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    Texas Rising Summary

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    When you hear the words Texas Rising, what do you think of? Is it the Alamo, Mexicans, or is it the Texas Revolution? Well if you named one of these, then you are right. In the miniseries of Texas Rising, it is based on the Texas Revolution against Mexico and the Texas Rangers. It also tells the story of how the Texas Rangers were created. In episode one, it starts off with an overview of all the people getting killed in the Alamo. During the Alamo, Emily West watches her husband get killed by…

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    Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon focuses on a character as he develops, and his overall inaction towards his own name can be seen as a metaphor towards the rest of their society. Macon Dead III, coined by many as Milkman, has a name which alludes to an experience he had before being wholly conscious of what the experience was. The name “Milkman” was given to him over an embarrassing instance in which his mother had breast-fed him when he was far too old, and he seemed to have accepted the name…

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    Aviance Carlisle Harvey APLC 9-7-14 In Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible Nathan Price leaves home yet,he finds that home remains significant in his life; home’s significant to instill the morals that he lived by before his move to Congo and how they were able to be heightened afterwards, leading him to develop a more controlling personality while inflicting his beliefs on others. Nathan fought in War World II and almost lost his life, but was lucky enough to escape the death…

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    As the smell of wild carnations fills the air, the audience is immersed in the world of Pina Bausch’s Nelken. Nelken, or ‘Carnations’ in English, focuses on the universal language of love. The primitive need for love and the driving desperation for emotional intimacy and security is shown through Bausch’s distinctive revolutionary dance theatre. Nelken creates a light-hearted, joyous atmosphere however, the shadow of fascism Bausch grew up in is present throughout the entire performance. The…

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    geography book, but had been from one end of the country to another. One wholly dependent on money for life, the other indifferent to it”(139). Nonetheless, Ruth and Pilate are, in many ways, very similar: they often find themselves taking the same side in dilemmas, and they love similar people. An obvious similarity between Ruth and Pilate is their distaste for Macon Dead. Ruth has two main reasons for hating Macon. The first cause for her negative feelings is that throughout the book “[Ruth…

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    During the Holocaust up to six million Jews were killed. And the similar theme, at the very least, that of death, is portrayed in the book Night, by Elie Wiesel. In this first hand account of the Holocaust Wiesel is a Jewish fifteen-year old who is sent to the most infamous Polish concentration camp: Auschwitz. What may not be understood by most about the Holocaust is that it was caused the mass proliferation of fanaticism in Germany. In light of this, the themes of Night are painting a warning…

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    the Congo. The Price’s, who are staying in a small village, illustrates the hardships and joys the African desert can bring. Each daughter teaches a lesson while their mother, Orleanna acts as a comprehensive voice. One of the main aspects of this book is women. The storyline battles with misogyny and the patriarchy that defines their societal norms. The women have a strong connection to the land both literally, and figuratively. The women of Kalinga’s defeats are often overshadowed by the…

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    Robert Frost is remembered as the famous poet, scholar, and author to many acclaimed poems such as “The Road Not Taken”, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, and of course, “Acquainted With the Night”. Knowing Robert Frost as a person can give us a much better view of Robert Frost, the poet. The life of such a celebrated author wasn’t exactly always a party. Beginning at a young age Frost began to know the misfortunes of death when his father died of tuberculosis, forcing the entire family…

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    He then ended up searching for Pilate’s gold in which, she hid in one of the many places she lived prior to coming to Michigan. The second section of the book trials Milkman’s journey, he met his grandparents, and came across his father’s land. Unable to find Pilate 's gold in Danville and prompted by the mysterious stories surrounding his ancestors, Milkman traces his ancestry to the fictional town of Shalimar…

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    Toni Morrison’s novel Song of Solomon is an examination of the importance of identity in African-American society and the effects of a name. The use of names and labels are to describe and symbolize people, places, and things, serving as a brief definition of the subject. Toni Morrison uses this definition to analyze the effects redefining or naming had on African-Americans heritage and culture after their emancipation. Forced into slavery, African Americans formed a slave culture, losing…

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