and supernatural. Instead of looking at the good in people‚ Gothic authors always sought out the bad. Works written during this time had characters such as monsters‚ gargoyles‚ and the devil. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs‚ “The Black Cat” by Edgar A. Poe‚ and “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving all have elements of Gothic literature such as supernatural characters and violent actions. Monsters and supernatural characters play a major role in Miss Peregrine’s
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about death‚ psychological issues‚ and unsightly examples of pain in the minds of some of the most disturbed characters. Examples of his notorious works include “The Raven” and the “Black Cat”. More recently‚ some of the gothic authors include Ransom Riggs who wrote Miss. Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children where the main character is faced with mental disabilities and the struggle of learning the bleak history of his family. Authors of gothic literature depict the somewhat strange and psychotic lives
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“Public Attitudes toward Homosexuality: Part of the 1970 Nation Survey by the Institute for Sex Research.” Journal of Peterson‚ J.L. (1992). “Black Men and Their Same-Sex Desires and Behaviors.” In Gay Culture in America‚ edited by Gilbert Herdt Riggs‚ M. (director). Tongues Untied. 55 min. Frameline‚ Inc.‚ 1989. Available at: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xe80ww_tvxs-gr-tongues-untied_people#.UWRkFE7n9Ms Stokes‚ Joseph P.‚ and John L. Peterson. 1998. “Homophobia‚ Self-Esteem‚ and Risk for HIV
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Film Evaluation: Black Is… Black Ain’t The final film by Marlon Riggs‚ Black is…Black Ain’t‚ is concerned with the state of the African American community. This film essentially asks the question‚ what does it mean to be black? The director and producer‚ Marlon Riggs‚ guides viewers along an “an up-front examination of racism‚ sexism‚ and homophobia within the black community itself. Bringing together personal stories‚ interviews‚ music‚ history‚ and performance‚ Black Is...Black Ain’t asks African
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Characters 1. The main characters in the story are Matt Donaghy who is tall‚ thin‚ and a freckled faced teenager‚ who likes to make people laugh. He is a top student who is the Junior Class Vice- President and writes for the school newspaper. Ursula Riggs is a tall and big girl who dresses rough and wears lots of earrings in her ears. She acts strong and defiant and doesn’t seem to care what other people think of her. She plays on the girls’ basketball team. 2. The minor characters are: Mr. Harold
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“Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children” and “Black cat” there was violence that occurred. When in “Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children” Thomas finds his grandpa laying on the ground bleeding out. He said “I thought surely he was dead” (Riggs 35). With all of the blood and his grandpa not moving had Thomas convinced he was possibly dead. Then in “Black Cat” the author describes how he had drinking problem and ends up killing his wife and cat. Poe says “I seized him; when‚ in his fright
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Jean King legitimized women’s sports and bolstered the feminist movement by beating male tennis champion Bobby Riggs.” (Greenhaven Press) Similar to Jackie Robinson‚ Billie Jean King changed the social norms by being brave. The battle between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs was called “The Battle of the Sexes”. For years women have been subordinate to men and King’s match against Riggs helped propel the women’s rights movement. She proved that women were a force to be reckoned with and that they
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servicing the customer’s needs is the key to success. Thirdly‚ “The time spent fixing earlier mistakes that add little or no value to the final product result in a huge amount of unproductive time which generally bring little benefit to the client” (Riggs‚ 1994). Anytime‚ there is a mishap production is at a loss and clients will not be satisfied due to the
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Themes of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children In the novel‚ Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children‚ several themes are presented to the reader. A theme is a recurring idea or message found throughout a story. Two of the many themes found in the novel are admiration and courage. The examination of the themes of admiration and courage leads one to conclude that the two themes are important to the story‚ were most definitely chosen for a reason‚ and are possibly related. Two themes‚
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properties of soil can be influenced by its position along a topography. This trend is able to be explained using the catena concept. The topography influences soil formation and its microclimate (Rigg‚ 1993). The different elements of a slope are divided into the ridge‚ crest‚ slope and toeslope (Rigg‚ 1993). The main processes in a catena are the changes in surface runoff‚ soil creep‚ solution and mass movement (Husein‚ et al.‚ 2016).The steep areas of a slope will tend to have a higher drainage
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