people were lynched from trees and just hung there and were for display while people took pictures for souvenir‚”Southern trees bear a strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swingin’ in the Southern breeze Strange fruit hangin’ from the poplar trees”(Meeropol). This shows that after they lynched people they would leave them there to rot and for example. The author of the poem was inspired by a photo that he saw of two lynched black men that were hanging by a
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Sometimes the blind can "see" more than the sighted. During a scary movie or a horrific event‚ people may cover their eyes‚ choosing not to see the truth. As human beings‚ we often become entrenched in the material world‚ becoming oblivious to and unable to see the most apparent truths. Oedipus‚ the main character in Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex‚ could not see the truth‚ but the blind man‚ Teiresias‚ "saw" it plainly. Sophocles uses blindness as a motif in the play Oedipus Rex. Oedipus‚ known for
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In John Grisham’s novel Bleachers‚ Coach Eddie Rake exemplifies the qualities of a good man by helping the community‚ school‚ and his players. Rake supports his players by sharing his life lessons and pushing them to limits they did not believe they would ever see. He contributes his time and talents for many years at Messina High making it the school it has grown to be today. The Messina community manages to come closer than ever before thanks to Eddie Rake. Eddie Rake connects well with everyone
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says that she knew the answer even before Proctor mentioned “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life!”. Later‚ Proctor tears the paper and crumples it. This move on its own‚ defined his future; defined the following‚ promised hangin ’. At first‚ the main two out of the three that were accused‚ were Rebecca Nurse‚ who was known throughout the town as a very generous healer‚ and Martha Corey. John Proctor was not found to be guilty and accused by the girls from the start. Instead
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Todd Closson English 8/24/14 The Crucible Society trusts those that conform‚ and distrusts those that don’t. One advantage of conforming to societies expectations is that you gain trust from the society. People who don’t conform aren’t trusted. One disadvantage is that you join the group‚ so you’re not technically an individual anymore in your own right. In the novel The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller explains the causes of hysteria‚ mob mentality‚ scapegoating by showing the conflicts within a society
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the character who has a major impact on the village is Mary Warren. Even though Mary is John Proctor’s maid‚ and claims she will always do the right thing‚ she needs the help of Abigail Williams. Although‚ Mary is afraid of Abigail and all the things she can do‚ Abigail is known for being deceitful and clever‚ and that is exactly what Mary Warren wants to be when the time comes. Mary Warren gets herself out of trouble with Judge Danforth and Hathorne during the trials
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deep and green‚ tinkling jus’ like the way Aunt Clara’s house keys used to when she was out on the porch about to unlock the front door. I’d hide my mouse in my pocket whene’er I heard them jinglin’ keys‚ because Aunt Clara ne’er liked ’em rodents hangin’ around her house. I was a smart boy‚ I really was. I see the clearing an’ I know I’ve found it‚ I’ve found the safe spot. George’ll come get me here before the water turns black and the sun goes down‚ he’s always been better at directions than
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something that kids feel cool listening to. This is his first success ingredient‚ getting the attention of his audience so that they will listen to his message. His message is of course the best thing about the song. It explains to kids to "stop just hangin out‚ set your self some goals‚ think positive‚ and keep hustling". Too Short has got to the financial level he’s at‚ by following the keys that he describes in his song‚ not by following the stereotypes that parent’s turn off of the TV. Acting
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Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ many different prejudices are revealed. The most prominent being the racial prejudice between the white people and black people in Maycomb‚ Alabama during the 1930’s. However‚ there are many more subtle and discreet prejudices against other people in Maycomb‚ also. One of the first prejudices to become known is against the Cunninghams. The Cunninghams are a very poor farming family who were hit hard by the Great Depression. "...The Cunninghams never took
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Miss Moore Character Traits “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara‚ is a short story with many different character traits. Miss Moore is a person in the short story who has many different traits. Miss Moore teaches the kids the value of a dollar in a unique way. Miss More shows that she is caring‚ presentable (confident about her looks)‚ and well educated teacher‚ who is trying to better the lives of the kids‚ through out the story. Miss Moore shows off her traits in many ways. One
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