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    On Sun Guangyi

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    Sun GuangYi http://newlotus.buddhistdoor.com/en/news/d/26158 Sun GuangYi is a contemporary artist who is Chinese but was inspired by his trip to Tibet and the Tibetan Buddhism‚ thus even went as far as to become a temporary monk to understand their teachings and meanings. His recent work Enlightenment project from the Blessings series was displayed in Sin Sin Fine Art Gallery from January 13th to February 10th of 2012. Sun GuangYi displayed his works in galleries almost every year and he has

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    Sun Vampiers

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    The ’Sun Vampires’ is an article by Cayte Williams outlining the dangers of using sun beds; addiction to sun beds and portrays the people who use sun beds as foolish. The article was printed in ‘The Big Issue’‚ which is most commonly sold by the homeless to earn money. ‘The Big Issue’ is targeted towards young casual readers who have knowledge of current affairs and have general concerns for society. The main message put across in the article by Cayte is that they are dangerous and can become

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    A Raising in the Sun

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    Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 play A Raisin in the Sun was groundbreaking as it was the first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway‚ as well as one of the first to depict the everyday struggles faced by a black American family (Nemiroff 6). The play has been adapted to the screen on three occasions. In 1961‚ a film version of the play was released featuring the original Broadway cast and a screenplay written by Hansberry herself (A Raisin in the Sun 1961). A second adaptation was made in 1989

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    A Raisin in the Sun

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    A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun‚ written by Lorraine Hansberry‚ was written perhaps with some personal experience. When Lorraine was younger‚ a mob surrounded her home in a white middle class neighborhood and threw a brick in her window (Literature and Language‚ 913). However‚ racial prejudice is just one of the themes discussed in the play. The play takes place during the Civil Rights Movement‚ and the obstacles overcome are obstacles we still face today. Racial prejudice‚ family strength

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    It is said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step – and in the case of a determined group of young people from the James Bay Cree community‚ that adage is quite true. David Kawapit Jr. a 18- year old Cree from the isolated community Whapmagoostui on Hudson Bay in northern Quebec‚ decided it would be a good idea to walk 1600 km to Ottawa in support of the Idle No More movement. Some of his friends joined him on January 16th and when they arrived on Parliament Hill‚ Ottawa

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    Sun Tan

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    Bottom Line: Evidence suggests that tanning greatly increases your risk of developing skin cancer. And‚ contrary to popular belief‚ getting a tan will not protect your skin from sunburn or other skin damage. The extra melanin in tanned skin provides a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of about 2 to 4; far below the minimum recommended SPF of 15. According to the National Cancer Institute‚ women who use tanning beds more than once a month are 55 percent more likely to develop malignant melanoma‚ the most

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    “a Raisin in the Sun”

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    “A Raisin in the Sun” 1.) In her play “A Raisin in the Sun‚” Lorraine Hansberry illustrates the struggles and dreams of a black family living in Chicago. Taken from Langston Hughes’ poem “Harlem‚” which talks about “dream deferred‚” the title of the play carries a connection between the poem and the play’s characters and their dreams. Each member of the Younger family had a dream of his/her own‚ yet‚ in order to realize their dreams‚ Mama‚ Walter Lee‚ Ruth‚ and Beneatha all depended on the money

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    Raisin in the Sun

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    LORRAINE ANSBERRY H A Raisinin the Sun Characters RUTH YOUNGER TRAVIS YOUNGER WALTER LEE YOUNGER (BROTHER) BENEATHA YOUNGER LENA YOUNGER (MAMA) JOSEPH ASAGAI GEORGE MURCHISON MRS. JOHNSON KARL LINDNER BOBO MOVING MEN The action of the playis set in Chicago’s side‚ sometime South between World War II and thepresent. Act I Scene I Friday morning. Scene II Thefollowing morning. Act II Scene I Later‚ thesame day. Scene II Friday night‚ a few later. weeks Scene III Moving day‚ one later

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    Planet and Sun

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    Chapter 14 Section 2 Notes: The Sun The sun produces energy through nuclear fusion. In the process of nuclear fusion‚ two atomic nuclei combine‚ forming a larger‚ more massive nucleus and releasing energy. Within the sun‚ hydrogen atoms join together to form helium. Such conditions exist in the sun’s core‚ or central region. The sun’s interior consists of the core‚ the radiation zone‚ and the convection zone. The sun’s energy is produced in its central core. The radiation zone is a region

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    Raisin in the Sun

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    In Loraine Hansberry’s play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ the characters’ have a dream of their own‚ which get in the way of the other characters’ dreams. These dreams divide the characters’‚ which create problems between them. The root of each of their dreams is through a ten-thousand dollar check. The dreams of three characters’‚ Walter‚ Beneatha‚ and Mama Younger‚ create conflict with one another that make their dreams hard to achieve. Mama Younger‚ the mother of Walter and Beneatha Younger‚ devoted

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