Biography Shirley Chisholm‚ the first black woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives‚ died on January 1‚ 2005. She was 80 years old. Chisholm had an influential political career. In 1968‚ she was elected to Congress from New York City. She served until 1983‚ when she retired. In 1972‚ Chisholm became the first black person to seek the Democratic Presidential nomination. She won 152 delegates. Jesse Jackson called her a "woman of great courage . . . who refused to accept the ordinary
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“Valentine” is a controversial love poem written by Carol Ann Duffy. Throughout the poem the poetess compares love to an onion and she does that by using a variety of techniques such as imagery‚ symbolism‚ word choice and structure. All these techniques justify why “Valentine” is an unusual love-poem as they help the poet express her different point of view. Overall‚ the poem is unusual as its title mistakenly leads the reader into thinking that the poem will be typical. I felt deeply moved by the
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mood and to foreshadow of things to come. "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is a story in which the setting sets up the reader to think of positive outcomes. However‚ this description of the setting foreshadows exactly the opposite of what is to come. In addition‚ the theme that we learn of at the end leads us to think of where the sanity of some human beings lies. The story begins with the establishment of the setting. To begin‚ Shirley Jackson tells the reader what time of day and what time of
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Lottery By Bobby Sampson 2/2/13 The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is the story of a village following a tradition that results in the sacrifice of one citizen each year by stoning. The author Shirley Jackson shows the reader how following the unknown may result into sorrowful actions if one is too apprehensive to ask questions. Although the villagers do not know why they follow the tradition they willingly participate until they become the victim. Shirley Jackson provides a story full of brutal undertones
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Amelia <> has been described as “one of the most famous short stories in the history of American literature”. This story‚ written by Shirley Jackson‚ begins as a sense of peaceful‚ it’s a beautiful summer day‚ as author writes “the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green”‚ children are during their summer vacation and the villagers have begun assembling in the
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For my read aloud I read Louanne Pig in the Mysterious Valentine by Nancy Carlson to Tina Gwyn’s kindergarten class. This book is about a pig named Louanne who receives a valentine in her mailbox but‚ it is addressed from a secret admirer. She only has one clue about who sent it‚ she knows the person has a green pen because that is the color of the signature on the valentine. Louanne is determined to find out who sent it‚ so she spends her day snooping around hoping to find someone who owns a green
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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson tells an intriguing‚ thought-provoking and disturbing story‚ by using conventions of symbolism‚ dialogue and foreshadowing. The conventions used help bring together‚ emphasize and create meaning for the reader‚ that people blindly follow traditions that have lost meaning .Jackson has cleverly used symbolism in the short story to form a multifaceted meaning that challenges the readers to broaden their thoughts in regards to the tradition. The convention of dialogue misleads
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Shirley Chisolm was a West Indian political activist who achieved a lot in her lifetime in regards to rights for all woman and provided a voice for black community. She held campaigns running for president and spoke to everybody of color back in 1969. Part of her success is owed to her upbringing and her education. Shirley Chisolm was Bajan and Guyanese woman who was born in Brooklyn but spent most of her early education by her grandmother in Barbados. Although she was born in Brooklyn‚ schools in
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Jimmy Valentine is a guy who has broken into several safes and stolen thousands of dollars. He was taken to jail as soon as the police found him‚ however broke out before finishing his full sentence. After robbing several more safes using his trusty tools that he made himself‚ he scurried off to Logansport‚ Indiana. He went there to open a shoe business‚ and see how robbing worked in that part of town. There he saw place called Elmore bank and was on his way to rod it when he saw the most beautiful
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black privilege”‚ poet Crystal Valentine examines just that. Valentine exposes the truth about the experiences and realities of being black in America. Explaining‚ in satirical
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