Mary Edmonia Lewis Mary Edmonia Lewis known by Edmonia was the first professional African-American and Native-American sculptor, who earned praise for work that explored different themes from religious to classical. Her main focus was on all women who have struggled and suffered from her own personal experiences. She overcame many obstacles from a young child to an adult. She was born in1844 in New York and orphaned at a young age and was raised by her mother’s family. She attended Oberlin College which was a college that did a lot of work with the abolition of slavery which greatly influenced her work.…
The witch craze, during which hundreds of thousands of people were executed without trial, occurred during the renaissance and reformation in the late 1400s until the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment in the 1700s. The “witches” were mostly female, and given no trial. During this time period, although people were beginning to get educated, the majority of people believed that women could be evil and crazy, but men couldn’t and were therefore better than women and could do what they desired, which included placing the blame of the world’s evils on women. This apparent evil nature of people, especially women, led to the death of over 100,000 victims accused of being witches, and their age and the spread of disease were the blamed causes of the supposed spread of witchcraft. Two Dominican monks, Kramer and Sprenger, claimed that women were naturally corrupted and evil, and that they were sexual beings, which supposedly led to the…
As many of you probably haven’t heard of the Divine Nine which consist of 9 different African American fraternities and sorority organizations which has been a pivotal part of African American history and culture since the early 20th century. Which are the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Phi Beta Sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, and Iota Phi…
Halloween may be a sugar-filled bonanza for youngsters – according to the National Retail Federation, Americans spend an eye-popping $2.2 billion on Halloween candy each year – but an inventive brother-and-sister-in-law duo have created a new way to encourage kids to give up some of their candy stash in favor of treats less likely to lead to a painful visit to the dentist’s chair. The Switch Witch, created by Massachusetts ice cream shop owner Rob Bouley and his sister-in-law Lara[?], is an attractive doll that children are invited to host in their homes throughout October – as the book that accompanies each Switch Witch explains, young Switch Witches say goodbye to their parents at the beginning of the month for an extended sleepover with your child, and if that child is kind to their Switch Witch, on Halloween…
“Gwendolyn was born on June 7, 1917 in Topeka Kansas, but she grew up in Chicago, Illinois as part of the Great Migration” with her brother Raymond Brooks and her parents Keziah wims and David Anderson Brooks. ~Brooks was a shy little girl ~She spent most of her childhood writing, because she wasn’t a social person and wasn’t very athletic like the others around her. ~”Gwendolyn was a American poet” ~Brooks went to “three high schools which was The Prestigious, Integrated Hyde park, and the all black Wendell Phillips Academy High school”. ~In 1939 “Brooks married Henry Lowington, Jr and had two children named Henry Lowington Blakely the 3rd and Nora Brooks Blakely” ~”Gwendolyn taught…
Since the necklace she borrowed is very expensive she spends the next 10 years of her life working to repay off the debt. The story goes to show that money is driven to ending the sanity people have in their life and also the self- consciousness In ‘’La Rinconada’’ shows the amount of danger humans will put themselves through for the fame and money of finding something that everyone believes to be impossible. They will climb to the highest mountains in dangerous conditions to achieve this, which is exactly what the people did in ‘’La Rinconada. ’’…
The relationship that Gilgamesh and Enkidu hold is very much of a “Ying-Yang” relationship. Before Enkidu comes along Gilgamesh is killing, raping, and stealing his own people. He is a terror to his society. Enkidu, very much the counterpart of Gilgamesh comes along with the purpose of stopping Gilgamesh in his terrorizing actions. Once that plot gets resolved the become friends and they go to defeat Humbaba.…
One privilege that I have had that many others have not, was being admitted into International Thespian Honor Society my freshman year. The rule to becoming a thespian is that you must have had spent one year with Mrs. Pla-Guzman, the head of theatre department, you must have completed a total of two shows, either teching or acting, and you must be in her class. I had only been in Mrs.Pla's class for a total of two months, and I had just begun rehearsals for Oklahoma, when I received an email from Mrs.Pla-Guzman inviting me into the Thespian Honor Society. I was astonished, excited and very flattered. However, being admitted into the International Thespian Honor Society, freshman year, is not my accomplishment.…
This realization can be hard on them, making them give up hope completely and stop trying to achieve a better life. In “The Necklace” Mathilde has the dream of becoming wealthy and having nice things. She dreams of not worrying about money anymore or having to work hard for money. After having to buy the necklace Mathilde had to work every day of her life knowing that the money she was earning was going toward paying off her debt and essentials like food and rent. She would never achieve her dream.…
(Close-up to her eyes). She starts having visions of her brother in danger trying to contact her and telling her that he needs help. Her eyes become red and start seeing things. She sits down and starts reading the book. A light came out from the book and this is the time when she gets inside the book to the actual first story.…
Dim Lady Shakespeare can be boring and drab in comparison to the world today. Our lives and experiences seem extremely different in comparison to shakespeare 's, and the antiquated language doesn’t make connections to his work any easier. Books today such as “No Fear Shakespeare” make millions, translating his work to something a modern day student can experience in its glory without the boredom of classical language. ALthough entire works have been “translated” into modern language none of them have picture shakespeare 's humor and wit quite as elegantly as Harryette Mullen in her poem “Dim Lady” In Mullen 's work she uses colorful language, humor and structure is used to create a modern take on a classic form of poetry.…
In the short story, “The Jewelry” written by Guy De Maupassant, the main character M. Latin finds the love of this life and marries her. M. Latin was hurt after what he had discovered, he felt betrayed. However, after selling his wife’s jewelry that was worth about 200,000, he is so enticed with all the money that he doesn’t care about anything but the fact that he is rich. M. Latin did not have control over his wife and the author leaves us to make our own conclusions to how his wife got that jewelry. In this story we experience these three literary devices the most, character, irony and…
In Guy de Maupassant 's fictional short story "The Necklace", he tells the story of a beautiful girl who tries to be someone she 's not and in this case, ends up paying the price of doing so. In the story, she thinks she deserves more and when she gets the opportunity to attend a ball, she feels she can be like the other women, if only for one night. Thus, she spends lots of money on a dress and being underprivileged, she decides to ask her friend, Madame Forestier, if she would let her borrow some jewelry. Captivated by a necklace’s beauty, she asks to borrow the necklace. The night at the ball was unforgettable, but afterwards, she comes home only to realize that she has lost the necklace.…
After working so hard over the years Mathilde Loisel, who once was beautiful had aged greatly. The long working days had taught her something over the years; to not be ungrateful for what you have. The Necklace was another good example of pride getting in the way of truth, the lady was too late to realize that until 10 years after the…
“Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies. ”(Dorothy Allison). This quote is perfect for the short story “The Necklace”. Had Mathilde Loisel a beautiful woman who dreams of a richer life seen this quote the story would have ended differently. The second she refuses to tell Jeanne a rich woman and friend of Mathilde what actually happened her life would not have came apart so easily.…