Outcasts United English essay Outcasts United a nonfiction book written by Warren St. John ‚ takes place in Atlanta and Clarkston Georgia. A soccer team made up of refugee kids overcame many challenges: lack of funds‚ zoning laws‚ and academic struggles; in result winning something bigger than a championship. To start off‚ lack of funds in the beginning had a huge impact on the team. Without the proper funds the team could not get the equipment they needed to start. No money
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Outcasts of Poker Flat At least once in our lives we have all felt like outcasts to a group of people‚ feeling different or rejected by society. The characters in Poker Flat felt this same exact way‚ but for them it was a case of life or death for being an outcast. Characters in the story “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” symbolize different types of people in society. Characters in the story represent different types of people in the society of the time period. Some of the characteristics are caregivers
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Claude Cahun: Boy & Girl Together For this discussion I found an interest in the gender bending “self-portraiture” of Claude Cahun. An added interest I later found about Cahun and her work came after googling her name; I found some articles about feminism in art that not only speak about Cahun and her feminist work‚ but also about Cindy Sherman’s art as well (Imagine that to my surprise). Cahun was one of first the 20th century (female) artists to dress herself up in an array of gender
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The leper. The homeless. Minorities. People labeled “different”. These are examples of “outcasts‚” people “rejected or cast out‚ as from home or society.” They are “mistfits” even‚ “unable to adjust to a situation” with its narrow‚ inflexible expectations. Holden Caulfield in the novel Catcher in the Rye‚ Wally in the short story White Chocolate‚ and Jamal Wallace in the movie Finding Forrester are examples of teen heroes‚ all attending high school‚ who struggle to fit‚ but who discover quickly
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Claude Monet started off as a realist and Robert Smithson started as a conceptual artist. Monet wanted to create an impression of what he saw and defied the norms of realistic‚ photographic paintings. The thickness and low consistency of his oil paints
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat is an excellent representation of color writing. The plot is short and rather underdeveloped‚ just as the characters are‚ which is typical of a local color story. The author portrays a rugged setting which is associated with the west during its gold-rush years‚ as well as stereotype the characters into ones you might expect to find in any Northern Californian settlement. <br> <br>Our hero‚ the gambler‚ is steadfast‚ cool and smart while always the loner. He is everything
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that distinguish artistic roles very well are Jahangir in Darbar‚ and Claude Monet’s representation of Gare Saint-Lazare. In the painting Jahangir in Darbar‚ the artist makes a visual record of an audience that Jahangir is holding at court. This allows observers to place themselves in this setting. Also‚ the diversity of the crowd signifies the ethnic and religious tolerance of the Mughal court (A World of Art‚ 2010) In Claude Monet’s representation of Gar Saint-Lazare‚ it allows an observer to
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The role of archetypal outcast serves as a reflection of what characteristics are rejected by societal norms; this is something that is represented in Odysseus’s character. While there were numerous expectations and norms in ancient Greece‚ wealth was an important status indicator‚ and therefore incorporated as a societal norm. Being that Odysseus was a powerful king‚ it’s fair to assume that he possessed great wealth as well‚ meaning he fit the societal standards. Up until his journey to Troy and
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I decided to write about Claude Debussy because I believe he was an extraordinary composer and his works really influenced the 20th century. Claude Debussy was born on August 22‚ 1862‚ in France. Debussy‚ showed a significant interested in piano since he was a kid. This passion about piano‚ opened the door for a new path regarding music‚ that changed his life in a very good and beneficial way. Although‚ he did not come from a rich family‚ Debussy became a very honorable person. His journey in the
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Read the poem‚ If We Must Die‚ by Claude McKay Answer the questions: 1. What theme or conflict is being dramatized in the poem? The main theme is honor‚ no matter the toughest of times we can always find the way to live with dignity and respect. 2. Can the poetic speaker be identified? The poet‚ Mr. McKay‚ is the speaker. 3. Who is the poetic speaker speaking to? The reader 4. What is the poetic speaker’s motivation? Fight the toughest situations with pride and dignity. 5. What type of poem is it
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