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In many of the articles that called Michigan the most segregated state in the US, they used housing discrimination to explain why this segregation is happening. But I think that people in the world today kind of self segregate themselves from other ethnic groups. This self-segregation gives people a sense of comfort as the people they live with are similar to them and therefore cares more about each other. The housing discrimination example used in one of the articles is also caused by self-segregation. The article talks about how whites and African Americans are moving further and further into the suburban areas like a giant ring that is always expanding. Each ethnic group moved out of the cities in a group which caused the ring-like expansion of the people leaving for the suburban areas. We can see here that there were no restrictions for where each ethnic group has to be, they all moved in a group by their own choice. They are choosing to become more segregated instead of all blendi

After learning about the different lenses that Great Gatsby had, I thought that they were very interesting and present refreshing analysis on a very symbolic book. Each different lens has a different view and sometimes they can contradict each other because each lens is focused entirely on that single viewpoint. Coming up with different lenses can be quite hard because the author cannot shift focus from one lens to another. Everything needs to be interpreted in a certain way. I tried to come up with some different lenses to read the Song of Soloman or MAUS that can give new interpretations of the symbols in those books. For the Song of Soloman, I came up with 2 lenses that can be used to analyze the story. There could be a feminist way to view the story and also a civil rights way to view the story. The feminist way is pretty obvious. Every woman in the book is portrayed as having defects in either their appearance or personality. Ruth finds pleasure in breastfeeding her 4 years ol

Modernism was an important art and philosophical movement that marked the end of the Romanticism era. It focused on the impacts of industries, wars, etc on society instead of focusing on nature and subjective thoughts like the romanticists. After experiencing the horrors of World War One, Modernism became even more widespread in the world. Many new creators became head figures of the movement. F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the most well-known writers that emerged during this period. He was a modernist, so he incorporated many characteristics of it into his books. The Great Gatsby is a perfect example of many special features that modernist writers add into their books. One of those features is the shift from nature and external stimuli for emotions to an individual's internal emotions and experiences. This can be seen throughout the Great Gatsby because the narrator is literally experiencing things and reacting to them like a normal person. The whole story is told from the point

In Song of Soloman, Macon Dead and Ruth Foster Dead are both somewhat irrelevant in the whole story even though they are the parents of the main character Milkman. They were not really mentioned in the second part of the story because most of their actions or dialogues were used to create a setting and make the actual storyline more reasonable. The main educator for Milkman is actually his aunt Pilate because she is one of the main characters that is mentioned throughout the book and she served a major role in setting Milkman on the right path. She is portrayed as a christ figure by Morrison's use of allusions and also metaphors. Pilate always did the right thing and sacrificed herself to benefit others. An example would be when she gives up her masculine figure to please the police and free Milkman and Guitar. When Milkman said he loved her because she could fly without leaving the ground and her family he meant that she is already free from the social restrictions. When slavery w