Within the mis-en-scene, almost every character Stan speaks with in his ome contains sparse dialogue with slow pacing, as if they have nothing to share with each other. ... As he speaks with his male friend at his kitchen table, they are framed in a medium tight shot as it cuts to a shot reverse shot of the two (barely) speaking. ... "In interviews and writings we get a sense that Burnett's subject matter is influenced by his own observations and experiences, in which "characters are definitely based on a collection of things I have seen in people, in my community, in my family". ... Inst...

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The pass laws demanded that every African carry a passport containing information about their employment, criminal record, residential address and areas they are allowed to be in, to name a few. ... When the demonstrators arrived at the police station, the chanting continued as they presented themselves for arrest. ... If they do these things they must learn their lesson the hard way." ... And as history has shown us, they did. Umkhonto We Sizwe tried to ensure no loss of life, black or white, when they carried out their numerous attacks on government property such as offices, telephone an...

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Emma Lou is carrying the prejudices instilled in her in the small town of Boise, Idaho where she was surrounded by fair skinned people and the faith of the blue veins in the idea of "Whiter and whiter with EVERY generation" (11). ... As she gets older, she carries the belief that her only hope of improving the quality of life is to find a man that is lighter in color. ... Emma Lou notices that the other teachers have lighter skin and begins to imagine that they are discussing her behind her back, because she is so dark (201). ... Emma Lou finally comes to the conclusion that she must leave ...

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The narrator further describes her roommate while recollecting an "important " statement from her absent, dancing" mother, "one of the things she said was that they never washed their hair and they smelled funny. ... "A growing body of research in political science has uncovered evidence of a "split personality" among Americans when it comes to racial attitudes "people express different attitudes in public than they personally hold"" (Craemer 74). ... Therefore, we are only allowed the bias of white respondents, which, "They generally find a powerful pro-White and anti-Black bias among th...

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They also attempted to get private retailers like Sears, which was anti-union and resistant to grassroots pressure, to give credit to lower income people. ... The aforementioned is mostly due to the fact that many Americans could not fathom the idea of welfare rights or the idea of allowing people to purchase things that are not within their means. ... They were run by young radicals from diverse backgrounds who were greatly influenced by the Black Panther Party. ... They performed door-to-door testing alongside health professionals and they used the media to further their cause, "Alternativ...

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The African-American and His Majesty's Army in the Age of the American Revolution "And I do hereby further declare all indented servants, Negroes, and others, (appertaining to Rebels), free, that are able and willing to bear arms, they joining His Majesty's Troops, as soon as may be, for the more speedily reducing the Colony to a proper sense of their duty, to His majesty's crown and dignity." ... In June 1775 General Thomas Gage suggested a solution: "Things are now come to that Crisis, that we must avail ourselves of every resource, even to raise the Negroes, in our caus...

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This allowed for colonial policy makers to believe whole heartily in these labels since it is their mission to carry out the development of Africa. ... As Jomo Kenyatta illustrates: "When Europeans came to Africa, they had the bible and the Africans had the land. They gave the Bible to the African and told him to hold it in his hand, close his eyes and pray. ...

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The movement did not turn to violence to get what they wanted, instead they demanded political and economic self-sufficiency. ... They also believed America needed well-educated citizens, it was about building things with fine taste. ... He tells them that they are noble men with values, and that because of this, they must live up to the principles of virtue and equality promoted by the Masons. ... Together they worked on civil rights politics. ... White masons where contradicting their principals of friendship, love and truth, so African Americans saw this as a duty to form their own fraterna...

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What was the Harlem Renaissance? What is a renaissance? A renaissance is a movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity. There was a famous renaissance in Europe during the transition from medieval times to modern times that is still taught today. The Harlem Renaissance wa...

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