Black-and-white films

together in one place...beautiful girls of DO who were smiling at me, with their teeth as white as the rice of Mali(pg.9)”. Based on the description the hunter gives on the woman's beauty narrated through Djeli Mamoudou Kouyate(griot), appears to be similar to what is considered beautiful today. We can relate to the attire for celebrations and the clean white smile of the women. Which the hunter describes, “as white as the rice of Mali(pg.9)” appealing to him, and perhaps his culture as the…

Why Title IX is necessary for protecting Woman: What do Serena Williams, Hope Solo, and Ronda Rousey all have in common? All three are spectacular women athletes who dominated their sport. All three of these women also benefited from the law known as Title IX. Title IX is a federal law that forbids any persons in the United States from being discriminated against or withheld from participating in events because of their gender or sex. Thanks to this beneficial law women all over the nation have…

As the applause began to thunder, they stood up hand-in-hand and took a bow. Becca’s smile was soon radiating throughout the audience. Caleb was the first person on his feet clapping with such fervor that he inspired the entire audience into a standing ovation. Becca was half blind from the bright lights shining in her face, but from where Caleb stood she could see him clearly. Her heart was so full in that moment; she could have stayed right there and been completely happy for the rest of her…

Playing catchup today, so this will be the first a few post that have been piling up on me. Some will be posted here and some on Star Wars Episode 7 is fanfiction. So a word about the EU Rebellion and the Alliance. They are not the same thing. And this is what tends to calls the most legitimate contention with the Alliance. And I mean legitimate as in people of the EU Rebellion joining with a misunderstanding of what the Alliance is; as oppose to illegitimate being trolls. The Alliance is part…

A search is defined as trying to discover something by seeking carefully for it. Some searches can be bigger than others; searching for oneself is much more significant than the negligible search for one's keys. After You, by Jojo Moyes is the sequel to Me Before You, which is also written by Jojo Moyes. Louisa Clark is trying to deal with the death of Will Traynor, the man she loved. Will decided to end his life at Dignitas because he was a quadriplegic and felt he had no purpose in the world.…

Many people live different lives. Some may have gone through troubling times more than others. Their acknowledgement of their past would strengthen their future. In the novel Everyone Leaves however, that is not the case for the protagonist, Nieve Guerra. Nieve never had a truly peaceful upbringing; luck was not on her side, and she saw many people leave, on top of other traumatic and scary things. Throughout the story of Everyone Leaves, the author, Wendy Guerra shows that the traumatic moments…

Both 'Half-past Two' and 'Hide and Seek' portray the theme of being left alone through the use of language, form, and structure of each of the two poems. In 'Half-past Two', a child is put into detention for doing “Something Very Wrong” until half-past two; he doesn't know how to tell the time. As a result, doesn't know when to leave, he stays there daydreaming until the teacher remembers him, and she sends him away. 'Hide and Seek' is also about a child who is left alone. The poem is a story…

about major political movements during his time including imperialism and communism. Most of his strong political opinions were influenced when he joined the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, 1922. Upon arriving Rangoon Harbor, Orwell was greeted by a white officer beating a ‘coolie' while the crowd applauded and cheered. He was shocked by the cruel treatment towards the ‘coolie' and the reaction…

Throughout this semester many different point of views were expressed towards cultural differences. Many characters were put through tough situations and cultural conflicts. Some handled them better than others. Walter Lee of the Younger family from the book “A Raisin in the Sun” is a very admirable character because he goes from the lowest point of his life to standing up for himself, his family, and what he believes in. However less desirable characters like Papa from “Farwell to Manzanar”…

All through life, there is a continuous battle between having the capacity to trust different people, while surviving. Inside Ishmael Beah's record of his life entitled A Long Way Gone, he mourns how war has ruined the happiness regarding meeting individuals that he once had. Beah had to confront with new individuals often, which made him be wary of whether putting his trust in that individual could end up being the root starting point of his demise one day. As Ishmael meets diverse people for…