Azalea

see the somewhat hidden connection. Three instances where characters connect to the flowers they grow are, Miss Maudie Atkinson and her azaleas; Mayella Violet Ewell and her geraniums; Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose and her camellias. Miss Maudie Atkinson and her azaleas are one representation of how the flowers mentioned in the novel connect to the characters. Azaleas represent intelligence, femininity, and temperance. This is shown through Miss…

In today’s society, being respectful of another’s values is a large part of social interaction. One is now expected to be mindful or aware of what they say as to not offend others. Cultural appropriation is the use of another culture’s practices or traditions as a way to simplify or stereotype without understanding the meaning. Even with honest intentions, simple representations of another culture can be offensive. The song/film “Bhool Bhulaiyaa”, Iggy Azalea’s song “Bounce”, and the Newsweek…

Rose-I knew this was a rose because it had multiple stamens, leaves that grew in alternate patterns on the stems, symmetric, unconnected petals that count up to four or five, prickles on the stems and bisexual reproductive parts. 2.) Azalea-I knew this was an Azalea because it was a small pink flower. It also…

influence on the land. Massive gullies as deep as 150 feet were caused simply by poor farming practices during the 1800s, yet today they make some of the prettiest photographs within the state. The rare Plum leaf Azalea grows only in this region and blooms during July and August when most azaleas have lost their color. The canyon soil's pink, orange, red and purple hues make a beautiful natural painting at this quiet…

Eberhardt and Freeman suggest that white Australian born rapper Iggy Azalea, who resided in the USA for numerous years, is a prime example. Azalea heavily relies on AAE to manufacture her hip-hop persona and increase her profitability (Eberhardt and Freeman 305). Her interest in something outside her culture is not the factor that characterizes her as a cultural…

but he seems to have grown up. She added, “But, you know, when you’re young and you get older, you change and people change. You have things in common, and then all of a sudden, you don’t. It’s just a part of life.” Though she’s friend with Iggy Azalea and the Jonas Brothers, Lovato has no interest in a celebrity squad a la Gomez’s bestie Taylor Swift.…

Hip-hop is a historically black genre of music, with different iterations almost everywhere in the world now. If you turn on your car radio on the way to work it’s likely that you’ll hear a popular hip-hop song. You may even come across street performers having a rap battle. Either way, it’s one of the most common genres today. Hip-hop is a genre dedicated to telling stories of hardship in a poetic form. Music has always been a form of expression, but hip-hop brought a new level of storytelling…

Kathleen Nigro affirms Rebecca’s connection to the natural greenery surrounding Manderley: “Rebecca is associated throughout with the white azaleas of Happy Valley, the blood-red and luscious rhododendrons which stand out side the window of the morning room, and all the luxuriance of growth which characterizes the setting of Manderley” (152). Therefore, Manderley’s case of doubling is case of complementarity. The mansion complements Rebecca’s personality and helps highlight it. Nigro points…

used as weapons against one another if used in that manner. All students agree that there are words that you shouldn’t use or that can be taken to a level of hurt no one wants. Natalie told reporters that she hates degrading words, same as Alicia, Azalea, and Ben. “All Cuss Words are cool other than Fag and the “N” word,” Alicia Stout. Ben is an open gay student here at Park Hill, he told reporters he can be okay with the use of Fag/Faggot, but he believes to say it you need to be in the…

It is our culture from dreads to cornrows to the language and even to the dances and it should not be misused. Reflecting on the meaning hip-hop holds for my family and how people can so easily take and misconstrue it made me curious to the extents of cultural appreciation and appropriation, and how they are displayed differently. When does a person stop appreciating the culture and begin to appropriate it and how is that defined? These questions and interest in cultural appropriation are more…