The Color Purple BSHS 422 May 7‚ 2012 Erik Holmgren The Color Purple Human service specialists need to be proficient in different cultures. By being aware of how different cultures think and react it allows for the delivery of services to be accurate. Cultural competency is described as. “The understanding of diverse attitudes‚ beliefs‚ behaviors‚ practices‚ and communication patterns attributable to a variety of factors (such as race‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ SES‚ historical and social context
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Ingrid Rosas Professor Pablo Villa Seminario de la especialidad I 30 August 2013 Expression as a way of emancipation: Black women finding their voice through writing and singing in The Color Purple In The Color Purple‚ black women struggle to have their own place in the community. They suffer from psychological and physical violence such as sexual abuse‚ beatings and insults. They are constantly diminished by white people and their black male peers as well. However‚ in the novel‚ Celie and Shug
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The Color Purple Alice Walker has a wonderful deception of many of the issues in the early 1900s. The book was an inspiration to a many who are in support of feminism‚ anti-racism and basic human rights. It goes beyond that‚ The Color Purple represents the bond between two sisters‚ the unbreakable bond‚ who prove to be stronger than any discrimination and greater than any distance. “I’m big… By the time I git back from the well‚ the water be warm. By the time I git the tray ready the food be cold
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"The Color Purple" by Alice Walker: Critical Analysis In Alice Walker’s The Color Purple‚ Celie leads a life filled with abuse at the hands of the most important men in her life. As result of the women who surround and help her‚ Celie becomes stronger and overcomes the abuse she experienced. The three most influential women in Celie’s life are here sister Nettie‚ her daughter-in-law Sofia and the singer Shug Avery. These are the women who lead Celie out of her shell and help her turn from and
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In Alice Walker’s The Color Purple‚ Celie leads a life filled with abuse at the hands of the most important men in her life. As result of the women who surround and help her‚ Celie becomes stronger and overcomes the abuse she experienced. The three most influential women in Celie’s life are her sister Nettie‚ her daughter-in-law Sofia‚ and the singer Shug Avery. These are the women who lead Celie out of her shell and help her turn from a shy‚ withdrawn woman to someone who was free to speak her mind
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Dear Pulitzer Judging Board‚ The book‚ The Color Purple by Alice Walker was superior. This book should have received the Pulitzer Prize because it contains some of the best elements‚ in which this book very unique. Some of the key elements that were featured is by the book being written in letters and or diary form by the protagonist‚ Celie‚ herself. Another key element of The Color Purple was Alice Walker’s way of connecting with the audience showing strong emotions and the struggles that Celie
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Friendship in The Color Purple Everyone is affected by certain events or individuals that greatly change your life. Friendship is a unique loyalty to one another‚ it has love and love is a sacrifice. In the powerful historical fiction novel The Color Purple‚ two sisters get separated but they pray to be reunited. Along the way both girl’s; Nettie and Celie go through tragedies that only God knows but Nettie shares with Celie in letters the rough and good times she goes through. The author Alice
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“You better not never tell nobody but God. It’d kill your mammy‚” Celie is told by her Pa. So that’s what she does in The Color Purple‚ she writes to God‚ in letters. She does this‚ not only because of the command‚ but also because she is unsure of how to deal with being the subject of rape and abuse. She doesn’t clearly know how to express herself‚ and her letters to God is the only thing that would listen to her anyway. As Celie grows older‚ she gains outside listeners that help her actualize God
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The Color Purple Shug writes Celie and tells her that she has a huge surprise for her‚ which happens to be a new husband‚ Grady. Celie is not fond of Grady because she feels like he just married to Shug for her money. Celie has not yet told her friend how she feels because she is afraid of hurting her feelings. Shug brings him over to celebrate Christmas with all of them. During Christmas‚ Grady and Mr. _____ drink while Celie and Shug spend some much needed time together. Shug tells Celie how
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English ISU: "Pride and Prejudice" and "The Color Purple" The novels "Pride and Prejudice" and "The Color Purple" both focus on the status of women‚ how they overcome stereotypes to accomplish their dreams and male dominance in societies. The language‚ which is unique in the texts‚ both define the author purpose‚ creating a long lasting effect on readers. The novels give images of strong values and cultural beliefs in society about women‚ many of which still occur. The works also endure because
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