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    Alice Malsenior

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    Alice Walker: Peeling an Essence As an African- American novelist‚ short–story writer‚ essayist‚ poet‚ critic‚ and editor‚ Alice Walker’s plethora of literary works examines many aspects of African American life as well as historical issues that are further developed by Walker’s unique point of view. Writers like Alice Walker make it possible to bring words and emotions to voices and events that are often silenced. Far from the traditional image of the artist‚ she has sought what amounts to a

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    I have read a book written by菲利帕•格里高利(Philippa Gregory)who is known as the queen of British historical novelist . "The other Boleyn girl" tells the story of the sixteenth Century British Royal History: at the time of the king Henry VIII‚ for family’s status and rights‚ Boleyn’ father and uncle sent Mary who has married to a minister before into the palace. Then the king fell in love with Mary Boleyn because of her beauty‚ they forced her become his secret lover. When Mary was pregnant‚ her sister

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    Edward Said

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    Edwars Said was born a Palestinian Arab in Jerusalem in 1935‚ and was American through his father‚ Wadie Saïd‚ who was a U.S. Citizen. Wadie Saïd‚ his father moved to Cairo‚ before the birth of his son . He spent much of his childhood travelling back and forth from Cairo to Jerusalem‚ visiting relatives. Saïd said that in his childhood he lived “between worlds” — like Cairo (Egypt) and in Jerusalem (Palestine). Here are some of his words from this period of life: "I was an uncomfortably anomalous

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    you could. In " It’s all I need to bring today" by Emily Dickinson and " We Alone" by Alice Walker‚ both teller share theme‚ feeling‚ and repetition. Though both were expressing a thought or idea‚ both told a different story. In both poems‚ thoughts and ideas were expressed in both different and similar ways. Although the authors develop their themes differently‚ they both use feeling‚ images‚ and repetition in their work to express their message. In the Poem “It’s all I have to bring today-” Emily

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    Edward Said

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    In any part in the world‚ there is no place to be but home. Home is a place where we feel safe and take refuge. But how we will feel if this is taken from us? The essay by Edward Said‚ “States‚” narrates the story of about his country‚ Palestine‚ and the struggle of his countrymen. He also shares the passion of his homeland which we can relate to. “States” exemplify the experiences and perceptions of how important a home is to a common Palestinian. Our country is a big part of who we are. As we

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    I believe Walker’s main point is that animal’s have feelings too and should have rights‚ just like us‚ but we seem to forget that as we get older. She uses a lot of good analogies in her essay “Am I Blue?” because she’s comparing feelings of different people‚ like the African-American’s and Indians‚ with animal’s feelings. She uses human examples of communication and feelings to help make people understand that animals have feelings and right’s just like were given to African American’s and Indian’s

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    Life Changes in a Soldier in Daly Walker’s “I Am the Grass” War creates many different versions of a person after being a soldier. A person can become stronger and more focused on the important things in his or her life. Most people come back changed more for the worse though. War can make a person paranoid‚ cold and withdrawn. The Vietnam War is the most well known for this fact. The war also can make a person learn about life. Thus in Daly Walker’s “I Am the Grass‚” the narrator deals with the

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    how is the theme of loss and separation explored in remember‚ a mother in a refugee camp and poem at thirty nine? The three poems Remember written by Christina Rossetti‚ A Mother In A Refugee Camp by Chinua Achebe and Poem at Thirty-Nine by Alice Walker share the same negative theme of loss and separation. Remember explores the pain felt by losing loved ones. A Mother In A Refugee Camp emphasizes the relationship between a mother and her child living in a refugee camp. Poem at thirty nine is

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    The Embarkment of Celie’s Physical‚ Mental and Emotional Journey to Selfhood "I don’t say nothing. I think bout Nettie‚ dead. She fight‚ she run away. What good it do? I don’t fight‚ I stay where I’m told. But I’m alive" (Walker‚ 29). These desperate words of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple display Celie’s disconsolateness in her life and her submission towards those around her. Nettie‚ Celie’s sister is a fighter‚ refusing to allow any man or women to diminish her spirits‚ hopes‚ and dreams‚ at

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    Edward Said

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    In "States" the author‚ Edward Said‚ discloses the story of his people‚ the Palestinians‚ in an epic to express to the world the disconcerting challenges endured by the struggling Palestinian culture. The underlying claim is that of which is fair for any people to aspire‚ the dream to be master in your own house. Thus translated into the ideals of nationalism: blood and belonging. Said uses a combination of both photographs and writing style to tell a story that is deeper than the plain text.

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