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    but having the chance to renew themselves. The author is showing that now that the city is destroyed, they can rebuild their lives but this time they can learn from their mistakes, just like we should learn from our mistakes in real life. 1. Little Black Sambo is a book written in 1899 by Helen Bannerman. It was a story of a South Indian boy who had to give his clothes to 4 tigers who ended up melting into butter at the end of the story. The book became very popular and eventually got pirated. The

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    feeling about black members of society. Because these images were so prevalent in society, Africans began to live under

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    Children were long subjected to the Sambo stereotype in early picture books and later comic books. The Story of Little Black Sambo is the most famous of these products. Written by Helen Bannerman in 1899, the story is a blend of the Sambo and uppity Zip Coon stereotype, though it takes place in India, with tigers and hints to Hindu culture. The story tells a happy-go- lucky black child who loses his fancy clothes to tigers. Its built on a well established

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    for them. Subsequently, they need something to occupy their time. This is where television and mass media comes in. Instead of expanding their knowledge, they watch an extreme amount of television on wall-size sets and listen to sea-shells which are little radios attached to their ears and people drive extremely fast due to lack of appreciation for nature; they never really take the time to look around and admire

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    Veteran 1861-65." This ribbon was awarded to my Great Great Great Grandfather, a confederate veteran on the fourth of July in 1912. A yellowed newspaper clipping states "Game Warden wounded in gun battle." A black and white photograph of an old black couple is sitting in the windowsill, and a large black and white picture of a family reunion sits hangs on the wall. Near the desk are two chairs, where you can sit and talk to Grandma. Down the middle of the room are three wash stands. On the back one

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    cultures were represented and the way they were dressed. Additionally, one thing that stood out from the rest was physical appearance. Between the two cartoons Little Black Sambo, Betty Boop, All this & Rabbit Stew, and Jungle Jitters the African Americans all had the same physical features such as facial appearance. The setting of Little Black Sambo and Jungle Jitters were very similar plus they both had that jungle stereotype. Jungle Jitters initially illustrated how African Americans are jungle eating

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    Study Questions for Fahrenheit 451 1. How and why does Clarisse change Montag? Clarisse is different from everyone else in that society; she acts slowly, she thinks, her uncle was even arrested once for being a pedestrian. After talking to Montag, she thought he was different -- he was peculiar. “ You're not like the others. I've seen a few; I know. When I talk, you look at me. When I said something about the moon, you looked at the moon, last night. The others would never do that. The others would

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    the societal standards, then it is offensive, therefore in need of being burned, or forgotten. They erase books to erase the past. Erase tradition. An example to support the previous statement is when Beatty says, " Colored people don't like Little Black Sambo. Burn it. White people don't feel good about Uncle Tom's Cabin. Burn it. Someone's written a book on tobacco and cancer of the lungs? The

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    Envision your most implausible and outrageous wish to come true. Coco Chanel didn’t simply make her fantasies come alive. This woman single handedly revolutionized and transmuted the fashion industry. Epitomizing her own words, “In order to be irreplaceable one must be different”, Chanel eradicated her opponents with her bold and unique ideas. From modest beginnings to affluent ends, it’s undeniable that fashion icon Coco Chanel has fabricated the very principles of our Fashion Industry today and

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    till his death in 1919, the mourning of his death helped influence Chanel No.5. The sorrow she felt from his death inspired her designing. Her fashion was like no other, she used blacks and greys which was only thought of to wear to occasions like funerals but she turned this stereotype around and created the little black dress. Over the years other

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