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lives among some of them. Marlow is not a native of South Africa, so he fails to understand the culture, and believes that, because he does not understand it, it must be lesser than his own. Also, Marlow is a seaman, so he tends to be blunt and crass. He describes the natives as “bundles of acute angles”, which is indeed how he honestly perceives them. That is how he perceives men those who are suffering. Kumalo does not perceive others in the same way. Kumalo can empathize, as is proven when

While walking down Beal Street in Memphis, Tennessee, people watching and having fun, our group stood at a corner. Some flash of color caught my eye and I looked down to see more. As I stood and stared, one of the group, a girl, asked me what was so fascinating about “junk” on the sidewalk. Now, I’m not the type of guy that hangs around art galleries or for the matter, even looks at pictures in a book. I really like the bright colors and jazzy looking saxophone on the sidewalk and started looking

just the basic plot. He could intertwine political messages and a gripping story flawlessly. In the case of The Great Gatsby, he not only chronicles a love story, but also uses the opportunity to express his opinion on topics such as moral decay, crass materialism, individual ethics, and the American dream. In The Great Gatsby Gatsby acquires all of his wealth so that in his mind he will be good enough for

As for what I learned during this unit, Cézanne was a father of cubism when cubism was unknown! Therefore, as he uses geometric shapes, we can find a same draw style in Matisse’s paint and Picasso too. Of course, Picasso had influenced from that style, but he used to exaggerate more these geometric shapes! In fact, between paints of Joy of Life and The Large Bathers, for example we find similarities as both of them used a landscape in their paints, then “in both works trees are planted at the sides

due to their misogynistic and violent lyrics, still voiced how many young Americans felt about racial tensions in America and noted the injustice in what I believe to be a true rock fashion. Their songs about what it was like being black in America, crass and unforgiving, opened the eyes of those who had not personally experienced their struggle and validated those who had. This is another very important aspect of rock music; the lyrics reflect how the marginalized youth feel. Rock artists become their

Gender Roles In the poem “Gender Roles” by Raymond George Dias, the social standards and gender expectations are emphasized and elucidated to accentuate on the belief of how each gender has specific roles to play in society in order to show how without distinct comparison of each gender, society will crumble. The expectancy of each genders roles are important to the society humans live in today, and has specific guidelines that both genders must follow to obtain a functioning society. For example

Stereotypes      The media portrays feminists in unflattering ways. Largely because of the media portrayal, the word 'feminist' usually evokes images of crass, butch, men-hating, very masculine women. Many women believe in the feminist doctrine, but they would never consider themselves as a feminist because they cannot relate to the images of crass, butch, men-hating, masculine women.  In fact, it has only been within the past year that I've been able to accept the fact that I am a feminist and that

Owen Meany and John Wheelwright; Effect of Spirituality A Prayer for Owen Meany analyzes the relationship between various depths of spirituality in comparison to mundane life. The novel by John Irving uses characters such as Owen Meany and John Wheelwright, to juxtapose the contrasting nature of faith and doubt, and fate and free will. John Wheelwright’s and Owen Meany’s differing attributes highlight the use of contrast within A Prayer for Owen Meany. While Owen Meany tends to be a leader, John

In a different story and a different life, the same connection that responsibility to one’s family is important. From the eyes of a school aged girl who came with her family to america from the Dominican Republic, it is clear to see that family is always important. When the girl and her family came to America, all her mother wanted to do was invent. Her mami wanted to just do something great. But her home and job needed her first. She would work full day then come home and run her home. Only once

A Prayer for Owen Meany analyzes the relationship between various depths of spirituality in comparison to mundane life. The novel by John Irving uses characters such as Owen Meany and John Wheelwright, to juxtapose the contrasting nature of faith and doubt, and fate and free will. John Wheelwright’s and Owen Meany’s differing attributes highlight the use of contrast within A Prayer for Owen Meany. While Owen Meany tends to be a leader, John is a follower where his primary experiences tend to be