Desiree tells her mother that Armand is pleased with the child "so much so that his mood has lightened and he no longer punishes any of the Negroes. ... She refuses to accept his answer, pointing out that her hair is brown, her eyes are gray, and her skin is white. ... He also rejected his child, for its skin exhibited a taint of impurity. ... However, conversation between Desiree and Madame Valmonde indicates that he apparently found time for La Blanche, the slave woman whose name (French for white) suggests that she was of mixed heritage, with light skin that made her a tolerable sexu...

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From the beginning of recorded history music in some form or other has told the story of life and its beauty, wonder, struggles, and causes. From the love between a man and a woman to the oppression of people, music and song have been supplying the soundtrack to life. Music has a tendency to questio...

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• Grade Level: High School