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    In the novel‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ Zora Neale Hurston exposes the story of the love life of Janie. The relationship between Janie and her third husband‚ Tea Cake‚ was above and beyond the most positive of the three relationships with men she had and summoned forth her best assets. The relationships she had with these three men permitted her to be subjected to her first true love‚ expand her knowledge of working and taking care of herself‚ and discover a new culture/society. Janie’s relationship

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    Some people will spend years looking for the love of their life‚ a person they couldn’t live the rest of their life if they weren’t apart of it. But in the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston‚ many african american girls at the time this novel takes place‚ the late 1800s‚ would try and marry into a rich family. The main character Janie wasn’t like other girls she knew‚ she wanted to find a true love. She wanted to have that indescribable feeling for a man that was so strong from

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    A logical fallacy is a faulty reasoning used to persuade. It is always done on purpose and targets people’s ignorance and stupidity. Either/or Fallacy An either/ or fallacy is a complex issue reduced to only two alternatives‚ neither of which is acceptable. Reverend Parris quoted‚”There is either obedience or church will burn like hell is burning.” This is either/or fallacy because Proctor had just criticized Parris for his focuses on deeds and mortgages. Ad hominem(to the man) An ad hominem

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    Self Development with Growth of Love” In the novel Their Eyes Were watching God by Zora Neale Hurston‚ love and the main character’s personal development throughout the story plays a very important role. The protagonist‚ Janie Crawford‚ encounters three major relationships that will develop her own personal growth and independence. Each encounter‚ Janie will experience different problems and solutions that will better her to develop self-confidence. As the novel progresses‚ her relationships with

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    Responsible Of the Failed Marriage In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston‚ main character Janie’s husband‚ Logan‚ is portrayed as a villain in their marriage to justify her leaving him for a new man. She establishes his bad behavior when she compares him to a Bear: “Logan with his shovel looked like a black bear doing some clumsy dance on his hind legs” (Hurston 31). Janie suggest Logan has animalistic characteristics‚ the comparison shows how Jamie fells about him. The

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    Renée Milligan English 1000-108 Professor Davis 12 February 2014 Self-discovery As a child‚ spirituality and religion is usually based upon a parent’s belief system and teachings. As we get older‚ we recognize that we experience questions about our purpose and most people continue to follow their parent’s teachings and path. However‚ some of us‚ as we grow mentally and spiritually in experience‚ are drawn to a different path. This change of path can be small or dramatic‚ but either way this

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    In Zora Neale Hurston’s‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ the concept of power is heavily emphasized throughout the novel. Although Joe “Jody” Starks‚ a man full of confidence and aspiration‚ became the mayor of the black town of Eatonville‚ he had an obsession for power and control that led to destruction. Power is fulfillment to Starks. He demonstrates patriarchy and dominance over Janie when he “rears and pitches in de store sometimes when she make uh mistake is… ungodly‚ but she don’t seem to

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    it is left to Nanny to nurture the protagonist‚ influencing many of her choices in the near future. Creator of character Nanny and Janie Mae Crawford‚ Zora Neale Hurston depicts the complexity of Nanny and Janie’s love in her novel‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God. Hurston effectively describes the difficulty of the mother-daughter relationship between Nanny and Janie. Janie and Nanny’s bond is compassionate‚

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    IOP on Glass‚ Eyes‚ and Doll’s Imagery; vivid descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the senses (sight‚ hearing‚ touch‚ smell‚ and taste). The first impression of a person that someone gets will always color the image of the person. Everything about how someone looks and acts creates how that person is viewed by others. But when this image is controlled by others or the person just isn’t strong enough to show their true self‚ their identity is twisted into something almost unrecognizable

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    Self-Awareness states that when we focus our attention on ourselves‚ we evaluate and compare our current behavior to our internal standards and values. We become self-conscious as objective evaluators of ourselves.  some people may seek to increase their self-awareness through these outlets. People are more likely to align their behavior with their standards when made self-aware. self-awareness about cognitive processes participates in general intelligence on a par with processing efficiency functions

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