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Famous First Sentences: Pride and Prejudice

One of the most famous opening sentences in Western Literature is the crisply arch first statement in Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice (1813): It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in...

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Lena Horne in a 1946 film. Ms. Horne often performed at the Cotton Club, where African Amrican Dancers were also light-skinned, some with fair hair. 87

Light Skin and Good Hair

Musician and Actor Cab Calloway, one of my favorites, contributed to a documentary about the Cotton Club in Harlem, NYC many decades ago. He explained at one point that Black Folks often went in the club to...

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Redheads: Myths, Legends, and Famous Red Hair

Throughout history, redheads have been feared and revered, loathed and adored, degraded and exalted. Here's an amusing look at the myths, legends, and a photo gallery of famous redheads with insightful quotes about the head of red!

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Keira Knightley

Keria Christina Knightley was born on 26 March 1985 , Teddington , London , England.She is the 23 years old beautiful British actress.Knightely meteoric rise to fame in such films as ...

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Top 10 books for teenage girls

All the books in our list of top 10 books for teenage girls are very good. To pick the perfect one, for a girl, try to match the teen's personality to the book. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a 4...

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Prejudice Test | Racism Test

A comment by elleissa left on this Hub mentioned an online test created by a team at Harvard that looks at a person's automatic biases towards some groups over others. Most of us have automatic, knee-jerk...

52 comments    education racism prejudice
Greer Garson as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice 194084

Pride and Prejudice; Elizabeth Bennet

This article presents some (slightly!) critical views on Elizabeth Bennet, Pride and Prejudice's beloved heroine, and considers her portrayal in movies and on TV.

8 comments    books literature fiction
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Lessons from Jane Austen on Marriage

Mrs. Bennet was snoring, the young ladies were occupying the parlor, and giddy Kitty suddenly announced, “He’s here! Mr. Bingley!” The snoring stopped, the ribbons were tossed into a basket, Jane’s...

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Being Rejected? How about Dishing out some Positive Revenge

Whichever way you slice it, rejection stings, but it doesn't have to hurt. And if we learn from it, it can be a good thing. Being rejected triggers hurt and anger, fear, doubts and thoughts of revenge....

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Aversive Racism: The Hidden Racism of Open Minded Americans

Racism isn't always obvious. Aversive racism subtly influences the way people think. Ironically, it is not the traditional racists who are most successptible but open-minded individuals who would never act outwardly biased in any way. What can be done about this hidden racism?

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