Throughout Cane, a colon is representative of both characters’ thought and dialogue in a quasidrama technique that perpetuates the idea of a staged performance (Foley 233). Through this form, Cane encapsulates the non-authentic expression that African Americans were subjected to by a means of acting and/or pretending in fear of...
Background: Corals are capable of launching diverse immune defenses at the site of direct contact with pathogens, but the molecular mechanisms of this activity and the colony-wide effects of such stressors remain poorly understood. Here we compared gene expression profiles in eight healthy Acropora hyacinthus colonies against eight colonies exhibiting...
The question of free speech in academia is one that has been explored in many different aspects. Although tenure serves many purposes, one of them is the protection of professors ability to publish and express opinions that may not be popular. At Oregon State, there has been literature about the...
At the end of Chris Ware’s novel entitled Jimmy Corrigan the Smartest Kid on Earth Ware provides us with a hermeneutical guide to understanding the various images and themes that are present throughout the text. From the explanation of the crutch to the explanation of the metaphors and symbols, the...
Jimmy Corrigan is a work steeped in what it means to live in the United States as a capitalist nation. Within the novel, the United States presents itself as a grand world power through events such as the Chicago World Exposition. In direct contrast, individuals in the work are anything...