identity‚ which resulted to the formation of The Black

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    In the story‚ Everyday Use by Alice Walker; Dee is Maggie’s sister and the daughter of the mother who is telling the story. Dee is a bold‚ and strong character in this story who has an uptight attitude. In this story‚ Dee is described as being lighter than Maggie in skin-tone‚ and nicer‚ fuller hair. Unlike Maggie‚ Dee did not really care for anything‚ nor did she have friends however‚ she did dress nice. I would describe Dee in this story as a bold‚ fearless girl that takes care of herself. Overall

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    Alison begins to heckle Suzy about how going to this meeting is a mistake‚ and suggests they do other things. At that moment‚ the librarian Ms. Motts enters the room and begins to discuss the topic of the day: Everyday Life in the 1800s. After an hour of talking about careers‚ challenges‚ and notable people of that time period‚ the meeting ends and both Suzy and Alison depart. At the next meeting‚ Ms. Motts explains that the children will be researching historical

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    greatly. She says that the creativity for these works‚ along with her beautiful and colorful flower gardens‚ are all thanks to her mother Minnie Walker. Her stories are in fact very exuberant with beautiful diction and a great plot. In her short story "Everyday Use"‚ Walker uses many literary elements such as characterization‚ imagery‚ and irony to piece together a wonderful story which many people have come to love. Walker uses characterization throughout the entire story to define the characters and

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