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The final of the final.

Posted on December 16, 2012 by maureen

Cotton Comes to Harlem Research Maureen Iredell Every good Wikipedia article must be supported by relevant sources; otherwise the article will seem less trusted as an article should be.  While researching Cotton Comes to Harlem by Chester Himes, there were … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“Devil” who is always wearing Blue?

Posted on December 16, 2012 by maureen

Finishing up the semester with Devil in a Blue Dress was really nice because it was the first time that the man character was just a regular guy that was then inspired to become a detective.  It teaches us that that we are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Research Paper of the Research done for a Book. aka: Inception!

Posted on December 6, 2012 by maureen

Cotton Comes to Harlem Research Maureen Iredell Every good Wikipedia article must be supported by great sources; otherwise there is no believability to the facts that are displayed.  While researching for the article on Cotton Comes to Harlem by Chester … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Hey you with the black mole on your face! What’s your name, anyway?

Posted on December 4, 2012 by maureen

The Big Blowdown‘s first section reminds me greatly of the movie The Sandlot.  There is a groups of kids deciding what they wantto do and they mention playing baseball, and then they run into another group of kids and have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Hemminway: 6 word story. Ellroy: 500 word story?

Posted on December 2, 2012 by maureen

I think that James Ellroy’s writing style makes the entire novel seem longer than it should.  It starts with slow and boring characterization, and when one or two chapters could have been plenty, he uses seven chapters (75 pages) until the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Are we there yet?!

Posted on November 26, 2012 by maureen

Reading James Ellroy’s Black Dahlia has been kind of a trouble for me.  It seems to be going on and on about Bucky Bleichart and occasionally Lee Blanchard and I seem to find myself getting tired of them.  The back of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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We love you V.I.!!

Posted on November 20, 2012 by maureen

I would have to say that my favorite part of Indemnity Only occurs somewhat in the middle, and it is when Vic tells Jill’s family to back off and not be so spoiled.  In my book it is page 175, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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You people are so hostile that it starts me wondering.

Posted on November 18, 2012 by maureen

Working up to when Indemnity Only was written, the Equal Rights Amendment was on the brink of either being passed or denied.  This would have given full voting rights to everyone, no matter the gender, so it most likely effected … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Seems pretty legit.

Posted on November 13, 2012 by maureen

I would say that, for the most part, the book related to the movie very much, especially the characters.  Grave Digger and Coffin Ed were pretty true to how I pictured them, just as others said, and as I pictured … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Historical event when this book was written…

Posted on November 11, 2012 by maureen

Um…. THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT!!! One assingment was to research what was something that occurred during this year of writting Cotton Comes to Harlem, and it was not hard to find the biggest historical event for Black American history: the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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