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    Toni The Superhero is a refreshing children’s book written by R.D. Base and was illustrated by Debbie Hefke. This book was originally published recently on March 27‚ 2018. Toni is described and illustrated as a superhero who wears a superhero costume‚ cape and an eye mask with an extraordinary power‚ however‚ he does ordinary things profusely such as playing with friends‚ swimming‚ eating‚ sleeping‚ doing chores and other leisurely activities that an ordinary kid does on a daily basis. R.D. Base

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    Toni Morrison - Sula (txt).txt Toni Morrison Sula First published in 1973 It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you. This book is for Ford and Slade‚ whom I miss although they have not left me. "Nobody knew my rose of the world but me... I had too much glory. They don’t want glory like that in nobody’s heart." --The Rose Tattoo Foreword In the fifties‚ when I was a student‚ the embarrassment of being called a politically minded writer was so acute‚ the fear

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    There is no need to introduce Toni Morrison‚ she has world fame. Her works and accomplishments are her introduction itself. She is a path breaking Afro-American writer. Her writing engages a wide variety of readers in compelling themes that turns around community‚ racial discrepancy‚ sexual harassment‚ love‚ equality‚ incest etc. She is the voice of downtrodden Black woman. She does not take issues and themes from all over the world‚ but she writes on the crucial issues of her people and universalized

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    Throughout the book Beloved by Toni Morrison‚ the characters’ identities are both obscure and illuminated. This is due to Morrison’s writing style‚ as well as her usage of the technique “in media res”. Although many might say that making something obscure as well as illuminating it is near impossible‚ Toni Morrison manages to accomplish just that. Morrison starts off Beloved by introducing her characters with vague descriptions and no backstories at all. Instead‚ she lets the reader form their

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    A feminist approach to Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” When hearing about Toni Morrison’s novel‚ “Beloved”‚ one may imagine it as being another story about a slave’s life. And this is not wrong. “Beloved” does tell the tales of many slaves. It tells of whippings‚ rape‚ hard work and escape. But‚ while drawing this image of the historical aspect of enslavement and black culture‚ Morrison also tells the personal story of a very strong female slave. Morrison’s novel focuses mainly on the female characters

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    Toni Morrison doesn’t include a strong sexual theme in Sula just for shock value. Rather‚ the author uses sex to reveal clues towards the personalities of different characters‚ and how traits get passed down from one generation to the next. Some of the important clues provided in each characters personality traits come from differing sexual attitudes they hold. Disagreements between sexual appropriateness develop the relationship between Nel and Sula‚ as well as Sula’s broader relationship with the

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    The book‚ Toni the Superhero‚ by R.D. Base is an incredible children’s book aimed to teach young children how to read. I babysit three children almost every weekend‚ and consistently throughout the week‚ and one of them is too young to read‚ and another is just learning. Books like this one are exactly the type of thing that I read to them or with them before bedtime. The simple sentence structure is perfect for children‚ the pictures make the book even more exciting‚ and it is perfect for it’s intended

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    commenced a war took on Helen? While in contemporary times Trojans and Greeks have been conflated‚ during the time of Homer’s Iliad the two made up ends of a binary. Helen of Troy found herself caught in the middle. Yet her struggle is never examined. Toni Morrison harkens back to this irony with her character Helene in Sula. Helene‚ like Helen of Troy‚ fights to find a middle ground between ontological extremes in her life‚ a struggle that history has yet to examine. Helene’s only relevance in Sula

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    for African- Americans. Its environment is poor‚ disgusting‚ uncomfortable and it’s hard to make ends meet due to its lack of jobs. This is important because Toni Morrison includes the Bottom near middle-class whites‚ and it is significant. Readers find out through this description of the community that the setting of the story is going

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    Analytical Essay Robert Ziglar Rasmussen College Authors Note: This paper being submitted for American Literature as a final project on June 19‚ 2014 Analytical Essay The main characters in The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison were Pecola Breedlove‚ Cholly Breedlove‚ Claudia MacTeer‚ and Frieda MacTeer (Morrison‚ 2007). Pecola Breedlove is an eleven-year-old black girl around whom the story revolves. Her innermost desire is to have the "bluest" (Morrison‚ 2007) eyes so that others

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