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    Participatory Development: Theory and Practice. London: Intermediate Technology Publications. Paraskeva‚ J. (2006). Portugal Will Always Be An African Nation! A Calibanian Prosperity Or A Prospering Caliba. In D. Macedo & P. Gounary (Eds) Globalization of racism‚ (pp. 241 – 268). Boulder: Paradigm. Porter‚ C. (2005). IDS40 Roundtable Discussion. Retrieved on December 1‚ 2008 fromhttp://74.125.45.132/search?q=cache:8SOK6FMaCOYJ:www.ids.ac.uk/UserFiles /File/events/2006/mozambique_final.doc+%22often+afraid+of+donors%22+porter&

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    Sonny's Blues Narrator

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    “Sonny’s Blues‚” is a story written in the first-person point of view. The story opens up with the narrator find out his younger brother Sonny being held in prison due to the use and sale of heroine. Thorough the day the narrator can’t seem to focus on his day due to the awful news he read about his brother. He then speaks to one of his brother’s friend that lets him know how difficult Sonny’s life has been due to his drug addiction and how it will continue to be. Time passes by‚ but the narrator

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    Analysis Of Sonny's Blues

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    To Be Black and Blue James Baldwin’s short story “Sonny’s Blues”‚ is an honest‚ unflinching look at pre-civil rights era‚ American life in the predominately black neighborhood of Harlem. Baldwin’s short story speaks on issues of family conflict‚ drug addiction‚ class separation‚ and coping with life amidst the concentrated poverty of the public housing projects. These same problems occurred in most of the industrial cities of the north during the post-World War 2 era as many people were competing

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    pitches. On a piano all the semitones have the same size‚ meaning equally spaced. In “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin‚ is about two brothers that have a conflictive relationship because or music and drug problems. The main theme is brotherhood and how music help people express their feelings and to solve their problems. Music plays a central role in defining the characters and culture of Harlem in “Sonny’s Blues.” In Baldwin’s story‚ there a several hidden messages‚ but there are two important quotes

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    Sonny's Blues Theme

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    In the short story “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin‚ the main idea is: the obligation towards brotherly love. The short story expresses this idea through the use of strong characterization‚ focusing on Sonny and his older brother‚ and their life together. This short story is meaningful with several emotional experiences that are heart-breaking and life changing. Taking place in Harlem‚ the story describes the relationship of two brothers‚ the narrator and Sonny‚ and their different and similar ways

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    brother Sonny are introduced. We find out a few details about the narrator but the main focus is on the brother Sonny. The Narrator found out that Sonny had been arrested for drug crimes and he obviously did not take it well. He said “A great block of ice got settled in my belly and kept melting there slowly all day long” (Baldwin‚ 67). With other comments that he made it makes me think that they have not been close for a few years. When the brothers finally reunite there is a drive for Sonny to change

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    The Weary Blues

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    In the poem "The Weary Blues”‚ Langston Hughes describes an evening of listening to a blues musician in Harlem. “The Wear Blues” By: Langston Hughes Droning a drowsy syncopated tune‚ Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon‚ I heard a Negro play. Down on Lenox Avenue the other night By the pale dull pallor of an old gas light He did a lazy sway . . . He did a lazy sway . . . To the tune o’ those Weary Blues. With his ebony hands on each ivory key He made that poor piano

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    Racism And Prejudice

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    Racism and prejudice are a big problem all over the world. Through Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eyes‚ readers can vividly see the differences between the Whites and the people of color. Morrison shows how the people of color are prejudiced and discriminated. Whites think that the Africans are not equal to humans. This work by Toni Morrison has been examined on many levels ranging from colonialism‚ imperialism‚ and racism. On discrimination‚ many critics see Morrison’s novel as a colonialist tool towards

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    Salvation In Sonny's Blues

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    In “Sonny’s Blues”‚ by James Baldwin‚ the author uses the brother’s relationship as a way to highlight suffering‚ and describe life before salvation. Their dynamic changes‚ however‚ when Sonny is introduced to music‚ as Baldwin uses music to represent redemption. At the same time‚ the story emphasizes that without suffering‚ salvation is unnecessary. The story illustrates the turmoil that precedes salvation‚ the effect salvation can have on people and relationships‚ and the dependency suffering and

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    A set of relationships that I thought were very similar was George and Lennie’s relationship compared to Sonny and Mr.Bykovski. Both of these relationships involve a strong friendship that results in sacrifice. For Sonny and Mr.Bykovski’s relationship Mr.Bykovski had to sacrifice his safe job and go work in the mines just so that he could make the rocket shells for Sonny’s early rockets. For George and Lennie’s relationship George had to sacrifice his happiness and some of his freedom to stay with

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