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    Susan Glaspell uses symbolism in her play Trifles to contributed to the drama by implying that there is more to Minnie Foster than the other characters realize. Trifles is a feminist play that takes everyday objects that females use to make a statement about society. Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale were present at the scene to collected items that Mrs. Wright had requested. Mrs. Peters is the sheriff’s wife and Mrs. Hale is the wife of Lewis‚ who is the closest person that the case has to a witness

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    In 1984‚ George Orwell demonstrated what life was like to live under a totalitarian government‚ by showing the harsh realities that it can bring. In 1984 Orwell shows how controlling the government is and how the people lack freedom and how they are constantly told what to do. The people are televised and everything they do is recorded‚ from the time they wake up‚ to the time they go to sleep. They are never in private. They do whatever the government tells them without thinking. Controlled by the

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    George Orwell’s Classic 1984 depicts a totalitarian government that aims to repress and control its people. It does this in many ways; the most notable are the destruction of the family structure‚ destruction of language and the most dangerous the rewriting of history. With these tools—and others not mentioned—The Party maintains control of its people and ensures its continued existence. The Party aims to replace the love a person has for a family with itself. It does this in two significant ways

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    poems—most notably “The Sun Rising” (1633)‚ “The Good-Morrow” (1633)‚ and “A Valediction: Of Weeping” (1633)—envision a lover or pair of lovers as being entire worlds unto themselves. But rather than use the analogy to imply that the whole world can be compressed into a small space‚ Donne uses it to show how lovers become so enraptured with each other that they believe they are the only beings in existence. The lovers are so in love that nothing else matters. For example‚ in “The Sun Rising‚” the speaker

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    designs and the evolution of technology‚ today’s society has been shaped by unrealistic ideas creating an unachievable body image and mental health‚ not just for women but also men‚ both of all ages. At present you will see how the media has portrayed an ‘impossible-to-achieve’ body image of today’s women. Media has managed to manipulate modern society’s thoughts on what exactly is the perfect body whether it be by the use of watching movies on the big screen‚ television‚ magazines‚ advertisements‚ and

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    We as humans like to think positive‚ that all is dandy and that only good can prosper‚ but is this really true? In the book 1984 by George OrwellOrwell challenges this by saying‚ “It is impossible to found a civilization on fear and hatred and cruelty It would never endure” (269). But‚ in fact‚ countries can be founded on the basis of fear‚ hatred and cruelty and although these elements may not last‚ the country can indeed endure. One of the world’s largest global superpowers‚ the United States

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    In George Orwell’s novel 1984‚ technology has evolved tremendously‚ however it is used against citizens of Oceania instead of helping them. In the novel technology is portrayed as an additional method of repression and surveillance to monitor the citizens of Oceania.  Technology is capable to track down all citizens wherever they go because of the two-way/cameras‚ telescreens‚ and microphones hidden around the city. Even if the citizens had their telescreens turned off‚ technology was advanced to

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    Themes‚ Motifs & Symbols Themes Love as a Cause of Suffering Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy‚ and romantic love is the play’s main focus. Despite the fact that the play offers a happy ending‚ in which the various lovers find one another and achieve wedded bliss‚ Shakespeare shows that love can cause pain. Many of the characters seem to view love as a kind of curse‚ a feeling that attacks its victims suddenly and disruptively. Various characters claim to suffer painfully from being in love‚ or

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    Politics in 1984 The novel 1984‚ by George Orwell is based on the city of Oceania’s government. The power of the government is shown through theory of “big brother” that is constantly watching its citizens. Big brother abuses its political powers by manipulating and controlling the citizens. Many experts have criticized the novel by providing their stance on the novel and how it relates to other historical focal points that have similarities to the totalitarian society established in 1984. Main characters

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    The center of many issues‚ 1984 by George Orwell is set to paint a picture. Its main conflict is the battle of individuality versus state. In this totalitarian dystopia every individual is brainwashed to abide the reign of Big Brother and follow in his lead. The main character‚ Winston Smith attempts to rebel against the dictatorially Party. Independent thought‚ along with all other human values and ideals is eliminated‚ and replaced only with dedicated loyalty to the Party. The party is able to

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