villages are set alight and no one‚ not even the dogs‚ are spared. As rebels are given arms‚ it is civillians such as children like Sofia‚who suffer the sharp blade of war. Sofia survived the attrocities‚ yet experienced such trauma that no child should have to endure. Set against the natural innoncence of a child’s sense of what is just and unjust-the questions -and answers Sofia asks bring us back to the powerful inner beliefs that children have. This book has so much to offer for the classroom. Children
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** Based on a dream that I had. We were in a room and it was really dark. Really‚ really‚ really‚ really dark. It was day time but not in that closet. This is how the conversation went. “You know that if I were to date a co-worker he has to absolutely be at least my height or taller.” “Oh I like short girls but most of the girls shorter than me anyways.” “Yeah but it’s a lot of short boys our age.” “It’s a lot of short girls our age.” “Yeah I see your point.” “Like you‚ you short but you not
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From apathy to awaking ---A Brief Comment on the Color Purple Yang Yali The School of Foreign Languages China West Normal University A Paper for Appreciating English Movies May 2012 From apathy to awaking ---A Brief Comment on the Color Purple Abstract: The color purple is a classical black feminist novel. Celie‚ the protagonist and narrator of the novel‚ undergo the decades of social and sexual oppression but finally liberate herself from domination. Strong
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and is the one of the things that inspired Alice Walker to write this novel. One example of racism is during the beginning of the novel. The mayor’s wife rudely spoke racist words to Sofia‚ one of the main characters. She tells Sofia‚ "All your children so clean‚ would you like to work for me‚ be my maid?" When Sofia defended herself‚ she was put in jail and beaten. Alice amazingly expressed a lot of racism in this part of the book. To add on‚ Mary Agnes felt like her boyfriend Harpo was being racist
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1997‚ when previously quiescent Bulgarians poured into the streets to demand that the governing BSP‚ leave power now rather than when their four-year term expires at the end of 1998. After a month of mostly peaceful daily protests that paralysed Sofia and brought much of the country’s business to a halt‚ the Socialists‚ who lack the kind of fiercely loyal police and media that have sustained President Slobodan Milosevic in neighbouring Serbia‚ submitted to the protesters demands on Wednesday‚ February
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Cited: “CoveGirl.” Wikipedia‚ Encyclopedia. www.wikipedia.com “Sofia Vergara.” Wikipedia. www.wikipedia.com Winter‚ Hailey. “Analysis of Nissan frontier Ad.”Prairie Lights 2012:2-3 http://www.merriam-webster.com/ http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2011/05/11/sofia-vergara-cover-girl/ Kimmel‚ Michael. “Men will Be Boys.” The New York Post 7 September 2008.
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pure until marriage‚ and if a woman’s virtue is compromised‚ it is a scandal that brings shame and disgrace to her family. Sofia‚ the youngest Garcia daughter‚ cannot even go and buy contraception in the Dominican Republic because it would be considered shameful to her family. Carlos Garcia always cautioned his girls “I don’t want loose girls in my family” (Alvarez 28). When Sofia returns to the Dominican Republic after living in the United States‚ she begins to date her uncle’s illegitimate son Manuel
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political leaders should have ruled. The reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian I from 482–565 C.E. was of both glory and destruction. Justinian reconquered much of the former Roman Empire while creating lasting legal codes and cultural icons such as the Hagia Sophia‚ the world’s largest cathedral. But as soon as Justinian came into power everything changed. He introduced all the laws that never existed into the government and he ended all already established customs. He eliminated existing offices‚ established
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he becomes more selfish. Sexism occurs again with the use of gender roles in Harpo and Sofia’s relationship. Sofia represents a strong woman who does not let men dominate her. She and Harpo struggle with these roles throughout the novel. Sophia takes on a more masculine roll and Celie describes their arguments as “fighting like two mens” (Walker 38). Harpo believes that he should beat Sofia because she does not act like Celie in the sense that she does not give in to his every command. Finally‚ the
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Classic and beautifully well-written novels have many great themes. The love of two sisters and special friendships made along with the historical moments serve as a good purpose to allow such a novel to be included in the high school curriculum. As a novel as timeless and beautiful as The Color Purple‚ it may not be suitable for the high school level. Due to its sexual content‚ and themes of abuse‚ this novel does not belong in the high school curriculum. Throughout the novel The Color Purple‚
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