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    In "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin‚ we are introduced to Mrs. Mallard‚ an unloving‚ heartless‚ woman who is overjoyed by the passing of her husband—or at least that is the common misconception. Mrs. Mallard although perceived as inhuman is actually more human than most would like to believe. While her actions may seem questionable or even to be condemned‚ they are hardly unthinkable in light of the issues involving marriage and the woman’s role throughout history. The story itself presents

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    Alice Walker’s The Color Purple From reading the extract from The Color Purple‚ the reader is shocked almost straight away from how the character/narrator (who in this case is the author Alice Walker) is treated and brought up by her father. The way in which the story is told is in the form of letters and a kind of diary addressed to god as she is told "You better not tell anybody but god it’ll kill your mammy". The reader can almost sense that this was written and was never expected to be

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    Literature October 10th 2013 WORD COUNT: 895 Write an essay in which you explore one of the motifs central to Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus. What does this motif contribute to our understanding of the purpose or central theme of the text? How does the motif of nature contribute to our understanding of central themes in the text? In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Purple Hibiscus the narrative voice is a teenage girl who was physically and emotionally scarred by her father. To portray many of

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    healing power of writing a series of letters‚ addressed to God first‚ and then her sister. Through her writing‚ she discovers her true nature and the woman that she was supposed to be in her own life. Alice Walker writes her story‚ The Color Purple‚ as an epistolary novel. An epistolary novel is a book that is in the form of letters‚ written by the main character. In this case‚ it is written by Celie‚ the main character who is living in Georgia in the 1930’s.

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    The Color Purple‚ an epistolary novel‚ was written in 1982 by American Author Alice Walker. The epic tale was produced into a film by Steven Spielberg in 1985. The Color Purple is an American drama film about the life of an African-American woman who survives abuse and bigotry. The protagonist of the story‚ Celie‚ is a young girl who is abused and raped everyday by her own father. Her father‚ Alphonso‚ impregnates her and steals her children. He then marries her off to another abusive man by the

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    misery‚ become apart of life whether you’re willing to accept it or not. For those who have accepted such troubles‚ have also learned to cope with it one way or another. Antoinette’s character in "Wide Sargasso Sea" and Celie’s character in "The Color Purple" have both experienced problems with depression‚ loneliness‚ violence‚ inferiority‚ racism‚ and self-identity. It is important for such characters as Antoinette and Celie to express their emotions and have a method of working out there issues.

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    Why does colour leak out of cooked beetroot? Introduction When cooking a beetroot you are recommended not to remove the outer skin and not to cut off the entire stalk if you do not want the red dye in the cooking water. Beetroot contains a red pigment called betalain‚ which is in the cell vacuole. Normally the betalain stays inside the cell‚ however when the cell is exposed to extreme temperatures they leak out. The reason why they leak out is because of the cell membrane structure. When the

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    advertising approach of two contrasting companies. The companies that will be discussed are United Colours of Benetton and GHD. These are both popular global firms. 1.1 United Colours of Benetton: Benetton is present in 120 countries around the world. Its core business is fashion apparel: a group with a strong Italian character whose style and passion are clearly seen in its brands‚ the casual United Colours of Benetton‚ the glamour oriented Sisley‚ the leisurewear brand Playlife. The Group produces

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    Maya Kennedy  10/24/14  English AP      The Color Purple   by:Alice Walker    Genre:   ● Epistolary novel‚ confessional novel  Historical Text:   ● By this time in history slavery was long outlawed but its effects were still felt  heavily by those African Americans still living in the southern United States.  Segregation was imposed strictly‚ and entire black populations lived “isolated  from white society”. They “had to sit in separate parts of movie houses‚ drink out  of separate fountains‚ and could not eat at white lunch counters”

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    Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold and The Color Purple by Alice Walker prove this quote true. Throughout The Lovely Bones‚ a family struggles with the dreadful murder and rape of a family member. The book demonstrates how the family only got stronger with the passage of time. Their success in moving forward in life regardless of their encounter with such an evil act emphasizes the victory of good over evil. In addition to The Lovely Bones‚ the book The Color Purple clearly displays the brutality two sisters

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