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    in blue because Tea Cake told her to wear it” (Hurston 105). Before Tea Cake‚ all the men were making moves on her and all the women were encouraging her to find a man. However‚ as soon as she goes off with this new man‚ they shame her because he’s younger. People made the assumption that Janie would need an older man‚ or a man of the same age to take care of her but no longer looked at her in the

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    Affirmative Inaction: Colored College Admissions Students are increasingly being admitted to colleges based on the color of their skin‚ rather than their actual talent that sets them apart from others because of Affirmative Action programs. Affirmative Action is defined as: “any policies that (a) attempt to actively dismantle institutionalized or informal cultural norms and systems of ascriptive group-based disadvantage‚ and the inequalities historically resulting from them‚ and/or that (b) attempt

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    How far is Shylock a character for whom we can feel sympathy? How would a contemporary audience’s response to him differ from that of an audience in Shakespeare’s time? Shylock isn’t a character for whom we can feel much sympathy for because he always seems to be thinking about himself and his money rather than other people around him. Through most of the play he seems selfish‚ and it seems in some parts of the play as though he doesn’t care about his daughter. He also has a very strict religion

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    1. “Movement of Colored Lines- By: Sophie Taeuber‚ pg. 38‚ ch.3. The word I chose to describe the orange line at the bottom right of the piece‚ as silly. It instantly struck me as being something one would discover drawn on the walls or sidewalk by a child having a good time. The lack of strict vertical or horizontal lines aids in this decision. The lines is loopy and random seeming to have no sense of direction. There is no obvious structure‚ as if the intention was like a child’s; to have fun making

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    project‚ we have investigated that we can get colored shadows when there are multiple light sources of different colors. Definition of the study ~Additive color  mixing is color created by mixing together light of two or more different colors. Red‚ green‚ and blue are the additive primary colors normally used in additive color system. ~Subtractive color mixing is employed with paints and pigments‚ in contrast with additive color mixing with colored lights for spotlighting and theatrical lighting

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    DRUG COURT TAUGHT ME HOW TO LIVE By: Robin Howell Example Essay Composition 1 MW 10:00-11:50 Word count= 1‚005 (excluding cover page and title) Drug Court taught me how to live In the past‚ drug addicts who were convicted of drug related crimes were most commonly either sent to treatment or incarcerated. I have experienced both and did not benefit much from either one. In 2001 I was in a fairly new program called Drug Court. Drug Court is a unique and extraordinary program that gives

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    comes to a close Zora Hurston uses a lot of figurative language. On page 192 Hurston uses personification to emphasize her point. She says‚ "There was a finished silence" which makes the reader pause even before they reach the end of the sentence. The reader could either interpret the silence as being over‚ or they could see it as being a complete and undisturbed silence that was coming about. Directly after that the readers questions are answered. By saying "The first time" Hurston suggest that its Janie

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    Coins‚ quilts and a creek‚ what could these three things possibly have in common? They are all symbols of love‚ freedom‚ family and legacy. In “The Gilded Six Bits” by Zora Neale Hurston the coins represent Joe and Missie Mae’s relationship. In “Women Hollering Creek” by Sandra Cisneros the creek represents a bridge to the past and the future for Cleofilas. In “Use” by Alice Walker the quilts represent family legacy and what happens when families disagree about that legacy. In “The Six Gilded

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    How does it feel to live in the world of darkness and silence? It must feel lonely‚ scare‚ confuse‚ and angry. It is hard to imagine what is the life of silence and darkness‚ blindness and deafness. How one can live without knowing that how others are look like‚ what others are saying‚ what others are doing‚ and what kind of things are existing. Helen Keller lived in the world of darkness and silence since she was young‚ and she was a lost child. During the era‚ 1800s‚ the society was not acceptable

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    How Far Does Miller Make Us Feel Sympathy Towards Linda In The Play? Refer To Details In The Play In Your Answer’ In Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”‚ Linda plays the key female role. It seems the family revolves around her‚ and she seems to be the most forward thinking character in the play‚ but does Miller make us feel sympathy towards her? There are many reasons as to why we could feel sympathy for Linda. Firstly‚ Linda is living with all the families dreams. Trapped by Willy’s failed

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