The Color Purple (1985) Quotes Celie: [on leaving the farm in Shug’s car‚ shouting to Albert] I’m poor‚ black‚ I might even be ugly‚ but dear God‚ I’m here. I’m here. Celie: [lunging towards Albert with a knife] I curse you. Until you do right by me everything you think about is gonna crumble! Sofia: Don’t do it Mrs. Celie. Don’t trade places with what I been through. Shug: Come on‚ Celie‚ let’s go to the car. Sofia: He ain’t worth it‚ he ain’t worth it. Albert: Who you think you is? You can
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The Great Gatsby is a marvellous book used to do anything whatsoever! Study Questions & Essay Topics → Study Questions 1. Discuss Gatsby’s character as Nick perceives him throughout the novel. What makes Gatsby “great”? In one sense‚ the title of the novel is ironic; the title character is neither “great” nor named Gatsby. He is a criminal whose real name is James Gatz‚ and the life he has created for himself is an illusion. By the same token‚ the title of the novel refers to the theatrical
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In the second half of the nineteenth century‚ there were many factors that changed the American city. During this time‚ people all around America were transforming their lives to fit the new commercial America‚ and one of the ways that they did this was moving to concentrated‚ urban cities. During the late nineteenth century there was major population growth due to mass immigration‚ which created a new group of workers. As urbanization and industrialization developed simultaneously‚ cities were
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TOPIC 2: Analyse the development of Kambili in Purple Hibiscus as she moves from strict‚ fearful obedience to tentative defiance of her father. In your response account for her initial subservience and explain what factors contribute to her increasing maturity and independence. During the novel “Purple Hibiscus”‚ we witness the transformation of Kambili Achike from a silenced‚ repressed and wary girl into a more confident‚ mature and happy young woman. This change is brought upon by significant
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➔Have you ever imagined life without color? We are so used to seeing colors that they have become something we take for granted. We can judge the significance of colors with the fact that most are associated with our emotions and different activities in life. White symbolizes peace‚ red symbolizes both love & anger‚ yellow is for friendship‚ green implies jealousy. All colors have their own place. But what if our life had no colors? How would things look‚ and most importantly‚ how would our pictures
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Oppression of Muslim Women Jason Abbey GNDS 102: Understanding LGBT Identities Loraine Hutchins‚ Ph. D March 15‚ 2015 “Men are in charge of women by [by right] what Allah has given over the other and what they‚ spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient ‚ guarding in [the husband’s] absence what Allah would have them guard.”-Koran 4:34 Under Sharia Law women are not allowed to walk the streets alone and in some countries Islamic women
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Analysis of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple “No one is exempt from the possibility of a conscious connection to All That Is.” Alice Walker explores this quote through the story of Celie. Just like the color purple‚ the truth‚ no one is exempt from. No one can run away from the truth. It is inevitably inescapable. Starting off in a rather harsh setting‚ Celie starts off her story at the time she is raped for the first time by her own father. Rather straight forward‚ Walker captures her reader’s
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Yasmeen Williams Mr. Phillips English IV 26 August 2013 Social Media Social media has different effects on people. Some are positive‚ some are negative. Teens that spend too much time on social networks like Facebook are more likely to show narcissistic tendencies and display signs of other behavioral problems‚ according to new psychological research. “While nobody can deny that Facebook has altered the landscape of social interaction‚ particularly among young people‚ we are just now starting
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A Doll’s House: Plot Summary Overview Written in 1879 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen‚ A Doll’s House is a three act play about a seemingly typical housewife who becomes disillusioned and dissatisfied with her condescending husband. Act One: Set around Christmas time‚ Nora Helmer enters her home‚ truly enjoying life. An old widow friend from her past‚ Mrs. Linde‚ stops by hoping to find a job. Nora’s husband Torvald recently earned a promotion‚ so she happily finds employment for Mrs. Linde
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Fast Food The common myth between fast food and obesity America is one of the world counties that struggle with high rates of obesity in the youth. It has become a common trend in America for people to associated fast food for the cause of the growing obesity. Many people believe this while others don’t. I for one believe that is not true‚ fast food in no way contributes or causes obesity in today’s youth. Many people often believe the myth without facts or reasons. However one should consider
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