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    Chapter 9: The Eye * Light is electromagnetic energy that is emitted in form of waves; waves crash into objects and are absorbed‚ reflected‚ scattered‚ and bent * Half of human cerebral cortex is involved with analyzing visual world * MAMMALIAN VISUAL SYSTEM: begins with eye‚ back of eye is retina (contains photoreceptors specialized to convert light energy to neural activity) * Eyes have features to track moving objects and keep transparent surface clean (i.e. by tears) *

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    should limit the use of gun ownership is because people have the mindset that you need a gun to protect yourself or others. That should not be the case‚ we should be teaching men‚ women‚ and children to not harm others. For example‚ in the article‚ “Fist‚ Stick‚ Knife‚ Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America‚” by Geoffrey Canada he states: “I needed the gun because we had moved from Union Avenue to 183rd Street in the Bronx‚ but I still traveled back to Union Avenue during holidays when I was

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    - Their Eyes Were Watching God There are many similarities and differences which set apart and bring together the main ideas of the short story‚ “Drenched in Light”1924‚ and the novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” 1937‚ each written by Zora Neale Hurston. “Drenched in Light” is a short story which Zora displays the outrageous relationship between a young fantasist African American girl named Isis and her domineering grandmother in the early 19th century. “Their Eyes Were Watching God” begins with

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    Zora Neale Hurston‚ author of Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ was born in 1891 in Alabama. She studied anthropology and liked to tell many stories about her African-American heritage and even other cultures. Hurston became interested in writing in her early thirties where she would write short stories and sometimes script plays. During the development of her writing career‚ she played an important role in the Harlem Renaissance. Hurston even traveled to Haiti and then Jamaica which mainly inspired

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    and events in real life. Characters are modified to generate the meaning and significance to the story or theme. The Novel: “Their Eyes Were Watching God” depicts the recurring theme of society‚ wealth‚ and self-discovery. Zora Neale Hurston’s Writing is both a reflection of and a departure from the ideas of the Harlem Renaissance The novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Hurston’s explores the life of an African American woman. The story begins with the quote‚ “Ships at a distance have every

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    influence one of the greatest writers‚ Zora Neale Hurston‚ one of the greatest novels‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ and one of the most talented and remarkable musicians of the 20th century‚ Louis Armstrong. Zora Neale Hurston was an accomplished writer who was able to focus her work around the ethnography of the African American people. This was shown undeniably in her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. This novel did not on purpose but nevertheless showed a strong origin of the music of the

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    Bible‚ I was fascinated by Kingsolver’s extensive use of Lingala‚ the language used in the region of the Congo where the Price family lives. Lingala is a language in which each word has several meanings‚ and Kingsolver has the characters in the story use language to reflect themselves. Kingsolver also masterfully wields words to connote subtle ideas throughout the novel. Throughout the novel are sprinkled many phrases in Lingala‚ phrases that are eventually learned or heard by any one of the narrators

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    Strange Fruit The Jazz Influence on Their Eyes Were Watching God In the late 1930’s‚ during the Harlem Renaissance‚ when Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God was written‚ the sounds of jazz and blues music filled the air (Hurston). Revolutionary artists such as Duke Elington‚ Teddy Wilson and Bessie Smith became household names as African-Americans began to develop a reputation for themselves as musicians (Blackburn). Among these artists was Billie Holiday‚ "the first popular

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    Voice and Language in Their Eyes Were Watching God Oprişor Maria 1st year American Studies Voice and Language in Their Eyes Were Watching God In this paper I would like to focus on point of view and some aspects of stylistics in Zora Hurstons’ work Their Eyes Were Watching God. In particular‚ I will address the issue of narrative voice‚ the shifts between first person and third person‚ and I will also include in my analysis some aspects related to types of language variety and style variation

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    Her first relationship with Logan Killicks helps her realize that she should not settle for him‚ even though he is rich and can support her financially. She learns that she has to fall in love with someone out of her own free will‚ not because her grandma chooses him for her. After the first few months of leaving her alone‚ Logan starts to demand manual labor from Janie and stops treating her with respect: "If Ah kin haul de wood heah and chop it fuh yuh‚ look lak you oughta be able tuh tote it inside

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