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    A T E X A S paragraph based on the MAIN IDEA in Bred in South Auckland by Glenn Colquhoun ‘Bred in South Auckland’ by Glenn Colquhoun‚ is a poem that outlines and identifies how society labels different racial groups and residents in South Auckland‚ which is considered‚ the ‘slum’ of Auckland. It bluntly tells you how stereotyping has become so common and the effect that it has on our society. There are many examples of stereotypes‚ prejudice and racism in this poem. The examples show how

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    depressing manner. Whereas‚ the other two texts deal with both the poets sweet‚ happy and more realistic attitude towards the power of true love. ‘To the girl who stood beside me at the checkout counter of Whitcoulls in Hamilton on Tuesday‚’ written by Glenn Colohoun and ‘This is love‚’ written by Karlo Mila both deal with the positive aspects of love and the journey of love and what it means to them. The two texts ‘Leaving Prince Charming Behind‚’ written by Karlo Mila and ‘Advice to a discarded Lover

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    The poem “A Set of Instructions To Be Used When Reading A Poem” by Glen Colquhoun is literally as what the title says‚ a set of instructions of how the author believes the reader should read a poem. Contrary to the poem’s title to “read” a poem‚ the intent of the poem is not to give instructions on how to physically look and read the words on the paper but instruct the reader on how to interpret the meaning of the poem so that it reflects the reader’s conception of the world‚ life‚ etc. However‚

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    cubic and pyramidal forms‚ static grave….2 This refusal of the ‘Perpendicular and horizontal lines’ does not agree with the lines existed in 1. Alan Colquhoun‚ Modern Architecture‚ (Oxford: Oxford University Press‚ 2002)‚ 100-07. 2. Reyner Banham‚ Theory and Design in the First Machine Age‚ (New York: Frederic A. Praeger‚ 1960)‚ 128-30. 1. Alan Colquhoun‚ Modern Architecture‚ (Oxford: Oxford University Press‚ 2002)‚ 100-07. 2. Reyner Banham‚ Theory and Design in the First Machine Age‚ (New York: Frederic

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    ‘Hurricane’ by Bob Dylan‚ to show racism at work. I will also be arguing that the stereotypes that so often fuel racism are wrongly conceived and most often inappropriately placed upon people. I will examine the texts‚ ‘Bred in South Auckland’ by Glen Colquhoun and ‘Telephone’ by Wole Soyinka‚ to illustrate this. Overall I am going to show that racism is inherently unjust and how stereotyping can perpetuate racist behavior and its consequences. Racism is a powerful force of cruelty and injustice. ’Hurricane’

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    ARTH 372-01 MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING Department of Art and Art History College of William and Mary Fall 2012 M‚ W: 2:00 – 3:20 in 201 Andrews Prof. Sibel Z. Sayek Office: 109C Andrews Hall Hours: M‚ W 3:30 – 4:30 (and by appointment) E-mail: ssayek@wm.edu Phone: 221-2527 Course site: http://blackboard.wm.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION This course offers an overview of influential ideas and paradigmatic developments in the architecture and urbanism of the modern era from the Enlightenment (c

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    POLICE: HISTORY Throughout the history of civilization‚ societies have sought protection for their members and possessions. In early civilizations‚ members of one ’s family provided this protection. Richard Lundman has suggested that the development of formal policing resulted from a process of three developmental stages. The first stage involves informal policing‚ where all members of a society share equally in the responsibility for providing protection and keeping order. The second stage‚ transitional

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    One. Here we are told of the trecherous journey of the ’Dunarling’‚ it’s crew and passangers. Not much information is actually given here on the ’Dunarling’ as such‚ more of the two survivors. James Ramsay‚ a sailor aboard the ship‚ and Margaret Colquhoun‚ an immigrant bound for Adelaide escaped the wreck of the ’Dunarling’ and rested in a small cave until morning when they brought the first news of the fate of the ’Dunarling’‚ it’s crew and passengers. When returning to the beach at which the cave

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    throughout my texts is formed mainly between 2 or more cultures in each text. The four texts I chose are Ka Kite Bro written by Willie Davis‚ The Red Sari written by Apirana Taylor (these both are short stories)‚ Bred in South Auckland written by Glen Colquhoun(poem)‚ and in the film Bend It Like Beckham directed by Gurinder Chandha. In the text Ka Kite Bro written by Willie Davis I came across a quote stating “We’re different boy. They have their way- we have ours.” In my opinion it implies that this

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    Cited: Le Corbusier‚ Towards a New Architecture. Dover Publications. New York: 1985. Colquhoun‚ Alan‚ Modern Architecture. Oxford University Press. New York: 2002. Kaufmann Jr.‚ Edgar‚ Frank Lloyd Wright: Plasticity‚ Continuity‚ and Ornament. The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians‚ Vol. 37‚ No. 1. (Mar.‚ 1978)‚ p. 34-39.

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