2. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Rose of China‚ China Rose‚ Shoe Black Plant. The species of hibiscus which seems to have the greatest number of variants is Hibiscus rosa sinensis. These plants appear to have innumerable variations in colour and shape in both single and double forms‚ due to the interest in these plants by early hibiscus fanciers who hybridised Hibiscus rosa-sinensis with other compatible species. Ross Gast in his Genetic History of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis traces the early movement
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Cultural collision is the colliding of two or more very distinct cultures. It causes tension between the two groups; exhibited in Purple Hibiscus and Things Fall Apart. Kambili is the main character in Purple Hibiscus‚ she demonstrates cultural collision between her and her father. The cultural collision is not strictly between her father and her‚ it is with Papa and his side of the family preventing Kambili to get to know them. Papa does not like his side of the family because Papa-Nnukwu has an
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Describe an important relationship in the text and explain the effect of that relationship on characters‚ events and ideas in the book. An important relationship in the novel Purple Hibiscus by Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie is the relationship between Kambili and her Aunty Ifeoma‚ and her family. It introduces Kambili into a less sheltered environment where she is not only free to speak her mind‚ she is encouraged to question things‚ and form her own opinions. She also looks up to and admires her cousin
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How is Macbeth Portrayed in the First Act? At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is known as the ‘bravest’ soldier and after the battle the Captain exclaims‚ ‘But all’s too weak‚ for brave Macbeth’. This shows that Macbeth is heroic and is a valiant soldier. I think that it is important that Shakespeare has depicted Macbeth as being a brave character because this influences him in murdering Duncan later on and it is crucial that we‚ as the reader‚ believe that Macbeth is capable of doing this
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Analysis of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple “No one is exempt from the possibility of a conscious connection to All That Is.” Alice Walker explores this quote through the story of Celie. Just like the color purple‚ the truth‚ no one is exempt from. No one can run away from the truth. It is inevitably inescapable. Starting off in a rather harsh setting‚ Celie starts off her story at the time she is raped for the first time by her own father. Rather straight forward‚ Walker captures her reader’s
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I was very surprised how the article made a point of how mothers are represented in the media. They are usually represented as cooking‚ cleaning‚ and baby machines. It is sad but is oh so true. In the article the focus is the way that mothers are portrayed in the media. The over simplification of the role of motherhood inside house and outside of the house is something to take notice to. Often in the media mothers are recognized for being housewives and care givers. Yes‚ this is true that they are
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Throughout The Color Purple‚ and Memoirs of a Geisha‚ Alice Walker and Arthur Golden respectively present the struggle individuals face to establish self-empowerment within oppressive societies. Both authors explore the degrading effects that marital relationships have on individuals by setting their texts in a society where mostly everyone conforms to the presented social expectations that women cannot depend on themselves. It is also made apparent by Walker and Golden that due to gender stereotypes
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Common female stereotypes found in the media have a powerful influence over how society views women and how women view themselves. What is the media portrayal of women today and how does this impact how young girls perceive themselves? With programs such as The Bachelor and Flavor of Love showing a dozen women competing for the attention of one man‚ often using their sexuality‚ magazine ads displaying a half-naked female body to sell a fragrance or cosmetic product‚ and television commercials highlighting
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How is Stanley portrayed as a villain ? Streetcar named desire was a play set in the 20th century‚ 1951 written by Teneesse Williams. This extrct from scene 10 is significant section of the play as it depicts the most important part of the play with the implied rape on Blanche by Stanley. Williams uses dramatic techniques and symbols which illustrate Stanley’s violent and aggressive behavoiurs‚ displaying him in negative light and as a villian and through the use of violence and animal imagery
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How is the character of Satan portrayed in Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’? In the text‚ Satan is one of the main points of focus‚ especially in the first two books‚ introducing him to the reader‚ telling the story of his fall from a position alongside God‚ and how he intends to overthrow God at some point‚ and gain a position of power. Satan could be considered as a hero in this text‚ if his intentions were not bad‚ but still he is attempting to overcome his own personal doubt and weakness and achieve
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