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Students will research albinism, write from a characters point of view, and examine the use of figurative language in the text. Harrowing but ultimately redemptivethe murder of tanzanias albinos is a real and horrific phenomenon of the past 15. Theme of judgment golden boy by tara sullivan does it conform to one genre. Apr 27, 2014 a tanzanian albino boy finds himself the ultimate outsider, hunted because of the color of his skinpublisher. Mas ix 16 years old, and intersex, and he and his family have been hiding his secret for years. Habo must learn to accept himself as a human being and embrace himself being different. It contains elements of those genres and is similar to many others. A human rights tragedy is brought to light in a story of heartbreak and triumph about an albino tanzanian boy who finds himself the ultimate outsider, hunted be.
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