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- 12331: Prejudice In Native Son And Bl
- ... of the Harlem Renaissance, choose to use Intraracial color prejudice as the theme to write The Blacker the Berry (1929). The protagonist, Emma Lou Morgan, is a very dark girl "born into a semi-white world, totally surrounded by an all-white one, and those few dark elements that had forced their way in either way had either been shooed away or else greeted with derisive laughter." From this community, Boise ... reader can conclude right away that Bigger's family is very poor and that he is the eldest man in the family. When Bigger goes to the Dalton's on the first day of his new job he experiences the feeling of being looked down upon, by the Dalton family who are upper class whites that Wright has representing the Status Quo. From the very beginning of The Blacker the Berry ...
- 12332: Frank Lloyd Wright The Pioneer
- ... lack of technogaly that was present during his time. As a architect, Wright accomplished more that any other in history, with the possible exception of DaVincci or Michangelo. His philosophy of Organic Architecture showed the world that form and function could both by achieved to create a house that was both true to nature and affordable. Wrights homes, have today become monuments of greatness and distictionn. Most of them serve as ... architect. Wright worked with Louis Sullivan and his partner Dankmar Adler, for 6 years. During this time, Wright learned form Sullivan what his studies at the University of Wisconsin lacked: a design concept which was new, and was logical to Wright. Sullivan shared the same feeling toward about Wrights philosophy of Organic Architecture. Sullivan showed Wright how his philosophy could be applied to the housin needs of the late 1800's ...
- 12333: Eugene Ritchards
- A freelance photographer, writer and a teacher, Eugene Richards is a storyteller of the common people. Twice named U.S. magazine photographer of the year, he is often considered one of the world’s best documentary photographers for his hard hitting explorations of our society. Richards currently works with Time Life, national history and the New York Times and is the author of nine books including “below the line”, “American we” and “the knife and gun club”. All in which he uses a combination of photograph and elegantly written narrative to ...
- 12334: Edna's Suicide in The Awakening
- ... felt the life she craved was, “...an undefined, unexpressed, ineffable life that she cannot articulate or shape” (Spangler). In witnessing other women achieve the articulation of a complexly spirited life, she may have found a new life easier to attain. Adele serves as the perfect "mother-woman" in The Awakening, being both married and pregnant, but Edna does not follow Adele’s footsteps. For Edna, Adele appears unable to perceive herself ... as an individual human being. She possesses no sense of herself beyond her role as wife and mother, and therefore Adele exists only in relation to her family, not in relation to herself or the world. Edna respects art, but does not respect Adele’s reasoning for playing the piano, “She was keeping up her music on account of the children, she said: because she and her husband both considered it ...
- 12335: Raymond Carvers Cathedral
- ... what a steady diet of television and drinking had been holding him back from; here he is reacquainted with his estranged imagination, not able to stop drawing because with the sketch comes a flood of new spiritual enlightenment. The narrator doesn't rest here for long, however, forced to stretch his imagination even farther when the television goes off the air. Now the narrator is forced to use his imagination in ... s awakening has given him a freedom -- he is no longer "inside something," limited by the bounds of a television governed, vegetative state. Moreover, he has awakened to a refreshed faith in himself and the world around him. Earlier, Robert explained the idea that several generations of people and families carry on a legacy of faith required to construct these great cathedrals, most without the reward of witnessing the finished product ...
- 12336: Realism Verses Romanticism In
- ... changing partners so often that one is never really sure of who loves whom. Each consume themselves with what they consider to be real love to the point of losing touch completely with the real world. To them, love is a fairy tale which involves no reason. They all believe that falling in love involves nothing more than romantic speech and desire for each other. Unlike the four main lovers, Theseus, Duke of Athens, believes that men should never be out of touch with the real world. In short, he views the four lovers story as nothing but an illusion concocted in their imaginations. The entire idea of being infatuated with one s lover to the point of losing touch with the real world is ludicrous to him. At first, Theseus love for Hippolyta may be viewed as cold, but once one realizes Theseus realistic and noble character, it is obvious that he strongly desires his bride. Theseus ...
- 12337: To Kill A Mockingbird: A Summary
- ... Alabama. The time is the early 1930s, the years of the Great Depression when poverty and unemployment were widespread in the United States. The story begins during the summer when Scout and Jem meet a new playmate named Dill who has come from Mississippi to spend the summer with his Aunt Rachael. Dill is fascinated by the neighborhood gossip about "Boo" Radley. Egged on by Dill, Jem and Scout try to ... that he was a good man all along. She has learned a lesson about understanding and tolerance. And through the sheriff's action she sees that sometimes there can be justice and compassion in the world. The title of the book, To Kill a Mockingbird is a key to some themes in the novel. The title is first explained in Chapter 10 at the time that Jem and Scout have just ...
- 12338: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde In our world everyone has both a good side and a bad side to his character. If you are of weak mental ability, the evil side can take over and destroy you. In Robert Louis Stevenson's The ... standards. He shows the dark side or evil part of ones personality . While Dr. Jekyll is unable to allow this part of his personality to show when he is with his friends, by creating a new being for himself, he is able to express himself without being judged as Dr. Jekyll. Hyde contains all of the dark feelings of Dr. Jekyll, he is the alter ego. One can distinguish this characterization ...
- 12339: The Fountain Head: Individualism
- ... makes a person's character unique. In the Fountain Head, a character binds true to this belief and goes by the name of Howard Roark. This young architect who had his own viewpoint of the world and how he envisioned it, was condemned by the media and the public by doing so. Roark's lifestyle completely perpendiculates the mundane lifestyle that the average citizen lives. Roark conforms to only what he ... all the power he had with the public and through the newspaper, was not able to manipulate Howard into his way of thinking. The general public who read the Banner had been convinced that Toohey new what he was talking about on all subjects. His plan to manipulate the public and gather them as a whole was directly countered with every move that Howard made. One of these major moves was ...
- 12340: Examination of Puritan Philosophy in Bradford's "On Plymouth Plantation"
- Examination of Puritan Philosophy in Bradford's "On Plymouth Plantation" The Puritan people first came to the New World to escape the religious persecution that hounded Non-Anglicans in England. They established the Plymouth Colony in 1620, in what is now Massachusetts. The colony was a reflection of the Puritans' beliefs. These beliefs, along ...
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