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    punching a middle schoolar? Or how about stealing from families? He isn’t as perfect as he seems. Conclusively‚ Erik doesn’t make very good choices in the novel. A choice made by Erik was to spray paint his brother’s eyes because Paul told their parents that Erik’s old criminal sidekick at the time‚ Vincent Castor‚ vandalized the neighborhood. “I turned around and saw Vincent Castor. He was holding a can of spray paint. Then‚ I felt Erik grab me from behind‚ easily pinning both of my arms with one

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    are important to both Maggie and Dee‚ but for different reasons. Maggie values the family quilts for their sentiment and usefulness. She learned how to quilt from her grandmother and aunt who made the quilts. Her mother has been saving the quilts for Maggie to use after she is married. The quilts are meant to be used and appreciated everyday. Maggie hints that she sees the quilts as a reminder of her grandmother and aunt when she says‚ "I can ’member them without the quilts". Dee also values the family

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    A foil character can be defined as a character who contrasts with another character. In the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Mama and Beneatha were foil charactersMama who is wise and considers herself the head of the house‚ and Beneatha who is an independent woman who stands up for herself. Hansberry uses the two to compare and contrast the difference in beliefs and values of Mama’s generation and Beneatha’s. Mama’s generation originated in the South but moved to the Southside

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    Character analysis. Ellie Linton- Tomorrow when the war began. Ellie is the narrator and ‘voice’ of the Tomorrow series‚ the entire story is told through her eyes and from her point of view which is why thoughts on the other characters might not always be objective. The main protagonist and narrator of the series. Ellie was born and raised on a cattle and sheep farm not far from the edge of the country town of Wirrawee. She is loyal to her friends‚ to her family; she loves the Australian bush

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    Mama might be better off dead” Reaction Paper The author of the book “Mama might be better off dead” by Laurie Kaye Abraham vividly described about the unfortunate reality of the healthcare failure in the urban America with the Banes’s family who resides in the deprived neighborhood of Lawndale‚ Chicago. Abraham wrote about the challenges that Banes’s family faced with poverty‚ poor health system in the community‚ and racial inequality. Abraham did a fine job by utilizing these challenges that

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    dictated by anyone else. In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use‚” Dee is a shining example of an American pursuing her dream and succeeding at it. Dee came from a background of poverty. Her lineage includes slaves and farm workers that were never able to better themselves enough to rise above the poverty. She knew since she was little that the country was not for her. She wanted an education. She wanted to move to the city. So Dee worked very hard from the time she was a child to become educated and

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    Topics‚ themes and concepts that change over time 1) American expansion and the westward movement - Within existing borders 2) American foreign policy a) Isolationism b) America becomes world power c) Cold war conflicts and events d) America – The remaining super power 3) American literature that promoted political‚ economic‚ and social change or in some other way had a profound effect on the nation -Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ is published – Jan. 10‚ 1776 -Declaration of Independence

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    The novel Mama Day by Gloria Naylor explores both the intriguing relationship between a young city boy and a culturally confused girl‚ George and Ophelia‚ and the simple yet supernatural life of an old‚ wise woman on an isolated island entirely detached from the civilized world around her. Ophelia‚ or Cocoa‚ becomes a link between the chaotic world and hustle and bustle of the mainland and the life of Willow Springs that connects her into a cultural and much different identity. The setting of a novel

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    PERSONAL LEARNINGS FROM THE SUBJECT AND HOW CAN I USE THIS IN MY EVERYDAY LIFE During the first meeting‚ Prof. Esteban thought us about what does SOCILOGY means. Sociology is the scientific study of human social life‚ groups and societies. It is a social science which originated from the word Socio(socius) and Logy(logos)‚ which means study. It is an ever-changing concept‚ includes human interaction‚ a scientific study of human behaviour that has the tendency to predict or explain. “People

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    insight into their future. In the short stories “ A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner” and “ Everyday Use by Alice Walker‚” this concept is displayed with its main characters respectfully. While‚ the homes give the main characters their identity‚ or lack their of‚ the sense of entitlement and privilege only deepens their connection to the their houses. In “A Rose for Emily‚” the main character Miss Emily Grierson‚ a sheltered daughter born into a well respected‚ well off family dies leaving

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