Synthesis Quiz #2 Being yourself and happy to be yourself is what makes a person resilient. Resilience is staying strong to yourself regardless of outside influences. The characters Sofia and Celie in “The Color Purple” and Felice from “Woman Hollering Creek” are all characters that have displayed the characteristics of resilience. Resilience makes a person whole and strong. It allows them to sustain any situation that may come their way. Resilience is what ultimately makes the barrier between surviving
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In The Color Purple‚ Celie (the protagonist of the novel) writes letters to God in order to write out how she feels. She writes in her “diary” because she doesn’t really have anyone to talk to. Celie is a strong woman for putting up with everything that has happened to her‚ including being beat by her stepfather and her husband. In the novel‚ Mr. ______ (Celie’s husband) wanted to marry Nettie (Celie’s sister)‚ but Alphonso (Celie’s stepfather) didn’t want to give up Nettie so he let Mr. ______ take
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Ana Guizar English 102 Mr. Koestler “Confusion on Americans’ Addictiveness” “Want-Creation Fuels Americans’ Addictiveness” is a confusing title as much as the essay belonging to it. In the essay‚ which initially appeared in the St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch‚ Author Philip Slater poorly emphasizes that American society has contributed and amplified Americans’ addiction behavior. The article is initially engaging to a reader‚ however‚ the transitions between topics can lose the reader’s
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Throughout The Color Purple‚ Walker realistic shows the many strong connections and loyalties the characters have with one another. One strong bond that is shown throughout the book is between Celie and her sister Nettie. They always had a strong bond‚ even when Celie feared that Nettie was dead because they did not hear from each other for a long period of time. In one of Nettie’s letters to Celie‚ she wrote “But God‚ I miss you‚ Celie. I think about the time you laid yourself down for me. I love
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McKenzie‚ P.3 A.P Language & Composition Book Critique The purpose of the book A Raisin in the Sun was to show “the many gradations in even negro families”. At a time the civil rights was suppose to shed light that Negros should come together. There were many conflicts going on in African American
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they subconsciously treat and judge people in a negative viewpoint in their stereotypical believes. In the film Color of Fear one audience member named Debbie expressed her aversive racism when telling Oprah her experiences when talking to another audience member who was an African American male. Debbie stated in the film that she decided to talk to him because he was different in skin color‚ age‚ and gender‚ and that she wanted to get rid of her stereotypical fear of a black man hurting her on the
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Final Film Critique Draft Wanda Williams-Lark ENG 225 Introduction to Film Stanley Davis October 10‚ 2011 The film that I chose for this assignment is” I‚ Robot.” The film is set in the year 2035 in Chicago. The director is Alex Proyas and stars Will Smith and Bridget Monahan. What I will try to show is that in the near future robotic mechanisms will be able to have some sort of loyalty. This story is told through the eyes of Det. Del Spooner (Will Smith) He has a dislike of the robots
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A Film Critique of “Like Water for Chocolate” Alfonso Arau’s movie “Like Water for Chocolate” is an adaptation of the novel written by Laura Esquivel. The movie relates a passionate and forbidden love with supernatural and abstract story details. The movie incorporates multiple love triangles‚ their complexity‚ and romantic frustration into a compelling exploration of love and family. Two sisters‚ Tita and Rosaura live in a conservative Hispanic household with traditional marriage practices.
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The Great Gatsby‚ 2013 Film Critique This past spring‚ Hollywood released the quite controversial adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great American novel‚ The Great Gatsby. The film is directed by Baz Luhrman‚ known for his extravagant‚ visual style‚ with none other than legendary Leonardo DiCaprio as title character‚ Gatsby‚ Tobey Maguire as narrator Nick Carraway‚ and Carey Mulligan is cast as Daisy Buchanan. Set during the summer of 1922 on Long Island‚ New York‚ Nick gets caught up in the world
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Critique: Plastic Surgery: An Ugly Trend In the article‚ Plastic Surgery: An Ugly Trend by Melody Bee‚ directly aims to young teenagers and adults‚ but can also be towards any age group in general. This article appeared on the website TeenInk.com recently and was noticed by many viewers. The author focuses entirely on what should not done in society. The author concludes that happiness can’t be reach with cosmetic surgery and can only be accepted as being who they were originally. Her perspective
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