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    Color Blue I.

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    The Color Blue I. Positive associations 1. Blue is successful in bathrooms. 2. Is a peacemaker of color; not many people dislike blue. 3. Is considered a noble color‚ represents dignity and poise. 4. Dark blue inspires confidence and trust. 5. Pale blue is believed to encourage fantasy. 6. Cool‚ calm‚ comfortable‚ relaxing‚ and clean. II.

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    Alice In The Color Purple

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    Pain to Resilient The novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker depicts racial tension during the 1930s and uses the colors purple and red to symbolize Celie and Sofia’s hardships as African American women during this time period. Alice Walker married a civil rights attorney‚ Melvyn Leventhal‚ in 1967‚ making them the first interracially married couple in Jackson‚ Mississippi. Even though slaves were no longer present in that time period‚ African Americans were still discriminated against‚ and Walker

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    The Color Black and Symbolism in “The Lottery” People are influenced by a variety of different sources – their parents‚ their friends‚ and their communities. While everyone must learn to make their own decisions‚ they often follow the beliefs of the people around them. Teenagers register to vote as a “Democrat” merely because their parents call themselves Democrats. Sometimes blindly following another’s influence can result in something much more severe‚ such as becoming a slave owner due to the

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    Life on the Color Line

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    subsistence. The boys first stayed with relatives who could not afford to keep them and eventually were raised by a black woman‚ Miss Dora‚ who had no kinship relation with them‚ but believed they deserved a chance. Greg Williams was singled out by his family and his father to excel‚ to leave Muncie‚ and to make his fortune through his brains and academic prowess. This came true‚ and he is now the Dean of the College of Law at Ohio State University. His brother Mike‚ however‚ missed their mother terribly

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    “As a boy‚ I never knew where my mother was from.” James McBride’s memoir‚ The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother‚ talks about James’ and his mother’s culture and identity. In the book‚ both Ruth and James were able to overcome obstacles in order to resolve both internal and external conflicts in their lives. In this memoir‚ James McBride where interviews his mother‚ Ruth‚ about her past. This memoir tells an intertwined story of James’ childhood and Ruth’s life. While James’

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    Photoshop: Color and Image

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    measurement of the number of bits of stored information per pixel. Bit resolution determines how much color information is available for each pixel. Greater pixel depth means more available colors and more accurate color representation in the digital image. E.g. A pixel with a bit depth of 8 has 2**8‚ or 256 possible values (colors); and a pixel with a bit depth of 24 has 2**24 or 16 million‚ possible values (colors). Monitor resolution defines the number of dots or pixels per unit length of output. It is measured

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    Usability and Color Considerations The purpose of every website design is to motivate a response from your visitor. Color in Web page design is a crucial element in creating a sense of order and balance. Color can make the difference between a website design that is dull and lifeless to a website that is stimulating and positive. Overuse and misuse of color can also create a Web page design that is over stimulating and chaotic‚ which leads to confusion. Color‚ as an essential piece of website

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    THE EFFECT OF COLORS ON MOOD Introduction Got the blues. Green-eyed monster. Seeing Red. These are all phrases that we hear often. Do different colors really affect our moods? Many studies have shown that some colors make us feel calm‚ some make us feel anxious‚ and others may make us feel more cheerful. Let’s take a look at some colors‚ their affect on us‚ their meanings‚ and some different views in other cultures. The Effect of Colors on Mood Colors and moods: A powerful mood-altering tool

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    The Color of Water: A Black Man ’s Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride Discussion questions Discuss Ruth McBride ’s refusal to reveal her past and how that influenced her children ’s sense of themselves and their place in the world. Why was she reluctant to tell her children about her background? How has your knowledge—or lack thereof—about your family background shaped your own self-image? Do you get a sense of life under the old Jewish traditions? How does that compare to the

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    Symbolism in The Color Purple In The Color Purple many characters seem to protect others from harm and when doing so they tend to make clothes for them. Clothes are one of many symbols‚ and this particular means protection. Making clothes in the color purple seems to be one of the many acts of support. As a norm‚ sewing in The Color Purple symbolizes the strength women can pick up from being simply being creative. After Sofia and Celie bicker about the bad advice Celie has given Harpo‚ Sofia signals

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