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Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand Literature Essay
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"Untouchable" by Mulk Raj Anand It may depict the social standards, the norms, the culture, the politics, and the economic status during the period it was made to tell its readers the exact feel during that time. Literature as part of a culture provides writers the great power for freedom of different kinds.
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Mother Tongue by Amy Tan Literature Essay
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Answer 1 Amy Tan in her novel, ‘Mother Tongue’ asserts that English has many variations and she has used ‘all the Englishes’ that she has grown up with. The myriad ways the English language has been used by different people, especially immigrant population has been ingenious because it helps them to adjust within their new environment.
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A Scientific Romance by Ronald Wright Literature Essay
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The novel uses the theme of death as a consequence of human action and the subsequent climate change. It is a science fiction set in the future, familiar themes such as death and love help the reader to understand the message. The author uses David Lambert as the main character who is in search of a cure for a strange disease.
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Book Report on I, Rigoberta Menchu, an Indian Women in Guatemala Literature Book Report/Review
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There are books that help us to rise beyond our mundane periphery of life and inspire us to take ourselves to the next higher level. “I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala” is one such inspiring book which help us to see beyond the menial chores of life and comprehend the immense possibilities and potentialities captivated within the body of a woman.
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Things Fall Apart Literature Essay
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Obierikas view in the statement is echoing Okonkwo’s own thoughts on colonialism. He is disappointed by the fact that the white men have arrived and sought to change everything in the process disregarding the Igbo sense of Justice, he identifies the impossibility of the colonizers not to understand a thing about the Umofians without speaking their language.
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The Blue Hotel by Stephen Crane Literature Essay
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Crane shows how the catastrophic web of misinterpretation a caused by his characters’ distortion of reality. In an atmosphere that should have offered security from the wild exterior forces of nature, there was something interior in the core of man, which was, sarcastically a fatal hazard to survival than the rampant storm outside the hotel.
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Literary Analysis of Edgar Allen Poe's Literature Essay
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The paper tells that the reader becomes acquainted with the “raven” whose perching action the man notes with some intent focus prior to a peculiar observation of the “bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling.” The narrator expresses a feeling of comfort for the amusement toward the raven implies a sign of a company to become relieved with somehow of the awfully sad remembrances of the past.
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Literary Analysis of Kate Chopins the Story of an Hour and Alice Walkers Everyday Use Literature Book Report/Review
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Even though Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” are written in different centuries, both short stories have a meaningful theme, plot, characterization, setting, and narrative point of view. In “The Story of an Hour” written in 1894, Kate Chopin portrays the tragic death of Louise Mallard in very puzzling circumstances.
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The Funeral of Shield in Beowulf Literature Essay
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The different aspects of Beowulf that have been discussed in this paper give an insight into the way in which life was lived during the Middle Ages. Apart from the spiritual aspects of their life, the work gives an idea regarding the ways in which the socio-political conditions of the time influenced the lives of the people of the medieval era.
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Candide (Voltaire's Magnum Opus) Literature Essay
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I shall establish the relevance of this novella from three fronts (Cohen 34). The first front is the socio-economic status as a theme in the Candide. Second, I will examine religious and philosophical approaches to life as presented by Voltaire. Finally, I will examine satire as a stylistic device in the novella and its relevance to 21st century literature (Voltaire 21).
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The Ways Families Are Presented in Shakespeares Plays Literature Essay
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Shakespeare’s work has continued to stand the test of time by attracting readership and commendations from all over the world. He wrote an array of books that are generally classified into comedy, history, tragedy and poetry. His dramatic plays like Othello and the famous Romeo and Juliet have continued to dominate stage plays in top theatres of the world’s major cities.
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Othello Character Analysis Literature Essay
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Othello suspected an illegal relationship with his wife and killed her whereas Rama developed doubts about the chastity of his wife. Rama never tried to kill her. When he realized his mistake, he had no hesitation in reinstating Seeta in his wife’s role. Rama had superior leadership skills than Othello. Othello approached matters emotionally whereas Rama took decisions based on wisdom.
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A poem. The Soldier by Rupert Brooke Literature Research Paper
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The reader is thus drawn to the attention for the need for them to be patriots to their nations. The poet talks of a soldier who is destined to leave his native country to engage in a battle. The persona is not sure whether they will come back alive since it is a matter of life and death.
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Bram Stokers Dracula: An Analysis of Historical Meaning through the Lens of Empire Literature Essay
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Bram Stoker’s Dracula: An Analysis of Historical Meaning through the Lens of Empire Although at face value it might be easy to accept Bram Stoker’s seminal work Dracula as little more than a horror classic which helped to re-engage the reader’s imagination with the age-old folklore of vampiric legend, the fact of the matter is that the novel itself was highly more nuanced that might at first be realized.
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Identity and Happiness in Cantys Mayfly Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Canty uses point-of-view, setting, plot, characters, and symbols to explore ironic views on life’s various endings and beginnings, specifically the themes of identity and happiness. Life is as temporary as a mayfly’s life, but happiness is shorter when people lack the freedom and autonomy to express their real identity.
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Emily Dickinson's Lifes Influence on Her Poetry Literature Research Paper
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Emily Dickinson has written innumerable poetry but most of it seems to have common themes related to death, religion, and even nature to a little extent. Looking at what we know about her life makes it easier to understand her poetry and learn more about her as a person as the incidents of her life is reflected in her work.
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Half the Sky References to Problems Women Face Literature Essay
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Adults oftentimes tend to accept normative values or definitions as a means of simplifying the world in which they live. It is such a simplification that oftentimes misses the varying nuances of what takes place, how the world ultimately acts, and what anticipations for future action exist within the given construct.
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Analysis of Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Literature Book Report/Review
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Tita would never allow any anyone intimidating her lover, Pedro, not even her mother, Mama Elena.  At one point, Pedro decides to get drunk and sing behind Tita’s window, objecting or confronting Mama Elena being against their marriage, and Mama Elena revenge by setting Pedro ablaze, an act that never pleased Tita.
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Meaninglessness of Womens Life in Sextons Cinderella Literature Essay
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Sexton’s “Cinderella” is a poem of burnt dreams. She might have once believed that she is Cinderella too, but she is disappointed with real life, so she burns these fairy tales that promised her everlasting bliss. The poem argues that a woman’s life is as meaningless as fairy tales because both produce and perpetuate gender stereotypes that create artificial notions of happiness and success.
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Analysis of When the Killing's Done by T.C.Boyle Literature Book Report/Review
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Beverly, Alma’s grandmother and her inspiration for professional aspiration, survived in a shipwreck and took refuge on Anacapa island for almost two weeks and a few days more (Boyle,92), but the courageous and sole survivor of the shipwreck (Beverly) could not endure the idea of living amongst the thick population of black rats. 
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Brother, Im Dying by Edwidge Danticat Literature Essay
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The success and intriguing nature of the story are underscored by it being nominated for the National Book Award and also winning the National Book Critics Circle Award. In the story, Uncle Joseph, a pastor, a man of great depths, accomplishments and values and devotion to the community, the country and his family suffer a bout of throat cancer that seems to eat into his identity.
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Symbolism in The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara Literature Essay
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The author has been very keen to use symbolism in expressing the disparity and the social as well as economic stratification depicted throughout the story. Symbolism is evident from the begging to the end of the narration. The title of the narration acts as the first symbol used by the author to bring out his point.
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The Canterbury Tales. What kind of woman did Chaucer depict in The Wife of Bath Literature Essay
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She has travelled to many lands and had been wife to several men. She is a worldly woman, with terrible thirst for power, sexual pleasure and wealth. She is well versed in world of lust, passion and sexual pleasure.
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Analysis of Girl by Jamaica Kincaid Literature Essay
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Further, there is a specified time of when to do the things that should be done, as well as a list of how not do the things that should not be done. However, most conspicuously, there is a repetition of instructions against singing Benna, which the mother repeatedly warns her daughter not to do on Sunday school.
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Utopia and Cold Equation Literature Essay
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The cold equations tell of a story of the world on the space as people travel to other planet, which does not have an appealing lifestyle. In the utopian world there is no private property, everything is owned communally. People farm together, their goods are stored together in warehouses, and everyone has access without having to ask for it (More 20).
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Ophelia, The silent Raconteur Literature Essay
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But Hamlet rarely thinks about her in his life. She is silent character who does not have heroine qualities. But she is alive through her passiveness and soft language. Her death makes her more alive. Ophelia influences Hamlet and all other characters and the rest of their life through her passiveness.
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McKay and Cullen - the Gems of the Harlem Renaissance Literature Term Paper
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The Harlem Renaissance is a period greatly recognized for the flourish of protest literature as well as general literature. It was a time during which African-American writers began to raise their voice against racism and started taking pride in their color and race. It was a fight and a plea against racial discrimination. 
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The Themes of Politics and Love in Contemporary Arabic Literature Literature Essay
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Rahman’s essay looks at Darwish’s poetry after the Israeli siege of Beirut in 1982, a dramatic period of a second displacement for Palestinians, when Darwish’s poetic responses introduced the idea that ‘exile as perpetual,’ and declared that “home is no longer constituted by land or people but by the possibility of a poetic gathering of voices". 
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The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli Literature Research Paper
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In its entirety, the book champions the aspects of politics1. In this sense, Niccolo Machiavelli’s ideals were in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic doctrines, which gave directions on how to consider politics and ethics. A common view among political philosophers concerning Niccolo Machiavelli’s book was that there subsists an exceptional affiliation between moral goodness and legitimate authority.
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Analysis Of Romeo And Juliet Literature Essay
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The prominence of his work made him among the best during his time. The context for the drama is the city of Verona, somewhere in Europe. As such, many people often dismiss it as a mere sad story, it encompasses other aspects apart from love and death such as power, violence, and societal classes.
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Poof by Lynn Nottage Literature Book Report/Review
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Nottage’s play advances the traditional role of women as being dutiful to their husbands and traditionally performing roles that were inferior to their husbands. The play also appears to identify the traditional role of women as being powerless before their husbands and having the inability to confront their husband.
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Ernest Hemingway's influence on the development of American Literature Literature Research Paper
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Ernest Hemingway’s works are just like his life: filled with characters who are initially strong, yet who get weakened by addiction, characters who sometimes question their own masculinity, characters who fight in wars and are left with life long scars, characters who contemplate death.
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Characteristics Of The Main Male Image In The Jane Eyre Literature Essay
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He reminds you the Beast of “Beauty and the beast”-if we ignore the fact that Jane’s no beauty. He is hairy which gives him the beasties appeal in the novel and he is described as "some wronged and fettered wild beast or bird, dangerous to approach in his sullen woe”. However, Jane is not a strikingly beautiful girl either.
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Words and Pictures Across Cultures Literature Essay
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Running Head: WORDS AND PICTURES ACROSS CULTURES Words and Pictures across Cultures [Name] [University] Words and Pictures Across Cultures While the representatives of the New York School are known to have worked within the domain of the avant-garde, in their poetic and artistic works certain characteristic features of the avant-garde are dominated by the use of popular imagery typical for the 1960s’ movement of Pop Art.
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Comparison of Robinsons London's Summer Morning and Blakes London Literature Essay
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This research will begin with the statement that comparing and contrasting literature will certainly facilitate a proper analysis by unveiling the literary as well as the technical aspects. However, one is quite sure that comparing and contrasting poems is not an easy task as it is involved with both literary and technical aspects. 
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Enterprise information systems and Carolina Turkey Literature Essay
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The business of today needs strong and planned strategies in order to maintain a good and organized setup.To remain competitive, companies need to generate ideas which give them the edge over rivals through competitive advantage
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The Ideal Court: Kenko's Search for Meaning Literature Essay
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It is estimated that Kenko wrote “Essays in Idleness” in about 1330. As an organized and published work, the earliest copy of these writings as a text appeared only in 1431. This is not the first of his writings – he is also claimed to have been a well-known poet – this collection of writings has become one of the most important works of Japanese literature.
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Migrant Identity in the Select Novels by Salman Rushdie Literature Dissertation
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In his novels, he appeals to the Western audience trying to draw them closer to the political and social complexities of the Eastern World, and asks the Westerners about their identity, if they really know who they are or not. A multiplicity of searches for Indian identity is an allusion to a reach and incomprehensible Indian culture.
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The Hague Visby Rules Literature Essay
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The major premise of all these rules was to circumvent lacunae. Moreover, the contract of carriage and bills of lading were also attended to as well as incorporation by reference. The Hague-Visby Rules have been adopted by all major shipping nations while the older Hamburg Rules have been enforced by twenty-six nations only.
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The Main Ideas of Kate Chopin, Leslie Norris, and Robert Louis Stevenson's Novels Literature Essay
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The story of an hour reflects on nineteenth-century marriages. It was written in 1894, a historic period when the feminist movement had risen significantly. Kate Chopin intended to communicate the theme of marriage through her story. She focused majorly on gender inequalities in the nineteenth marriages.
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Early 20th Century Writers Literature Book Report/Review
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There are differences between the two pieces, however, in the degree to which the woman speaking feels she is able to fully express herself. Woolf clearly states her independence and encourages other young women to stand up on their own: "You have won rooms of your own in the house hitherto exclusively owned by men.    
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Temple of the Golden Pavilion into Japan Literature Essay
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The Temple is regarded as a very treasured place in the history of Japan. The story narrates how he feels isolated, lonely, and friendless. He is also physically weak and does not think he is good-looking, but soon Kinkakuji the beautiful Temple changes his life and he becomes ambitious and so drawn to it.
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The Exhibit of a Lifetime Literature Research Paper
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Firstly, I came across Erna Motna’s Bushfire and Corroboree Dreaming made in 1988. This had an abstract presentation which described the “Aboriginal dreaming” of an Australian Ancestor through a corroboree. A corroboree is said to be a celebration ceremony from an Australian myth.
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Gothic theme in the novel Jane Eyre Literature Essay
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The plot in a gothic novel will commonly feature a desperate female protagonist with romantic feelings, escaping or even fleeing from the location of her lover or male hero, only to return later to his location, often a castle-like structure. This happens in Jane Eyre as well, with Jane fleeing Thornfield, his lover Rochester’s castle, only to return to his new castle, Ferndean and unite with him.
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Themes of Sexuality, Family/Home and Characterization in Sula Literature Book Report/Review
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As a foil to other relationships such as male-female relationships, heterosexual relationships, etc. If the theme of ‘friendship’ in the novel is explored from a feminist perspective, it ultimately reveals that the male view about the propriety of a woman character is grossly biased by the male counterparts' interests.
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Children's Literature Literature Essay
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Alvin Schwartz is a very famous writer who has written more than twenty children’s books of folklore. His famous book “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” includes such stories as "The Big Toe", "The Hook", "High Beams", "The White Satin Evening Gown" etc. Alvin Schwartz believed that people had always scared each other for the sake of amusement.
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I Never Saw Another Butterfly Literature Book Report/Review
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Raja Englanderova is the main character of the drama, gathering most of the attention and time in the play. In the course of this period of hopelessness, the slum makes Englanderova bring confidence to a small group of kids snared in Terezin. Irena Synkova is committed to her life as a teacher and parent.
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Flight by Doris Lessing and Kiss Miss Carol by Farrukh Dhondy Literature Coursework
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In the story “Flight”, the main character is an anonymous old man who rears pigeons for a living. At the begging the old man grasps his much loved pigeon, instead of letting it fly. “Kiss Miss Carol” is the narrative of a Bangladeshi boy whose family emigrated from Bangladesh to England where the dominant families in the neighbourhood are western.
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Analysis of the Poem What its Like to Be a Black Girl by Patricia Smith Literature Essay
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The poem narrates the story of a desperate girl who is greatly affected by the injustices of the society due to her racial orientation and ethnicity. The story of the struggle portrays serious racism and segregation, which makes the girl fight hard to regain recognition in a society that alienates her for being black and different.
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The Theme of Love in Literature Literature Essay
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In the same way, a friendship though not founded by blood or family relations is just as strong for they represent pieces of one’s self. As Ralph Waldo Emerson puts it “The fountains of my hidden life/ Are through thy friendship fair”. An affinity is created between two people that only they know for only them has shared the same experiences.   
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