...Transgression is instantly formulated in terms of agency and movement, and indeed the motorcar and driving become powerful symbols of Bert’s will to occupy an insider status denied him. References to Bert not acting or speaking or behaving ‘like a nigger’ or, more tellingly, of not ‘knowing his place’, accumulate with the play’s unfolding. Bert’s transgressiveness is associated above all with his repeated challenge to Norwood’s prohibition to enter the house by the front door. Bert links his use of the front entrance to his claim to a white birthright: when accused by his brother William of using the front door “once too much”, Bert retorts: “Yes, like de white folks” (I, 16). Mulatto, then, charts the white attempt to confine non-white characters, perceived as threats to the status quo, to spaces of impotence and disenfranchisement thus keeping them out of spaces of authority and entitlement. Flouting the paternal law and invasion of the liminal by crossing the threshold (the front entrance) become one and the same and lead to the fatal father-son confrontation, but not before Norwood makes one last effort to repel Bert’s challenge. Norwood does not simply order Bert never to use the front entrance again, he attempts definitively to displace him: “...get the hell off this place and stay off. Get the hell out of this county...Get out of this state...Get out of here now” (II: 1, 24). Bert’s crime, for which he brings down paternal and white society’s retribution is to occupy “the...
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...In the short story Cora Unashamed, Langston Hughes uses food to symbolize Coras personal growth throughout the story. Cora at the beginning is a vulnerable women to the Studevants. Towards the end, she dramatically shapes into becoming an independent strong African American women, reflecting the purpose of the Harlem Renaissance. The writer uses food to symbolise the personal growth of the main character, Cora. At the very beginning of the short story, Langston Hughes shows how vulnerable Cora is to the Studevants. “Cora stinted, and Cora saved, and wore the Studevants’ old clothes, and ate the Studevants’ leftover food¨, (6). Langston Hughes shows us how defenseless Cora is to the Studevants’, by only receiving the leftovers of the Studevants. She is...
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...CJS/220 CheckPoint: Attorney-Client Confidentiality Instructor Stephen Gillespi Student Cora Sue Clauss 11/09/2011 Attorney client confidentially has many aspects to it. It’s a basic construction in the judicial system. It can be found in Roman law, “As a basic construction in the judicial system, the privilege is an ancient device. It can be found even in Roman law—for example, Marcus Tullius Cicero, while prosecuting the governor of Sicily, could not call the governor's advocate as a witness, because if he were to have done so, the governor would have lost confidence in his own defender. Over the years, the close tie between attorney and client developed further with reforms in English Law,” (Duke L. & Tech) One reason for providing privileged confidentially is to encourage communication between the attorney and his or her client. Disclosing information to an attorney allows all information to be protected from discovery during trial, and keeping it upheld forever. Some concerns do arise concerning client confidentially. This privilege is not absolute, and must be narrowly construed since it impedes full and free discovery of the truth. Privilege belongs to the client. An attorney must properly assert the privilege on the client’s behalf and take care not to waive it. Problems arise when this privilege prevents disclosure of information that would be relevant to legal proceedings. The courts are cautious when examining...
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...change as much as the characters Cora and Alice Munro. Both women experience changes in their lives that cause them to be completely different women by the end of the movie. However, sometimes their characteristics, while ideal for the plot to continue in its specific way, are not altogether realistic. The Last of the Mohican introduces female characters that, while romantic and ideal, are not realistic. Cora Munro is the older of the two daughters...
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...writers in American history. His masterpiece is The Last of the Mohicans, which will be analyzed in this essay. The Last of the Mohicans is the most popular story from the Leatherstocking Tales. It is a story about the French and Indian war that took place in the 1750s. They were fighting about who would have control over the colonies. When Cora and Alice, the daughters of an English military man, are traveling to visit their father led by Magua they run into Hawkeye, Chingachgook and Uncas. Hawkeye came quickly into account and realized that they were being led to a trap so he tries to stop Magua but they failed. The day after Magua and his men attack the group and take Cora and Alice captive and Magua explicitly tell them that he hate the girls because the Colonel humiliated him. Magua’s desire was to marry Cora but she never wanted to because her heart belonged to Uncas. Hawkeye and his people tracked down Magua and kill all of his people, even though Magua escaped, they helped Cora and Alice finish their journey to their father. As the English were retreating from a fight with the French, the Indian take advantage and attack them and take Cora and Alice captive again. They...
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...and tries to show the reader how silly they are. As well as addressing racial prejudice, he skirts the bounds of interracial relationships and taboos for his time. He also demonstrates a distinct difference in groups of American Indians. While they all portray violent tendencies, he does make a distinction. Cooper used each character to embody a belief or a stereotype. Duncan Hayward, the white major of the English army, represented the conservatives of his time. He also was a classic embodiment of racial prejudice. For example, Colonel Munro had two daughters, Cora and Alice. In the first part of the book, we grow to love Cora as a character. She has been outspoken with her opinions and heeded for them. About halfway through the book it is revealed that Cora is part black. This is another example of Hollywood veering completely away from the book. In this scene, it is startling to realize that Cora not only overcame the sexist mindset of the time and was respected for her mind, but she overcame the racist tendencies of many people as well. The scene, which reveals her...
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...of slaves was a lack of knowledge and education. They either did not have the knowledge to escape or the courage to go through with it. Luckily, Cora had both traits and a mother who shared them with her. In The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, the literary devices of foreshadowing and imagery are used to show that Cora was predestined to run away as the pursuit of freedom is her family inheritance. As this story is about the Underground Railroad, the setting plays an integral role....
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...Professor Stephen Clifford English 233 18 February 2014 Challenging the American Dream Does the American Dream still exist? Did it ever? There is evidence of doubt in this concept that dates even as far back as when James T. Adams coined the idea in 1931. The 1930’s faced a new wave of violence and sexuality in America, and the American ideals that founded this country were being questioned in the eyes of its residents. James M. Cain’s novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice, shows the lack of hope that most Americans had in a society where hard work and good intentions were no longer bringing opportunity. His main characters Frank and Cora, a wanderer and a femme fatale, reflect the suffering that surrounded the Great Depression and the feminist movement. Cain reveals the American Dream to be flawed and easily corrupted by desperation and hardship. What exactly is the American Dream? The reason this is so hard to define is because “the American dream” is an intangible concept like “love” or “peace.” This dream is usually different to every individual, but one thing is for sure, it starts in America; so as far as definitions go we can think back to the Declaration of Independence in 1771. It states that all men in the United States are given certain “inalienable rights” that consist of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” This means that men and women had the right to be recognized by their knowledge, talent, and hard work instead of their race, class, religion...
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...economic gap was created in American society, requiring people to do the laborious work previously done by slaves. With this gap, a new economic system of farming grew the fill the gap –sharecropping. Although marketed in a different way, sharecropping utilized unfair practices and caused heavy debt for the farmers, creating a cycle of poverty. In the novel, the Bundrens fall victim to the consequences of sharecropping and are riddled by poverty. Because of this poverty, Faulkner consistently emphasizes the notion that the Bundrens are dissociated from society due to their relatively new, low socioeconomic status as result of the post-Civil War era in the South. Faulkner’s subtle use of minor antagonists in the forms of Samson's wife –Rachel, Cora Tull, and a Mississippi State Marshall to demonstrate how poverty and social disparity leads to judgment of one's moral compass. In the introductory chapter, Faulkner begins introducing the reader to the Bundrens while shedding light on their low socioeconomic status. When describing Jewel, Faulkner goes into great detail regarding his unusual clothing, stating that he was, “Indian dressed in patched overalls and endued with life from the hips down…” (4). Faulkner's comparison of Jewel to a Native American introduces this ragged presentation that the Bundrens have, since Native Americans traditionally do not have clean presentation due to them living off the land. This is idea is furthered by the use of the word “patched” which leads the...
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...family cultivate during many challenging times and oppositions. It also revolves around a senior family living under one roof in Decatur, Georgia led by patriarch Mr. Brown and his daughter Cora Simmons.(‘Meet The Browns' – 2008-08-26, Broadcasting & Cable".) Show Attributes Who are the main characters? The show revolves around the misadventures of the multi-generational Brown family. They live in suburban Atlanta, Georgia. All main cast members are credited only for the episodes in which they appear. It is a comedy sitcom that consists of a total of 9 main characters that makes up the show with all having a very vital role displaying to the audience of a family oriented lifestyle that faces many everyday life challenge where they seek ways to overcome. David Mann in the sitcom plays as Leroy S. Brown: The show's main protagonist, Mr. Brown is a church deacon who's very proud about being saved. He is 79 years old, making him 74 during the first season and 76 during the last season. He has one brother, Larry “L.B.” Brown and a sister named Vera. He was married years ago, but his wife died; in the original Tyler Perry play, they had a daughter, but the character was never mentioned in the films and only shown in the Family Reunion play. Recently he has learned that he has a daughter, Cora Simmons, the result of a prom-night escapade with Mabel "Madea" Simmons. Brown...
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...two daughters, Cora and Alice. Chingachgook and his sons met and ate with a local village family and tell them that they were trying to find a place to settle. Meanwhile, Major Heyward was tasked with escorting Colonel Munro’s daughters to their father in Fort William Henry. Before they departed, Heyward proposed to Cora and received no definite answer. Heyward’s guide, a Huron tribe warrior named Magua, led Heyward and his group of British soldiers into an ambush and all of the British soldiers were killed. Heyward and the daughters are saved thanks to Chingachgook and his sons who were passing through. Chingachgook and his sons led Heyward and Munro’s daughters to Fort William Henry to find that the fort was under siege by the French. They...
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...brings its lesson!” (Cooper, 159) During the time of the French and Indian War, animosity between native Americans and Colonists was at it’s peak. Cora and her younger sister Alice Munro are kidnapped by hostile Indians while on their way through the wilderness of upper New York. The young women are traveling to visit their father at Fort William Henry. The kidnapping of the Munro sisters is a ploy by the Indian Magua. Magua seeks bounty for all he feels that the commander Colonel Munro has wronged him and his peoples of. Alice and Cora are the only major female protagonist in the...
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... and death. Cain’s The Postman Always Rings Twice proves to have its differences in comparison to Tay Garnett’s 1946 silver screen rendition of the novel featuring Lana Turner and John Garfield. While Cain’s novel is brisk, stiff and a bit harsh, Garnett’s Postman is brought to life with Turner and Garfield’s playful and witty banter, which makes the tale seem less gruesome than it actually is. In both art forms, the narrative revolves around Frank Chambers, a middle-aged drifter, who goes to work for a roadside restaurant proprietor, Nick, and his sultry wife, Cora: she will eventually seduce Frank into helping her kill her husband. A first murder attempt fails, but later the lovers drive their unknowing victim down from a cliff. A clever attorney tries hit best to push Frank into betraying Cora, but an even shrewder lawyer is on Frank and Cora's side. Nevertheless, a climate of mistrust surrounds Frank and Cora, and eventually they both pay for the crimes they have committed. Despite the alterations obvious in both works, both Garnett and Cain indubitably display a unique twist on what it means to live the California Dream. Right away, the biggest alterations observed between the two Postman’s is the embodiments of each character. Nick Papadakis, an enthusiastic middle-aged Greek in the novel, is transformed into the...
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...Throughout American history, the ideal of freedom has been a perpetual belief held as a cornerstone of the country. Despite this assertion, many within the nation have been chasing freedom since the 1600s. African Americans have an especially unique relationship with the pursuit for liberation, due to their roots in slavery. Within the renown alternative historical novel, The Underground Railroad, author Colson Whitehead chronicles the life of the slave Cora, and her pursuit for freedom and complete liberation from slavery within the south during the 1800s. For the duration of the story, the changing concept of freedom is depicted through the adversity and difficult decisions Cora has to make to chase freedom. Throughout the novel, Colson Whitehead...
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...It has positive and negative purposes in the journey to Fort William Henry. During the beginning of the journey there is an uneasy tension created by different groups coming together to coexist. When Uncas lights a fire, the fire allows the group to see his face for the first time. They look at him with astonishment and are in awe of his features. This eases tension between the group (Cooper 59). While the group is in the cave, they hear a loud scream. They run out to see that wolves are attacking the horses tied up near the river. Uncas fights off the attacking wolves with fire. In order to walk in the Delaware camp and rescue Cora, Hawkeye gives Heyward the bearskin of the camp’s sorcerer. This creates deception that Heyward is a healing sorcerer, giving the group more time to search (Cooper 279). When their plan is thwarted by Magua, he attempts to torture Uncas with fire. Lastly, in a search of the kidnapped girls, Chingachgook notices the smoke from a recently extinguished fire, thus helping them find where the Hurons had been (Cooper...
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