The conflict between her colonialist ideologies and those of the Aboriginal girls inflicted anguish upon the girls, and eventually this pain suffered by the girls who were removed from their families and were coerced to take up Christian beliefs alien to them was severe enough for one of the girls to poison herself in the library. ... Lester, stunned watched him hold his pink palms out as soon as he was back over the threshold he turned and ran". ... In the Pickles, this can be seen in how the Pickles family feels the "Hairy hand of God" acting in their life. ... Besides this, the fact that th...

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• Approx Pages: 8

This turned into a riot, showing violence to her innocent eyes for the first time. ... " in which she is instantly punished for simply noting the obvious hypocrisy. While Satrapi does not directly address the impact of her father and teacher declaring that God was not involved in her ancestor's fall from power and their hardships that followed, this is the first time that Marjane has to confront her faith in God's intentions and involvement. ... Years later, when Marjane was attending art school in Iran, she meets 2 girls who teach her about how to wear the head scarves, and ...

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The man's ice cold eyes stared into the distance, probably locked on his last view of life. ... Laura had the most beautiful brown curly hair and her eyes were so dark yet full of so much life. ... I was too late, the rescue crews were gone and I received no answers that day. ... I remember watching helplessly as a nun got chased down the street by a group of people just because she had light skin. ... I thanked god that my cell door was locked otherwise I was going to be next. ...

• Word Count: 1595
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School