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    of being racist though we do nothing about it. Are categorizing the wrong attribute? This has been occurring for so long‚ how do we know that not everyone is racist? Being racist can come through both mentally and physically agonizing ways. Physically other citizens can harass you or put you in potential danger‚ but you can eventually heal from these experiences If someone

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    plays and also profusely used in all Indian dance-forms. Though the nine rasas are mainly used in Indian literature‚ they can also been seen in English literature. The Navarasas are‚ Shringara – love and beauty‚ Haasya – joy or mirth‚ Bibhatsya – disgust‚ Rowdra – anger‚ Shanta – peace‚ Veera – courage‚ Bhaya – fear‚ Karuna – grief and Adbhuta – wonder and curiosity. Shakespeare‚ being known for his remarkable portrayal of characters‚ has‚ in his plays‚ the perfect depiction of the Navarasas. His

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    Cadence in Shakespeare

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    delivered. In order to appreciate the words of Shakespeare‚ in particular‚ one must consider the implications of intended cadence. Although Shakespeare’s work can be enjoyed through a silent reading‚ certain nuances of his plays are lost without the aspect of performance or delivery in which the cadence is more visible. In an article from The Sunday Telegraph London Charles Spencer approaches the importance of cadence in performances of Shakespeare. He gets his point across very well by stating

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    be taxed only by their representatives and that no taxes unless were to be paid unless voted by the Virginia assembly. In Massachusetts in the summer of 1765‚ crowds began taking the law into their own hands‚ creating the breaking out of riots. A colonial organization was created called the Sons of Liberty who began to burn the stamps resulting in the ceasing of selling stamps. The colonies felt they should have representatives in Parliament

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    The Dumbest Generation “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” - Maimonides. Over the past years‚ our world has been creating and inventing new ways to obtain information. The under thirty year generation has the most exposure to these new technological advances‚ but how come studies show that I.Q scores keep going down year by year? The under thirty generation is the dumbest generation because materials we are given are misused as a

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    One method commonly used to analyze literature is postcolonial theory. Through this type of analysis‚ the reader can obtain a profound understanding of the literature. Although not the original intent‚ literature from various time periods can be analyzed‚ not just those from the post-colonial era. For example‚ works ranging from the common era to present day can be interpreted using this method. Additionally‚ postcolonial theory consists of multiple interconnected themes. Otherness is one such theme

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    Many individuals claim that there is nothing worse than death. But what about the great misfortunes and cruelties one endures long before they meet their demise? Perhaps something worse than death is the actual living itself‚ when a person’s differences are constantly condemned and excoriated by those around them. Andre Gide writes‚ “Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.” For gay teens‚ the vitriolic diatribes by peers at school‚ the ostracism

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    As Shakespeare once stated‚ “We know what we are‚ but not what we may be.” (Hamlet) And by this statement‚ the celebrated playwright opened up the concept that anything‚ or anyone‚ has the capacity to be anything they choose. However‚ it has been argued by Anti-Stratfordians for decades that‚ because of his deficiencies in certain aspects‚ such as proper education and means of attaining knowledge‚ Shakespeare could not have been the author of the works which have been heralded for centuries. But

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    THE COLONIAL PERIOD IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF US HISTORY HYLES-ANDERSON COLLEGE ONLINE SUBMITTED BY JOSHUA FINLEY APRIL 11‚ 2013 ! ! During the early seventeenth to eighteenth century exploration and colonization were very prominent between the European countries. Columbus had discovered North America but went south and explored and colonized parts of what is now Mexico and South America. After Columbus many groups of Englishmen‚ Frenchmen‚ Germans‚ Scots‚ Irishmen

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    Post-Colonial Literature Not losing one’s sense of identification/culture with the colonizer’s culture Language itself engages in the creation of an ‘other’ with inferior connotations/associations; terms like “vernacular” or “native”. Travel histories/writing creates notions and myths about other cultures and civilization. History and a sense of civilization comes in only with the influence of the colonizers. Justification of the empire brought forth as a civilizing mission – a creation of

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