Walker, Marshall, and Hurston; Women writing other Women .
Alice Walker, through her essay "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens", and Paule Marshall, in "Poets In The Kitchen", both write about the African-American women of the past and how these women have had an impact on their writing. Walker and Marshall write about an identity they have found with these women because of their exposure to the African culture. These women were searching for independence and freedom. Walker expresses independence as found in the creative spirit, and Marshall finds it through the spoken word. Walker and Marshall celebrate these women's lives and they see them as inspirations to become black women writers.
Zora Neale Hurston's "Sweat" embodies some aspects that are found in Walker's and Marshall's essays. Delia, the main character, has an identity that is found through her hard work and spirituality. She also finds her freedom and independence in her home.
It is essential to first analyze Walker's and Marshall's essays through each of the themes of identity, independence, and inspiration, respectively. Then these themes will be drawn out of Hurston's work to show the similarity between each of these writers' works.
Walker and Marshall write about an identity that they have found with African-American women of the past. They both refer to great writers such as Zora Neale Hurston or Phillis Wheatley. But more importantly, they connect themselves to their ancestors. The see that their writings can be identified with what the unknown African-American women of the past longed to say but they did not have the freedom to do so. They both admire many literary greats such as Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, and Jane Austen, but they appreciate these authors' works more than they can identify with them.
Walker's and Marshall's identification is related to the African-American culture that they have been exposed to throughout their lives.
Marshall answ! ... After Marshall's death in 1835, Roger B. ... Ferguson (Walker/Epstein, 17-19). ... The appointments of David Suter and Clarence Thomas have strengthened the conservative block in the court, replacing strong liberal voices such as William Brennan and Thurgood Marshall (Walker/Epstien, 20-21). ... n the best position to do this (Walker/Epstein, 11)." ...
February is Black History Month A full appreciation of the celebration of Black History Month requires a review and a reassessment of the social and academic climate that prevailed in the Western world, and especially in North America before 1926 when Black History Month was established. It is important to recall that between 1619 and 1926, African Americans and other peoples of African descent were classified as a race that had not made any contribution to human civilization. Within the public and private sector, African Americans and other peoples of African descent were continually dehum...
Baseball historian William Marshall referred to it as the "season of fury," while Red Barber called it the "year all hell broke loose in baseball." ... Fred "Dixie" Walker was born on September 24, 1910, in Villa Rica, Georgia. ... With the Dodgers, Dixie Walker became a star. ... (FN3) But was this label really a "bad rap," as Harry Walker suggested? ... He did it to help Branch Rickey," Harry Walker said. ...
"Sure, there s a little acting in there too but what really counts here is, of course, the action- (Marshall 217). ... ""- (qtd. in Libby 279) Keeping with tradition one should note just a few of Max Walker's (Van Damme s) responses: "Is this dangerous?... Max Walker evolves then in some respect into the "new western- hero. ... However, it seems Walker's fate is the exact opposite. ... For ten years (it seems) Walker has been depressed by the memory of his wife, killed in the maniacal explosion of his home. ...
The Walker Tariff. ... Robert Walker is regarded as one of the most talented individuals to ever hold the position of secretary of the Treasury. ... In January of 1848, James Marshall had a work crew camped on the American River at Coloma, near Sacramento. ... On January 24th, Marshall found a few tiny gold nuggets. ... The first printed news of Marshall's discovery was on March 15th, 1848. ...
He had scaled back the oil depletion tax credit, disciplined General Edwin Walker and was, rumor had it, considering dumping another Texan, Lyndon Johnson, from his 1964 ticket. ... Oswald might have been the only assassin and planned the assassination all by himself; his deep-rooted resentment of all authority which was expressed in a hostility toward every society in which he lived, His inability to enter into meaningful relationships with people, and a continuous pattern of rejecting his environment favor of new surrounding, His urge to try to find a place in history and despair at times ov...
One of the most important tactics to counter communist influence was the introduction of the Marshall Plan (Divine 670). ... The Marshall Plan was organized to reverse the possibility of all of Europe drifting to communism (Divine 670). ... After China was passed under Communist control in 1949, the Marshall Plan was willing to give Nationalist China 400 million dollars for economic and military aid to fight off the Communists (Ferrell 113). ...
Essay A patient in hospital presented with a serum potassium concentration of 6.6mmol/L. Discuss the possible causes, further investigation and any consequences of this finding. Potassium is the predominant intracellular cation. This means that serum potassium concentrations are a poor indic...
Some examples of extra precautions would be to exercise with other people, maybe join a club of some sort, handles around the home for support, a walker or cane for extra stability, and maybe plastic coverings around sharp edges like the television ends . ... The less you do the worse you feel but with exercise this can change (Marshall, 1993). ...