When I was four years old I decided to go as the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz for Halloween. I wobbled around my room spinning and leaping, pretending my legs were made of straw. I convinced my babysitter to teach me and my brothers how to do the iconic foursome skip from the film. As we ran outside eager...
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman is based on a true story that involves the collision of American and Hmong cultures. Hmong medicine consists of herbs and shamanism, a practice that interacts with the spiritual world. Meanwhile, Western medicine is based on the advancement of science and technology. This book is based on telling the...
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Through the novel, The Joy Luck Club, the author Amy Tan conveys the importance of finding joy and luck in the darkest of times. As mentioned in âFeathers From A Thousand Li Away,â the four mothers, who experienced their own trials and went through much pain, came together in Kwelin and held parties to try to escape from their harsh...
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The initial colloquial tone and antiliterary voice that pervades Sandra Cisneros`s The House on Mango Street is a deceiving ruse that initially conceals a narrative that employs its voice to question longstanding societal structures and hierarchies. The narrative voice of Esperanza reflects her own personal quest for agency, one that defies the previous lack of opportunities afforded to women in...
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The Help, written by Kathryn Stockett, is based on a true story and is an attempt to bring to light the issue of racism at this point in time. Targeting a primarily white audience, The Help was a box office hit that earned $216 million since its release as well as won many awards. However, this film created much controversy...
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There are several similarities as well as differences in the way the authors of The Count of Monte Cristo and Blessings developed a theme. The theme of The Count of Monte Cristo is to never give up hope. The theme of Blessings is to be willing to open yourself up to others. Both authors developed these themes through the actions...
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How does McBride use symbolism to express his theme in 'The Color of Waterâ? Race and Racism are a massive theme in the book 'The Color of Water' written by James McBride; this book explores the intricacy of having a bi-racial activity, particularly in a period when blacks and other minorities are hated and segregated by the dominant white society....
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When a person has a friendship, you must be there for the other person. This is one of the main themes in the novel by Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. This story is about a Native American boy named Junior. Junior lives with his mom, dad, sister, and grandmother on a Native American reservation in...
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âRowdy and I played one-on-one for hours. We played until dark. We played until the streetlights lit up the court. We played until the bats swooped down at our heads. We played until the moon was huge and golden and perfect in the dark sky. We didn't keep scoreâ (Alexie, page 230). In the graphic novel, âThe Absolutely True Diary...
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In the play, Woza Albert! by Percy Miwa, Mbongeni Ngema, and Barney Simon, the role of Christianity and the hope of redemption (in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ - the subject of the âwhat ifâ premise of the play), provides a perspective from which to view the realities of Apartheid South Africa; and criticizes the âhypocrisy of the Apartheid...
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Pop culture refers to the traditions of a particular society or a group of people. In America, pop culture is usually associated with the entertainment industry, which varies from music, art, fashion, and literature to film, television, and radio. A majority of people consume products from these sources which has a significant impact on them. However, pop culture has contributed...
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Music endures being a significant role in history since the beginning of times. The appearance of rock and roll between 1945 and 1965, became one of the most shifting points in American culture. The development of rock and roll shattered a firestorm of argument across America. The impact that this genre of music brought to America remained evident till to...
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My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk showcases the miniaturist tradition, in Istanbul during the 16th century Ottoman Empire, which navigates the fine line between Western and Eastern art, and that of art and religion. The novel also touches on societal problems that stem from the beginning of westernization starting from the Ottoman art style. The novel is about the...
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Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story about Brain Science Phineas Gage ( a railroad construction foreman ) has a mishap that will change his life until the end of time. Phineas was a well-known foreman around his area and very much respected for doing dirtier work for everyone else. The interdependence of him and his team was to blast...
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I read 'The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, a mix of Fantasy, Young adult, and Greek mythology. This book is set in the 21st century and is about a kid named Percy Jackson son of Poseidon â the lord of the ocean. After he and his companion, Grover the satyr, arrive at Camp Half-Blood, he is sent on a mission...
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Social control monitors the actions of individuals in society by using rules, regulations, and standards to create stability. Stability is created through governing cultural opinions, behaviors, and life circumstances. In the novel Brave New World, the author Aldous Huxley describes the various forms of social control used by the state to regulate society functioning without key elements such as family,...
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Sometime in the 1960s, a lot of dilemmas emerged. There was âthe Cold Warâ and the âCivil Rightsâ. But the big dilemma that struck me most was the racism from the time of old until now. A movie called âThe Helpâ has shown a very clear interpretation of what racism was. The author Katheryn Stockett, Published the book back on...
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In the Hunger Games film, Katniss Everdeen is praised as a female heroine who has penetrated the Capitol's patriarchal wall and defied their traditional gender norms. The dystopian nation of Panem is divided into the Capitol, populated by the rich, and the 12 Districts, in which each is responsible for the production of a trade. The Capitol is a corrupt...
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In the book Walk Two Moons By Sharon Creech, A teenage girl named Sal Hiddle goes through many many changes where she has to face her fears. Sal goes through lots of internal feelings about losing her mom, moving away from By banks, and losing her grandma. When Sal was younger she had to face one of many fearsâŚ. Pregnant...
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Introduction Books were always important to me as a kid and grown-up. I liked to imagine myself within the story to escape the boring mundane world. Like many others, I grew up with the Harry Potter series, and later as a young adult I read the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It is important for young people that they can...
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The dystopian novel âThe Hunger Gamesâ by Suzanne Collins illustrates different battles the civilians of the society experience throughout their lives. The novel portrays how the Capitol dominates twelve districts economically and mentally. The districts are deprived of the standard lifestyle because the Capitol takes in all the wealth; it also brainwashes the citizens of Panem into thinking that the...
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Slavery by Another Name challenges the notion that has been displayed in history books throughout the decades that after the Civil War, slavery was outlawed, and all African Americans were freed. Journalist Douglas Blackmon emphasized the extent of the cruel injustices placed upon former slaves as well as their future descendants. White people were still seen as superior and organizations...
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Literary Analysis of Sing, Unburied Sing Jesmyn Wardâs novel, Sing, Unburied Sing, is set in the fictional town of Bois Sauvage, near the Mississippi River delta, and â. . .stinks like possums or armadillos smashed half flat on the road, rotting in asphalt and heat. [âŚ] Itâs the smell of deathâ (Ward 6). The protagonists Jojo, a thirteen-year-old boy from...
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Amy Tan's 'Two Kinds' demonstrates how the mother leaves China so as to spare her solitary girl left and needs to show signs of improvement in life. The work shows how everything influences them in their mom-little-girl relationship and the conflict of two very surprising mindsets and how the two characters see the world in an unexpected way. This shows...
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Book Review The book The Help written by Kathryn Stockett is a wonderfully written book that is worthy of being read. Some people who have read The Help do not like it because they believe it is racist and shallow (Maslin). Many more people consider it to be an important work of fiction. Filled with accurate historical information, it deals...
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About the author Mitchell David Albom (born May 23, 1958) is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, dramatist, radio and television broadcaster, and musician. His books have sold over 38 million copies worldwide. He achieved national recognition for sports writing in the earlier part of his career, he is perhaps best known for the inspirational stories and themes that weave through...
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A group of people living in a specific territory sharing the common geographical, cultural, economic, and political landscapes is called a nation. So people living in that space must have the sense of being one nation one people that work for the common goals of the nation and stand together to fight against any kind of challenges faced by the...
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In the book âThe Martianâ by Andy Weir, the story is told from a perspective of a person named Mark Watney and he is stranded on the planet Mars all alone. The reason he is stranded is because there was storm that made the crew decide to evacuate Mars; in the process of the evacuation Mark gets knocked out and...
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âSigfriedâs Smelly Socks!â by Len Foley is a funny story for children from 4 to 7 years old. A small boy Siegfried is trying to find out what's stinking so bad about the book. Every page of it reveals a new answer to the question: where could the bad smell possibly come from? The book invites us on a journey...
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The criminal justice system is designed to keep the lower socioeconomic classes in their place and this disproportionately targets black and Hispanic people. Americans are still hypnotized by the fictional tv show Law and Order, and a large segment of the population really believes that this is how the system functions, with prosecutors and judges who have a genuine concern...
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