Education is about tears sheading of the thought of a mother’s children being in the war and fearing the death caused by the war. “The tears are slipping‚ dripping one by one” (Barrington‚ Education 6). This poem by Pauline Barrington conveys the sense of helplessness and fear for the next generation of children. Barrington demonstrates how the children played so innocently “the children play with soldiers made of tin” (Barrington‚ Education 3). The game is only brutalized by the realities of war
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Those That Hurt‚ Hurt: Eliciting Sympathy for the Unsympathetic in ‘The Bluest Eye’ Case Study: Cholly Breedlove “There is really nothing more to say—except why. But since why is difficult to handle‚ one must take refuge in how.” Toni Morrison‚ The Bluest Eye Set in Ohio in 1941‚ In The Bluest Eye tells the story of Pecola Breedlove‚ a black 11-year-old girl who is raped by her father‚ Cholly. Eliciting sympathy for Cholly might seem impossible‚ as we will see that his unfathomable act ultimately
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The author of The Letter to the Hebrews in Social-Scientific Perspective‚ David deSilva‚ is a New Testament scholar who earned his PhD in New Testament studies at Emory University in 1995; deSilva went on to teach at Ashland Theological Seminary‚ where‚ since 2005‚ he has been titled as the Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Greek. In his book on Hebrews‚ deSilva presents the argument that the Letter (sermon) to the Hebrews is best understood through looking at the social scientific background
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Michael Van Huis BIBL 440.J1 03.11.13 Androgynous Pauline: Queering Gender Expressions in 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Introduction At Abilene Christian University‚ the predominating discourse towards biblical exegesis circulates around two methodologies‚ the synchronic (social-rhetorical) and diachronic (historical-critical) approaches.1 Although both methods are required for valid exegesis‚ the tendency to gloss over nontraditional hermeneutics could tentatively result in detrimental ministry‚
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In the novel‚ The Bluest Eye‚ the author‚ Toni Morrison‚ tells the tragic and devastating story of Pecola Breedlove. Innocent Pecola‚ however‚ is rejected in a very rational way by her community and most of all by her own parents. Well‚ The Bluest Eye‚ by Toni Morrison‚ as allured these characters into Naomi Wolf’s‚ theory that the true danger to a woman is another woman. The Breedlove family as attract themselves into a world where they have all lack self-esteem. With the lack of self-esteem the
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Intro This essay is going to be about the story “The Bluest Eye” & the movie “The Color Purple”. In the story “The Bluest Eye” was mostly about A girl name Pecola Breedlove. Pecola was the daughter of Mrs. Pauline Breedlove‚ and Cholly Breedlove‚ also the sister of Sammy her 14 year old brother who ran away. In The Movie it was about the main character‚ Ms. Celie‚ she was Common law wife of Albert. They had 2 kids‚ named (Olivia & Adam). Introducing the other characters in The Color Purple… Shug
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the characters. Pecola Breedlove‚ Cholly Breedlove‚ and Pauline Breedlove and are all embodiments of this quest for identity‚ as well as symbols of the quest of many of the Black northern newcomers of that time. The Breedlove family is a group of people under the same roof‚ a family by name only. Cholly (the father) is a constantly drunk and abusive man. His abusive manner is apparent towards his wife Pauline physically and towards his daughter Pecola sexually. Pauline is a "mammy" to a white
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Toni Morrison’s novel The Bluest Eyes. Pecola Breedlove‚ Cholly Breedlove‚ and Pauline Breedlove are such characters that search for their identity through others that has influenced them and by the lifestyles that they have. First‚ Pecola Breedlove struggles to get accepted into society due to the beauty factor that the norm has. Cholly Breedlove‚ her father‚ is a drunk who has problems that he takes out of Pecola sexually and Pauline physically. Pauline is Cholly’s wife that is never there for her
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during the time period this story takes place. Then we have the Breedlove family‚ they are almost the complete opposite of their counter parts MacTeer’s. The father‚ Cholly Breedlove is mostly drunk and devoid of any concept of parenting‚ partially because of his horrible unforgettable past. The Mother‚ Pauline Breedlove and wife of Cholly‚ is both abusive to her children and constantly battling with Cholly. Their daughter Pecola Breedlove‚ who is often at the forefront of the book if not considered
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Characters such as Cholly and Pauline Breedlove‚ who all have intensely detailed background stories that offer insight into the experiences that shaped who they would later become as adults. Cholly Breedlove was a violent‚ cruel man who experienced a horrific incident in which three white men interrupted his first intimate experience with a girl. During this incident
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