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Runnin' Down Some Lines Book Review
1,387 wordsDeprived of opportunities for advancement in mainstream society, [black ghetto] teenagers elevate their personal style into a philosophy of life. Their exemplars are pimps and gangsters... Gangs develop to bolster self-identity through psychological control of the streets; hip "threads" and "freaked out" cars also serve as outward signs of inner creativity. Both sexes consider coitus ("doin' the do") a natural and desirable part of adolescence; soft drugs, primarily marijuana ("tea"), also offer...
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Caged Bird Sings Quot I Quot
2,478 wordsI know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1) Setting " I" : Stamps, Arkansas, in a black ghetto neighborhood where Maya lives with her grandmother and paralyzed uncle St. Louis, San Francisco, a junkyard, and Southern California; A brief incident takes place across the border in Mexico starting from 1930? s to mid-late 1900? s, she was born in 1928 2) Character " I" 1: Primary Characters Maya? a black girl with nappy black hair, broad feet, and a space between her teeth; the narrator o...
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