It is well-known that actions speak louder than words; I say photographs speak louder as well. In the book "How the Other Half Lives," by Jacob Riis, the author writes about the living conditions of the tenement houses. Housed in these apartments were mostly poor immigrants trying to survive. Riis, a photographer, ... during this time period paved the way for reform and allowed others to see what the slums of New York City were like. The photojournalism presented by Riis had a major impact on the message he was trying to get across to the public. Jacob Riis worked as a reporter and was shock...

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... dark shadows. However, the crashed curves make them appear similar to running water. Even if the mountains, which are absolutely impossible to move or shift, are unable to be unaffected by Van Gogh's unstable inner-world at all, below the rolling hills of the horizon lies a small town. Such a dark and quiet small town produces many imaginations and forces the audience ... yellow, red, and blue. Different depths of colors show different feelings and perceptions. The bright yellow of moon and dark yellow of the stars symbolize hope, but they are surrounded by hazy apertures that are compo...

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The Line of the Sun by Judith Ortiz Cofer, is a novel based in the 1950's through the 1960's about story-telling. All the characters introduced in the novel, have some sort of tie or connection to ... the things that happened to her were not her fault, but because she doesn't have many other skills, she is uneducated, the mother of an illegitimate child, who is scorned by her family for her behaviors. Rosa doesn't have anyone to turn to therefore she turns to the many different men in life looking for acceptance, only to be burned each ... ...

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On The Road by Jack Kerouac 1957 Sal Paradise, the narrator of the story, is miserable and fed up with his mundane life when he meets a young man named Dean Moriarty during the winter ... travels to Louisiana and stay with a friend, Bull Lee, and his wife Jane. Bull and Jane are eccentric drug addicts. The other characters accept this and are even somewhat amused by the Lees. They spend some time with the Lees, then Sal, Dean, and Marylou decide to go to California. When Sal, Dean, and Marylou reach San Francisco, Dean immediately goes ... ...

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... . That caused a huge disappointment and a feeling of humiliation on the ghost that slowly went away with its forsaken soul. By knowing historically that some men took advantage of the giant's image to make money over a naive middle class at the time by charging them a certain amount in order to see the statue, we can relate it to the tale and notice the ... ...

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"The Way Up To Heaven," by Roald Dahl, is a short story about an elderly couple living in New York City. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Foster live in a six-story house in the "Big Apple." Mrs. Foster ... her butler the time. To make matters worse, her husband likes to irritate her and make it seem like she won't make it on time. Almost half an hour passes by when finally Mr. Foster is ready to take his wife to the airport for her flight to Paris. On the way a heavy fog appears and Mr. Foster tells his wife ... drive a little earlier to Mrs. Foster can drop off her husband at the club before she takes...

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... greater worth...Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation." " - David McCullough, 1776 Some things I learned about US History that I had no knowledge about before reading the book "1776,"by David McCullough were: 1. King George III was a cruel man. 2. George Washington was a reserved man. Before reading 1776, my knowledge of King George III was pretty slim, so anything read about ... 3 McCullough's Title: Dorchester Heights My title: Battling for Boston Throughout chapter 3, it effectively displays the American Colonists success in the city of Boston, Massachusetts. T...

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... Frances, every other woman should be irrelevant to him, but he does not understand that. Frances notices particularly the way he looks at woman as they pass by, and she notifies him how much that irks her. But Michael being the man he is disregards her feelings and pours every secret he has about woman in ... talks about the variety of woman that grabs his attention and he speaks about them as if he wants them. Michael is a husband that cannot be trusted by Frances, and she is supposed to be his queen and they are supposed to have the most trust in each other. Michael tries to use his s...

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... that Chicago was built on factories and industry, the tall buildings and the Chicago Stock Exchange were built on the backs of those factory workers, and distributors. The poem "Chicago" by Carl Sandburg introduced me to someone I had known about for years, but had never really known. The poet uses several techniques of figurative speech to bring vibrancy and familiarity to ... to his depiction. Laughing connotes happiness and joy. Laughing in the face of adversity and ridicule (wicked, crooked and brutal) describes someone with a positive outlook, that is not dragged down by his shortc...

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... to do this paper on. Eventually I went to the Second floor and into European Art, Section 608. There, I saw the painting "Portrait of a Young Man," by Bronzino. I was immediately drawn to the painting because even from a distance it looked very detailed and well preserved. Little did I know that the following week we were ... As I looked closer the visual texture of the painting made me want to touch the painting. Bronzino's use of space in this painting was enhanced only by its explicit detail, or in this case the lack of. Making the walls and other objects smooth and lacking detail, m...

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... and Jimmie were able to survive the horrible life that was dealt to them. In the course of Maggie's life, she turned into a beautiful girl, untouched by the squalor around her. Jimmie felt that his sister needed to find herself a job or she would go to the devil with her good looks. For the ... of indecency. The social life that Maggie never new drew her away from her mundane life, and away from her mother and Jimmie. Jimmie felt betrayed by his friend, and by his sister who he always thought was special. Maggie longed for a life of wealth, and to be accepted in a good social life. Up un...

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... to care for him and left him in a series of orphanages, foster homes, and institutions. Back then, the orphanages that Jennings attended were run by nuns who used cruel punishment to discipline the children. Life in these orphanages was unbarring, brutal, strict, and Jennings was unable to do anything about ... high no matter what. Through all of the rough times, Jennings was able to push forward and be strong. Later in life Jennings proved this by adopting a child, getting married and living a happy healthy life. Another similar theme in this novel was survival. Jennings was able to sur...

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... designer helps serve both the directors interpretation of the work and the playwright. The designer, Yoshi Tanokura, truly created a replica of the dingy streets by placing scaffoldings and a graffiti background. Upon entering the theater, the first thing that was noted was the thick fog in the room, showing the audience ... that they can barely afford anything. Along with the stage and light design that helped to create the perfect atmosphere, is the costumes designed by Amanda Walker. The costume design in this production showed the physical and emotional support to the actors through ...

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... 't your ordinary line of cosmetics; it was Iman Cosmetics. It was a line of cosmetics designed for women of different colors. Iman's previous popularity in the fashion world greatly helped sky rocket the sales of her cosmetics. "I have a real sense of who the true woman of color is," say Iman. Just recently in 2000 Iman decided to launch a second beauty company. I-IMAN ... ...

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... and suffering of those limitations. Throughout the story, Baldwin shows how these inequalities affect people. As Sonny's older brother is observing some young children play outside, he realizes that "these boys, now were living as we"d been living then, they were growing up with a rush and their heads bumped abruptly against the low ceiling of their actual possibilities"(41). This metaphor ... potential. The idea of society placing limitations on people is carried through the rest of the story. There are also racial overtones throughout the story. There is a scene where the boys" mother...

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... uncle, he doesn't realize his ignorance; namely his speech, lack of care for his appearance and his acceptance of his station in life. Both characters tell Dick stories of poor boys rising up in the world, making him eager to learn to read and write so he can leave his boot-blacking career. Throughout the novel Dick encounters others who give ... ...

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... most horrifying event in our history. No other day in our nation's history can compare to the devastation the American people felt on "9/11". The effects brought by "9/11" to the American people are patriotism, economic decline, and warfare. Many Americans would agree that the only positive thing that came out of that tragic ... day was a sense of Patriotism. That single act of terrorism brought our nation together as a whole. Americans did everything they could by making donations, or in some cases going to New York to aid in the process of rebuilding. With in days people started to sho...

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... , many of the teachers he'd had throughout school couldn't remember who he was. As a young man during the Great Depression, Miller was shaped by the poverty that surrounded him, which demonstrated to him the insecurity of modern existence. After he graduated from high school he worked in a warehouse so ... has a strong belief in the American Dream because of his brother Ben. "Why boys, when I was seventeen I walked into the jungle, and when I was twenty-one I walked out. And by God I was rich!" (Miller 1900). This quote said by Ben is the basis of Willy's beliefs for his family and himsel...

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... mother and there wasn't always enough money to support them wherever they lived. He had already lived in 6 different cities by the age of 12. The majority of the time though he was raised by his grandmother until the age of 13 so that he wouldn't have to live in the poor environment with his mother. ... to Chaucer's treatment of his Canterbury pilgrims. He also took a political stand in the 1930's when he helped support for the release of the Scottsboro Boys. This was the prosecution of 9 black boys who were indicted in Scottsboro, Alabama on March 31, 1931. They were charged with havin...

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... , maybe not now but in due time. Body Piercing is somewhat trendy now and has become very popular, especially amongst teenagers. "I feel that both girls and boys with body piercing if they haven't done it themselves, may have friends that used cigarettes, marijuana, and other types of drugs, (Mercola)" Females who have received ... than 4,500 young adults aged 12 to 21 have piercing in a body part other than the ear. 7.1% body piercing was amongst girls and 1.6% was amongst boys. Body piercing is a way for teens to identify themselves among each other. If one teen is drinking, the other t...

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... the other side, the children are having a war, battling on who gets to eat the most sausages and fried rice. The mothers even help their kids by bringing in food from the kitchen. While, the adults finish eating and resort to coffee and desserts, the late birds hungrily arrive and line up for dinner. ... sitting in the chairs all cooing at the newest baby. The teenagers and college students kick back on the couches or talk outside. The middle-school boys play hacky-sack in the dark night outside but all the same, they still have fun. It is loud and busy inside the fellowship room and ....

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... basketball all-star team and we would play our tournaments in Paris, France and in Zurich, Switzerland. I would have to fly into La Guardia airport from Logan airport by myself. I had done flights similar to that many times, and like the previous ones this flight went smooth. I met up with the rest of my team when ... I got to La Guardia. There were two teams when I arrived; a boys team and a girls team. Most of the boys were from the west coast except Jimmy. Most of the girls were from the east coast which I would soon find out cause me a lot of ... their flights back to the west coas...

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... lines, Sandburg completely shifts the mood and instead writes about some of the unpleasant features of the city such as the "painted women under the gas lamps luring the farm boys," the "gunman kill and go free to kill again," and the "faces of woman and children I have seen the marks of wanton hunger." However, Sandburg uses the prejudices held for ... as a savage pitted against the wilderness" depicting his pride for Chicago. Through the poem "Chicago" Sandburg has taught the reader that although people may primarily judge the city of Chicago by its prejudices, it is in fact the peopl...

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... the all American Jets. The Jets are angry because the Sharks are taking over their part of town. It is an endless dance of hate and war between these young boys. In the midst of all of this there is a love affair blossoming. After meeting unexpectedly at a dance at the city gym, Maria (a Puerto Rican, and sister of the main leader ... the scenery was efficient, but still quite simple. There were only about three distinct different places in which they had different backdrops and props. The music was being played live by an orchestra, so it was very powerful and beautiful. It gave a diff...

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... Zora Neale Hurston). As years passed, the critiquing of Hurston's work increased, yet not in the way that people may have expected. By the mid-1940s, Hurston's writing career was faltering, and she was arrested and charged with molesting a ten-year-old boy and his two friends. One ... , but the police did not pursue this (Grade Saver; Zora Neale Hurston). Hurston only spent a few hours in jail, until she was bailed out by her friend and editor Burroughs Mitchell. Zora wanted to prove her innocence and requested a preliminary hearing which took place on September 21, 1948. Virginia Lynn ....

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