While the battle royal symbolizes the struggle for equality for the black culture, the blindfolds represent their powerlessness, all at the expense of the white society. ... Don't you have a grown boy to do it for you" (4). ... The white society controls the emotions of the black boys. ... To expand, the black box used in "The Lottery" is a piece of tradition. ... Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box" (1). ...

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The murders and Carters conviction and imprisonment took place in the turbulent times of the late sixties when blacks were fighting for their civil rights. With so much social unrest at this time it is not hard to see that there would be tremendous feelings of disenfranchisement among the black communities. It was hard for blacks to find secure jobs at this time, so many blacks found other methods and means of procuring income such as the underground economy. ... The detective failed to see that the man that had been stabbed was a child molester and based on the elevated class status of tha...

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I am just a poor boy, Though my story's seldom told, I have squandered my resistance For a pocketful of mumbles, Such are promises. ... "A True Story- exhibits the cruelty and dehumanization faced by slaves, displaying Twain's sincere empathy concerning the "black condition."" ... In the public discourse this meant "coon- songs and shows that took the humiliation of the black race to a new level of cruelty, and the passage of laws (i.e. ... In the private arena this meant wholesale intimidation, beatings, and lynching of black Americans, who didn't "give up the road."" ...

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The disabled diner boy's character also emphasised the theme of feelings of people with a mental inability because Charlie took a step back and was able to see himself in the boy "for the first time I was what I had been. ... That hurts most of all- (May 20-p146) Thus, Daniel Keyes' illustration of characters like Charlie and the diner boy was effective in portraying social issues, as they created empathy and understanding which is needed to interpret the emotions of people with a disability. ... His eyes their black and pink on the eges- (Apr 6-p137). ...

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Red Band Society is Fox's newest coming of age TV drama produced by Steven Spielberg originally aired September 17, 2014. Fox's target demographic of viewers is everyone under the age of 50. The demographic of viewers is particularly evident through the show's use of broad age range. The show's plot is centered in Los Angeles's Ocean Park Hospital where teenagers form an unlikely but intense bond as they live together on the pediatric ward fighting cancer, cystic fibrosis, heart failure, and eating disorders. The particular episode used for this analysis is the series...

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