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    Paige Loeffler #318 February 8‚ 2013 Theme response to Literature Your running‚ wind rushing through your hair‚ dogs running with you until they get tired‚ the whole neighborhoods’ cheering you on‚ "Go‚ Zebra!" (Bloor‚ 49) In "Zebra"‚ by Chaim Polok‚ Adam makes a new friend revealing the main theme of friendship and is best shown in Adam meeting John‚ Adam joining the art class‚ and slowly revealing the true meaning in friendship. "Zebra" shows that struggles do not really make

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    Racism in Australia

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    database for future plagiarism checking) Signature:______________________________________ Note: An examiner or lecturer/tutor has the right to not mark this assignment if the above declaration has not been signed Do you think racism persists in Australia? While racism seems to persist‚ it is driven into a darker light by the politicians and the media. It seems that our perceptions and views of foreigners have been manipulated and exaggerated by politicians‚ in turn the media. We can see the following

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    Matilyn Wilson Obituary

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    Matilyn Wilson’s Obituary and Life Story Matilyn Wilson‚ or best known by Mati‚ passed away on July 25th‚ 2096 of old age. She was ninety-six when the most unfortunate thing happened. In this obituary I will highlight key events and accomplishments in her long lived and fulfilled life. Mati was born in Ashville‚ North Carolina on July 30th‚ 2000. She was best known for her love of horses and competitive nature riding them. During her high school career as a student‚ she placed top 10 at states.

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    Boy in the Striped Pajamas‚ the fence in the story was not just between the Nazi and Jew population‚ but also between many characters. Confliction grew and fences existed between Bruno and his parents‚ Bruno’s father and Grandmother‚ Bruno and the servants (Pavel and Maria)‚ and between Bruno and Shmuel. These fences strained many relationships and affected how they treated one another and what they told each other. To begin with‚ Bruno and his parents had a fence built between them after they moved

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    Us Border Control: Fence

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    immigration regulation‚ the United States has undertaken a massive project to build physical barriers along portions of the border dividing the United States and Mexico. Yet‚ there is some disparagement surrounding the concept of outspreading the border fence. However‚ research has shown that border fencing is not only an achievable option‚ but is also more successful and safer than other forms of deterrence. In the past 10 years‚ there has been increased awareness about the influx of illegal immigrants

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    Fleur is unpopular on the reservation‚ and some gather to throw her out. In the summer of 1920‚ she leaves on her own accord for the town of Argus. Noticing a steeple‚ she walks straight to the church and asks the priest for work. He sends her to a butcher shop where Fleur works with the owner’s wife Fritzie‚ hauling packages of meat to a locker. Fleur gives the men a new topic of conversation‚ particularly when she begins playing cards with them. Pulling up a chair without being invited‚ she asks

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    200 Personal Fences In every person‚ there is always going to be personal “fences” that make you nestle into certain habits and ways. To some people‚ fences are built to keep their loved ones safe and close to them. Much like Rose in the story “Fences”. To other people fences are to keep people out‚ and push them away. Much like the personal fences that Troy has built over his lifetime. Fences can affect you in different ways‚ but for Troy it was mostly negative. In the play “Fences” Troy has many

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    Racism and Discrimination

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    Introduction to Literature Instructor: Fawn Von Frohling Racism and Discrimination are represented in the short story “Country Lovers” and the poem “What It’s like to be a Black Girl”. Both the short story and this poem have a main character which is protagonist black female. Both of the women deal with discrimination because of their race. Racism is something that we see‚ hear and experience in our everyday lives. Racism is something that people don’t speak about or address the issue

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    Scientific Racism

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    Scientific Racism Racism‚ the prejudice or discrimination against someone of a different race‚ has been around for millenniums and can still be seen today. It is based on an ethnocentric mind-set‚ where one devalues the aspects of someone ’s race or culture by means of comparing it to their own. Much of racism is derived from differences in physical appearance‚ behavior‚ religion‚ media‚ beliefs shared in communities and families‚ etc. Scientific racism is another factor

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    Racism In The 1930s

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    Since the 1930’s racism has changed dramatically. Over the past 90 years racism has gotten better‚ we stopped having segregation‚ but still is discriminative against Native Americans and other races‚ ethnic groups‚ and religions. Today people are still treated differently and thought of differently because of who they are. Also people are more aware of the problem and are trying to fix things through the way we act towards african americans. In the following stories/movies there are many events

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