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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portrayed as a summation of the artist’s patriotic values in a reaction to the event. Although in initial observation it may seem as though the song attempts to also inspire patriotism in its audience‚ it does quite the contrary‚ inspiring revenge against acts that hurt or threaten the USA‚ namely September 11th. Patriotism is defined as positive acts of nationalistic feeling: Keith suggests‚ however‚ that vengeance or at least violence defines nationalistic feeling. Before performing this piece
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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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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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however‚ people don’t always work in a suitable working area. The term “Blue Collar” is jobs that require manual labor from people. The problem with these kinds of jobs is that the places the people work in can be extremely unsanitary and may cause a bad working environment for the people in it. Blue collar work is also the work most people do not want to do but it is needed for the people who do white collar jobs to prosper. Also blue collar workers are known as people who did not do well in school or
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BLUE-COLLAR WORKER AND A WHITE-COLLAR WORKER The terms "blue collar" and "white collar" are occupational classifications that distinguish workers who perform manual labor from workers who perform professional jobs. Historically‚ blue-collar workers wore uniforms‚ usually blue‚ and worked in trade occupations. White-collar workers typically wore white‚ button down shirts. and worked in office settings. Other aspects that distinguish blue-collar and white-collar workers include earnings and education
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During a time where black men‚ women‚ and children are getting shot down in the streets simply for being black‚ it is important to remember that white people have fallen victim to the damaging effects of systematic oppression as well. Throughout history‚ the oppression of white people is clear as day. Originally‚ the Europeans were forced out of their homes to travel across the seas while looting and destroying the resources and lives of the natives inhabiting Americas and pretty much the rest
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