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    A Modest Proposal for Revising the Kwajalein Junior/Senior High School’s Absent Day Policy to Make it Logical‚ and Fair‚ and Beneficial to Students I am a student attending Kwajalein Jr./Sr. High School‚ and it has come to my attention that a new policy on students’ days absence has been enforced. This is because students like lethargic Lizzy who has missed 179 days of school and have used and abused the generosity of teachers’ passion to allow them to make up all the work they have missed. This

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    the baby prince. The only way she could be bailed out of the dungeon was to win the battle against the king. Poketta had promised Loretta she would save her from the king. However‚ the time was ticking. Poketta knew she could not conquer the king by herself therefore‚ she needed someone else. Poketta’s father‚ Henry‚ agreed to help her save her sister. Henry and Poketta set off for their journey with spears‚ knives‚ padding‚ food‚ and

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    example of a woman’s dissatisfaction with her husband and her life. There are several themes that arise from this story. Love and marriage‚ however‚ is the main theme. Katherine Ames is ignored by her spouse on a daily basis. Mr. Ames is too concerned with his astronomy work that he forgets to give any attention to Mrs. Ames. He rarely speaks or even listens to her. He is totally unconcerned with everything that goes on in his home‚ and leaves all the work for her to do. Boyle uses comparisons between

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    In the tragedy Macbeth by Shakespeare lady Macbeth is stronger than her husband. She manipulates her husband Macbeth to kill Duncan. She is the root of all evil. She tells her husband to kill Duncan and afterwards she tried to confront him and act as if she is upset knowing that’s what she wanted. She seems to be to be stronger than her husband. Macbeth wouldn’t have murdered Duncan. In the relationship between Macbeth and lady Macbeth‚ lady Macbeth is the pushover. She fills Macbeth head up with

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    not only oppressed by her husband‚ but instead she is held down by the expectations and the social norms of her society. During the 19th century and early 20th century‚ women were looked down upon as mere property that was meant to cook‚ clean‚ and care for children. It was uncommon for women to act promiscuously and for them to be rebellious towards their husbands who were supposed to keep them obedient. In The Awakening Edna is limited to setting up dinner‚ caring for her children‚ and staying

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    In the novel‚ “The Scarlet Letter‚” Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts the scene of 17th century Puritan Boston. The novel was written in Salem and Concord Massachusetts during the late 1840s‚ but was not published until 1850. The narrator of the novel is an unknown Custom House surveyor that discovers the records and a manuscript written by a previous surveyor‚ detailing the events while working in and tidying up the attic one day. The fictional story depicts the life and struggles of Hester Prynne as

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    in an abusive relationship with her husband for years; she had recently divorced her husband because of the abuse. He would continue to call her‚ threaten her‚ and telling her no one else would have her. She had gotten several restraining orders against him and reported all of his threatening phone calls to the police‚ but for some reason this was still not enough. On one Tuesday evening‚ before my cousin was getting ready to leave for work‚ she expressed to her mom that she had this strange

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    to buy her children’s freedom‚ but her mistress‚ who her grandmother was very loyal to‚ asked her for a loan one day. Linda’s grandmother had saved $300 and went ahead and loaned her money to her mistress who promised to give her back the money‚ but never did. An owner was never required to give pay to the slaves‚ so the loan never had to be repaid. Linda’s mistress died when she was at the age of twelve‚ so six years after her mother’s passing. Linda was almost sure she would be given her freedom;

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    almost lost my life.” Monica Lewinsky is a woman that was affected by public shaming. Public Shaming is a consequence that is served when a human makes a mistake. Often it is a crime that is legal and people still get persecuted. The three sources that support my claim is the scarlet letter‚ Monica Lewinsky‚ and Justine Sacco’s issue. These sources display negative effects of public shaming towards the people is unjust. Public shaming causes cruel punishments‚ depression and it should be left in

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    In The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the use of public shaming has an everlasting effect on a woman named Hester Prynne after she commits adultery within her Puritan society. She was sentenced to stand on a platform in front of her entire community‚ and she must wear the scarlet letter for the rest of her life. Public humiliation is the dishonoring showcase of a person for everyone in a community to see. To this day‚ some judges still use public humiliation to punish people for their

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