Analyzing the extract from A Woman on a Roof in light of Structuralism is very interesting indeed as multiple levels of meanings emerge to make the text denser, while also facilitating interpretation. ... The sun here implies different meanings for them. ... For the men, the sun is only a source of intense heat that is preventing them from doing their work efficiently. ... It may as well symbolise her ferociousness .The description we are given about the woman and her gestures possibly gives rise to the issue of sex. ... This is a very vivid and well portrayed picture of the sensuality of the ...

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I rise I rise I rise." ... Robert Church lost his saloon and nearly lost his life. James Wells lost his job... Stereotypes and subconscious responses to African-Americans have been around since slavery, passed down from generation to generation - or, in a sense, "written down in history with bitter, twisted lies." ... "Out of the huts of history's shame I rise" The "huts of history's shame" in stanza eight also makes an allusion to the oppression that African-American women faced. ...

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• They also provide shelter from the sun, block wind and noise, provide a habitat for wildlife, smell good, create beauty and prevent erosion. ... Little did they know that their actions would cause water tables started to rise, bringing salt to the surface. ... Salinity costs us around $270 million a year in lost agricultural production, damage to property and environmental destruction. ... (This is also known as the "phloem.") ... If the soil is too dry, not enough water will rise to a full tree height, and the vegetation that grows in that area will be shorter species, like ...

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It was during this time that Hemingway and a group of ex-patriot American artists and writers became known as the "lost generation."" ... Hemingway also had a deep appreciation for bullfighting. ... But it is also possible to read this as, "only the bullfighters existed."" ... At one time, he had been very promising, but upon being gored in the abdomen, he lost his courage in the ring. ... Paco was also disillusioned in his admiration for the tall waiter. ...

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With the advent of television shows such as "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", fictional horror novels including Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys and the series of vampire novels by Anne Rice, and movies such as "Interview with a Vampire" and "Bram Stoker's Dracula", one would believe that vampire appearances are just as common now as they were in the Middle Ages. ...

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The documentary also provided a deeper understanding regarding the most sensitive issue about the environment which is the Global Warming.             It was alarming to see the various effects of the dramatic increase in carbon emissions by the world since carbon is one of the many greenhouse gasses present in the atmosphere that actively participates to the rapid warming of Earth resulting to the global rise in temperature. ... This global warming is the result of the gradual increase of greenhouse gases in the ozone layer, thus trapping the sun's heat in the earth's atmosphe...

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For two years he edited the influential Brooklyn Eagle , but he lost his position for supporting the Free-Soil part {Doren, 51} After a brief sojourn in New Orleans he returned the Brooklyn. ... He stayed in Washington as a government clerk and also served as a hospital volunteer. ...

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When America was discovered in 1492, Europeans soon realised that Africans were more able to work in the hot sun than native Americans and were also easier to identify as slaves than white prisoners because of their skin-colour. ... Many Whites, who after the end of slavery had lost everything, found it hard to believe that their former slaves should now be equal to them. ... But he was also well aware of the fact that the movement towards this aim depended upon the good will of the ruling Whites. ... He set up several committees to improve the situation of the African-Americans in Montgomery,...

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The sense of 'local' community was being lost. ... The British Empire, which had expanded under Queen Victoria and in 1900 had reached 13 million square miles, also began to disintegrate. ... This led to the rapid expansion of a largely unsophisticated literary public, the rise of the popular press, and the mass production of 'popular' literature for a semi-literate 'lowbrow' readership. By the time of the First World War there was a whole new generation of young soldiers who not only could read but, very important, were able for the first time in the history ...

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Victoria stood not only for England and Empire, but also for Duty, Family, and, especially, Propriety. ... The dominance of the novel in this age of print emerged also from the intimate connection between the particular form of the Victorian novel, which can best be called "realism," with the desires, aspirations, and anxieties of its readers. ...

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Other times, Shamans enter into a trance and traverse the underworld or go great distances in this world to seek lost possessions or healing. ... They also seek to acquire a guardian spirit who will be close and supportive for their lifetime. Renewal Celebrations: The Sun Dance amongst the Plains Natives is perceived as a replay of the original creation. Its name is a mistranslation of the Lakota sun gazing dance. ... It also gave an opportunity for people to socialize and renew friendships with other groups. ...

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The Nurse also fails to support Juliet's choice against marryingParis. ... It is also shown during the balcony scene when she agrees to marry Romeo after knowing him only a day and she is not even sure herself that Romeo wants to marry her. ... The all-seeing sun ne'er saw her match, since first the world begun" (Lines 94-95, Scene 2, Act 1). ... He thought nothing of the consequences of killing Tybalt which made his life crash down around him also trapping the person her loves in his downfall. ...

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