Judith A. Byfield‚ a historian and professor in African history‚ describes in her book‚ The Bluest Hands‚ the role women had in the adire indigo dyeing industry in Abeokuta‚ a Yoruba town‚ located in southwestern Nigeria. Byfield argues that the adire industry flourished from 1937-1939 but the industry was unable to sustain itself due to social and economical reasons. Byfield supports her argument by providing strong evidence in the forms of interviews‚ documentary sources‚ and annual reports. Even
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Eating with Your Hands Society today is one big melting pot. People bring their customs and cultural traditions and it conglomerates with others creating these norms we follow. We live by‚ what time has created over time‚ a status quo‚ or social rights and wrongs. In the passage‚ Eating with Your Hands‚ the author opens the topic about etiquette‚ one of the major social controversies. She talks about why some foods are only acceptable to be eaten with proper utensils while others can be “finger
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their own message‚ their own story‚ and their own creativity. When I read two amazing books‚ Chains and A Stone in My Hand my heart was truly inspired. They both consist of truly amazing characters who got through indescribable events however they still keep fighting. Isabel‚ the main character in Chains is quite amazing‚ and Malak‚ the main character from A Stone in My Hand is also quite extraordinary. They both are not only great examples of the humankind and what amazing people there are in
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A Helping Hand in the Homeless Community By Cherish Miles There is a large number of homeless‚ mentally ill‚ and drug addicted people in the Costa Mesa area that many residents are unaware of. Fourteen years ago Lindah Miles‚ the mother of six children‚ was driving down Anaheim avenue in Costa Mesa on the way to the market. As she was driving she saw a little broken down old church named The Lighthouse. She noticed there were about forty homeless people waiting in a line outside. Out of curiosity
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Jacob continued to look down at his hand with his eyes opened wide. He didn’t notice that John was pointing a gun at his face. He didn’t hear the numerous gunshots being fired all around him. He didn’t care either way. He was in shock. All he could do was stare at his hand that was not bleeding. It was only sparking. There were red‚ blue‚ and green wires hanging down. “YOU BETTER START TALKING!” screamed John whose finger was still on the trigger. Jacob tried to speak‚ but he couldn’t. He
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William Dugan English 216: Literature and Film Professor Conklin Study Questions on “Sisyphus” and Cool Hand Luke 1. The charges against Sisyphus that earn him his fate are: a) Having Levity towards the gods‚ or taking them lightly b) Stealing the god’s secrets c) Preferring the beauty of the earth‚ the sea‚ over the power and majesty of the gods. d) Putting death (pluto) in chains. Sisyphus harbors scorn and resentment towards the gods. He thinks he can get the better of them‚ as
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Jonathan Edwards Discussion Jonathan Edwards’ “Sinners in the hands of an Angry God” approaches the audience with a call to action. Jonathan does not soften his blows of aggression towards those listening to his sermon. Edwards’ use of imagery and syntax add to the emotional effect of the sermon. “The bow of God’s wrath is bent‚ and the arrow made ready on the string.” This metaphor is directed to those that sin‚ and is used as a more blunt approach to those who do bad‚ than Plato’s “Allegory
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Unclean Hands: America’s Protectionist Policies by Stuart Anderson The author formerly was director of trade and immigration studies at the Cato Institute. American policymakers often justify trade barriers against other countries on the premise that the United States practices free trade while other countries erect trade barriers and engage in unfair trade practices. Claiming to favor "free but fair trade‚" they propose that America keep its markets open only to countries that dismantle their trade
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The Brand in Hand; Mobile Marketing at Adidas INTRODUCTION Adidas was founded in Germany in 1920.it became an important supplier of footwear after Second World War. Later‚ it expanded its footwear line to include fringe sports. While Nike is the global leader in athletic shoe market‚ Adidas is nothing more than the second place in that market because it started its business in the field of soccer shoe market. So‚ Adidas could not handle the whole athletic shoe market. Later on‚ Adidas wanted to
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I am reading the book "In My Hands" by Irena Gut Opdyke. This story is about a Polish girl who is constantly avoiding the Germans during the Nazi rein and she was a holocaust rescuer. This blog post is going to be mainly about some of the main characters in the story. This story is a Biography. Irena is the main character in this book. In the beginning of the story‚ Irena was a quiet and shy girl. She was the oldest out of her other five siblings. Before she left her family‚ she was always behind
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