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    Aunt Moon’s Young Man, Incarnation, Mending Wall We start with a short story about an intelligent Native-American woman having non-traditional values that has found love In Linda Hogan’s “Aunt Moon’s Young Man”. The plot itself is relatively simple: A dark, lean, full-blooded Indian, who comes to town on an autumn day just as the annual fair is about to begin, he excites the women with his exotic good looks as well as the fact that the man is "alive in his whole body." It’s easy to see that the…

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    Aunt Alexandra Aunt Alexandra lives in a little town in Alabama called Maycomb. This town is a simple town which leans more towards the poor side of most other towns of similar size. It does contain a basic school with multiple grades and a single white folk’s church along with a single colored folk’s church. The story about Aunt Alexandra and Maycomb takes place during the Great depression of the 1930’s right after World War I. Aunt Alexandra is Atticus Finch's sister, which makes her…

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    missionary meeting was a turning point in Aunt Alexandra’s demeanor towards all others. She, “Smiled brilliantly. ‘Stay with us, Jean Louise,’ she said.” (p. 307). Even though Aunt Alexandra was only doing this to change Scout, it was different from how Scout was treated before. In this case, Aunt Alexandra was speaking to Scout more as an adult, than a child. Not only that, but she wanted Scout to assimilate into her own crowd. This illustrated that Aunt Alexandra felt that Scout did not have…

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    I will be evaluating and inquiring who is a better mother figure for Jem and Scout. Calpurnia or Aunt Alexandra? Calpurnia is a better mother figure than Aunt Alexandra because of a few reasons. First, Calpurnia brings them places when they are home alone. She brought them to her church; which is a negro church and thought nothing of it. She brought them as if they were her biological children. Then, Calpurnia talks to them and defends as if they were her real kids. Calpurnia does not hesitate…

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    Aunt Rose continued to be herself and express her art forms despite classist unrecognition. She taught piano, danced the debke, and permeated humor throughout her work. She expresses her culture and her personality through her art, despite the classist belief of the working-class having no culture or art. Before Kadi became aware of the social restrictions being placed on the working class, she couldn’t connect her aunt’s activities to art or culture because she had been indoctrinated with…

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    of this specific Aunt Jemima advertisement. This vintage ad was first published in the 1950s, when after sixty-eight years of existence, the company introduced the Aunt Jemima Buttermilk Pancake and Waffle Mix. Due to the freshness of this particular merchandise, the company used the advertisement method extensively, but paper ads were not the only medium of exhibition, moreover, the company made television commercials displaying families making, not only pancakes, but Aunt Jemima’s…

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    Wheelwright and Aunt Martha. It develops Tabitha’s personality more, and it paints her as an almost flawless woman who has the disposition of a saint. But it also reveals her propensity for deceiving and manipulating people. She fools people into thinking she’s more timid than she actually is, and then uses this misconception to act freely. When she inevitably is found out, she erases the anger of whoever is mad at her by showering them with affection until they forget. This passage also makes…

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    Sally and Mrs.Chipley raced to the covering of Aunt Sarah’s porch. Sally told Mrs.Chipley,”I am not walking in there,” “Well it’s too late now,” Mrs.Chipley said,”We’re already on her porch,and she is ready for you,and,I’m ringing the bell.” she said it playfully but Sally didn’t hear her cause she was too dejected. “Come in, come in, welcome!” Aunt Sarah looked so delighted that it almost made Sally joyful, almost. The next day Aunt Sarah told Sally that her parents’ trip was extended for…

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    Aunt Jemima (1850) Ad Deconstruction 1.The message this advertisement is proposing is to “wake up” and have a great morning by eating “Aunt Jemima Pancakes”. I can tell this is the message they’re trying to get across to their audience because of the choice of text and pictures. This advertisement represents reality well because pancakes usually do look the way they are shown in the advertisement and people typically do eat pancakes in the morning. It is also proven that eating breakfast makes…

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    Allan Poe’s “The Raven” and Adrienne Rich’s “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” the concept of insanity is explored in a clear context as the mental state of Aunt Jennifer and the Anonymous main character within their respective poems. Their…

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