Celie had to grow up being beaten by these men and acting like their slave‚ she decided that she hated men. Instead she liked Shug‚ a famous singer‚ and they became really great friends. Shug helped her get away from Mr.____. This connects to the lens because at first Celie was not strong at all‚ but when she went with Shug to Tennessee‚ she gained confidence and started her own business sewing pants. Throughout the book‚ there has also been a theme of sexism. When Celie is living with Mr.____
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This essay explores the story ‘Kura‚ Yeye‚ Boorda ‘from the past‚ today and the future‚” written by Len Collard and the Indigenous Australian notion that the land is alive. I outline the deep connection to the land and how Waakal the Rainbow Serpent and the Dreaming has brought about this notion. To Indigenous Australians‚ the land is not inanimate; it is a complete environment that supports and is maintained by people and culture. Land is central‚ spirituality and culturally and in this story the
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Research question: To what extent is water pollution solvable? Lens: Historical Evaluating Water Pollution Through a Historical Lens With the start of the 20th century‚ the United States has become aware of the seriousness of today’s environmental issues. Today‚ countries with a rapid course of innovation‚ such as China‚ India and even the US struggle to supply their population with the basic necessities‚ like clean water. According to Lian-Jun Bao‚ graduate of the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry
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Robert Assagioli once said‚ “Without forgiveness life is governed by . . . an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.” In other words‚ if one can’t learn to be compassionate‚ one’s life is going to be controlled by a continuous feeling of hatred and revenge. This quote is accurate because people need to forgive others in order to move on with their own lives. Harboring negative feelings and holding grudges consumes you. The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare illustrates this quote
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When it comes to conducting myself as an ethical and responsible student‚ based on my experiences‚ my self-knowledge and my readings for this class‚ I will study the positives of different ethical lenses‚ I will find balance in when to look at a group of people as a whole or individually‚ and I will ensure that I hold myself accountable for those depending on me. I will study the positives of different ethical lenses so that I can be the best that I can be. Different situations call for different
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F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby as memoir recalling a story of a life he once pertained. Within writing this narrative containing several symbols and metaphor it reveals the dark truth of life. As Hamlet said to Ophelia‚ “God has given you one face‚ and you make yourself another.” The battle between who Gatsby is and who he perceived himself to be‚ creates a futile battle. As the narratives reaches the peak of the climax‚ Gatsby believes by wedding Daisy he’d reach ultimate success. However
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“Reading good literature won’t make a reader a better person any more than just sitting in a church‚ synagogue‚ or mosque will. But reading good books well just might.” This quote is from the article “How Reading Makes Us More Human.” It shows that although the common belief is that reading will make us better people‚ it doesn’t mean anything to us unless we really know how to comprehend the book itself and allow it to influence our decisions. A text that applies to this idea is A Raisin in the Sun
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In the novel Go Set a Watchman‚ Harper Lee comments‚ “Prejudice‚ a dirty word‚ and faith‚ a clean one‚ have something in common: they both begin where reason ends” (Lee 270-1). This quote not only describes what prejudice is‚ but also how it comes to be. Prejudice is illustrated in many different forms throughout various works of literature. A few skillfully portrayed classics include: Twelve Angry Men‚ a play by Reginald Rose‚ “As I Grew Older”‚ a poem by Langston Hughes‚ and To Kill a Mockingbird
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John Steinbeck once said "It is the responsibility of the writer to expose our many grievous faults and failures and to hold up to the light our dark and dangerous dreams for the purpose of improvement." This basically means it is important that the author does its job to show faults‚ failures‚ struggles‚ and hardships in a character’s life in order to demonstrate how they became stronger and improved upon their failures. This quote is valid because one can normally not improve upon nothing. In
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Lend Me a Tenor is a comedy written by Ken Ludwig‚ which follows Max‚ an assistant to the producer‚ who is convinced to impersonate international opera star Tito Merelli in order to save the show when Tito is found dead. However‚ everything is not as it seems‚ and chaos soon ensues as the characters have various exchanges with both the real Tito‚ who turns out to be alive‚ and Max. This play was first produced at the London Globe Theatre in London in 1986 and made its way to Broadway three years
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