The holding of this case and the unconstitutionality eventually resulted in the “freedom” of Antonio J. Morrison‚ who evaded charges under the act that would provide a victim‚ Christy Brzonkala‚ of gender-motivated violence a cause of action against the perpetrator for the recovery of compensatory and punitive damages. This case was properly decided --- the statute off of which Antonio Morrison was getting sued was unconstitutional on two counts: the first‚ the Commerce Clause‚ and the second‚ Section
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Kurt Cobain and Jim Morrison were more than leads of great bands. They were heroes of their generations. They had so many talents and each influenced a multitude of people. Aside from being singers and song writers Kurt was also a musician‚ guitarist and mass-media phenomenon‚ and Jim was also a poet‚ film maker and writer. Their groups also had about a twenty year span in between them. Even though it seems you could not compare them you actually can. Unlike fictional writers their material comes
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Sula by Toni Morrison‚ is a book about a black female and the various events throughout her life. The majority of these events were at the fault of Sula‚ but because of her past she did not know‚ or could not understand any better. Sula became the woman that she was because of the people and events that were around her during her childhood. When Sula was a child‚ she grew up faster than most children because of the things that she saw and heard‚ so it was almost as if she had a loss of childhood
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writer Toni Cade Bambara in the late 1970’s. Sylvia‚ the narrator of the story is a young African-American female who receives a lesson in class inequality. The setting story of begin the slums of Harlem‚ New York and is dated as “back in the days” which is described in the opening of the story. Throughout the story Sylvia‚ realizes its world outside of her neighborhood‚ not as similar has she once thought. I chose the article‚ “Sylvia and The Struggle against Class Consciousness in Toni Cade Bambara’s
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Symbols can prove highly effective when it comes to literature. Toni Morrison is well known for her highly symbolic works and how she uses certain symbols and themes to convey meaningful messages that have a lot of depth. Once she picks a theme or a symbol she effortlessly creates countless connections throughout her novel- or novels. There are variety of literary devices and themes in the works of author Toni Morrison but the ones we are going to focus on are those of symbolism and abandonment and
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To: Executive Management From: Team A Re: United States v. Morrison 529 U.S. 598 (U.S. Sup. Ct. 2002) I. Facts: Petitioner Christy Brzonkala‚ a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute files a suit against two students of the same school‚ Respondents Antonio Morrison and James Crawford‚ for rape and emotional distress. Petitioner claims the sexual assault violates 42 U.S.C. §13981‚ “which provides a federal civil remedy for the victims of gender-motivated violence” (FindLaw
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the social hierarchy. Is that completely true?‚ No. There is different types of power; identity‚ legitimate‚ leadership‚ expert and other more. Morrison gave her readers an example of mercy between people with power and those who do not. By doing so the readers could be able to notice how the characters slowly find their identity. In “A Mercy‚” Morrison had three main characters to represent each power; two of them are distinct. Jacob and Rebekka‚ had power because of their position in the social
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Admittedly author Toni Morrison is not one of my favorite writers. Morrison’s novels are often dense with symbolism and allegories that are often complex to understand or can be easily misunderstood by a reader. Surprisingly The Bluest Eye quickly became one of my favorites. Like many who read for enjoyment I wanted to see the happy ending. Essentially I wanted Pecola to win‚ longed for her to receive her happy ending‚ felt it would only be fitting if in the end she learned to love herself unconditionally
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talk about their past sufferings‚ the more they are healed. However‚ the ghost that haunts the house remains as a mystery. This book‚ "Beloved"‚ a touching and powerful social novel written by Toni Morrison‚ is a deeply profound reading experience. Morrison uses the same techniques as the most respectable and admirable authors. These include musical language‚ as she stated: "I wanted my language to be musical". This technique gives the novel poetic lines‚ like:
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incapable of understanding the pain that Sonny is going through without music. Music’s power over language becomes a key contributor to the brother’s relationship. Toni Morrison speaks to the power of music at Chinua Achebe’s Seventieth Birthday Celebration‚ “The power of the music would overwhelm the language. Language must stand alone” (Morrison). The power of blues was much more powerful than anything Sonny would be able to say. In order to depict the pain and sorrow that Sonny is feeling he calls his
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