selecting people who for the most part, “no one would miss” (CITE). The story of having a serial killer in your own hometown is usually thought of as juicy news material that any news station would kill to get their hands on and yet, John Michael Crawford gathered very little attention for the horrific deeds he committed from any news outlet. Society judges the importance of an event based on the level of media coverage, this case did not receive much attention compared to other cases at the…
The Character of Aaron Crawford in “The Boy who Painted Christ Black” “The teacher always pronounced his name with profound gusto as she pointed him out as an ideal student”, as stated in the short story, “The Boy who Painted Christ Black” by John Henrik Clarke. Aaron Crawford, Aaron Crawford was the smartest in the Muskogee County School in Columbus, Georgia. This young boy painted a portrait that caused uproar at his school. This very unique portrait was a painting of Christ; not the…
English can be one of the most difficult languages to learn. How does one even learn how to speak English? In the article “War of Words,” by Trish Crawford she wrote about a couple of methods to learn English words, such as phonics and whole language. Phonics is one of the oldest ways in teaching someone new words, and was first introduced into the school system in the early nineteen hundreds. Phonics is where one uses sound and symbol relationships to figure out the word parts, and then puts…
K00613900 Janie Crawford: Mule of the World, or Strong Independent Woman? In Hurston’s novel, Their Eyes were Watching God, she explores the dichotomy between defining one’s individuality and conforming to society’s roles and norms. Throughout the novel, we see how the character Janie grows as a person with each relationship she finds herself in. Each person Janie encounters, changes her perspective on herself as well as the world around her. However, these experiences create a fluctuation in…
Mommie Dearest Mommie Dearest follows Joan Crawford struggling with Narcissistic personality disorder. Narcissistic personality disorder can often be overlooked as someone being cocky or too full of themselves, however it needs to be taken seriously and one should seek help for it. Joan Crawford was a very famous actress for several decades. She was looked at by the media of being so beautiful, inside and out. However, her looks and image began to overpower any romantic relationship and…
Crawford, Kate, and Ryan Calo. “There Is a Blind Spot in AI Research.” Nature, vol. 538, no. 7625, 2016, p. 311. In the article There Is a Blind Spot in AI Research, Kate Crawford and Ryan Calo explain how Artificial Intelligence (AI) has already made in impact on our society. They urge readers to focus on how AI has impacted “social, cultural, and political settings.” While some of them effects are good, others are bad. It is easier now for doctors to diagnose illnesses, but doctors do not…
As an English teacher, my research topic develops a comprehensive understanding of Zora Neale Hurston’s protagonist, Janie Crawford, in Their Eyes Were Watching God. I am also interested in addressing Janie’s role as a feminist despite her outward acceptance of societal norms and her personal desire for a loving husband. My examination of literature emerges through an awareness of the historical context of the work, which provides insight into the author’s personal experience, politics,…
The novel this essay is about is Their eyes were Watching God. In this book the main characters name is Janie Mae Crawford. Janie has many relationships with men in this novel to be specific she marries 3 different men during her life. In her second marriage she is married to a man named Joe Starks. Joe dies towards the middle of the novel and she then moves on to her 3rd marriage. Joe’s death illuminated the meaning of the novel which is, in love being treated like an object and not a lover…
How did Janie Crawford become a strong woman? Imagine how significant a woman’s life changed after she went through three marriages. In most cases, she would learn many valuable lessons from each marriage. In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston succeeded in creating the heroine as well as the protagonist in Janie Crawford. Having married to three different men who each had distinct perspectives, Janie learned more about different aspects of love, hopes, freedom, and eventually…
In the book, Their eyes were watching God, by Zora Hurston, Janie Crawford starts as a product of the late 19th century or early 20th, and the social norms of those days, of establishing freedom to a former slave culture, but she followed her own adventurous life on her own terms. For example, after Janie marries Logan Killicks she meets a unique individual, Joe Starks who was following a path of establishing the first Black-American city, and she decides to follow his invitation to pioneer this…