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In 1996, Sandra Cisneros bought a house in the historic King William neighborhood of San Antonio, Texas. Cisneros made improvements to her home and decided to paint it the color purple. However, her neighbors felt that the color purple did not abide by the housing regulations of the neighborhood and petitioned the local commission to force Cisneros to change the color. I agree that Sandra Cisneros shouldn't be able to keep her house purple.
Likewise, in his article "Purple Politics-Individuality Surrendered for Preservations," Milton Babbitt reports the guidelines set by the Historic and Design Review Commission. Exterior renovations are subject to approval by the HDRC when a historic district is established in order to maintain the appeal and tourism vital. Babbitt asserts that "There are no "approved" colors," or a list, but instead colors must be approved as historically accurate with the time period being conserved. In the case of King William, this would be the first quarter of the twentieth century. Babbitt suggests the that the color purple was not denied, rather a subtle tone available from Sears 1902 catalog was preferred.
Therefore, I agree with Babbitt that Cisneros had
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various options in painting her house the color she wished, including purple. Babbitt explains how Cisneros only had to prove that the color was of historic value. When Cisneros painted her house periwinkle purple without consent she violated these guidelines, even if she was only expressing herself. The tone she picked was 2 too drastic for the neighborhood King William and its early twentieth century houses. The neighborhood was to be restored to the time when it was populated by a majority of German citizens. Similarly, in her article, Susan Yerkes comments on Cisneros's house and its vibrant color purple. Yerkes in her article explains how several others bring up the fact that, Cisneros bought a house in "a historic district with tight architectural rules." Alaskan Dan Flanders, who worked with architect O'Neil Ford was one of the many to point out he rules. The architectural rules are there to preserve the history of the era in which the houses were constructed. Owners of the houses in these districts are made aware of the guidelines they have to follow before buying the house. Thus, I agree with Yerkes and the opinions of Flanders, on how Cisneros chose to live in a neighborhood being made fully aware of the architectural rules. Preservation is key to these neighborhoods as it helps bring in tourism and is necessary to maintain the era they were preserved in alive. Cisneros bought a house that was built in 1903 were the neighborhood was predominantly German so it stood to represent that heritage of the time period. In my experience, homeowners are made fully aware of any terms that may come with a house in a historic district. Furthermore, I also lived for a short period of time in a house located in a historic district where we were informed of restrictions on remodeling the house. Any remodeling had to be consulted with the historic committee on whether it was appropriate for the neighborhood. I can then agree with Flanders and Yerkes that it was in Cisneros's knowledge of the implications that came with her home. 3 Nevertheless, in her letter, Sandra Cisneros claims that she painted her house to reflect on her Tejano roots. Cisneros argues that her house is a historic color to Tejanos who played a major role in helping San Antonio be the city it is now. She claims that "We don't exist," arguing that historical preservation of Tejanos does not exist. A Tejano historically preserved neighborhood does not exist in San Antonio that is similar in the preservation like that of the King William Neighborhood. Cisneros continues to assert her findings on how the few historic Tejano homes have been cut off from access to them. She defends her claims by using Aztecs as an example, bright colors were used in the pyramids. In the early twentieth century, the majority population was German, however Tejano influence did exist and that includes King William. While people believe that Sandra Cisneros was expressing herself when she painted her house purple, I disagree with Cisneros; because of the historic preservation behind King Williams specifically. she was violating terms she had previously agreed on. despite what you may have heard or read, even in this newspaper, but there are guidelines which are very broad." The color purple was not denied by the HDRC but rather they suggested a different tone as it says in the article. Sears in 1902 had the color lavender available for house paints, which would have been appropriate for Cisneros house. Tejanos were known to live in the neighborhood but were not predominantly dominate in this era. The committee set a specific set of rules so that the neighborhood would look as if it were still in the 1900's as much as possible. When Cisneros painted the house purple she violated the rules that were set in place in maintaining the neighborhood in 1900's. The colors that were appropriate to use were those used in that time 4 period, however, a subtle tone of purple was fine by the committee, not the periwinkle purple used on the house. Historic neighborhoods bring back people to the time they were built, letting them experience an era they may not have been present themselves.
I lived in a historic neighborhood with strict guidelines of its own. Owners of the houses in these districts are made aware of the guidelines they have to follow before buying the house. When Cisneros painted her house periwinkle purple she violated these guidelines, even if she was only expressing herself. The tone she picked was too drastic for the neighborhood King William and its early twentieth century houses. To conclude, the purple house should remain purple, but a subtle, appropriate purple that will represent both Tejanos and Germans in the twentieth
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In the text “Seeing Red: American Indian Women Speaking about their Religious and Cultural Perspectives” by Inés Talamantez, the author discusses the role of ceremonies and ancestral spirituality in various Native American cultures, and elaborates on the injustices native women face because of their oppressors.
Years ago, there was once a small town called Chaves Ravine within Los Angeles, California and this town was a poor rural community that was always full of life. Two hundred families, mostly Chicano families, were living here quite peacefully until the Housing Act of 1949 was passed. The Federal Housing Act of 1949 granted money to cities from the federal government to build public housing projects for the low income. Los Angeles was one of the first cities to receive the funds for project. Unfortunately, Chavez Ravine was one of the sites chosen for the housing project, so, to prepare for the construction work of the low-income apartments, the Housing Authority of Los Angeles had to convince the people of the ravine to leave, or forcibly oust them from their property. Since Chavez Ravine was to be used for public use, the Housing Authority of Los Angeles was able seize and buy Chavez Ravine from the property owners and evict whoever stayed behind with the help of Eminent Domain. The LA Housing Authority had told the inhabitants that low-income housing was to be built on the land, but, because of a sequence of events, the public housing project was never built there and instead Dodgers Stadium was built on Chavez Ravine. Although Chavez Ravine public housing project was the result of the goodwill and intent of the government, rather than helping the people Chavez Ravine with their promise of low-income housing, the project ended up destroying many of their lives because of those in opposition of the public housing project and government mismanagement.
The medium shot used to first show the Royal family is even further enforced by the trumpeting fanfare that is taking place off-screen, but is still diegetic as he stops the music with just a wave of his hand. Humperdinck and the rest of his family all dress in the same four colours through the film. Red, blue, yellow, and a gray-ish purple are colours continuously seen in the story. Different variations of this same colour scheme are used for fabric on flags, clothing the royal family, and people that work in the castle. Any clothing Humperdinck wear in the film is based on one of these colours. The only scene in which he wears something different, is when he tells Buttercup that he will send Westley her letters. This is after the Prince’s motivations are truly known to the audience, and to some extent, Buttercup. In this scene he wears an odd combination of green and brown neutral tones. Almost as if to exhibit his fall from grace, in dressing him with clothes the same shade as those below his station. These are similar colours to what peasants in the courtyard wear, as we see in the low angle shots used during crowd scenes. When the Prince and Count Rugan are in the forest together during one of the scenes of conspiring, they are wearing extremely similar outfits. The idea that
Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, wrote "Everyday Use," which tells a story of a rugged, independent mother of two girls who celebrate their African-American heritage in completely different ways. One daughter, Maggie, celebrates her heritage by enjoying and appreciating the use of family heirlooms whereas the other daughter, Dee, feels it is more honorable to display these heirlooms for artistic show. Walker's use of imagery illuminates the story's theme of family heritage and, quite possibly the most respectful way of celebrating such heritage.
The other owners in the neighborhood white , agreed to restrict colored people from buying houses in the neighborhood. Shelley had no knowledge of what the owners had done. He was not pleased with their ignorance.The circuit court declined to enforce the agreement on the basis that not all of the property owners had signed the covenant. Then Shelley appealed the case to the United States Supreme Court, which had no experience of a case like this before. The final decision was that any court may not constitutionally enforce a "restrictive covenant" which she prevents people of any particular race from buying
Writing in the 20th century was great deal harder for a Chicano then it was for a typical American at this time. Although that did not stop this author, Sandra Cisneros. One of her famous novels, Woman Hollering Creek was a prime example of how a combined culture: Mexican-Americans, could show their pride and identity in this century. In conjunction, gave the opportunity for women to speak their voice and forever change the culture of Latino/a markets. Not only did it express identity/gender roles of women and relationships, but using these relationships to combine the cultures of Mexican and American into a hybrid breed. This novel, should have been a view-point for the future to show that there is more to life than just gender and race. Concluding this, the articles that helps define this is “The Latino/a Canon and the Emergence of Post-Sixties Literature” and “What is called Heaven”.
... truly understand the hidden meanings and undertones, one must acknowledge the importance if these colors. Purple, in any shade, cannot exist without red and blue. That being said, purple plays the major role in representing the complexly joined life, death, and afterlife of Chris and Annie.
In the early 1900s, “restrictive covenants” more specifically racially restrictive covenants were legally enforceable agreements that prohibited landowners from leasing or selling property to minority groups, at that time namely African Americans. The practice of the covenants, private, racially restrictive covenants, originated as a reaction to a court ruling in 1917 “which declared municipally mandated racial zoning unconstitutional . . . leaving the door open for private agreements, such as restrictive covenants, to continue to perpetuate residential segregation” (Boston, n.d.). It was more of a symbolic act than attacking the “discriminatory nature” (Schaefer, 2012, p. 184) of the restrictive covenants, when the Supreme Court found in the 1948 case of Shelley v Kraemer that racially restrictive covenants were unconstitutional. In this particular case, a white couple, the Kraemers lived in a neighborhood in Missouri that was governed by a restrictive covenant. When a black couple moved into their neighborhood, the Kraemers went to the court asking that the covenant be enforced. In a unanimous decision, it was decided, “state courts could not constitutionally prevent the sale of real property to blacks even if that property is covered by a racially restrictive covenant. Standing alone, racially restrictive covenants violate no rights. However, their enforcement by state court injunctions constitutes state action in violation of the 14th Amendment” (Shelley v. Kraemer, 1948). Even though the Supreme Court ruled that the covenants were unenforceable, it was not until 1968 when the Fair Housing Act was passed that it become illegal (Latshaw, 2010). Even though today it is illegal, it might appear that we still have an unspoken...
The request for an injunction pushed the court to make a difficult decision. On one hand, the judges agreed with the Browns; saying that: “Segregation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental effect upon the colored children...A sense of inferiority affects the motivation of a child to learn” (The National Center For Public Research). On the other hand, the precedent of Plessy v. Ferguson allowed separate but equal school systems for blacks and whites, and no Supreme Court ruling had overturned Plessy yet. Be...
Throughout the novel, 'The Scarlet Letter,'; Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates the themes with various dramatic colors. Of the array are the colors green and gold, where green symbolizes different aspects of nature such as tranquility, security, and gloominess, whereas gold represents all that pertains to luxuriance, serenity and goodness. In certain chapters, it seems as if one color is codependent with the other.
In 1896 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law of racial segregation in public. It was known as separate but equal. Yet one cannot be equal, because Cauca...
Alice Walker, "The Color Purple." ENGL 3060 Modern and Contemporary Literature, a book of 2003. Web. The Web. The Web.
Segregation has played a substantial role throughout American history. Many court cases and different trials in different time periods have proven that a person’s skin color can dictate many things, such as where they go to school and where they sit on public transportation. The struggle to achieve equality was made even more difficult by the legislation of the Plessy vs. Ferguson case.
This event was impacted by the Brown vs. Education case. The town of Little Rock Arkansas was one of the most clean, pretty, and quiet cities of the United States in the late fifties. All citizens that had lived there took an abundant amount of pride in their town for its aesthetic atmosphere and peaceful cleanliness. Previous to the events that changed the lives of nine students, as well as, the race relations in America; Little Rock was a town where there was very little tension. “Negroes and whites, for many years had lived si...
Mankind has many emotions. So much so that they associate with plentiful amounts of colors. Though they wouldn't be colors you would see, they would be colors that you feel. "Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions." Was a quote by Pablo Picasso. This quote implies that one's emotions are followed, described, and told by colors. Due to this, those in The Giver cannot feel emotions due to their achromatic world, which gives a very gray and a boxed view of life. The reason for this is because the people in the book The Giver do not see color, which means they cannot feel color for they do not know what color IS. consequently, in -order for them to learn the lustful temptations of bright pink or the fiery glaze of a scorching