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    • The velvet roses symbolize the lack of love in the Dead’s household, for Lena and Corinthians the velvet rose symbolize the Oppression face in society, on top of being black and living in a racist society they also must face a second level of oppression for being women. Throughout the novel, Macon Dead neve allows his two daughters to go out and live life, causing them to remain sheltered with in the house they live in, never being able to go outside and experience the world around then. By

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    In the story “Red Velvet Dress” by Naomi Shihab Nye, the ignorance of others leads to the important discussion of race and full acceptance of Lena’s cultural identity. This opens up her eyes to explore how people view her and others like her as “different”. Instead of being embarrassed, she takes that and turns it into pride and excitement for her heritage. It is important to be proud of who you are in life, even if it brings you conflict. One of the most significant influences on the main character

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    Summary Shoes have always been an important part of a daily outfit. Shoe manufacturing in the United States has become non-existent. Companies like Nike and Adidas are off shoring their products to cut cost and gain a larger profit. About Our Company Velvet Soles is based in the heart of America, Washington DC. Washington, D.C is the home of American football so also international airport, universities, large commuter traffic coming from around the Pacific Northwest. (What They're Saying: Dallas Cowboys

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    ideas. Two independent people can perceive one thing completely opposite one another. Elinor Wylie and Phillis Levin superlatively demonstrate this gap in stances with their poems “Velvet Shoes” and “The Blizzard”. While both of these poems highlight snow, they convey polar opposite attitudes toward the wintry weather. “Velvet Shoes” exhibits snow in a serene, almost angelic way. The short verses and flowing rhyme scheme help to evince a tranquil and relaxed atmosphere. Wylie uses the phrases “soundless

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    The New York rock band, The Velvet Underground became a vital chapter in musical history as they emerged into the work in 1964. Initially the band achieved little critical recognition with the release of four studio albums between their formation in 1964 and the bands departure in 1973. Today The Velvet Underground are widely recognized as one of the most influential bands of our time as front man, Lou Reed, originated the spirit that defines the punk rock genre through unconventional lyrics that

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    saw me and saw not a piece of trash delinquent kid whom of which won’t do a thing, but saw kid who was special. In multiple different ways did these two teachers help me start to make something presentable about my life. My teachers, Mrs. Margaret Velvet and Professor Locke, inspired unto me creation and expression of self and dream. It is these two teachers that have both helped me survive in a time of much turmoil and strife, and accomplish what I didn’t even ponder as possible. Professor Locke

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    Great performances in media do not always have to involve theatrical acrobatics. An actor’s range or displays of genuine, emotional depth are necessary to build a character that is alive and multi-faceted. But, an actor’s ability to encapsulate a narrative within one’s own character is what is truly a display of an artist. Poetry has a phrase to describe the use of as few words as possible to encompass vast terrain of depth called the economy of language. Actors may not know it, but they operate

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    The song “Heroin” by The Velvet Underground is, as the title suggests, about shooting up heroin. Because of the lyrics, if a new client sang this particular song to a counselor, one could probably assume that the client had a heroin addiction, but even that would depend on whether the medical, counseling, or positive psychology model was used. The medical model would evaluate this patient, and look for symptoms. Once a list of symptoms was developed, we would find a diagnosis to fit that list of

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    It is a common theme for groups of artist to revolt against their predecessors and the common standards that the pervious community of artist held. This is seen repeatedly from the ancient Greeks, whose bronze and marble sculptures developed around the perfection of the male human form, to the transition to the Romans their ideas followed the individual they sculpted busts of the great leaders and the common people of many different ages showing the uniqueness of all of them. This change was also

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    C:UsersAlexMusic Journal (hidden folder)Excerpt3.mp3 …. Well things did not go as expected. Lily’s murderer got away before I can even put a scratch in him. Agh! I was going to make him suffer and then he decides to up and leave on me! *sigh* I might as well leave my twin with a boon for his troubles. I don’t like this though. I want someone to pay. I want to avenge Lily but my only chance slipped from my hands. Now Lily is dead. Her killer on the loose. As….As much as I want to, I don’t think I

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