see”. In a similar way‚ the Broadway musical‚ In The Heights‚ sings about continuing what is passed down to you because one day it may be gone. One song in particular titled‚ “Paciencia y Fe” inspires me to work as hard as I can just like Abuela Claudia did when she immigrated from Cuba. The Broadway hits’ harmonies and melodies have instilled in me a sense of hope for the future‚ where I can continue a family legacy. Nursing is a tradition being passed down to me from many members of my mother’s
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The Bluest Eye: A Great American Novel A Great American novel is one that helps the reader understand the values‚ issues‚ and beliefs most central to a culture and helps the reader know what it means to be an American. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison deserves to be recognized as a great American novel because of the universal themes portrayed throughout‚ the memorable characters‚ and the impactful storyline and language that moves the reader. On the first page of the novel‚ three sentences down
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1 Analyzing a Picture Book to Determine if it Exposes Multicultural Ideas to Children Claudia M. Torres University of South Florida APA Style Claudia M. Torres ANALYZING A PICTURE BOOK
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Admittedly author Toni Morrison is not one of my favorite writers. Morrison’s novels are often dense with symbolism and allegories that are often complex to understand or can be easily misunderstood by a reader. Surprisingly The Bluest Eye quickly became one of my favorites. Like many who read for enjoyment I wanted to see the happy ending. Essentially I wanted Pecola to win‚ longed for her to receive her happy ending‚ felt it would only be fitting if in the end she learned to love herself unconditionally
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refused to give regard to the rumors‚ some who fervently believed them‚ and some who quite frankly didn’t care.After a few rounds of this‚ we sat down and used hot seating as a strategy to explore even further the community’s thoughts. We hot seated Claudia who was fairly new to the town; she had apparently gone to America and had only recently come back and therefore had no knowledge of the rumors and didn’t really care about the town‚ she showed this with her nonchalant shrugs and relaxed pose.We then
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British doctors yesterday called on the media to use female models with more realistically proportioned bodies instead of "abnormally thin" women who contributed to the rise in the numbers of people suffering from eating disorders. A report by the British Medical Association claimed that the promotion of rake-thin models such as Kate Moss and Jodie Kidd was creating a distorted body image which young women tried to imitate. It suggested that the media can trigger and perpetuate the disease. "Female
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is my deed to my most painted word. O heavy burden!” (III‚ i‚ (50-55). This confession doesn’t change my opinion of Claudius because he killed his own brother on purpose and took everything away from him and Hamlet by Claudius killing his father. Claudia killed his brother out of jealousy his brother did nothing to him; jealousy isn’t a reason to kill someone. Claudius was jealous because his brother had everything he wanted; a wife‚ to be king‚ money and more. Even though Claudius shows guilt he
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Claudia Radu 26.03.2012 The Significance of Hippolyta and Theseus Hippolyta and Theseus are two of the main characters of the play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Shakespeare‚ where the two are engaged to each other. Even though they are both fairly absent during the play and only appear in each other’s presence‚ they bring great significance during the play. Hippolyta‚ queen of the amazons‚ represents power and authority. Theseus is the heroic duke of Athens who “wooed” Hippolyta with his
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The Gender Gap English Composition II/Eng 122 May 12‚ 2014 Abstract The Gender Wage Gap is something invented by prehistoric man back in the 1900 ’s. Designed to keep women from making the same money and receiving the same benefits as their male counter-parts. This was a devise born in gender discrimination ‚ intended to keep women in her place. When it was found to be unconstitutional they tried to fix it ‚ but the monster had grown out of proporation. It had gotten so out of hand
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Black History Month celebrates contributions made by African Americans and people of African descent around the world. It was started by an African American man named Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1926. Back then‚ it was called Negro History Week and was celebrated the second week of February. Now it is celebrated for the whole month of February in the United States and Canada‚ and the month of October in the United Kingdom. How do people feel about Black History Month? Some people feel it’s unfair
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