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    Life as Punishment for Murder Every action has a consequence‚ so does the law of cause and effect say. A child will most likely get punished for misbehavior‚ and a baby will always cry when something does not go his way. Linda Kasabian‚ a former member of the Manson Family who was part of many murders did not get any punishment whatsoever. Due to all her actions‚ a punishment of prison should be given to Linda for all the murders done‚ regardless of her regrets. Linda Kasabian‚ born

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    POCAHONTAS AND THE MYTHICAL INDIAN WOMAN: REFORMING THE IMAGE THROUGH NATIVE AMERICAN FICTION Pocahontas. Americans know her as the beautiful‚ Indian woman who fell in love with the white settler John Smith and then threw her body upon the poor white captive to protect him from being brutally executed by her own savage tribe. The magical world of Walt Disney came out with their own movie version several years ago portraying Pocahontas as a tan‚ sexy Barbie doll figure and John Smith as a blond-haired

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    The following essay‚ “All It Takes Is One Good Ceremony‚” is an example of a sound discussion that focuses on one luminous detail – the color blue.  All It Takes Is One Good Ceremony             Leslie Marmon Silko’s novel‚ Ceremony‚ is filled with numerous networks of images.  The most notable images are bathed in the color blue and are found in the natural and unnatural worlds‚ as well as the spiritual and physical worlds.  The color blue abounds in the story of Tayo’s journey.  Tayo has just

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    Pablita Velarde‚ was a Native American Artist who attended the Santa Fe Indian School‚ specifically Dorothy Dunn’s Studio School. The purpose of the school was to teach students to create a distinctive and marketable "Indian" style. While traditional Pueblo art focused on pottery‚ pottery painting‚ and pueblo wall painting‚ the Dunn style‚ also known as "flat painting" "combined the outline drawing and flat colors of folk art‚ the decorative qualities of Art Deco‚ and "Indian" subject matter."

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    Leon manipulates Father Paul’s Ministry to serve his Pueblo’s purpose after the death of Teofilo‚ someone who could be seen as an important figure within the Pueblo’s. Silko changes the short story’s basic structure to accommodate for cultural representation and adaptation throughout the changes of time. The simple way of Silko’s storytelling may seem confusing or strange to some‚ but in the context of the story; it is necessary. Silko does not give any of the characters any type of individual personality

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    that should not be made light of. The dehumanization of blacks during this time‚ forced our ancestors to endure the most devastating genocide in human history. On one episode of the tv show‚ Saturday night live‚ Host and cast member Colin Jost and Leslie Jones discuss the actress Lupita Nyong’o being named as People Magazine’s “Most beautiful person”. Jones questions the standards that defy beauty by comparing America today to America in slavery times. Although Jones’s rant is seemingly subversive

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    Lisa Deshaun Leslie-Lockwood‚ more commonly known as Lisa Leslie‚ was born July 7‚ 1972 in Gardena‚ California. She is a now retired American professional women’s basketball player. She was a huge figure during her WNBA(Women’s National Basketball Association) career and was looked up to by many‚ both figuratively and literally. She wasn’t always into sports as a child‚ but somewhere down the line she became one of the most dominant female players to ever play the game of basketball. When Lisa

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    Webster‚ Leslie. “Archaeology and Beowulf.” Beowulf: A Verse Translation Ed. Daniel Donoghue. New York: w.w. Norton and Co.‚ 2002. 212-23. print. Annotated Bibliography In Leslie Webster’s essay “Archaeology and Beowulf‚” Webster starts the paper off by talking about how the Old English translation of Beowulf has actually caused a lot of misunderstanding because of everyone’s contemporary perceptions of the way it was in the past. She then goes on to talk about the warrior culture‚ which she

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    to the holocaust on the victims‚ the survivors‚ and the future generations. According to the interview with Leslie Schwartz “ Life was unbearable‚ the daily seeing all these people‚ they were carried‚ the dead ones‚ sick ones.” This is how it was to most victims in the holocaust. They were surrounded by death‚ and pain‚ and on top of that if you were a child you wouldn’t survive long. Leslie also stated “ All those children of course‚ wind up in the crematorium.” If you were liberated how would you

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    itself with the mention of Catholic modernism versus Native American traditions and well descriptive spiritual backgrounds. Leslie Silko uses her Laguna Pueblo heritage to give meaning towards different conflicts among Native Americans converting to Christians. Many cultures interacting and compromising with one another portrays their customs and traditions in different ways. Leslie is careful in setting the stage for where; not only is the setting very important but it serves the interactions between

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