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While race and specifically the underrepresentation of Black women in mainstream magazines have been thoroughly examined, previous scholars examining representations of race in media have largely ignored hair type of Black women. Investigating the representation of this aspect of Black women’s culture in different media is important because hair type preferences and hierarchies in the Black community have existed since the abolishment of slavery (Byrd & Tharps, 2001). The good hair refers to…

History Dwell is an American based magazine that is dedicated to modern architecture and design of homes. Launched in October 2000 by founder Lara Hedberg Deam, Dwell has since been published in numerous domestic and international titles, from Condé Nast Traveler, Los Angeles Magazine, Urbis, Vogue Living and Elle Décor UK (Wiki 2015). Dwell describes itself as being somewhere between an architecture trade publication and a consumer shelter magazine, pulling successfully from both of these…

$100 million on new technologies for making "fluff pulp". Such pulp is used for baby diapers, disposable wipes, absorbent materials, cleaning supplies, etc. While these are growing markets, the basic product is a difficult to differentiate commodity. This means the local mill must always be looking for ways to cut costs, improve productivity and improve the quality of its products. The mill always has to be concerned about the selling price of its pulp and paper. If other companies beat them on…

For the week 3 discussion I wasn 't aware of the requirements of having to post three separate posts on three different days early in the week and ended up made all the posts in the same day. However, I have been able to make five posts throughout the day from 1:54 am to 10:36 pm. I made my stance clear on the first post that I made, "I believe that raising students ' self-esteem should not be the teachers ' responsibility" (week 3 discussion, May 29, 1:54am) and proceeded to argue for it. I…

Showing vs. Telling – Jealous Husband Returns in Form of Parrot Jealous Husband Returns in Form of Parrot details, from his perspective, the experience of a man who is reincarnated into a parrot as he deals with his jealousy from his previous life. After being brought home by his former wife, the narrator must address these feelings as he, limited by his form as a parrot, powerlessly watches his wife move on and develop other romantic relationships. Using the contrast of showing and telling,…

The “Grandfather of Goth”(Semtner) Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. He was born into a family of performers, causing a lot of traveling. However, at the age of three both of his parents had died of tuberculosis. A tobacco merchant names John Allan adopted him, now his new family accepted Poe as their own and gave him everything. Soon, his new family moved to London and Poe studied in England. After returning home Poe grew a love for writing, he was inspired by a poet…

The Raven Literary Analysis I would like to do a literary analysis of “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe, which is considered one of the best poems in the history. Main character is the narrator, who is not further described except fact that he lost his beloved Lenore, and the raven. Even though the raven is just an animal he plays an important role in the poem. It is a short story about the person who is the narrator and is trying to find out if he will see Lenore ever again. Answer to that is…

George R.R Martin, an American novelist, once said, “Love is madness and lust is poison.” Yet, the loss of the same love can oftentimes leave people in a state of anguish. In the poem “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe, the protagonist is trapped in melancholia after the loss of his wife Lenore. The author uses two gothic conventions; decay and emotion to manifest the main character’s madness driven by grief. The gothic convention of decay demonstrated how sorrow prompted the protagonists’ madness…

British author Mark Haddon wrote the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The story revolves around a young boy called Christopher John Francis Boone who investigates the murder of a neighbor’s dog, which leads him to a journey that will change his life forever. Despite his mental illness, he learns to face the difficulties of his world and to be capable of everything he can do. Because of these unique characteristics, I find this book one of the best books I have ever read.…

The poems written by Edgar Allan Poe were like no other. Poe had some important people in his life, like his mother, and his one true love, but unfortunately they had all passed away. He has written poems of some talking about his life, and even one about his love, Lenore. In Poe’s writing, one of the most common moods in his stories is sorrowful. Including examples like, “Annabel Lee,” “Alone,” and “The Raven.” “Annabel Lee” was a poem that had put a lot of emotion into it. It’s mainly about…