The Liberation of Aunt Jemima by Betye Saar and Aspiration by Aaron Douglas are the two pieces that I have chosen to compare for my Introduction to Humanities II analysis paper. These two African American artists make a social commentary about life in America and the issues faced by African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance and life after the Civil Rights Movement. Stereotypes dominated discourse surrounding African American life and culture in the late 19th century. Some artists aimed to
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What is the significance of Hamlet’s soliloquies? Before Hamlet I had read three other Shakespeare plays - Romeo and Juliet‚ Macbeth and King Lear. Hamlet is often renowned for being one of the best if not the best of Shakespeare’s plays. At the same time it is a notoriously difficult play to study because of the complex themes and ideas that lie at its heart. Having now read and studied the play in class I feel inclined to say that these very general and stereotypical opinions about Hamlet
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The Great Significance of Studies of Stylistics and Rhetoric LIYao Abstract: Stylistics is a scientific study of style. It is a new branch of linguistics. Rhetoric is the art or science of the communication in words. In general‚ stylistics is a discipline that studies the ways in which language is used; it is a discipline that studies the styles of language in use. However‚ rhetoric is the scientific study of how language could be employed expressively and effectively in modern times. Studying
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Dear Aunt Bessie‚ November 25‚ 2013 Knock knock. Who’s there? I don’t know just read this letter Aunt Bessie. So as you know progressivism is a series of reforms needed in order to repair the underside of America. You also are aware that you have asked me to give away your million dollars to three reform movements in the levels of $600‚000‚ $300‚000‚ and $100‚000. The three problems I came up with are women’s suffrage‚ food safety‚ and child labor. I have decided that Woman’s suffrage will
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What do you think of when you hear 1960s? Would you think of the Beatles or perhaps Muhammed Ali? What about segregation or a new role for women? Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird was published during a time of rapid change and was well received to due its views of the society. In the novel‚ Harper Lee advocates for a change in the idea of a “typical lady” and the way minorities are viewed and treated. The narrator‚ Scout‚ is a strong willed‚ adventurous girl that just likes to have fun
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What is the significance of Mr Birling? Birling represents capitalism‚ the political position that Priestly is most critical of as a socialist therefore he is the character that is made look the most foolish in the play. He is the one that seems to start off the chain of events. Birling ultimately is responsible. Throughout the play we can clearly see that Mr Birling represents Capitalism. We see this straight away in the stage directions on the 1st page telling us that he is a “heavy looking
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or interpret what an author is trying to convey in his or her writing. At first glance‚ one might assume that Adrienne Rich’s poem‚ "Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers‚" is about an old feeble woman‚ who is depressed about her husband’s death. So‚ she creates something beautiful to replace him. However‚ in a more in-depth reading you see a woman suppressed by her husband. Aunt Jennifer doesn’t create this beautiful panel with tigers so brave and enduring‚ because she misses her husband. Aunt Jennifer makes
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Significance of Social Status in The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby may appear to be a simple tragic romance; however‚ within the text‚ Fitzgerald identifies and defines social gaps and importance of wealth. He also presents women within a very separate space as the men. The Great Gatsby allows the reader to enter into the world of wealth and experience the joys and tragedies of being within this certain class. In the novel‚ Fitzgerald criticizes American society in
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I’m not really sure what compelled me to spend the summer with my aunt; perhaps it was my overwhelming curiosity or the fact that I love children. In any case I had agreed to live with a woman I had only met several times throughout my life‚ but really all I remember about her from those short visits were her red toes and the way she spent money. She would visit about every four years and every visit she would always spend a pretty penny on my sister and me. I‚ of course‚ was not used to spending
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The observation chapter began with the introduction of The Creature’s aunt. The aunt is rather proud of her niece’s accomplishments of being a “professional actor” and is reluctant to Boleslavsky’s help with The Creature. Boleslavsky however uses the aunt as an example by asking her to make a cup of tea. Like we do with the box exercise‚ The Creature and Boleslavsky observe the aunts being while she prepares the tea. The Creature comes to realize this is a very important aspect of acting. Boleslavsky
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