The, By Nikki Giovanni Essay

The novel and film, The Outsiders by S. E Hinton, can be composed based on symbols, imagery, characters, and chronology. The Outsiders is a novel and a movie. The novel was written by Susan Eloise Hinton, in 1965, where it took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After the book was published the movie, The Outsiders was produced in 1983 directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The author has a great sense of imagery. Ponyboy the narrator of the story used much imagery in chapter one in the novel to bring his brother and friends who are also Greasers to life. Ponyboy 's big brother, Darry who "had eyes that are like two pieces of pale blue green ice" letting the reader know that Darry is the serious and determined person. In addition with "broad shoulders", "muscular" and "six two feet height", from the description, the reader can picture Darry as an athlete from the physical appearance. Ponyboy uses imagery on his second older brother Sodapop "His eyes are dark brown lively, dancing recklessly laughing eyes that can be gentle and sympathetic one moment and blazing with anger the next". The descriptions gave Sodapop an image that signified effervescent and a slight of anger but kind. Dally one of Ponyboy friends and a member of the Greasers, has eyes that are "blue, blazing ice, and cold let the reader know that Dallas heart if filled with rage".

Nikki Giovanni uses her culture and background as a way to describe past experiences that shaped her and how she is affected by it. Her writing style commonly utilizes extended metaphors, figurative language, imagery, and theme. Her unique point of view and writing style gives us a vivid insight of her past experiences and how they affected her,

South Carolina’s Governor, Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley (also known as Nikki Haley) was born on January 20,1972 in Bamberg, South Carolina born to Ajit Randhawa (father) and Raj Kaur Randhawa (mother). They were sikh immigrants from Punjab,India who came to America. She had 2 brothers (Mitti and Charan Randhawa), 1sister (Simran Singh). As she grew up she was physically abused as a child. That means she could not do any sports or anything. That’s tough, and terrible! She went to a local school called Orangeburg Preparatory School (there was an elementary, middle, and high school, all different buildings). Nikki was a great student, she was hardworking, friendly, and always on top of her work. She mostly got all A’s, wow! Nikki applied for

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici was elected in 2012 to represent Oregon’s first district, which is located Northwest of the state. Bonamici is currently on two committees which are Education and Workforce and Science, Space and Technology. Her main priority as Congresswoman is to advocate for federal policies that can benefit working families a chance to succeed in the economy. Bonamici has been a big advocate in not only helping workers to become financially secure but also saving up for their retirement. Congresswoman Suzanne has been a strong supporter of raising the federal minimum wage, giving workers the opportunity to voice their opinion in their jobs, paid family leave and giving women the opportunity to have access to family

An Emmy-award nominated The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection (2004). Creation (1970), Love Poems(1997), And The Collected Poems of Nikki Giovanni(2004). She enrolled early at Fisk University, an all-black college in Nashville, Tn. Giovanni graduated with a B.A. in history in 1968 and attended graduate school at University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University in New York. Black Feeling and Black Judgment sold over

She also studied with John Killens and edited the Fisk literary magazine” (Cook 280). Giovanni began to publish books of poetry expressing strong black militancy for example, her book Black Feeling, Black Talk. She used her poetry to raise awareness of the struggles that African-Americans were enduring and urged for a revolution in the black community. Within her book of poetry Black Feeling, Black Talk she wrote a poem titled MY POEM. Within that poem she stresses how no matter what happens the revolution will not end. “They took my TV my two rings my piece of African print and my two guns if they take my life it won’t stop the revolution” (Giovanni). Her earlier works of poetry preaching militancy and revolution established her as a prominent black voice within the literature world. However, due to her more radical approach in her writing she has received mixed reviews from critics on her early works. “the poet Don L. Lee pointed to "lines that suggest the writer has a real, serious commitment to her people and to the institutions that are working toward the liberation of Black people"( Cook 281). While, some critics had criticized that she didn’t go deep enough with her militant ideologies and radicalism. “When her next volume of poetry, Re:Creation (1970), was published by Broadside, a reviewer for Black World was concerned that the poems were not so radical and militant as those in Giovanni's

Throughout the story the reader is interpreting Giovanni’s point of view and thoughts, but when he discovers he has the poison, too, one finally discovers what is going through Beatrice’s mind. When her feelings come out the reader cannot help but feel sympathy toward her because she thought we found a good, loving man who loved her when in reality he did not. “Beatrice's disillusionment suggests that her motive for taking the antidote is to escape the hopelessness of a "broken heart," to rid herself of Giovanni's faithlessness” (Cooper). A broken- hearted person can make decisions when they are not in the right mind set to do so because when Beatrice drank it she wanted to break that feeling of sadness and desperation, which in her case she

Music has the capability to bring forth many emotions and feelings in a person. Depending on the tone and the melody of the music, emotions such as anger, joy, and grief may arise. For example, rap music, in general, brings forth emotions such as anger, frustration, and rage to a person's mind. Melodies such as Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On and Aerosmith's I Don't Want To Miss A Thing often arouse emotions of love, sadness, and hope; "lovey-dovey" feelings which remind a person of a past or current love. In Mozart's Opera Don Giovanni, many emotions and feelings, such as hatred, distress, and sorrow are portrayed and felt through the characters.

Di Giovanni, a senior foreign correspondent for The Times, lived through the Balkan wars in the former Yugoslavia. This book focuses mainly on the conflict in Kosovo in 1999 but Di Giovanni also reports on the situation from the initial dissolution of the country up until the attempt at reconstruction. The author also provides the reader with the historical context of the wars, such as the events since the death of Tito and especially since 1992. It was in 1991 that the Catholic- dominated Croatia and Slovenia declared themselves independent. This began the armed conflict between Croatia and Slobodan Milosevic's Serb-dominated Yugoslavia. Milosevic was not going to allow the country to be split up.

Gothic literature changes from age to age to reflect the current socio-cultural situation of the time. Stories such as The Italian, The Monk, Vathek and writers such as Poe, Carter, Radcliffe and Shelley have presented facets of the Gothic. The Gothic is the representation of the darker side of awareness, a realm of neurosis and morbidity whereby it is a fantasy world that reveals secrets of the human personality.

Opera in the Romantic Period was a time when opera changed drastically, especially in the country of Italy. The recognition of singers as being important, almost irreplaceable, in the art of “bel canto” opera changed the idea of a vocalist in opera forever. A singer’s voice was prized and Italian composers, like Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini wrote operas and works to showcase the voice, it’s color, range and agility. These Italian composers were moving away from the normal style of composition of the time, and the composer Rossini, who set the stage for many other followers. Many of the operas written during this time are still performed today and are highly acclaimed. For the most part, before Italy became a main player, France

Under the direction of Carlo Maderno the Santa Maria della Vittoria or (Our Lady of Victory) was built in 1608 but was not completed until 1626. It is about two blocks northwest of Piazza della Repubblica and Teatro dell'Opera metro stop. It is a Roman Catholic titular church dedicated to the Virgin Mary located in Rome, Italy. A titular is described as a catholic church assigned to a specific cardinal or patron who would hold and fund the property. The church of Santa Maria della Vittoria is as Baroque as it gets, with not a single wall left undecorated. "Everywhere you look you see colorful pilasters and columns, gilded stucco. Marble relief, dynamic statues and vibrant fresscos" (aviewoncities.com)

You have been chosen to play Bianca in Shakespeare’s Othello. Congratulations! Even though she is not the leading lady, Bianca plays a pivotal role in the plot of the play. Unknowingly, she plays a huge part in Iago’s plot to cause Othello’s jealousy of Cassio. That jealousy then causes the events of the play to unfold and end with the tragic deaths of Desdemona and Othello himself. Bianca does not appear often, in reality she only appears three times, but each appearance she makes advances the plot of the play. Now, you should play Bianca as if she is a love-struck teenager. Whenever Cassio is not around, she feels as if the minutes are hours and hours are days. She is obsessed with this man, and even if she gets mad at him, one

In La Dolce Vita, Alain Cuny plays Steiner, Marcello’s affluent and intellectual confidante, role model, and for lack of a better term: hero. Steiner lives in a home filled with pieces of art with his beautiful wife and two perfect children. He is a character that is cordial and respectful to all those around him. In a scene where the two friends enter a church together, Steiner plays Bach on the church organ and urges Marcello to have more faith in himself and finish his book. The following day, Marcello attends a party along with numerous artists and intellectuals at Steiner’s home. At one point, the two friends speak about how life is to be lived, where Marcello asks Steiner how one can abandon his or her materialistic lifestyle. Steiner ambivalently states, “Safety is not being locked up in one’s home.” He continues on by exclaiming that a “miserable life” is more preferable than existence in an organized society. A quiet guitar soundtrack is heard in the background, adding to the tone of the conversation between the two friends.

His many works include the “Palazzo di Parte Guelfa,” the “Rotonda degli Angeli,” and the “Ponte a Mare at Pisa.” There is however some debate to whether Brunelleschi was responsible for the original designs for the Pitti Palace. After his death he was buried in Santa Maria del Fiore. However, his tomb was not discovered until 1972 (Lombroso 5).