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    Portrayal of Asian Americans

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    from http://www.gaycitynews.com/gcn_317/protestgains.html December 9‚ 2004 from http://www.asian-nation.org/asian-man.shtml Pimentel‚ B left out of mainstream. SFGate‚ A-25. Retrieved December 9‚ 2004 from http://sree.net/quotes/chron2.html Portrayal of race‚ ethnicity and nationality in televised international athletic events. (1995) (2004). Retrieved December 9‚ 2004 from http://www.manaa.org/articles/stereo.html Thoughts on William Hung ’s Inspiration. (2004‚ April 28). Retrieved December

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    Gothic Cathedrals Basilica Church of Saint-Denis‚ built by Abbot Suger and completed in 1144‚ is often cited as the first truly Gothic building. Gothic Cathedrals represented a new style of architecture‚ and reflected the social change going on in the medieval times. The elaborate walls and colorful glass show the change beginning to occur. Before we got to the wonderful cathedrals we see now‚ everything was described as “Romanesque” type of architecture. Then once we get to 1144 Abbot Suger is

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    Authors like Edgar Allan Poe‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ and William Faulkner have presented gothic literature throughout their writing during the 18th and 19th centuries. Gothic literature is defined as a "distinct modern development in which the characteristic theme is the stranglehold of the past upon the present"(294 Drabble and Stringer).Therefore‚ to deliver this theme to their readers they used gothic elements to create a "dark" sensation especially in the area of setting. All three authors in their

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    "As a first generation Romantic‚ S.T. Coleridge defined many of the movement’s characteristics." Discuss with reference to the four poems. ____________________________________________________________ ______________________ Coleridge‚ as a first generation Romantic‚ defined many of the movement’s characteristics by detailing the Romantic paradigms of Individual experience‚ nature & idealism with the imagination function as a mediator with reason to achieve unity. Four of Coleridge’s Poems;

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    Poe as a Gothic Writer

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    Early horror literature came out of a mix of the upcoming of romanticism‚ the decline of the enlightenment‚ and most of all from early gothic traditions themselves. Neo-gothic interests greatly sparked the minds of many 18th century writers‚ Edgar Allen Poe being one of them. Poe is classified as an American Horror author of the romanticism era who wrote many short stories and poems of weird‚ gloomy‚ and haunting concepts. The ideas behind many of his stories relate to the minds of many people who

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    the individual’s soul. Hearts race as the miles and miles of structure stretch toward the sanctuary approach them. Gothic Cathedrals showed an architectural advancement as well as a shift in the Church. The Renaissance was the first era to use the term “Gothic”.(Harvey) Even though the church had an abundance of power into what goes into the cathedrals‚ the individual voices

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    Innocence and Experience

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    American‚ yet she has a “goddamn college degree” (96) and “always looked like she was going to church” (96). Miss Moore is not like most African American women during their time in their neighborhood. She always looks presentable‚ speaks good English‚ and is well educated. She was the only person in their neighborhood to have an education‚ and for an African American woman to go to college in their time period was new. Because they live in poverty and they do not have parents who have college degrees

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    Change the Portrayal of Lesra? “The Hurricane” is a movie based on the story of Lesra Martin‚ and his success in freeing the wrongfully accused boxer Rubin “Hurricane“ Carter. The movie takes place in the 1980s in the cities of West New York and Toronto following Lesra’s attempts to free Carter. The Hollywood portrayal of Lesra has been changed substantially from reality as they incorrectly portray Lesra as a shy‚ tough‚ and unconcerned with his studies. In real life‚ Lesra was not shy. Proof

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    The media often gives celebrities the portrayal of royalty. The media lets regular commoners know the celebrity’s every move. Depending on the celebrity‚ gossip can portray a positive or negative viewpoint. Take Harry Styles and Taylor Swift for example‚ as soon as their relationship ended‚ news spread fast and everyone hated harry showing nothing but antipathy towards him‚ blaming him for the breakup‚ claiming they knew everything about it when they had no evidence to back up their story. Because

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    ” that women shouldn’t participate in outside events just be a housewife. Women were more important to society as a mother and wives not as a political role. He made it very clear that women weren’t to know and learn the same things that men did. Unlike others who believed that the tradition walls of no involvement by women needed to be torn down. The Enlightenment writers made is so that women didn’t have any property and education but many people stepped in to stop the ideas against women. Like

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