English Literature Pride and Prejudice (By Jane Austen) ENG102 Jones International University Mary Louis Dr. Rochelle Harris Assignment 2.2: Forum Discussion 03/15/2014 Literary Scrapbook Entry on Pride and Prejudice The Literature Connection Mrs. Bennet‚ a foolish woman who talks too much and is obsessed with getting her daughters married; Lydia Bennet‚ the youngest of the Bennet daughter who is devoted to a life of dancing‚ fashions‚ gossips and flirting;
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Wicked Witch of the West. In “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” the Wicked Witch of the West represented segregation in the South. During the time this book was written‚ segregation had be the usual in the South. This book was written in 1900. During the early 1900s‚ slavery had of course been abolished‚ and blacks were considered “separate but equal”. Racism had played a great role within segregation of African Americans in the South. The South had numerous laws to dehumanize blacks. The legislature
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Segregation and segregation laws After the 13th Amendment passed by the Congress on January 31‚ 1865 ‚slavery in America was abolished. All the Southern States agreed to the 14th Amendment by 1870‚ which guaranteed equal protection under the law to all citizens. Unfortunately‚ this “equal” was only an apparent status. Trough violence a terrorist gang named “Ku Kux Klan” kept black people from voting and supporting the govern ‚ spreading danger and fear. The old white Redeemer govern regained
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differences and structure inequalities. Race divides people through categories which led to cultural and social tensions. It also determined inclusion‚ exclusion‚ and segregation in U.S society. Both inclusion and exclusion tie together to create the overall process of segregation — one notion cannot occur without resulting in the others. Segregation is a form of separation in terms of race that includes the processes of inclusion and exclusion. Race was the main factor that caused conflicts among people in
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Journal Entry 1: “The Custom House” Romanticism is a style of literature that involves literary‚ artistic and philosophical movement that was originated in the 18th century in Europe. How the author of the book Nathaniel Hawthorne family history contributes to his attitude towards “The Custom House” and his place of society is how he look back in time to his forefather that lived on land and how their religion must of been. Then also to just a give a background of his life that relates. How
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grades for the following assignments: A double-entry journal A rhetorical analysis (Rubrics are on the last page) Double-Entry Journal: The purpose of this activity is for you to be an active reader and thinker during your reading of the text; it is not formal writing. It is a place to record and explore ideas using writing as a tool for learning. This journal‚ in essence‚ is a log that records the conversation that you are having with the book. This journal will assist you in compiling textual evidence
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Luck is on Wiesel’s Side"I am too old‚ my son‚" he answered. "Too old to start a new life. Too old to start from scratch in some distant land…" (9)This scene where Elie’s father rejects his son’s request to liquidate everything and flee from the place where the extermination of Jews may occur‚ reminds me of a vivid conversation I once engaged in‚ with my two former North Korean grandparents. The Korean War (1950-53) and the Holocaust (1938-45) are in most aspects different‚ however‚ there is a heartbreaking
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Quote | Reflection | Regardless of the fact that these measures often are used to predict student performance‚ a teacher’s recorded school achieve-ment seldom has correlated strongly with classroom performance (Pg.3) | I can certainly agree with this quote given that academic performance of teacher does not mean he or she is well equipped or suited to teach a certain subject matter. This touches home with me because my background is business. While I did instruct and facilitate many times in
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1. Passage 1 (page[s] 170). “At Least half of my anger at you was sheer resentment that you had done something that I knew‚ buried deep in my heart‚ I should have done. But you weren’t the cause of my joining up either.. . you merely helped trigger it and you did control the service that I chose.” Here Juan’s Father is explaining to him why he decided to join the Mobile Infantry after he practically excommunicated Juan from the family a few years ago for doing the very same thing. Juan’s Father
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Journal Entry #1 Hernando de Soto Born: 1500‚ Province of Badajoz Type: Spaniard We have started our journy with our new leader Hernando de Soto‚ the man with many flaws. We have been sent away ‚ and by we I mean a small group of horseman‚ to find riches such as gold and silver prohaps even slaves. We have been picked by how well can fight and defend ourselfs. Hernando has been equipped with 600 men (picked out by how well they can fight)‚ 10 ships‚ servants‚ staff‚ 200 horses‚ and a pack of blood
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