The Ivory Tower It rose up inside of me; the sense of fear was undeniable‚ as if it were a penned bull being taunted and ready to charge. The Clean‚ sickly‚ astringent smell that clung to the air made me feel nauseated. Sweat dripped in beads down my forehead‚ as my eyes darted around the room trying to catch any sign of movement. My heart beat furiously in my chest‚ convulsing with every movement. Goosebumps suddenly rose on the back of my neck as I noticed the leather straps binding me to the
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The Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) has a long and intense history of facing hardships. Though the citizens gained independence from the French in 1960 after being colonized for roughly 67 years‚ they still face a countless number of economic‚ social and political issues. The people of the Ivory Coast must come together with the government in order to resolve the issues and better their country’s future. Like in most developing countries‚ a prominent political issue that the Ivory Coast faces is corruption
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James Walvin‚ Black Ivory – A History of British Slavery Summary of Chapter 1 ’Consuming Passions’‚ pp. 3-5 19/11/2012 The chosen passage from the first chapter ’Consuming Passions’ of the book ’Black Ivory – A History of British Slavery’‚ written by James Walvin in 1992‚ describes the increasing significance of coffee houses in Great Britain in the mid-eighteenth century and their dependency on the production and distribution of tropical goods. In the introduction‚ the author points out
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In the Basement of the Ivory Tower At the colleges of last resort‚ the American ideal of equal opportunity for all meets the reality that not everyone is suited for higher education. The students aren’t seeking an education at Yale‚ Princeton or other Ivy League colleges. Instead‚ a college of convenience is preferred. Professor X‚ an adjunct instructor‚ quarrels with the idea that adjunct instructors at these schools act as academic assassin’s‚ crushing the reality of
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The Ivory Trail Relates to the idea of journeys on both a literal and metaphoric level. This book cover allows the brief preview of the novel. Verbal/Written Text * The name of the writer and the title of the text are placed centre on the front of the cover * The Word ’Trail’ suggests a physical journey - it suggests a route path or an unpaved road across a wild region (relates to the context established by the images) * The word ’Ivory’ relates to elephants and suggests and African/Indian
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children work long hours‚ in dangerous conditions‚ for usually nothing more than a bed to sleep in and minimal food to eat. Children from these poor countries are sent to The Ivory Coast in search of skills that will help them in life or help their family‚ but most of the time they are just taken advantage of. Cocoa farming in The Ivory coast is morally and ethically wrong because the children are taken advantage of and they are forced into a type of “slavery” The children that are taken from countries
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different ways; which are physical‚ inner and emotional. The prescribed text that will be discussed in this essay is the film “Beneath Clouds” directed by Ivan Sen. The related text that will be discussed is a visual text of a book cover called “The Ivory Trail” written by Victor Kelleher. Both texts have a similar theme‚ which is the theme of Journey. The techniques that will be reviewed for “Beneath Clouds” are the colours‚ the non-diegetic sounds and symbolism. The visual techniques that will be
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The book cover for "The Ivory Trail" symbolizes a spiritual phenomenon and a journey of the mind and spirit of a boy of western origin. Marina Messha‚ the composer of this text‚ obtained the images from an image bank and composed a sequential montage to illustrate how "The journey‚ not the arrival‚ matters". The layering and 3D imaging illustrate a protracted journey with many obstacles. They do not however‚ illustrate a destination‚ which emphasizes this quote and furthermore stresses how vital
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in Peter Skrzynecki’s poems Immigrants at Central station and ’Crossing the Red Sea’‚ Alan Moir’s political cartoon MV Cormo Express (SMH 28/10/03)‚ about the stranded sheep in the middle of the ocean‚ and also the bookcover for Victor Kelleher’s Ivory Trail. Often journeys have an element of a lack of choice. In ’Immigrants at Central station’‚ Skrzynecki uses simile to describe their restricted freedom writing‚ ’like a word of command’. There is a sense of irony here‚ that having escaped their
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Once upon a time there was a girl named Ivory who lived far far away. Okay‚ let’s take a step back bring it back to reality Ivory lived in the United Kingdom and was a beautiful princess. Ivory or as many people call her Ivy is seventeen years old. Her full name is Ivory Rose James. Ivy has many friends and loves to dance in her ballroom. She is very adventurous‚ kind and funny. She absolutely loves to listen to music and her favorite food is macaroni. It is almost Ivy’s birthday. She will be eighteen
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