“So five years ago we looked to see if there were some benefits from the purple prairie clover in regards to having condensed tannins. We then‚ with the help of (colleague) Yuxi Wang‚ started looking at how the purple prairie clover condensed tannin levels compared to sainfoin. The purple prairie clover had some of the highest levels of condensed tannins that we were able to find for any of the tame or native species that we were
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In most pieces of literature‚ symbols and motifs are found. They can express an idea‚ clarify meaning‚ or enlarge literal meaning. In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel “Purple Hibiscus”‚ she uses this literary device of symbols and motifs to enrich the story. The symbols of religion‚ Mamas’ figurines and the purple hibiscus all help portray the fight between Papa’s abuse and freedom. Religion serves as the right-hand man for Papa and his control over the family. Every year‚ Jaja and Kambili visit
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The Color Purple questions the notions of gender. In the article “Feminism” Carolyn Perry states that “Feminism differs from the women’s movement in that it moves beyond the political and economic issues at heart of the women’s movement…‚ such as tearing down the hierarchical structure of sex and gender roles and changing the way people view men‚ women‚ and gender”(255). She believed that it wasn’t a thing as “a women’s place” (255). In The Color Purple Alice Walker shows us that women can overcome
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kinds of hardships‚ discovers the proficient‚ content‚ and proud woman hidden inside of a young shut-mouthed girl. The Color Purple‚ the third novel written by the Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker‚ has been both respected and berated in numerous essays and reviews. Although the critics agree to disagree about many aspects of this novel one thing is clear‚ The Color Purple shows that "the survival and liberation of black women through the strengths and wisdom of others." (Draper‚ 1810) In Walker’s
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Prize for literature as well as winning the national book award for her book ‘The Color Purple’ in 1983. The book later became a movie produced by Steven Spielberg in 1985 and was adapted for the stage in 2005 and preformed on Broadway in New York as a musical (pbs.org). Just a few of her other works include ‘The Third Life of Grange Copeland’ published in 1970‚ ‘Meridian’ published in 1976‚ ‘The Color Purple’ published in 1982‚ ‘The Temple Of My Familiar’ published in 1989‚ ‘Possessing The Secret
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In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel‚ Purple Hibiscus‚ Papa is a charitable figure outside the home‚ but takes on abusive behaviors at home. These stark differences in behavior make it difficult to decide where he morally stands‚ which makes his death difficult to justify. Overall‚ Papa is quite caring. However‚ the manner in which he shows concern towards his children and strangers differs significantly. When Ade Coker’s daughter suffered trauma after his death‚ Papa “...paid to have her see the
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A Comparative Study of Initiation Theme Between The Color Purple and The Joy Luck Club Abstract The Color Purple (1982) and The Joy Luck Club (1989) are two distinguished works of American minority literature. Under a comparative study‚ these two books tend to enjoy a similar initiation mode. First of all‚ the women in the two books similarly face the difficulties sparked by the confusion of cultural identity‚ the racial discrimination‚ and the sexual discrimination. Second‚ the novels develop
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The “Color Purple” and “Porphyria’s Lover”‚ a poem by Robert Browning‚ are very thematically similar. Both have very closely related but different examples to show the effects and the power of possession. The first example of possession in “Color Purple” is exposed in the relationship between Celie and the man she had grown up calling her “pa”. This man had treated Celie as one of his animals‚ acting as if he had owned her. After spending years of forcing Celie to do many of his duties‚ Pa (otherwise
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Alice Walker: Writings on Race David Turley Lib. 316 Annemarie Hamlin 02/22/2010 Alice Walker: Writings on Race Alice Walker has spent her adult life writing about gender and race. Walker’s achievements include the Pulitzer Prize‚ the first African-American woman recipient of the National Book Award‚ and numerous other literary awards in her life (Walker‚ 2009). She has spent her life’s career engaging in activism and helping
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ice‚ generators‚ water‚ hotels/motels‚ food‚ and other things of this nature. This then resulted in a law being passed that implemented a law against price gouging. In his second case‚ What Wounds Deserve a Purple Heart? He brings up the question of whether the army should administer purple hearts to veterans who had been physically injured‚
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