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    Significance of Aunt Clara in Of Mice and Men Aunt Clara is a very important figure in Of Mice and Men‚ representing the idea of women as a motherly figure‚ a stereotype which was commonly viewed as acceptable by the Ranchworkers at the time. Although she isn’t present in the novel‚ she is one of the mentioned characters through both George and Lennie’s references to her as well as within Lennie’s daydreams‚ where she chastises him for the problems he imposes upon George. Aunt Clara is shown to

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    The Liberation of Aunt Jemima Rosalind Horton ART110 Introduction to Art 10 February 2017   Betye Saar is an artist and educator born July 30‚ 1926 in Los Angeles‚ California. She grew up during the depression and learned as a child to recycle and reuse items. As a child‚ she and her siblings would go on “treasure hunts” in her grandmother’s backyard finding items that they thought were beautiful or interesting. With these items‚ Saar would make her own toys and gifts for her family. This

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    The Gospel of Mary inspired the monologue of Mary Magdalene as Jesus’ sister. To me‚ it became clear that Mary had known the secrets of Jesus and Jesus treated her the greatest‚ since they were siblings and best friends‚ not lovers. I took the connection I had made and used it as the association of Mary Magdalene in the gospels. Mary Magdalene traveled with Jesus when he proclaimed the Kingdom of God‚ she was present with the mother of Jesus during his crucifixion‚ and she was present at the tomb

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    quickly turned on by Cassio wielding a rapier. Reports read that immediately after the fight‚ Othello appeared and put a stop to it. However‚ he was not very happy‚ and yelled‚ “Zounds‚ if I stir or do but lift this arm‚ the best of you shall sink in my rebuke.” He then went on to tell Cassio to “never more be officer of mine”. Othello is often times known to be taken over by quick acts of rage. It is yet to be determined if he will reinstate Cassio into the army. It was well known that Cassio and

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    What impact does Aunt Alexandra have on the Finch family and on Maycomb? As soon as Aunt Alexandra enters the Finch household‚ she quickly begins to manipulate and change the twist the family from a loving one and a caring one‚ to one that is cold hearted and full of arguments and fights. We are first introduced to Aunt Alexandra at Christmas‚ on this day we find out that Aunt Alexandra is so different from her easy-going brothers Atticus and Jack that Scout wonders if she was switched at birth

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    My father inspired me to step into a world outside of my comfort zone. Terrified of being in large crowds‚ I discovered that fitting in with different people would be impossible for me. As a result‚ my regular life unexpectedly changed by the time I became a junior. With the recent news of racial violence‚ such as the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown‚ I felt discomfort from being around my classmates almost every day. I chose to not have someone worry about how I feared being around them

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    Scout asks Aunt Alexandra if she’s come for a visit‚ and aunty says that she and Atticus have decided that it’s best if she stays with them for a while‚ as Scout needs some "Feminine influence"(13.10). Scout has trouble making any kind of conversation with her aunt. That evening Atticus comes home and confirms Aunt Alexandra’s reason for her coming to stay‚ though Scout thinks it’s mostly her aunt’s doing‚ part of her long campaign to do "What Is Best For The Family"(13.22). Aunt Alexandra is popular

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    01-08-17 “Aunt Marge’s Big Mistake” “At last‚ at long last‚ the final evening of Marge’s stay arrived… She jerked her head at Harry‚ who felt his stomach clench. The Handbook‚ he thought quickly… Aunt Marge’s voice seemed to be boring into him like one of Uncle Vernon’s drills… Harry was shaking all over. He had never felt so angry in his life… “COME BACK IN HERE!” he bellowed. “COME BACK AND PUT HER RIGHT!””(26-30). I found this very significant because in the story Uncle Vernon told

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    I selected the article about Colin Bisset‚ who is “inspired to do nothing”. I chose this article because it seems interesting‚ I mean how can someone be inspired to do nothing? Oxford Dictionary defines the word inspired: “of extraordinary quality‚ as if arising from some external creative impulse”. It doesn’t seem to me that wanting to do nothing is creative. The author was walking through the “lush gardens of a grand country home” with a friend and says to his friend that he would love to live

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    Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers‚" which appeared in Rich’s first collection of poems‚ is typical of her early work‚ illustrating the modest poetic ambitions for which she was praised by Auden. Technically‚ the work displays flawless craftsmanship‚ with a carefully regulated meter and rhyming couplets. Only later did Rich recognize how formalism functioned as she writes‚ "asbestos gloves‚" enabling her to grasp potentially dangerous materials without putting herself at risk‚ as in this poem. The formalism

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