The Necklace

The population of America was rapidly increasing. So the United States started moving west for land and gold. Americans thought they had the right to invade the Indian Territory and that provoked the Indians. In the movie Dances with Wolves, John Dunbar ventures out on his own, ending up abandoning his white heritage. Dunbar settled out on his own in the middle of the great plains. Indians soon found him, but unlike any other white American they befriended Dunbar. He soon received a new name…

once Pandora was created, Hephaestus let the gods contribute with gifts so that Pandora can easily be tempted to the mortal, the gods supplied her with unparalleled beauty, grace and desire, voice and strength, Poseidon presented her with a pearl necklace that prevents her from drowning, Apollo taught her how to sing and play the lyre, and curiosity (“Pandora”). All these gifts, giving Pandora a unique…

In the Renaissance, specifically in Italy in the fifteenth century, the focus on Greek and Roman mythology was revived (Grissom). Also, the Medici family, who was the ruler of Florence, Italy, commissioned work in order to display and solidify “their fame and political power” (Grissom). As a result, there are quite a few pieces that were made to celebrate and give good luck to the Medici. These characteristics are completely different in the 20th century. During the 20th Century, there is a…

Homegoing is the story of two sisters, Effia and Esi, who were born in two different villages without knowing of each other. The novel highlights the transgression of slavery and bondage through a lineage of people. Homegoing gives an outlook on the horrid treatment Africans and African Americans suffered. Hoemgoing provides an account of narratives from those captured, enslaved, and oppressed that may be forgotten but reappears through a work of fiction (Charles). Throughout the course of the…

of my nose as my mother called out my name letting me know that he is here. I ran out of my bathroom and tripped over thin air . “I so hope he didn't just hear that. I swear i'm the only person in the world that could be this clumsy.” i put on my necklace and proceeded to walk down stairs. I glided across the floor, i could start to see jackson; every step i took the more that i could see of him. I got even more excited if i was a little girl again in a candy shop full of little puppies.…

you could do with a hairpin and some patience. I 'd hid the packet in my room ever since and now, it was time. It was finally time. Carefully, I opened the seal on the back and slid it 's contents out on the floor in front of me. There was a necklace with a fine golden chain and a lavender gemstone attached, legal documents, a lavender envelope and a black and white journal. I decided to read the letter first because it might explain everything else. My dearest Phaedra, It saddens me…

king's right". (Fig. 10) The last scene for the king receiving gifts is from (TT. 192) of Kheruef at Assasif, from the reign of Amenhotep III/ Amenhotep IV. King Amenhotep III and queen Teye with tomb’s owner offers decorative floral vase and necklaces to…

Strengths and Weakness in School Ties and Swing Kids By Leonardo Garcia Around the 1930’s-1950’s there was a large movement of anti semitism in Germany and the United States. In these two films they present two different sides of a story one is about being the only jewish teen in a catholic high school in Michigan where anti semitism is a fairly common occurrence, While the other story is a movement against the nazi socialist party about their censorship of western culture, music, fashion,…

wanted it to be easy for the viewer to follow the events that were happening, and see the resemblance to the short story “The Necklace” but also see our changes. We developed this dialogue so that our audience would easily be able to understand our message. This led our group to also include lines and scenes that would allow somebody that was familiar with “The Necklace” to notice our…

The painting features a young woman gazing at her reflection while putting on a pearl necklace. The woman, who stands in profile, wears a yellow ermine trimmed jacket. She is in front of a stark white wall with blue undertones. The use of complementary colors highlights the woman as the emphasis of the painting. In front of the woman is a…