... world,"" with the masculine patriarchal world being defined as the "Court world."" Allende ventures in the "Green world- with the first section of House of Spirits, with her surreal euphoric portrayal of Rosa the beautiful, Clara's oldest sister and Esteban's intended bride. Mermaid-like and fantastical, ... Allende describes that "At birth Rosa was white and smooth, without a wrinkle, like a porcelain doll, with green hair and yellow eyes-- the most beautiful creature to be born on earth since the days of original sin . . . There was something ... utterly. She did not speak again until...

• Word Count: 1940
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... would attract and lure American housewives to the shopping aisles. Rutt and Underwood began the quest for a trademark "they were searching for Aunt Jemima. Chris Rutt attended a local vaudeville house in the autumn of 1889. On the bill was a pair of black-face comedians, Baker & Farrell, a team of white entertainers blackened with brunt cork who ridiculed Negroes while portraying plantation ... the most influential martyrs for Black solidarity created a social philosophy of Black Nationalism that would re-educate Blacks in America of the important of controlling their image in society (...

• Word Count: 4325
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: Undergraduate