This clever use of figurative language continues when Adichie describes Ginika after a dialogue exchange‚ “There was a metallic‚ unfamiliar glamour in her gauntness‚ her olive skin‚ her short skirt that had risen up‚ barely covering her crotch‚ her straight-straight hair that she kept tucking behind her ears‚ blonde streaks shiny in the sunlight” (150). This sentence‚ as long and detailed as it is‚ gave me an idea of who Ginika had transformed into: an immigrant like Ifemelu‚ but one that had adapted
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Lady Gaga! Cleopatra was known to wear a lot of perfume‚ a lot of eye make up and always short hair in small plaits. The black eye liner wore by Cleopatra and many other women was always worn as "cat-eye style"‚ which is smoky‚ dark black wings. This theme is still common and very popular today. She also wore thick‚ heavy eye shadow usually in neon green and blue blended all the way up to the eyebrows. Para 2: Some of the actions that made Cleopatra so well known are‚ that she was only 17 years old
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Michelangelo Buonarroti‚ one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance‚ devoted his whole life to groundbreaking works of art that would influence and inspire future artists to come for centuries. His art‚ which ranged from sculptures to paintings to poetry‚ astonished and inspired people of every origin and age. There was no place he would rather be than in his studio perfecting his work‚ which consumed his life up until his death. One could even infer that Michelangelo found comfort and
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The U.S. constitution created America’s national government and fundamental laws. It guaranteed certain basic rights for citizens and was ratified in 1789. The constitution wanted to make the federal government stronger with three branches; executive‚ legislative and judicial. They also created a system of checks and balances to ensure no branch would be allowed to have too much power. In 1791 the first ten amendments “Bill of Rights‚” were added to the constitution. The founding fathers used checks
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Architecture of the Romans had a lot of influence from the Greek culture‚ it was a mayor influence for the Roman empire‚ and even though the Greeks were conquered by the Roman Empire‚ the Greek empire conquered the Roman Empire in so many other ways. The Roman Architecture change a little from the Greek influence‚ but still had so much influence by them. Romans were also fascinated with sculptures‚ and that tells us a lot of the story of their culture. Most of their architecture still stands till
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In Shakespeare’s "Othello" persuasive language is used predominantly throughout the text‚ mainly by the character Iago. Iago is a very different character from all the others in the play. It is Iago’s talent for understanding and manipulating the desires of those around him that makes him both a powerful and compelling figure. Through his persuasive and manipulative nature he seems to be a friend to all. Iago anticipates and manipulates all the other characters in the play so skilfully that they
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Shakespeare in Popular Culture Shakespeare was an English playwright who lived in the Elizabethan times and wrote many plays that many people enjoyed. Shakespeare wrote many plays‚ some of which are still very popular today. Screenwriters even based some of their movies and musical storylines on s Shakespeare’s plays. Some songwriters have also based their songs on Shakespeare’s plays or made music specifically for his plays. Shakespeare has written many plays and few are still popular to this
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what extent did expansion influence social reforms? After the Louisiana Purchase Native Americans were forcefully removed from their homes and put onto reservations reserved just for their people. By expanding westward‚ Native Americans lost much of their cultural identity and were to an extent were forced to assimilate to American culture. Even though the Louisiana Purchase gave us more land and benefitted America in the long run‚ we still took away rights from other people. How did slavery become
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there has been very influential African American’s such as Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Barack Obama‚ and Rosa Parks. But the one I’m going to be talking about today isn’t as well known as the ones I just mentioned‚ but she is still a very important influence to today’s society as well as many African Americans. The person that I’m going to be talking about today is Patricia Bath the first African American female to finish her study in ophthalmology and was the first African American female doctor to
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Beatles – The early influences and their guitars 1. Foreword It’s been almost four decades from the decomposition of the Fab Four‚ also known as The Beatles‚ but the universal love towards the band shows no sign of fading. The nostalgia is still substantial and it’s obvious when thinking about the influence they have given to the popular culture in their active years. The essay you’re currently reading focuses on the Fab Four’s musical equipment‚ mainly guitars and the stories behind them
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