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    give my sister and myself a better life so that we would never have to see the poverty they endured. My mother speaks to me all the time about the projects she grew up in and how she and my grandmother had to share a bedroom‚ just like Benetha and Lena Younger‚

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    youngest child‚ wanted to use the money to continue her studies. Lastly‚ Lena‚ the mother of them both‚ was convinced that buying a home was the best choice for her whole family. The American dream meant something different to each and every one of them. But what they all have in common is that it will be difficult to achieve any of them because of the racism that they will face. Walter is the oldest and the only boy that mama (Lena) has. Walter is a money drivin’ guy he likes to be rich and

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    1. When I finished A Raisin in the Sun‚ I sat back and reflected on the primary thematic messages the author had shown. One of the themes I came across was the strength of a dream. Throughout the play‚ you are reminded of every dream each character has. Beneatha yearns to have a medical degree and become a doctor while Mama’s dream is for her children to be humble and grateful in a new home. Walter’s dream is to open up a liquor store and make money for his family to have a “better” life. Early

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    Anthropology The Joy Luck Club Film Analysis The Wayne Wang’s film‚ Joy Luck Club‚ based on a novel by Amy Tan‚ tells a story of eight women. The movie is a tale of four mothers and their four daughters and their struggles through out life. The film is divided into four sections; where each mother and her corresponding daughter tell their story from their perspectives. A theme of pain and suffering encompasses each mother’s story‚ while a fear of being a disappointment is a central theme

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    reminder of a dream for a better life and throughout the years the dream lives on. “Well I always want me a garden this plant is as close as I have ever having one.” (Hansberry Pg.35). Lenas plant was a symbol for a better future for her and her family. At the end of A Raisin In The Sun Walter Lee Younger the son of Lena makes the final choice for the family to move into a house. The decision to do this was not an easy one. Walter recently had six thousand five hundred dollars stolen by his friend who

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    day would show him a different life period. “When I turned back to my room the place seemed much pleasanter than before. Lena had left something warm and friendly in the lamplight” (173). Spring brought a new beginning for Lena and Jimmy’s friendship and love. From the theater nights to the morning breakfasts‚ Jim and Lena cultivated their relationship during this warm season. Lena was not only a pretty and lovely girl to Jim‚ but also a good friend that brought him memories of spring for a lifetime

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    In James Guiliani’s autobiography Dogfella‚ he tells his story about growing up in New York. He became involved in street gangs at a young age‚ and later joined the Gambino crime family. While growing up‚ he struggled with alcoholism‚ substance abuse‚ and the deaths of many family members. No one was able to change his behavior until he met an abused Shih Tzu named Bruno. Throughout his life‚ he was faced with many obstacles‚ but was able to overcome them with positive outcomes. James Guiliani

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    Freagraí Simplí Gonta Hurlamaboc Ceist: Déan léiriú gairid ar an sórt duine í Lisín Freagra: Is bean bhaotghalánta mheánaicmeach í Lisín. Tá Lisín tógtha suas lena híomhá féin i measc na gcomharsan. Níl sé tábhachtach di ar chor ar bith cén sórt duine thú i do chroí féin istigh ach cén dealramh atá ar do chuid gruaige nó ar do chuid éadaí. Ní raibh Eibhlín‚ máthair Emma Ní Loingsigh‚ mar shampla‚ ‘inglactha’ mar ní raibh sí gléasta go faiseanta agus níor chaith sí an dath ceart ar

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    example if character versus conflict. Director Bill Dukes focuses on the average African American family in the Harlem Rennaisance times‚ living in the southside of Chicago‚ struggling with poverty and maintaining their dignity. Throughout the film Lena Younger‚ Walter Lee‚ Ruth and Beneatha face inner obstacles with themselves‚ conflict with outsidersm and cherished dreams. These dreams reveal the nature of the character’s longing to societal expectations that cannot be destroyed in the end. A Raisin

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    by putting the focus on a child and what a child does. Elizabeth’s focus is on everyday play‚ and those days are to her full of adventure and close friendships: ”Lena‚ Little Fran‚ Wilf and me - playing for hours at house or working at some theatrics”. (p.5‚ l.152-153) Or where there is a break with everyday routines. For example‚ when Lena and Elizabeth discovers a business with unlimited possibilities in the form of candy and ice‚ until the mother puts an end to the adventure: ”(…) raspberry ruffles

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