In my opinion‚ Aunt Alexandra is a misunderstood character in To Kill a Mockingbird. Although some of the things she says or does is very annoying‚ I think that she is just trying to do what she thinks is best for everyone. Alexandra is just another woman who grew up in the old South. She is bold‚ bossy‚ proper‚ and everything you imagine when you think of the picture perfect Southern lady. She thinks what she’s doing will help the kids for their future. First‚ Alexandra takes pride in their family
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Legend by Judith Wright - 1915-2000‚ written in 1949 and published in anthology ’The Gateway’ in 1953. The blacksmith’s boy went out with a rifle and a black dog running behind. Cobwebs snatched at his feet‚ rivers hindered him‚ thorn branches caught at his eyes to make him blind and the sky turned into an unlucky opal‚ but he didn’t mind. I can break branches‚ I can swim rivers‚ I can stare out any spider I meet‚ said he to his dog and his rifle. The
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Misunderstood African American Folks of the USA Can you imagine having to going to a different school then other people because you have blue eyes? Well that’s how white people treated African Americans through the 1800-1900’s and even still to this day in certain parts of our world. African Americans didn’t gain “freedom” until 1865 when the thirteenth amendment abolished slavery everywhere in the US. Although slavery had come to an end many new issues between white people and African
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Poetry offers a new way to look at familiar situations. Judith Beveridge does this in three of poems. “The Domesticity of giraffes”‚ “Fox in a tree stump” and “The Two Brothers”. Through the use of repetition and personification she incorporates her feelings about cruelty towards animals and humans. She uses these techniques in all three of her poems. Poetry shows the reader a new way to look at familiar situations and in her poem “The Domesticity of Giraffes” she uses repetition to show the cruelty
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Critical thinking is a term that is both misunderstood and underappreciated. Most people have a general understanding of what critical thinking is as the most common definition would be‚ carefully thinking through any situation through before coming to a conclusion. When in reality the term critical thinking means giving reasoned and fair-minded consideration to evidence‚ conceptualizations‚ methods‚ contexts‚ and standards in order to decide what to believe or what to do. As I stated earlier
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B-AM1101 - History and Contextual Studies 1 (Visual Arts) Written Assignment: Short Essay (30% of overall grade for History and Contextual Studies I) Assignment brief Critically evaluate a visual artwork of your choice‚ with reference to its history and context. Your essay should include: 1. An analysis of the work’s physical‚ visual and aesthetic characteristics‚ imagery and symbolism (where appropriate) 2. A brief background to the artist/maker 3. An argument about how the work
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Judith Butler in Media Studies When reading a biography of Judith Butler‚ a person would typically see a discussion of a highly intelligent philosopher of feminism‚ political theory‚ ethical and moral responsibility or gender studies. Her bibliographies are commonly describes as have a career focused on “research ranging from literary theory‚ modern philosophical fiction‚ feminist‚ gender and sexuality studies‚ to 19th- and 20th-century European literature and philosophy‚ Kafka and loss‚ mourning
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Billy the kid ‚ the legend lives on Henry McCarty‚ Henry Antrim and William H Bonny are all aliases of the notorious Billy the Kid. Born in the slums of New York City‚ Billy grew up in what we would consider today a broken home. The exact date of his birth is uncertain but it he is known to be born in the early 1860s. After his mother passed away and his step father no longer cared for him‚ Billy moved to a boarding house. While there he began his career as an outlaw. Incarcerated
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Tina P. 20 July‚ 2010 Pit Bulls: Mean or Misunderstood? Who’s afraid of the big bad Pit Bulls? Well‚ lots of people are no thanks to damaging myths‚ inexperienced owners‚ and the hyped up media coverage‚ that has been giving this breed of dogs grief for years. “Pit Bulls are famous‚ in circles of knowledgeable dog people‚ for the love and loyalty they bestow on anyone who shows them a smidgen of kindness”‚ said Linda Wilson-Fuoco. Most people will argue that pit bulls are not born mean
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Pity the Bear in Judith Minty’s story‚ Killing the Bear - Pity the Bear in Judith Minty’s story‚ Killing the Bear Judith Minty’s story‚ "Killing the Bear‚" is a rather chilling tale about a woman who shoots a bear to death. The story is not merely a simple account of the incident however. It is full of stories and facts about bears‚ which affect how the reader reacts to the story. In the beginning‚ the reader expects the bear to be portrayed as a cold-blooded monster who must be killed for the safety
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