“Taking Women Students Seriously” The article “Taking Women Students Seriously” written by Adrienne rich focused on the difficulties faced by women students in a male dominated society of the times and provided valuable insights to women teachers to help women students to think critically and discovering their true worth. The underlying theme of the article is to prove that equality had yet to exist between men and women and to show that society cajoled women to think that they were subservient
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Ashton J. Kiser English 1020 February 28‚ 2011 Diving into a Wreck In this poem‚ the author‚ Adrienne Rich‚ gives metaphorically details on an interesting‚ underwater adventure. The poem “Diving into a Wreck‚” is like reading a documentary on a person exploring into the ocean on search for a sunken ship‚ except Adrienne puts a personal meaning into every part of the poem. The wreck and the ocean give Rich a chance to talk about all kinds of other subjects. The title‚ "Diving into the Wreck‚" lays
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Lesbianism as Strategy for Liberation in Adrienne Rich ’s Poetry Introduction: Identity Crisis and Lesbianism Rich views hitherto existing norms and values of the society are male made. So‚ she articulates poetic statement for the feministic movement in the United States against the world of art that is built in the language of patriarchy‚ she through her art and criticism‚ offers a probing examination of women ’s roles and their relation with males‚ of motherhood and of what means to be a woman
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can create an even more beautiful story to be told. Adrienne Rich had a deeper story to tell through her poem “Diving into the Wreck.” Her story was more than scuba diving; it was a story of life and self-discovery while she remained ominous and mysterious; Rich hid behind her metaphors. Upon first reading “Diving into the Wreck” the auditor would not immediately perceive or assume it is about life experiences or on an even deeper level‚ Adrienne Rich’s transformation from an unhappy house wife into
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Two arguments which present interesting views on higher education are bell hook’s “Keeping Close to Home” and Adrienne Rich’s “What Does a Woman Need to Know?” Hooks views higher education with a concern for the underprivileged‚ whereas Rich views it with a concern for women. Of the two works‚ I personally do not agree with Rich’s argument. Bell hooks views higher education to be a time in which we find ourselves and learn more about who we are. This
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“1. What Am I Doing Here‚ and How Does Reading Adrienne Rich Help Me Begin to Answer My Own Question?” Adrienne Rich wrote a chapter on becoming a better person by claiming an education instead of being passive and simply receiving one. Rich takes an aggressive approach with her diction and advises people to change their mindset and be above average by being breaking old habits and stereotypes. Since she is a well known feminist‚ her essay is directed primarily towards women‚ but I feel that any
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poem “Storm Warnings‚” Adrienne Rich uses unique structural style including many poetic devices‚ such as structure‚ imagery‚ and descriptive language to reveal literal‚ as well as metaphorical meanings in her poem. This structure lets the poem progress in an organized and chronological manner‚ in order to explain an external as well as an internal conflict that is being held by the speaker. The emotions of the speaker run parallel to the storm happening on the outside; Rich uses this as the story’s
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Ashlee Purcell Dr.Wagner Enc 1102 27‚ Nov. 2012 Critical Response Adrienne Rich was an amazing poet who expressed certain matters and women’s needs through her writings. Her poem “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” was used to express male and female relationships or maybe one in particular. Although many critics argue the point of view‚ the overall theme of “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” is Aunt Jennifer’s oppression through marriage‚ and the use of embroidery as the form of self-expression. The first
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------------------------------------------------- “Diving Into The Wreck” by Adrienne Rich ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 1 “This is the place. ------------------------------------------------- And I am here‚ the mermaid whose dark hair ------------------------------------------------- streams black‚ the merman in his armored body. -------------------------------------------------
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What does American mean? Diana Casillas ENG/492 May 21‚ 2013 Nora H. Barber I. What does American mean? A. Qualities of an American 1. Randall Jarrell/ Thinking of the Lost World 2. Adrienne Rich/ Transcendental Etude II. Conclusion III. References What does American mean? When someone is called an American‚ it does not mean they were born in the American country. The nationality of an individual should be seen in their personality‚ experiences‚ way of speaking‚
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