Anna J. Cooper Anna Julia Cooper was born in 1858 to a slave and a slave owner in North Carolina. She attended St. Augustine’s Normal School and Collegiate Institute for the colored. After she graduated she began advocating for people of color especially for women of color. Cooper strongly believed that the status and well-being of black women was a central part of the progression and equality of the nation. Throughout her life she fought relentlessly to uplift black women in hopes for a more just
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Oranges‚ have you ever felt something for someone so much you would do anything for them. I think this story is a good description of this because this person cared so much for this girl that he was trying to go out of his way to do this one thing for her and had to give up the only thing he had. I think this poem can be taken many different ways‚ but the way I see it is that he cared so much for this girl that he would give up everything for her. I take it as a lesson for people to learn not to
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The pragmatic Charlotte Lucas does not have a romantic concept of matrimony‚ however deems marriage to the most disagreeable‚ pompous‚ Mr Collins as the best alternative for a ‘woman of small fortune’ in her society. Through her dispassionate materialistic rhetoric she states; ‘I ask only a comfortable home; and considering Mr Collins character‚ connections‚ and situation in life‚ I am convinced that my chance of happiness with him is as fair‚ as most people can boast on entering the marriage state
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Innocence is a state of being‚ so easily lost and impossible to obtain. Billy Collins and Richard Wilbur portray worlds of evil and darkness through creative metaphors and allusions‚ ironic statements‚ and pathetic fallacies. Both poets employ imagery through metaphors to display the settings of the poems‚ and work in allusions to describe the happenings throughout the stories told in these poems. The adults strive to protect the innocence of the children within these two poems‚ and they must
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1) The title of this poem is unusual in that it is much longer than the average length of a title in poetry. The title also isn’t stylised in any way (though it could be argued that that deliberate decision is stylising the title) and doesn’t contain any form of punctuation. It also not only sets the scene (“To the doctor who treated the raped baby”) but also elaborated on the nature of its subject (“… and who felt such despair”) . Titles are the first thing that the reader sees‚ as such it is important
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Task IV Please analyze the theme of the poem‚ using the speech act hypotheses we have discussed in class. Please pay attention to the change of syntax in the second half of the poem. As the first part of the poem is imperatives and the theme of the poem is elegy‚ I firstly regard it as an advice or consolation‚ the poet advising others not to be bothered to find the traces of the person who died. A common condolence is generally soothing and pacifying‚ describing how the deceased will rest in
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1. The speaker is the traveler. He is adventurous‚ a risk taker‚ and open to new experiences. 2. He is speaking to all those making decisions on which way to go. He is offering advice to those who are uncertain of what they want. 3. The occasion is a man reflecting on his life and what choices allowed for him to be where he is at. 4. This poem should be set during the fall‚ around the turn of the seasons. I believe this poem is timeless for anyone could be in this same situation. However
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In the story “Hunger games” by Susan Collins‚ the main character‚ Katniss Everdeen is forced into the hunger games. Over a 3 year course‚ Katniss shows a great deal of changes in and out of the Arena. Katniss must leave her family including her younger sister Prim to take care of herself. Katniss herself is not certain she will return. She leaves all the responsibility in her sister’s hands. Once the 74th hunger games is over‚ katniss returns home to her mother and her sister only go straight back
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Relationship Between Marc Antony and Julius Caesar A moral politician is a term that most think of as an oxymoron‚ two puzzle pieces that don’t quite fit together. Abraham Lincoln stated that‚ "Nearly all men can stand adversity‚ but if you want to test a man’s character‚ give him power." To Honest Abe‚ presenting someone with arbitrary jurisdiction was the ultimate test of ethics. However‚ it’s also been reflected upon that "absolute power corrupts absolutely." Therefore‚ it can be concluded
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1. J & L should hedge only some of its exposures to diesel fuel. Although there are several financial instruments available for J & L to hedge against the risk of rising diesel fuel prices‚ these instruments still have their own downsides and possibly their own risks. For example‚ the future contracts from NYMEX seems like an effective hedging strategy for J &L‚ but there are some difficulties in terms of using futures from NYMEX to hedge against the diesel prices. NYMEX does not trade
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