Their Eyes Were Watching God Janie's entire life is one of a journey. ... Janie changes a lot from the beginning to the end of Their Eyes Were Watching God, but the imagery in her life always conjures positive ideas in the mind of the reader. ... Right away, it is obvious that Janie's life is going to be different than her grandmother's. ... Janie's eyes are still full of pollen dust, and she cannot get her perfect vision of love out of her mind. ... Zora Neale Hurston closes off Their Eyes Were Watching God with one final, poignant image; Janie "[...

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Zora Neale Hurston's book Their Eyes Were Watching God discusses a hunt for independence and self-reliance through the personal journey of the main character. ... Her final conclusions are that "they got tuh go tuh God, and they got to find out about livin' fuh theyselves"(Hurston, 183). ...

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A person must go through some trials and struggles to find one's true self. ... In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie went from Logan, her first husband, to Jody, her second husband, to Tea Cake, her third husband, before she found who she really was. ... In order to find one's true self, you must go through some struggles to find oneself. ...

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Our mothers had informed us the party would not start until later that afternoon but we were welcome to go and enjoy the wondrous waterslide. ... As I watched the others going down the slide, I got the butterflies in my stomach. Seeing their smiling faces with the sunblock dripping down all over them because of the immense amount of water that was splashed on them, I grew more and more anxious to partake in the fun. ... My eyes were closed and I was so afraid to open them to see the damage because my body and face ached. ... I opened my eyes, touched my lip, and saw there was blood all over my...

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As your eyes wonder downward, you see the 4.5-inch exhaust tip. ... I know at a couple races that I saw that two cars were racing and the racer in the right lane was coming in hard and their was a car that was going about 35mph and the racer could not stop in time so he floored it and cut the other racer off and merely missed the other innocent motorist by inches. ... It would be nice if they city would open the tracks once and awhile for the racers but until then their is always going to be street racing just about every where. In my opinion I think that the only way that street racing is ...

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It was the first day of the state track meet and as all of the teams were setting up their team camps of all types and sizes. The coaches walking their laps around the track to check the track for things out of place and to discuss their plans for the day. ... Next the 2A boys shot put was starting so I went to watch and cheer on a team-mate. ... Then I took one deep breath and started on my approach counting my steps one, two, three, four ..ten, then I planted my left foot with great force and jumped into the air arcing my back and closing my eyes as I go over the bar then kicking my feet...

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Some were colorful; others twinkled; however, the brightest lights were the ones in my eyes. ... As I walked along the street, I heard people talking about their workday and how tired they were. This was humorous to me because these were the same people who were going into bars and staying for hours. I felt like I was watching a movie or that I was an audience member at a show and the people inside the bars and dance clubs were the actors. They were only paying attention to their own lives and did not seem to notice what was happening around them. ...

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Just when life seems dreadfully darkened with those utter feelings of loneliness, courage and strength opens our eyes to see a brighter day. ... Life goes on for you and takes on an entire new meaning. ... We can also find this fragile tool in loved ones through their compassion and love we build strength to become strong-willed. I remember when my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer my family and I were in total shock. ... The child sat on this mans lap and watched him cry and not a word was spoken. ...

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My sister and I were getting ready to go to dance. ... They had a very mysterious look on their faces. ... After that tear, her hazel eyes filled up with tears. ... Tears start to fill my eyes. ... How do I know if these people are going to welcome me into their town or not? ...

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Kelly and I would go with Chris and his friend. ... I remember watching them drive away. ... I will never forget those eyes. Those are the eyes of absolute agony. ... Staring down the street, I refused to believe what my eyes were showing me. ...

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Sleep fled from my eyes", he recalls. He was so afraid that this would be his fate and the fact that people like him were being tortured in front of his very eyes. ... Such things were hard for an adult to go through let alone a child; she suffered severe mental scars and went through stages of confusion, blaming herself because she was a Jew. ... War is a terrible thing for a human to go through at any age. When people are exposed to and involved in war they watch people they know and loved ones die. ...

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Their names are Daniel and Kendall. ... I looked at my brothers" eyes as they got bigger and brighter, they thought that they were going to get a huge meal, like my mother used to fix us. ... When my brothers saw what we were going to be fed, those big eyes suddenly got small. I hated to see their hopes get crushed like that. ... No words were spoken, we just stared at each other, until slowly his eyes closed, and his body became limp. ...

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November 3rd was the day I was supposed to go to Keene with my friends to watch our high school soccer team play. ... I told Kyle and Tim that I couldn't go and watch the game with them. ... My eyes fill with tears again, and I ran to the bathroom and vomited in the reality that I will have to go on with life with out my best friends. ... Everyone walked past the Cristmans and me, showing their regards. ... When I step in a car now, I hope they keep me safe and watch out for me. ...

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You could literally spot the shooting sparks coming from her eyes. ... "Knowing you are alive is watching on every side your generation's short time, falling away as fast as rivers drop through air and feeling it hit.... Time does not stop for anyone and as we grow older you realize how fast it truly goes. Annie's days were becoming shorter with more and more to learn every day. ... Some will intend to participate in illegal activities, even though, they know it is wrong in their eyes. ...

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Five different groups of peoples were shown in the movie, the Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas and Epsilons. Basically, the Alphas were the leader of the system of the society together with the Betas. ... Some people were wondering what they were made for or whether their life has a meaning or not. ... For instance, I can never really appreciate how blessed I am to go to school if I haven't put myself to the shoes of the out-of-school youths. ... Through watching this movie, I can infer that in order to grow I need trials, failures and despair. ...

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They left their children there to play. My mother looked at me and said "I"m going to go now. ... They were only trying to keep their parents from leaving them. ... I saw a table with crayons and paper and I just walked towards it and stood beside the miniscule seat watching to see if anyone was going to stop me from drawing. ... I like going and seeing them, mostly to remind them of how we all were in kindergarten and of course to see if they remember me. ...

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"I noticed him the very first day mainly because of his eyes." ... "He looked so happy to see us I thought his eyes were going to twinkle out of his head." ... He would then come rushing back to join the crowd of students and teachers and begin watching other kids get into trouble. ... Besides the fact that both Lorraine and John lie through their teeth all the time, they also basically stole from Mr Pignati. ... Old clothes were ripped souvenirs were broken and furniture was ruined and then Mr Pignati came home early. ...

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The narrator's character goes around gazing up. ... What did she do to make the boy lay on the floor at the front of the parlor morning after morning watching her door? ... He realizes that all his dreams were fanciful and vain, and his quest is hopeless when he figures that he doesn't have enough money to buy and appropriate present. He is mad when he faces reality by "Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger." ... The author is telling readers that need to live in reality, not in their dream...

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It starts off with a poor couple living in their apartment under a somewhat happy relationship. ... For fifteen minutes, the person who goes in the portal will see through the eyes of Malkovich. ... They were sucked straight to his subconscious level. ... They all were operatic or classical pieces that screamed out with emotion. ... After watching this film, I realized that this movie was very genius. ...

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There is always an experience in which we all carry with us and never let go of. ... People who are also survivors of the Holocaust, having no place else to go, surround her. ... We can all agree that watching the death of your own child can ruin your life forever. ... In Rosa's eyes, it is normal to not trust others so easily, considering the way people live their life during the Holocaust. ... An experience like this is one in which no one can understand except for those who were there. ...

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Both Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, are multi-faceted stories with central themes that repeat themselves throughout. The strongest and most repeated theme is that of control, especially when shown through the eyes of each book's main character. ... In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie, the main character, is shown in her middle age returning to her hometown. ... Merricat feels as if he were trying to take Constance away from her. ... The act of her killing her family is not exactly even specific enou...

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We would go to Sedona and see the red rocks, and we were often invited to dinner by the owner of the hotel we always stayed at. ... My grandfather forced my grandmother to go home and go to the hospital because of her dark yellow skin coloring. ... I was always told funerals were so people could pay their respects to the person and passed and to their grieving family. ... People watched with sorry eyes as the five of us sat on the steps and looked down on our grandma. ... We even talked about how we were all expecting her to open her eyes and say "Surprise! ...

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I wont teach them all of my moves because I have to save some for when all eyes on me, but I will show them a few. ... The club is going to be packed too. ... If they were the crazy type then I would have to tell them to go to somebody else house but if they were the cool type then I would sit back and enjoy their company. ... I would also watch TV with them and see how do they react to the things that I watch on TV. I mostly watch videos on TV so I will tell them that that's where I got all my dancing moves. ...

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When I looked up the telephone wires covered the sky and for miles in every direction were dense amounts of buildings. ... To compliment the grass are the bursting, overbearing trees that floods my eyes. ... After the wind blows through the trees the birds start singing their song as though the wind calls them to come out and play. The birds play in the wind until their blue sky turns to orange sherbet and the clouds turn into cotton candy: my sunset. ... Now although I may not be able to enjoy a full day of vibrant colors and watch the birds play, I can still go outsi...

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All other vampires feared him because he has all of their strengths but none of their weaknesses. ... After dancing a while a spray of blood that looks like red water shoots out of the sprinklers and everybody starts to go crazy. ... He begins to see these people grow fangs and have strange eyes. ... When you heard the beat of the music, get faster it would get your heart racing a little faster and you made sure you were watching because you knew that something exciting was about to happen. ... The story line was a typical action; good versus bad and you could assume what was going to happen a...

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