Black-and-white

Babies can only See in Black and White The visual system is the most complex sensory system in the human body (Swartout-Corbeil, n.d.), which contains receptor cells that are sensitive to the physical energy of light. However, it is very immature system at birth. A neonate is unable to see patterns because of the immature optic muscles. William James, the great 19th century philosopher and psychologist, once described the sensory-perceptual world of infants as a "blooming, buzzing confusion"…

Since many blacks could manage to avoid the draft at the same rates as their white counterparts there was a fairly large concentration of black soldiers fighting alongside white soldiers. Although the US Armed Forces had been integrated since the late 1940s all other aspects of American culture were still fiercely segregated, therefore there were bound to be racial tension between black and white soldiers. “The black/white relationship was tense. When you see racial…

Prudence Carter, in her book Keepin’ It Real: School Success Beyond Black and White shows that the great inequality still exists. She observes the relationships between gender, ethnicity, and culture as it applies to a group of low income students in Yonkers, New York. Carter’s research reveals that the work of reaching equality in education is far from finished. One issue Carter tackles is the term “acting white.” “Acting white” is a phrase that is understood to reject standard educational…

hand writing-- moved swiftly, leaving black tracks, otherwise known as words written in black ink. At the time, quills were used to write, alluding to the phrase “flew through air”. To write, the quill would have to be dipped in ink, which is what the phrase “dove under waves” refers to. The warrior, or the writer, relentlessly continues to share his wisdom or knowledge through his words, on gold plated paper. This riddle stresses…

contain my excitement as I pushed past her and ran up the wooden stairs to her brother’s room. I stopped so suddenly I almost got whiplash and there he was. He was about the size of a tennis ball, and curled up protectively. His spikes were spotted with white and brown specks that quivered every time someone would attempt to pet…

New Orleans, a city founded in the middle of nowhere, is a city that has had to work to exist. New Orleans was doomed from its conception to be a place like no other, considering that the person it was named after had a reputation all his own. The Duke of Orleans was a man that lived by his own standards, completely apart from society, so much so that John Law predicted his death by saying that, “he was going to die of pleasure.” American, but not quite American, the city continues to stand out…

STAGE RIGHT is another telescreen and a lavatory pan. Concealed lamps are hanging from the prop bar. LIGHTS UP: Winston Smith is fixed on the camp bed and cannot move. O’Brien stands by his side. A male in a white gown, carrying a hypodermic needle stands on the other side. Five men in black kick his belly, his limbs, his ribs simultaneously. O’ Brien switches on the electroconvulsive shock device. O’ Brien: Don’t be afraid Winston, I’m here to save you, and make you perfect. Winston: (with a…

How do you think Jonas' community is the same and different to ours? Jonas' community is the same and different to ours in many ways. They are the same in ways such as laws and equality, but they are different in ways such as job selection and education. Jonas' community can be compared/contrasted to our own in many ways. In Jonas' community there are laws that are very similar to our own. One such law that is similar is theft, in the novel before Jonas left the community he would steal…

Rocca brought over the head gear and cords. He placed it on Imani’s head. ¨Oouch! That's tight!¨ Rocco ignored it and continued to hook her up to the cords. Rocco held a small blue container that said biohazard in an electric orange and charcoal black, then continued to take out the 5-inch needle that was about to be injected into Imani´s arm. When it happened, Imani was out cold. Looked…

Introduction: Summary: Margaret Fuller, author of Woman in the Nineteenth Century argues that humanity will only become suited for the beauty of the world and heaven when “freedom for Woman as much as for Man shall be acknowledged as a right, not yielded as a concession”. The essay begins to show a claim, counter-claim, and refutation format and through this, Fuller argues that women should be equal. Fuller begins her essay with explaining how deeply embedded this idea that women are inferior…