Pauline Hopkins’ “Talma Gordon” may package itself as a murder mystery but it has a deeper message underneath. The message lies in how the story conveys its opinions on race. “Talma Gordon” shows the triviality on racial emphasis and how having “Negro blood” does not matter. Race may be part of one’s cultural identity but it does not completely define them. The ridiculousness of racial emphasis is laid out when The Doctor sarcastically cites “racial conquest” being a reason for mixed marriage. He
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Pepsi: Promoting Nothing Q1) What markets should Pepsi target for Aquafina? A1) Since Aquafina is a consumer product‚ Pepsi should choose a large target market. Firstly‚ Pepsi could mimic the other water producers and target women. But to narrow the targeting even more‚ it could target the 20-35 aged‚ active‚ on-the-go‚ health-conscious woman. Then‚ in response to the concerns over teenagers drinking too many soft drinks‚ it can also position the drink as a substitute for soft drinks. This would
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is used in satire of some sort. “Shaun of the Dead” is first to come to mind as the main character Shaun was just an average man who argued whether a gun in a pub was loaded or not and spent the rest of his time playing video games in his house. Nothing was special about him at all yet he survived the zombie apocalypse through humor and just wanting to go to the pub. Another work within the genre would be Pride and Prejudice and Zombies which turns the character Elizabeth into a zombie fighting machine
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Haruki Murakami‚ a standout amongst the most widely praised and generally read writers in Japan today‚ is named by numerous as a postmodernist. His short story "The Elephant Vanishes" is a prime case of why this mark has been put on Murakami’s work. It incorporates various attributes that are absolutely postmodern and manages topics that appear to be drawn from the day and age of the craftsman. In particular‚ Murakami utilizes the essential standards of a postmodern work: fuse of advances and the
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From living in a world where we used to treat people of different ethnicities and color like they were nothing‚ to transforming into a world where we can all get along and look past those differences. From then to now we’ve grown to see that there really isn’t any difference between us. We were all born the same way and seeing that we were all equal proved there is no reason for us to show hate for one another. But did this really change everyone’s view‚ or have some people just learned to hide what
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Nonfiction Book Assignment Burned Alive by Souad takes readers on a journey like no other. The book retells the life of a young Palestinian girl named Souad. She grew up in a small village where the treatment of women drastically differs from that in North America‚ Europe‚ and many other parts of the world. Honour crimes and killings are a regular occurrence for their village and unfortunately‚ Souad fell victim to one. In most cases‚ the intention of the crime is death‚ and they are usually successful
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Kaffir Boy‚ by Mark Mathabane tells his life during apartheid South Africa and the struggles he faced as a result of apartheid. Apartheid was a system created by the European whites in South Africa‚ used to segregate the blacks and the whites.The system is used to oppress the blacks while favoring the whites and creating tension between the races. As the races have a misunderstanding of one another‚ it shows how apartheid is working. Through the passage Mathabane illustrates the importance of breaking
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In Clockwork Angel‚ by Cassandra Clare‚ I followed Tessa Gray on her journey to find her brother. Throughout this journey she learned to trust her friends‚ one of the themes of the book‚ and to be careful about who you trust‚ because not everyone is on your side. She goes through physical and emotional pain. From being tortured to having incredible heartbreak‚ Tessa stays strong as she learns more about her self and her mysterious past. Tessa receives a letter from her brother Nate explaining that
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Mr. Holland wasn’t excited to be a teacher and that really reflected his teaching ways at the start of the movie. Burning the beginning all he was focused on was getting in and out of the school without having to put any extra effort into the job‚ he was mainly focused on making his music and wasn’t worried about anything else. After his wife had told him that they were having a baby‚ he realized he just might be stuck working as a teacher for more that the 4 years that he originally planned. But
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What if your job was the setting of a horror story? The kind that involved supernatural beings‚ curses‚ serial killers‚ and romance drama. I know‚ not your typical horror film‚ but what if I told you none of your other employees paid attention to it. In fact‚ the eerie atmosphere was openly accepted (crazy right?); did I mention the amazing benefits? Welcome to Orientation by Daniel Orozco‚ a short-story with an enticing first person perspective. The story can be interpreted as an exaggerated metaphor
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