In the story “Blue against White”‚ the author‚ Jeannette C. Armstrong‚ writes about a native girl coming home to her reserve after spending time in the city. The topic of memories is very apparent throughout the story as the main character‚ Lena‚ is reminiscing through most of it. Whether we like it or not‚ life always goes on and sometimes‚ there are things we don’t really pay attention to until it’s too late. Memories can help to keep the past alive and get us through some pretty tough situations
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“Blue Against White” Jeannette C. Armstrong This intense‚ short story contains flashbacks of a woman named Lena’s childhood. She was constantly embarrassed of her culture and family. She yearned for assimilation and could not handle the pressure of being different all her life. Lena finally decides to leave the reserve and pursue her life journey in the city‚ where she would also be schooled. Not only does Lena find out that the city is not the greatest destination‚ she realizes that again‚ she
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“Stupid blue door why can’t you just be like all the others”. These thoughts often flooded Lena’s mind when she came home. Lena’s father painted the door of their house blue while all the others on the reservation were white. Jeannette C. Armstrong the author of Blue Against White clearly shows that Lena is troubled with the life pressure of being different. Immaturity wants assimilation maturity supports individualism. Lena leaves the reservation for schooling in the city. She finds that she
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Blue Against White Memories are different for everyone. The point of memories is so we can look back on our experiences with some distance and perspective. Lena experiences many memories on the walk home pertaining to the front door of her house. Some of them almost make her turn and run‚ but the good memories of her parents kept driving her forward. In the short story‚ Blue against White by Jeannette C. Armstrong‚ readers should learn that the significance of memories is personal and individual
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Blue white selection is a widely used method in screening recombinants in cloning. This is based on the gene product of lac z gene. The plasmid vectors contain this gene which produces β galactosidase enzyme. When a gene is inserted close to lac z gene‚ the reading frame will be distorted and the gene is inactivated. So the transformed cells will not produce this enzyme and are called competent cells. After the recombination‚ the bacterial cells are grown in a medium containing X gal (5-bromo-4-chloro-indolyl-β-D-galactopyranoside)
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Power Outages Louis Armstrong’s “Black and Blue” uses simple questions for someone to recognize both he and Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man are comparable. To be comfortable and confident in your own skin is a recurring problem for people of color and seems to always be brought up in today’s society. Louis Armstrong goes on to say that “his only sin is his skin” and asks “how will it end?” (Armstrong). Different skin tones have separated all humans to a point of no belonging. Invisible is convinced
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1A Contestant - Elliott Morris The Red‚ White‚ and Blue Scare “American’s have always evinced some distrust of government‚ but the current situation has exacerbated this to a degree that may be unprecedented” – Eric Alterman circa 1960. When Eric Alterman so boldly said this in 1960‚ he was affirming his stature in many areas to his fellow Americans. He was establishing himself as a societal whistleblower‚ a governmental troublemaker‚ and a political activist – all with one sentence. It is also
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ENG 111 Journal Entry #4 Thoughts on Armstrong Essay While reading Karen Armstrong’s essay depicting her opinion of religion‚ I found myself agreeing with her more than I usually do any other written art. The facts were brilliantly organized and centered around one main focus: the need for one to be “right” above another. As a member of a strong Southern Baptist congregation‚ I’ve found myself questioning the ideas that have been preached to me my entire life. These questions aren’t to discount
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Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong‚ arguably the greatest entertainer‚ and trumpet player during the renaissance era. Louis Armstrong was inspired by people such as Joe the king Oliver‚ Lil Hardin‚ and Peter Davis. Louis Armstrong was one of the most famous and influential performers in the entire history of jazz. Louis Armstrong began to be noticed by important people in the 1920’s and the early 1930’s. Louis Armstrong was born august 4th 1901 in the ghettos of New Orleans. He learned
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sane world‚ madness is the only freedom”. The fight for freedom in BZRK “Which is more important freedom or happiness” (Nijinsky 78). Every human has their own definition for “happiness” and “freedom”‚ and that’s what Armstrong and BZRK cooperation’s are fighting for. The Armstrong family fought for ultimate happiness‚ while BZRK fought for people right and freedom. Characters in this novel were willing to die for freedom and they were also willing to kill for freedom. This novel demonstrates the
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