Shirnell Lewis Dr. Brown Black Feminist Thought Watermelon Woman (1) 11 November 2014 Lesbian Interracial Relationships In Cheryl Dunye mockumentary film Watermelon Woman‚ Dunye explores the intersectional issues of race‚ sexuality and class within the lesbian community. The film follows the journey of Cheryl‚ an inspiring film director who is in quest of creating a documentary about Fae “Watermelon Woman” Richards‚ a black actress from the 1930s. Dunye subliminally parallels the life
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In the book The Hunger Games by Suzanna Collins‚ 2 contestants from the twelve different districts in Panem are sent to the arena to fight against the tributes. The person who survives to the end of the games will return to their district and live the life they were living but knowing that they survived whilst watching other people die. The themes of betrayal‚ love‚ courage and trust have been used through the book. Obviously the theme of betrayal was used a lot during the novel. In one section
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Title: The Hunger Games Author: Suzanne Collins * Characters: a) -Main Characters: Katniss Everdeen & Peeta Mellark -Secondary Characters: Gale‚ Primrose‚ Katniss’ Mother‚ Cato‚ Clove‚ Marvel‚ Glimmer‚ Foxface‚ Thresh‚ Rue‚ Haymitch & Effie b) Character Traits: -Katniss Everdeen: She is sixteen years old‚ and is portrayed as quiet‚ independent and fierce. Her looks are typical for someone from the Seam (the slums of District 12): long dark hair (which she wears in
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For the month of October I read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. In this book‚ the main character is a 16 year old girl named Katniss Everdeen. She is a tough hunter and provides food for her family due to her father’s death and her mother’s illness. She also has a younger sister‚ Primrose. Every year there is a Hunger Games reaping. The reaping of the Hunger Games is when one boy and one girl from each district are forced to participate in The Hunger Games‚ a fight to the death on live TV. Primrose
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The Hunger Games‚ written by Suzanne Collins‚ is a dystopian young adult novel published on 2008. The protagonist of the story‚ also the heroine‚ is the sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen. She comes from District 12‚ where coal is produced‚ and most people live in the state of poverty. Every year‚ two tributes are reaped from each district to compete in a sickening ‘celebration’‚ the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games has only one rule: to kill‚ or be killed. When Katniss’ sister was chosen as a tribute
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A: the article “ Matrix of Domination”‚ author Patricia Hill Collins brings attention to the systematic oppression towards African-American women. Collin stresses that black women are severely oppressed due to their skin color‚ and gender. According to Collins‚ race‚ gender‚ and class should be mixed together in order to created a solution to the oppression black women face‚ as well as other minority groups; Collins also stresses the fact that no two human beings are the same/live the exact life
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semester‚ I found pure ease in interpreting Patricia Hill Collins’ essay‚ "Toward a New Vision." Hill’s message became quite obvious early on‚ starting with the quote‚ "While many of have little difficulty assessing our own victimization within some major system of oppression‚ whether it be by race‚ social class‚ religion‚ sexual orientation‚ ethnicity‚ age or gender‚ we typically fail to see how our thoughts and actions uphold someone else’s subordination" (Collins). There is clear flaw in subordinating
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Maninder Kaur Professor Ybarra English 70 April 10‚ 2012 The Hunger Games Have you ever been taken away from your family and friends? Been forced into a game where to stay alive is the only way to win? The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is about sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen‚ who lives in the country of Panem from the far- off city called the Capitol. The Capitol divides in districts. It is harsh‚ cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one
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Keri Momon Period 3 English Title: The Hunger Games Author: Suzanne Collins Type of literary material: science fiction- adventure‚ action‚ suspense‚ drama Setting: time-future‚ place- Panem (the future untied states) Main Character: A. Katniss Everdeen- she is the very main character in the story B. Peeta Mellark-he is the bakers son C. Haymitch-he is the town drunk Point of View- first person because the main character is telling the whole story.
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Aidan Urbina Eng/3rd Hour IR essay quarter 1 10/31/11 The 76th Hunger Games Catching Fire is an adventure filled with action and interesting‚ complex characters. Catching Fire was written by Suzanne Collins and published in 2006‚ and is about a girl named Katniss and her friend Petah who just won the Hunger Games and are now dealing with all sorts of problems with President Snow and people of other districts. Catching Fire is a book with all sorts of conflict‚ and some intense emotions. Catching
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