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    Usa Monuments and Symbols

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    USA Monuments and Symbols Table of Contents Introduction...…..………………………………………………………...page 2 Historical Monuments The Statue of Liberty………………………………………………..……..page 3 The White House…………..……..………………………………...……...page 4 The Pentagon…………………………………………………………..…..page 6 Geographical Monuments Yellowstone National Park…………………………………………………page 8 The Grand Canyon……………………………………………………….....page 9 Symbols Flag of the United States………………………………...………………….page 10 Bald

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    Racism In The Blind Side

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    award winning movie‚ The Blind Side‚ released in 2009‚ John Lee Hancock‚ an award winning director and author‚ illustrates the relevant racism against African American in modern society shown through the non-fiction narrative of Leigh Anne Tuohy‚ a woman who encounters a young African American boy that only has two personal belongings‚ an extra shirt and pants. Hancock develops his illustration by retelling the story Ferdinand the Bull through Michael Oher’s character as well as developing a paradox

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    The Blind Side

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    Introduction The movie The Blind Side is about a homeless‚ male‚ African-American teenager Michael Oher (Big Mike) who is taken in by the Tuohy family. Michael grew up never knowing who his father was and his mother wasn’t anything but a drug addict who he was taken away from when he was a child. Michael had very little education but had preformed strong in “protective instincts” which is later on used to help motivate his football skills and eventually shape his football career. The Tuohy’s provided

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    Aping the West

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    “APING THE WEST” Of late the trend has been to follow whatever is done in the west and it is becoming a sort of in-thing to be doing it.  Is it due to liberalization of economy that we are also attempting to liberalize our life style. Indians have started aping the west completely and the western influences can be clearly seen in our behavior‚ culture‚ attire and even language. Though to say‚ we are an independent nation but instead of promoting our culture‚ we are aping the west and one would

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    October 29‚ 2010 The Theme of “Lust” The theme of the short story “Lust” changes throughout the story as you continue reading. In the beginning‚ it seems as if the protagonist is doing what she likes and enjoys. However‚ as you keep reading you realize that the protagonist seems to be looking for a solution to forget the pain she is feeling. According to ‚ “When you first start to read the story the protagonist seems to be experimenting with new things and new experiences. She is trying

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    202G-02 November 28‚ 2012 During the late nineteenth century‚ the west had become a widely diverse place‚ populated by New Englanders‚ Mormons‚ African Americans‚ Mexicans‚ and Latinos as well as immigrants from Europe‚ Asia‚ and Canada. With so many different racial‚ religious‚ and ethnic backgrounds‚ it was impossible for the Native Americans to be the only group of people who suffered from discrimination and prejudice in the West. All of the groups of people listed above‚ were discriminated against

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    Symbols in Australia Film

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    Symbols are useful in films as they help to communicate underlying meaning to the audience” Symbols are significantly important in the film Australia by Baz Lurhmann. They assist in depicting and understanding underlying meaning in the text. Symbols in the film are used to represent central themes such as‚ social class or standing through aspects like dress code. For instance‚ Lady Ashley’s umbrella and fancy hats are evidence of her wealth and power. Adventure and travel are also shown through

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    Beowulf through Symbols

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    Beowulf Through Symbols Beowulf‚ the first written story (that we know of)‚ was written during a time of social tension. There was a shift in religious beliefs‚ as well as constant wars. The shift‚ as well as other themes‚ are seen in Beowulf. Beowulf follows the story of a fellow named Beowulf‚ who strived to be the best hero of all‚ by killing sea monsters‚ gremlin-like creatures‚ and even a dragon. Beowulf was such a great hero (originally anyways) since he followed the Grace of God and

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    Blood Symbol In Macbeth

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    In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth symbolism is used to represent the theme of murder. Symbolism is the most frequently literary device used in the play. Blood‚ Sleep‚ and Weather are recurring symbols that are seen as Macbeth goes through different stages of power and control. The witch’s prophecies spark both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s interest in fulfilling their deep desires. Macbeth with the help of his wife began to take fate into his own hands which ultimately leads to demise of the couple.

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    The American West

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    1. Chapter 16: The American West a. The Great Plains i. Indians of the Great Plains 1. In the middle of the 19th century‚ probably around 100‚000 Native American lived in the Great Plains. They were very diverse‚ and were consisted of around 6 linguistic families and at least 30 tribal groupings. The Native Americans were then hurt greatly by the small pox and measles introduced by the Europeans. 2. The Teton Sioux were Native Americans‚ who had lived in the Great Plains. The land in the Great

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