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    When writing a collection of poems, most poets chose to focus on maintaining certain themes throughout their literature and Cornelius Eady is not an exception. Cornelius Eady’s collection of poems in Brutal Imagination focus on issues such as racism, family crisis, internal conflict, and death. The first part of the collection circles around a servant who works for Susan Smith and is the caretaker for her children. The story centers around the perspective of the servant who is also the overarching

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    Cornelius Eady is a Black American writer who focuses and writes widely on the topics of race and society. His poetry is usually centered on jazz and blues, violence, home life, family life and societal problems arising from questions of race and socioeconomics. Eady has written over twelve books but the most popular include Brutal Imagination, Hardheaded Weather, Don’t Miss Your Water, The Gathering of My Name, and The Autobiography of a Jukebox. From this list, I chose to explore the content of

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    Planet of the Apes

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    √Planet of the Apes Planet of the Apes takes the world as we know it and turns it upside down and in so doing questions almost every belief and value system of mankind. Written and produced at a time when America and much of the world was in the midst of a cultural change and people were questioning and protesting everything the screenwriters take make this film a satirical and thought provoking commentary on the big questions of the era. The Vietnam War, the struggle for equal treatment of African

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    Change is an integral aspect that every individual retains. Change highlights our identity and thus gives us deeper insight into the individual development. Therefore, composers accentuate on change to expose its importance and purpose (maybe its effects on the individuals thoughts in the society). In addition, the text, the planet of the apes, composed by, Franklin J. Schaffner establishes change as an important element that constructs the person’s growth and personality. Similarly, the text the

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    everything they had been taught. The initial attraction was the superb cast, spearheaded by Charlton Heston who portrays Taylor, an astronaut who crashes onto the planet. Heston was joined by many popular actors and actress such as, Roddy McDowell as Cornelius, Maurice Evans as Dr. Zaius and Kim Hunter as Zira. Though the cast may have been the initial draw, the content is what has made the movie Planet of the Apes a classic that will continue to be enjoyed for generations to come. The movie Planet of

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    The Planet Of The Apes

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    Introduction The Planet of the Apes movie has given a realistic perception on what the world would be like if apes had full social and economic power, unaware of any other higher power. "...the Almighty created the ape in his own image, that he gave him a soul and a mind; that set him apart from the beasts of the jungle and made him the lord of the planet. These sacred truths are self-evident. The proper study of apes is apes. But certain young cynics have chosen to study man. Yes, perverted scientists

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    Controlling information is when somebody twisted the information around or lie to gain more control over the individual. In the Planet of the Apes, an older ape that was in power read from a “sacred scroll” which is a religious book in their society. “Cornelius: [reading from the sacred scrolls of the apes] Beware the beast Man, for he is the Devil 's pawn. Alone among God 's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother 's land. Let him not breed

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    robber baron by evidence of corruption and unjust treatment of workers and general public. The well known Industrialists at the end of the nineteenth century can be described as robber barons due to their unscrupulous business tactics and values. Cornelius “ Commodore” Vanderbilt is known as the man who industrialized the American railroad. He owned and and operated a majority of railroads in the country and was one of the richest men in America. When he past, his empire was given to his son. William

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    The Mire, Story Excerpt

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    no further delay, I'll begin this tale with my arrival to the village of Lofter. I had traveled from London, leaving behind the great success of which I had established for myself, to accept a job as a private physician for the Cardew family. Mr. Cornelius Cardew, of whom was acquainted with

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    a few days after the civil, stating that our country was divided into two halves. Despite that division the country was in an age of advancement. The people of these times are supposed to be the ones who built our nation’s culture. That is when Cornelius Vanderbilt’s life came into this movie. Vanderbilt was a tough guy who was always in fights and had a love for winning. Vanderbilt

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