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    Jose Morales English 164 Dr. Kidd 08/03/2012 “Fences” and “A Raisin in the Sun” Plays‚ “Fences” and “A Raisin in the Sun” share similar plots. They take place in the mid-western United States in the 1950’s and explore the family dynamics of the African-American Family and the paradigmatic shift it experienced between two generations. The older generation‚ who could remember slavery by first-hand experience or by being born during a time when success for the average African-Americans was

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    In Fences‚ through characterization August Wilson develops Troy as a loathed character and Rose as an admired one. Troy is developed as a loathed character as a result of his actions which include: crushing Cory’s dream of playing football in college‚ cheating on his wife‚ kicking his son out of the house‚ and being very hostile towards his family. Troy is developed as a bitter character who is slightly disconnected from the current society and as a result he is unable to recognize or accept social

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    has had its hand in molding us‚ shaping us.”-Orison Swett Marden. This quote gold evident to both Troy from Fences and Richard from “Shame”. Both characters had experiences at young ages that had crafted the type of people who they are today. While both of their events occurred around 1900’s and were both very tragic the two men became two very different types of people. Troy from Fences is very outspoken‚ opinionated‚ and proud. Troy’s characteristic as to being proud and accepting towards his

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    cultural differences. The notion of not belonging additionally‚ is illustrated in Peter Skrzynecki’s other poem‚ St Patrick’s College as during the persona’s education‚ he becomes more alienated from the school. In comparison‚ the film Rabbit Proof Fence directed by Phillip Noyce illustrates how cultural intervention eventually‚ can alter a family perspective on belonging. Each text powerfully

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    dog fence and what will it give your pup? These kinds of fence systems are also called pet containment systems. They offer a wonderful option to a traditional fence bordering your house and lawn. They either incorporate some sort of wireless transmitter‚ or an electric powered line which is buried around the perimeter of your home. Together with correct training‚ these types of devices lay claim to be a perfect option to the effort and tremendous expense it requires to put in a standard fence. A particular

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    and into a new society world. These themes can be seen in Alice Pung’s Asian-Australian memoir ‘Unpolished Gem’ and the film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ directed by Philip Noyce. Another related film ‘The Blind Side’ written and directed by John Lee Hancock‚ which also explores the same concept of belonging. The novel ‘Unpolished Gem’ and two films ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ and ‘The Blind Side’ are stories of telling ones journey to find a sense of belonging. The main character Alice Pung in Unpolished Gem narrates

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    U.S. and Mexico Border Fence A fence along the U.S. and Mexico border is a good solution to illegal immigration. This is because it will greatly decrease the number of illegal immigrants coming into America each year. It is estimated that 700‚000 illegal immigrants enter our country each year. (http://www.cairco.org/issues/how-many-illegal-aliens-reside-united-states) The fence could greatly lower these numbers if built. Not only will it make America seem less inviting‚ it will be a lot easier to

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    In the children book The Other Side written by Jacqueline Woodson there is a fence on the side of the narrator’s yard. The fence that separates African Americans and Caucasians is symbolic for the segregation of the races in the United States. The author uses the two kids as a way to explain segregation to children. The kids on the either side of the fence‚ in the story‚ do not understand why the fence is there. In the story‚ there is several different feelings. In the beginning the tone is

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    and the play Fences both contain similar themes and plot. Even though both are very similar‚ there are glaring different in their stories. The film Death of a salesman is about a man name Willy Loman who is struggling in making a living with his current job as a salesman. He has a loving a wife name Linda and two adult sons‚ Biff and Happy. Willy share and unstable relationship both his son (primary Happy) as he believe they are not making the most out of themselves. In the play Fences‚ tell the story

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    Throughout history‚ there have been people that have a large amount of good and bad things about them; but whether these people are judged as flawed heroes or villains has always been a tough question to answer. In the story‚ Fences‚ written by August Wilson was written during the time period between the 1930’s to the 1950’s. Our main character‚ Troy Maxson‚ has a lot of things going for him throughout the story and some of which he does not know how to react to correctly. At the end

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