Du bois" viewpoints came from his knowledge of the importance of education and its ability to break down barriers of color. ... In Booker T. ... At the earliest moments of his life, he was a laborer, cleaning the yards, carrying water, and taking corn to the mills. Booker T. ... His book The Souls of Black Folk written in 1903 is a powerful collection of essays, in which Du Bois describes the efforts of African- Americans to reconcile their African heritage with their pride in being U.S. citizens. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This is concerning the Ecological Literacy essay, which is taken from Ecological Literacy: Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World, a book by David W. ... In the essay, he argues that our educational system is producing a generation of "ecological yahoos" who don't have "a clue why the color of the water in their rivers is related to their food supply, or why storms are becoming more severe as the planet warms." (300) These are the people who will be voting and consuming and will by implication be making decisions that will have a negative impact on our shared world, ultimatel...

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Loren Eiseley wrote about this back in the mid 1900's when he wrote the book, The Immense Journey. ... In the first essay "The Slit", Eiseley entered a crack in the crust of the Earth. ... "The Flow of the River" and "The Great Deeps" discusses water and it's "magic." The essays seems to use water as somewhat of an unknown to man. ... Trying to comprehend infinity is like a blind person understanding color. ...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

DuBois reflected on his life in his personal memories and he remembered time and time again where white kids as well as blacks poked fun at his skin color because he was lighter then most blacks but darker then whites. ... During this important period in his life, he met Booker T. ... There was another going around that at the end of his life DuBois abandoned his home and moved to Africa that is true why should he have stayed in such a place where the color of his skin held him back. ... Literary notes and references During his long life he wrote many great books and informative essays, som...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Maguire gives the "wicked" witch a good bit of substance in his book, starting by giving her a name; Elphaba. ... This feeling is further strengthened by Elphaba's aversion to water, which could, ironically, represent a refusal of baptism into his religion, known as Unionism. ... Indeed, as Nanny profoundly notes when Elphaba was just a child, "little green Elphaba chose her own sex, and her own color, and to hell with her parents". ... Questions I was familiar with the basics of this story, however, I had never actually read the book. I watched a play that was called "Wick...

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People can always be surprised by the number of the dishes and amazed by their own distinguishing flavor, texture, color and fragrance. ... Compared to other Chinese dishes which need to add four or five different seasonings or require a specific temperature of oil or water, dumplings only need wrappers and fillings of two or three ingredients, and only need to be boiled twice to be served. ...

• Word Count: 5974
• Approx Pages: 24
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Red, being a color of violence and the militaristic sounds of the drums makes the watcher aware that the movie will be about a war, that there will be bloodshed and there is a great accomplishment of an individual or individuals will be portrayed in the movie. ...

• Word Count: 10902
• Approx Pages: 44
• Grade Level: High School