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unsightly. Certain types of foods should not be eaten, but other foods are encouraged, including foods with firm, smooth, and white textures to help strengthen the uterus, make childbirth easy, and possibly have a child with a fair or white and smooth complexion. Prayers to Chinese goddesses ensure the health of mother and child. After the baby’s birth, there are three main customs which are carried out which are a 30 day confinement period, eating a specific confinement diet, and providing…

dreaming but you’d make/ A citizen as useful/ As any in the state… I thought you’d cut your queue (braid of hair) off, John/ And don a Yankee coat/ And a collar high you’d raise John/ Around your dusky (offensive term- having a somewhat dark skin or complexion) throat;” ; unwilling to give and take, “I thought you’d open wide your ports/ And let our merchants in/ To barter for their crapes an teas,/ Their wares of wood and tin,” ; Uncivilized/Barbaric, and greedy, “I thought of rats and puppies,…

An Inside Look: Short Stories There are many components within a single short story. As with any piece of work, there are many factors at play behind the scenes which often go unnoticed. Although these things are overlooked, they play a crucial role in the story as a whole. When we take a step back and look at the entire picture we are able to gain an inside look at the work and appreciate the author’s intentions. The two short stories I have chosen to evaluate are “The Fall of the House of…

Male gaze deals with how an audience views people presented, when men look at women, how women look at other women and how women look at themselves. Male gaze is defined as the audience being put in the visual perspective of white, heterosexual men, where women are altered into sexualized characters. The female body is the focal point, where the camera lens focuses on certain areas like their legs, breast, hips or lips. Women are made to appear as either submissive to men to solidify the…

Imagery can greatly enhance a literary work not only for the reader’s imagination, but also for motifs and metaphors. Louise Erdrich’s novel The Beet Queen discusses the Adares sibling’s move to North Dakota. North Dakota is described as grey, and depressing. The surroundings greatly effect Karl, but Mary seems less effected. Erdrich’s detailed description shows how the children are compared to their surroundings, and how the detail put into a tree effects Karl. Louise Erdrich’s imagery impacts…

The Scarlet Letter essay In the story, “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne in my opinion of Hester and Dimmesdale for their actions of adultery are not forgiven. My reasons for believing that they're not forgiven is the moral to this story was, “be true” and during the story both Hester and Dimmesdale had moments to decide whether or not to say the truth. With Dimmesdale during his “confession” he had one moment to make up for that moment 8 long years ago where he was telling the…

to the soul, gives a glimpse of what his intensions are in life; evil. As the chapters progress, Chillingworth’s sin of not admitting his identity of Hester’s husband has begun to manifest his outward appearance as he is “much uglier… his dark complexions seemed to have grown duskier, and his figure more misshapen” (108). At this point, Chillingworth has begun his process of tormenting Dimmesdale and therefore creates a tone of malevolence. Throughout the course of Chillingworth’s journeys, it…

Passing and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao place an emphasis on physical features. Although both novels take place in different times and settings, both novels are creating and representing women as exotic sexualized objects because of their gender and race. Larsen and Diaz’s emphasis on the blackness of female characters demonstrates the timelessness of the importance of skin color. Irene’s thoughts when she sees Clare: “Did that woman, could that woman, somehow know that here before…

Common Name: Clary Sage Essential Oil Botanical Name: Salvia sclarea Description/Distribution: Native to southern Europe, clary sage essential oil comes from the Lamiaceae family and has a fresh sweet herbaceous, wine-like aroma with floral notes. Clary sage oil has been cultivated for centuries. Once, extensively cultivated in France, now Russia is the main supplier. The oil is steam-distilled for its medicinal and cosmetic qualities, and the best clary sage oil is obtained from the green…

with such infinite pains and care I had endeavoured to form? (...) but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun-white sockets in which they were set, his shrivelled complexion and straight black lips.”(Shelley, 66). The author tries to identify the reader with Victor and make them ‘scientists’ that have to piece together all the information in order to discover the…