The Mississippi Valley is a land of rich history and what is now the state of Illinois is full of interesting stories from its past. However one of those stories dating back from 700 A.D‚ tells of a culture named the Cahokia and is shrouded with a mysterious past. The rise and fall of this ancient culture has captured the interest of people around the world. Their gigantic man made mounds and artifacts of a once powerful culture that disappeared without a trace has been one of the largest mysteries
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Made with love‚ each person is deserving of love from others as well as from oneself. Unfortunately‚ humanity is becoming increasingly critical of physical appearances. After years of condemnatory thoughts‚ people‚ especially women‚ forget to remember the beauty in bodies; through this neglect‚ one doesn’t speak to oneself with adoration or respect. In Lucille Clifton’s poem‚ “what the mirror said‚” self-love is explored through repetition‚ metaphors‚ and specific diction. Firstly‚ Clifton repeats
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purpose‚ now there is a void. An emptiness that is so surprising that at first glance your brain is not quite capable of perceiving it in its entirety. Once she begins to look past the void though‚ she starts seeing‚ “…the periphery‚ the skyscraper shrouded in black plastic‚ the boarded windows‚ the steel skeleton of the shattered Winter Garden.”(Berne 168). She begins to notice not just the void this attack has caused‚ but also the surrounding havoc‚ the despair. Not only is there an absence of life
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Samantha Charite December‚ 13th‚ 2011 English 1 honors The Quest of the Golden Fleece Betrayal can be dishonesty‚ deception‚ or disloyalty. There is much disloyalty between Medea‚ a Colchian princess‚ and her family which is the effect of her passionate love for Jason‚ a man sent on a quest to get the Golden Fleece to receive his rights as King. Jason‚ himself also shows much betrayal towards Medea even after all she’s done for him. The story of “The Quest of the Golden Fleece”‚ exemplifies
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with John Reed‚ her aunt‚ Mrs. Reed‚ orders her to stay a night in the Red Room–the place where her uncle‚ Mr. Reed‚ died. In this scene‚ Brontë describes that in the Red Room‚ “…the two large windows‚ with their blinds always drawn down‚ were half shrouded in festoons and falls of similar drapery.” The windows of the room happen to have covered windows‚ which further attributes the visual absence of the outside to punishment. Even though Jane no longer endures John Reed’s particular punishment‚ the
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The life of Christopher Johnson McCandless has been a source of both inspiration and controversy throughout North America. His trek into the Alaskan wilderness‚ which led to his eventual demise‚ left him remembered as heroic and reckless‚ a brilliant artist and an irresponsible egotist; but regardless of what one’s opinion is on Chris McCandless‚ there is no denying that he is interesting and has inspired a variety of works in the media‚ including author Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild‚ which was adapted
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‘I am a rock I am an island’ -A Study of the Recurring Themes of Alienation and Communication Gap in the Songs of Simon and Garfunkel (THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE STATESMAN FESTIVAL MAGAZINE 2006) “You’re a stranger now unto me / Lost in The Dangling Conversation /And the superficial sighs‚ / The borders of our lives.” Somehow‚ these lines seem to the best representative of what this paper will try to capture-the thread of alienation in the works of Simon and Garfunkel. One wonders
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“Carry That Weight” - Artifact 3 The performance art “Carry That Weight” is the thesis project of a Columbia University senior‚ Emma Sulkowicz. Her performance is a superb artifact because it displays colleges’ lack of protection for rape victims‚ the need for better laws against rape‚ and the detrimental effects of letting an accused walk free. Emma Sulkowicz was allegedly raped in 2012 and reported it in 2013. Her alleged rape has lead to national attention because of her thesis project “Carry
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me to great life. In my case‚ I had many goals such as entrance examination‚ college life‚ even love. However‚ most of goals was concluded to failure. Especially college life is first step to enter into society as adult‚ and I was shocked. I was shrouded despair‚ and lose confidence because my life seem like full of failure. Nevertheless‚ I decide to restart in USA. I take another step towards society with great experience. In order to leave college life as good experience‚ great college life is
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Trickle Down Oppression Contradiction and Counter hegemony are essential to the understanding of DOC. In recognizing contradiction within a society‚ marginalized groups form counter hegemonic movements to resist the Master Narrative in which our society has been written upon-- that white is the dominant race and minority groups are the “other”. Both of these concepts are driven by ideologies such as white supremacy and capitalism. These keywords provide us a foundation to critically analyze the
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