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    Colleges and students Patricia Price said‚ “Humans are spatial animals”. In Price’s article “Place”‚ she believes that human beings constantly interact with the territory that surrounds them and try to familiarize themselves with it (Price 119). When students find themselves in college for the first time‚ the college is an unfamiliar and intimidating place for them. But immediately they will start to interact with the place‚ because human beings don’t feel comfortable in a new place and it’s human

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    The novel Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is about a young Nigerian girl named Kambili and her conflicted‚ though wealthy family. During the book‚ we see elements of both emotional abuse‚ physical abuse and subsequent condemnation stemming completely from Eugene‚ the father. Characters throughout the story have issues with silence and speaking in certain situations usually dictated by Papa. Normally‚ during situations like the dinner table and when religion is a topic of discussion. Kambili

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    Themes in Purple Hibiscus

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    the pyramid of human needs. After food and shelter there are safety and relationships‚ and after that comes different individualistic ideas. In Purple Hibiscus‚ Kambili is an embodiment of this idea‚ for she lacks safety and personal relationships in her own home such as that of her father. This makes it impossible for her to have her own voice. In Purple Hibiscus‚ Adichie shows that in order to find freedom and a voice within yourself‚ you must leave behind what binds you. She portrays this idea

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    In The Color Purple‚ Alice Walker writes of a predominantly sexist setting through the frequent beating of women‚ the stereotypes cast upon people‚ and the thoughts and feelings of the Olinka peoples. The author writes about the common and frequent beating of Celie by her father as discipline and of Mr. _____ to present a sexist setting. To show the predominantly sexist setting‚ Alice Walker includes the stereotypes cast upon people such as Celie’s wearing and making of pants and Mr. _____’s sewing

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    The Color Purple (1985) Quotes Celie: [on leaving the farm in Shug’s car‚ shouting to Albert] I’m poor‚ black‚ I might even be ugly‚ but dear God‚ I’m here. I’m here. Celie: [lunging towards Albert with a knife] I curse you. Until you do right by me everything you think about is gonna crumble! Sofia: Don’t do it Mrs. Celie. Don’t trade places with what I been through. Shug: Come on‚ Celie‚ let’s go to the car. Sofia: He ain’t worth it‚ he ain’t worth it. Albert: Who you think you is? You can

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    Film has captured and enchanted audiences since its origination with the Lumiere Brothers; and‚ as it developed‚ it began to be used to convey messages and ideas. Film started to become a creative outlet that then turned to a catalyst of philosophical thought. Film theorist Sergei Einstein expressed that film “as a work of art‚ understood dynamically‚ is just the process of arranging images in the feelings and mind of the spectator”. Thus‚ directors began to realize that audience manipulation was

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    In Patricia McCormick’s non-fiction novel‚ Sold‚ thirteen year old Lakshmi is sold into sexual slavery by her stepfather. She believes she is going to work in the city‚ as the breadwinner‚ but her step-father is in it for the money and revenge of the eldest son he doesn’t have. Lakshmi’s biggest priorities are her mother and brother‚ and her stepfather could care less about her or the family‚ he has an addiction to gambling. Instead of working hard and paying for a tin roof‚ he gambles his money

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    Purple Hibiscus Kambili

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    Purple Hibiscus In the book‚ Purple Hibiscus‚ Kambili changes from a quiet‚ insecure girl with no emotions‚ to a talkative‚ confident girl that is able to feel and show many emotions. Kambili was raised in a house where the dad was very strict and Kambili was only allowed to talk when he wanted her to. Her father never showed her any praise unless she did exactly what he says to do. If Kambili did not follow orders‚ she would be beaten by her papa. During the book‚ Kambili’s spends time with

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    Similes In Purple Hibiscus

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    Adichie uses the purple hibiscus as a symbol to show the development of the characters and they begin to gain more freedom from their controlling father. The author uses literary techniques to show the internal conflict the characters face within the story and how they learn they can be who they want to be. The memoir Purple Hibiscus show the oppression their father causes and how other people come and help guide their way towards freedom to express themselves. The author uses the purple hibiscus to represent

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    INTRODUCTION “Heroism is endurance for one moment more.” This quote by George F. Kennan describes a key character in the book Sold‚ created by Patricia McCormick. The character I’m referring to is Lakmishi‚ our protagonist in Patricia McCormick’s book Sold‚ and she goes through very traumatizing experiences but lives up to her endurance. She is a 13 year old girl who is sold into prostitution in an abusive patriarchal society who is dehumanized in many terrible ways. Lakamashi teaches the reader

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