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    depiction of the ways in which the lives of black women and girls are deformed through the internalized white beauty standards. There are implicit messages that show whiteness is superior to blacks in the book. For example‚ the white baby doll given to Claudia‚ the consensus that light-skinned Maureen is more beautiful than all other black girls and women in this society‚ the idealization of Shirley Temple‚ the idealization of white girls in movies and the preference for white girls in by black men in the

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    ever’. For example‚ Claudia realises it is not fair to hate her new stepmother‚ Stella. Think long enough before making a decision Richard Harwick made a rash decision to run away and that had changed the lives of his stepfather‚ mother and sister. Sibling rivalry Resentful step-siblings cause burden and hostility in a home. Coping with change All pain eventually heals and that we have the power to change things for the better. Being brave Characters like Claudia and Pixie are brave

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    Dimension Length Mass Time Temperature Electric current Amount of light Amount of matter SI Unit meter (m) kilogram (kg) second (s) kelvin (K) ampere (A) candela (cd) mole (mol) English Unit pound-mass (lbm) foot (ft) second (s) rankine (R) SI unit is based on decimal relationship between units. The standard prefixes in SI units : Multiple 1012 109 106 103 102 101 10-1 10-2 10-3 10-6 10-9 10-12 Prefix tera‚ T giga‚ G mega‚ M kilo‚ k hecto‚ h deka‚ da deci

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    class text “The life and crimes of Harry Lavender” Claudia Valentine‚ is a private detective of the 1960’s who symbolises women liberation. The deceiving facade of Sydney which she lives in portrays the values of corruption‚ addiction and crime. This distinctive world created depicts the distinctive voices of Claudia and Harry Lavender‚ the antagonist of this novel. While describing Harry’s power‚ domination and concealment over Sydney. Claudia decodes the mysteries and understands more about herself

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    composer’s authorial voice in relation to relationships and the wider world to be expressed and communicated through different narrative voices. Using two prominent differentiating narrative voices‚ Day uses the character and voice of the protagonist‚ Claudia Valentine‚ and the antagonist‚ the crime overlord Harry Lavender‚ to not only juxtapose the nature of the protagonist and antagonist but also to express her realistic concerns about the moral decay of Sydney‚ to challenge the notion of stereotypes

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    narrative entitled “The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender‚” two main voices are heard; Claudia Valentine and Harry Lavender. The two distinctive voices are represented through different text fonts; Claudia being represented in a regular font as opposed to Harry’s voice being represented through italics. Unlike most Crime Fiction narratives‚ the protagonist’s voice is that of a female‚ occupying a male domain. Claudia subverts the classic ‘noir’ detective figure through which she can be seen as a

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    Harry Lavender" the character of Claudia‚ the use of the female’s voices is very distinctive. It generates voices to represent ideas and attitudes from the composer. Claudia valentine as the protagonist‚ she has a very distinctive voice. Marele Day portrays this perception in the result of different tones. Claudia’s language is reflective and introspective. She has a very distinctive voice. Marele Day portrays this by confusing the audience’s expectation from Claudia‚ who is not independent or strong

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    The Search for Blue Eyes Racialised Beauty in The Bluest Eye Though there have been many steps towards equality in today’s society‚ America‚ as a whole‚ will not reach it until races could be equal in everything. But America is still a race dominated culture‚ and mostly a white dominated culture. In this culture‚ society looks up to a racialised beauty‚ where beauty is defined in the terms of white beauty‚ or the physical features most white people have. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison tells

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    turbine. Thermal Power Plants contribute maximum to the generation of Power for any country. Works on Rankine Cycle. Thermal Power Plants constitute 75.43% of the total installed captive and non-captive power generation in India. In thermal generating stations coal‚ oil‚ natural gas etc. are employed as primary sources of energy. General Layout of Thermal Power Station Rankine Cycle Coal Handling Plant • The function of coal handling plant is automatic feeding of coal to the

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    “paradise on Earth”‚ a network of organised crime is at work‚ stemming to the corrupt LAPD. In The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender‚ the story follows Claudia Valentine who takes on an investigation of a case which initially seems isolated. However‚ as the investigation continues‚ the tracks lead back to the underbelly of Sydney. The audience follows Claudia behind the buzzing clockwork of city life‚ revealing the “cancerous growth” that is Harry Lavender. Lavender is the city‚ and he has commanded his

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