"Exotic Familiarity: Returned Anglo-Indians and the Representation of National Identity in Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Sign of Four" by Agnieszka Jasnowska is relative to The Sign of Four by relating it to the fears the British had of foreign customs corrupting their own. Agnieszka Jasnowska’s argument is agreeable because The Sign of Four played off the fears the British had about foreign customs making its way into their political systems and causing changes to their own established customs. Several
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The story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”‚ written by Sir Conan Doyle‚ is a captivating and mysterious novel starring Sherlock Holmes and his assistant‚ Dr. Watson. Along with these two famous detectives‚ the other main characters are Helen Stoner and her stepfather‚ Dr. Roylott. These major characters face many obstacles throughout the thrilling and suspenseful story. The conundrum takes place at Stoke Moran- the Roylott Manor- in April 1883. The tale begins with Helen Stoner arriving at Baker
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In his work Race and Reunion‚ David Blight examines how Americans chose to remember the Civil War during a period of time following the conflict. This period‚ roughly 50 years in length‚ extends from the turning point of the war in 1963 to its semi centennial in 1915. Blight narrows his focus on two themes of this era: race and reunion. He suggests that these themes created competing memories with vastly different interpretations of the Civil War. In search for a reunion‚ many white American’s
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In the book‚ “The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone‚” the reader experiences various perspectives‚ each reflecting the short life of a young artist named Addison Stone. The book‚ written by Adele Griffin in the style of a biography‚ features Addison’s life story‚ her interests‚ and occasionally‚ the same event as seen by various people in Addison’s life. In the story‚ each of the characters has their own distinct persona that shines through‚ mainly in how they interact with the late Addison Stone
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The entire novel is narrated through the eyes of Chief Bromden‚ a Red Indian who is considered by everyone to be deaf and dumb. The Chief gives us an insight into the character sketch of all the participants in the story‚ including himself. Although the Chief is a patient in the hospital‚ I believe that he was not mentally ill when he was admitted into the facility but rather was reduced to such a state because of the kind of practices that were prevalent there. Through this reflective journal I
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In the film Smoke Signals directed by Chris Eyre we understand how a motif of The Power of Long Hair comes into play when we see the theme of pride in Native American culture. Throughout Smoke Signals the bus scene catches our attention when talking about the importance of long hair. Victor is explaining to Thomas that he shouldn’t braid his hair and that he should be proud of letting his hair free. He refers to the pride of being an Indian with hair as free as them. Smoke Signals illustrates a solid
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What would of changed Jhace Adkins Bam! You have no technology what do you do? Well‚ that’s what Bud had to go through in the book Bud Not Buddy. Bud is a 10-year-old African American boy‚ who lost his mom at the age of 6. No bud doesn’t he never even knew his dads name. But since then Bud has been on many let’s say fun adventures and even kissing a girl but he was a foster child and escaped from this family named the Amos. Bud‚ Not Buddy would have been a deferent book if there would have
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Keeping the Moon was a book I did not like to read. The book’s many problems consist of being uninteresting‚ unrelatable‚ and worst of all it’s predictable. Some might argue that the overall message is wise‚ but it truly is a terrible book that’s very unenjoyable to read. Keeping the Moon has very uninteresting characters and storyline. First off‚ the characters have very few defining traits. The main character‚ Colie is a typical main character and the supporting characters aren’t really memorable
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In a world ravaged by human failings of greed‚ ignorance‚ lies‚ cowardice‚ and needless aggression‚ a new dystopian societynhas emerged. From the brink of debacle‚ humanity has reorganized itself into five factions that uphold and live by a single core value. Those that believed the world failed because of malicious‚ selfish greed formed the faction of Abnegation; sworn to remain selfless and serve the needs of others. Those that believed the collapse was due to ignorance pledge themselves to the
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Emmanuel Gift is a story about Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah‚ who was born Ghana‚ which is in west Africa and he was born with a severely deformed right leg. Emmanuel story very sad however it also inspirational. When Emmanuel was child his father left him and his mom. Also‚ in Ghana people with disabilities are not treated nicely since most people‚ who are born with disabilities in Ghana are left for dead by their parents or poisoned. Since they believe there is no point for a person with a disability
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