Black pride

The theme of friendship is apparent in this scene as Phillipe is shown to genuinely enjoy Driss' company. The two were brought together by Phillipe needing to have a caretaker but stay together because they want to. While Driss begins to dance, Phillipe is amused by his antics even though Phillipe is telling Driss to stop. An eye level close up allows the audience to see the content expression on Phillip's face. The crow feet rising up on the sides of Phillipe's eyes even though he is slightly…

In “How to make a memoir”, Zinsser gave three pieces of advice for if you want to write your own memoir. Those three pieces of advice are “Be yourself”, “Speak freely”, and “Think small”. In the memoir I’m reading called “Popular” by Maya Van Wagenen followed some of Zinsser’s advice because of her words she use and how she don’t care if she goofy in front of other people. Zinsser’s first piece of advice is to “Be yourself”. “Be yourself” means that you don’t care what people say about…

Some people might not like Matched because of the slow start and the plot. But Matched is definitely an interesting book that is fast paced and leaves you on the edge of your seat! Entertainment Weekly says that Matched is, "The hottest YA title to hit bookstores since The Hunger Games." Matched is definitely a book worth reading! It's dystopian world setting is quite different from our world today. The rules and restrictions in the boroughs make it seem like these people don’t have any…

It has been said that the Renaissance was developed after the Medieval Age with the fall of the Byzantine Empire and began with the Modern Era. The characteristics of the Northern Renaissance were the thoroughness in the details, inclusion of the naturalism, and human figure. In the painting of Jan van Eyck, Giovanni Arnolfini and his Bride we can easily notice all the specifics characteristic owned by the Renaissance in the North. First, the precisely in the details is undeniable. Every detail…

an early age until their time to get married they are taught how to play the pianoforte, sing and dance professionally so they could put in practice at dinner parties, balls, etc, and in that way give pleasure to those who are there. In the novel Pride & Prejudice, volume 2, Chapter 8, Lady Catherine talks about how women were supposed to practise their music abilities constantly, and that she offers the instruments that she has at home for the use of any women, especially Mrs. Collins who…

Response—Cathedral This is a quite interesting story. The title of this story is called “Cathedral”, but actually the author did not spend many words to describe it. It can be seen that the author want to guide the readers to focus on the psychological reflection of characters. At the beginning of this story, when the main character’s wife said that the blind man, Robert will visit and spend the night with them, It can be easily found out that the main character did not like Robert. “I wasn’t…

love . In the book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, a similar misunderstanding creates a mutual hate between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet, and the resolution of the misunderstanding leads to the creation of a stronger bond between the two. This book was mostly about how the misunderstanding between Mr. Darcy and…

Literature is often a vehicle for social change; nowhere is this more evident than the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Demonstrating the issues of Victorian Era England, Jane’s journey inspired the masses in Britain and began to further the growth of feminism. In the same vein, Ralph Ellison’s novel Invisible Man is an expansion on the topic of equal rights among those with different skin color. The purposeful recreation of many similar themes, as well as similar results, cements Ellison’s…

“Pride and Prejudice” and its interesting characters caught my attention from the beginning. The story follows the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, as she deals with issues of education, manners, upbringing, and marriage in her society. It was oddly relatable to our society today. People in the book are often quick to judge like Elizabeth Bennet when she met Mr. Darcy, she took an immediate dislike to him. And Mr. Darcy was quick to look down on those who are “inferior” to him. You shouldn’t…

Briarcliffe College, Online Helen Kuhns EG 330 _U1LCA Dr. J. Greco September 8, 2016 The intended meaning was her vison of a relationship with the man she loved. She did not know that it takes work to maintain it. Thinking she was in love, nothing else mattered. “She thought the studio would keep itself” How she thought life would be with the man she loved. “No dust upon the furniture of love” Because she is in love, she imagines that chores such as cleaning and cooking would not be…