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    two kinds of people‚ “those who say “thy will be done” to God or those to whom God in the end says‚ “Thy will be done”” (82). This insight is amazingly clever‚ but not only that‚ it accentuates the point that Keller is trying to get across. People are not thrown into hell by a judgmental‚ eternal damning god who hates the world; these people choose where they go. It shows the reader that people who want to live wildly and freely in spite of God can do so‚ but in the end they are only left to wallow

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    The Eye

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    THE EYE. The normal sighted human eye perceives an object which is ‘described’ by light rays and how they are bent by it . Usually‚ the image of the object is picked up on the retina‚ on the area of the Central Forea as an upside down picture which is then ‘righted’ by the brain in order that the object may be seen. Different distanced objects are perceived by the eye and the lens is the part that makes this possible. Objects which are close to the eye are seen by the eyes’s lens becoming thicker

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    Chapter 9: The Eye * Light is electromagnetic energy that is emitted in form of waves; waves crash into objects and are absorbed‚ reflected‚ scattered‚ and bent * Half of human cerebral cortex is involved with analyzing visual world * MAMMALIAN VISUAL SYSTEM: begins with eye‚ back of eye is retina (contains photoreceptors specialized to convert light energy to neural activity) * Eyes have features to track moving objects and keep transparent surface clean (i.e. by tears) *

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    According to Ayana D. Byrd and Lori L. Tharps book‚ Black hair‚ what motivated African Americans to attempt to straighten their hair stems from their desire to “emulate European standards of beauty‚ dress‚ and behavior” (26). This was because their importance were not their education and training‚ but the way they presented themselves that mattered to society. Due to this‚ businesses started exploited their eagerness to counter the main stream stigma- even black entrepreneurs. In the early 1900s

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    latest abst Inbox Feb 10 13:19 To: sunitha ayyappan Show details RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN TONI MORRISON’S “THE BLUEST EYE” ABSTRACT: Racial Discrimination is when a person is treated less favourably than another person in a similar situation because of their race‚ colour‚ national or ethnic origin or immigrant status. In The Bluest eye ‚Morrison took a different approach to the traditional White-Versus-Black racism. She acknowledged that most people are unaware of the racism that exists

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    Symbolism

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    different ideas brought into their text. That’s what I think symbolism means in terms of English Literature. It is creating the background for us readers. The author wants us to connect the dots in the story. When the author makes the connection‚ we are more engaged and interested in what else he has to write. Most symbols used in literature are objects used to represent other things or ideas. There are several ways to recognize symbolism in literature. One of common ways is the frequency an object

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    Hair’ by Marcia Aldrich In Marcia Aldrich’s short story ‘Hair’‚ she used one of the most defining aspects of our physical appearance to show how the efforts to tame our hair reflect upon the construct of our identity. This is evident in the line: “But don’t you think hair should reflect who you are?” (p. 55). Throughout the story‚ the obsession (or the lack thereof) of the characters does reflect upon them in many interesting ways. The author says of her mother: “but‚ in my lifetime‚ she never

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    Adrienne Macaluso April 8th‚ 2014 ENG 120 - Dupcak Essay #2 Revised Symbolism is an object‚ reference‚ or emotion that is especially used in literature to provide a meaning beyond what essentially is being shown. Specific and unique symbols presented in both “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver and “The Slough” by Pasha Malla are used to represent something other than itself. Specifically in “Cathedral” the two most obvious symbols are the audiotapes and the cathedral. In “The Slough” the skin is

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    Study of Birds and Bird Watching Information Running Head: BIRDS AND BIRD WATCHING Abstract In this research paper about birds and bird watching it includes the learning of what exactly bird watching is‚ the best places to bird watch in the world‚ where to find birds for bird watching‚ the greatest time of year (seasons)‚ as well as the worst time to consider bird watching‚ the many diverse species of birds that you might see at the various different bird watching locations in the world

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    Sake of a Symbol “Symbolism is no mere idle fancy or corrupt degeneration: it is inherent in the very texture of human life.” - Alfred North Whitehead. To symbolize is to represent much like the Cowboy Ethics principle ‘Ride for the Brand’. A brand is a symbol used to mark an object in order to claim it as owned property by the entity the brand is specified to. The knowledge of symbolism has been my north star for what has seemed an infinite amount of time. To me representation and responsibility

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