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    Fences Lives are lead with anxiety over certain issues and with apprehension towards certain events. This play‚ Fences written by the playwright August Wilson deals with the progression of a family through the struggles of oppression and the inability to obtain the American Dream. The characters in the play develop throughout the story and can be viewed or interpreted in many different ways‚ but one man remains constant during the play and that is Troy. Due to certain events

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    American Dream

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    examines the idea of the American Dream. In part one‚ we ask more than 60 great achievers to answer the question‚ "What is the American Dream?" In part two‚ we take a look at the pursuit of property‚ and an icon of that dream: a house with a white picket fence. And in part three we dissect the promise --and the myth-- that every American has an opportunity to make their dreams come true. 1900 FACTS about this decade. 76‚000‚000 Americans in 46 states (by the end of the decade.) Policeman arrests woman

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    Community Health Issue: Drowning Glenda Bruckner Dimensions of Community Nursing Practice/NUR 471PN December 22‚ 2010 Community Health Issue: Drowning Drowning is the main cause of death in Arizona in kids below four years of age‚ (Arizona Department of Health Services‚ 2010). Because of the warm weather throughout the year‚ water safety is a high priority for Phoenix residents all year long. Water safety is not just important around swimming pools. Phoenix residents need to be aware of

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    Rabbit Proof Fence

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    onto the indigenous peoples. In the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ Christian missionaries came to Nigeria- specifically where the Igbo tribe was located‚ and imposed their religion and culture upon them. Similarly‚ in the film Rabbit Proof Fence directed by Philip Noyce‚ the colonial government of Australia put in

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    Baseball Motif in Fences

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    In Fences‚ August Wilson uses the motif of baseball to at first develop Troy’s character‚ and then he uses it to relate to vital themes‚ relationships between characters‚ and conflicts throughout the play. Once the plot becomes more developed‚ Wilson uses the motif within Troy’s speech to allude to significant themes‚ such as the recurring theme of death. Secondly‚ in the duration of the play Troy uses metaphors about baseball when relating his relationships with other characters‚ for example‚ he

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    Racism In The Play Fences

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    Fences” is a 1983 play written by August Wilson in the drama and fiction genre. Fences is about a 53 year old man named Troy who struggles throughout the story with his family and himself. The play takes place in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania where Troy Maxson has gone through life in a country where being black leads to crushing a man’s’ body mentally‚ emotionally and physically. Racism is an important element in the play that affects Troy’s family and himself in their everyday life. As a result‚

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    Dwayne D. Moore Jr. Women In Visual Culture AD307I Angela Reinoehl Visual/Formal Analysis The Liberation of Aunt Jemima by Betye Saar When we look at this piece‚ we tend to see the differences in ways a subject can be organized and displayed. This assemblage by Betye Saar shows us how using different pieces of medium can bring about the wholeness of the point of view in which the artist is trying to portray. So in part‚ this piece speaks about stereotyping and how it is seen through the

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    Societal prejudice affects individual’s ability to be happy which can be seen in August Wilson’s play "Fences." For Bono‚ the societal prejudices he faces are racism‚ poverty‚ and prejudice against convicted felons. These prejudices affect his happiness because they influence the opportunities that Bono has to be financially stable. I think is not happy because he wasn’t able to play sports .Croy says “ Hey‚ Pop… You can’t do that. He’s coming all the way from North Carolina.” (Act One‚ Scene 3‚

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    S. (2003). Principles of Teaching and Learning of Nursing Practice. Boston: Jones and Barlet Publishers. Eric@poolfence.com. (2007‚ March 6). Keeping little feet on solid ground for over a decade . Retrieved November 3‚ 2008‚ from Life Saver Pool Fence : www.poolfence.com/safepool.htm Hockenberry‚ M. J.‚ & Wilson‚ D. (2007). Wong ’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children. St. Louis: Mosby. Levitt‚ S. D.‚ & Dubne‚ S. J. (2005). Freakonomics . New York City: Harper Collins. Pediatrics‚ A. A. (2000).

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