centuries‚ between 1 percent and 1.5 percent of all births ended in the mother’s death as a result of exhaustion‚ dehydration‚ infection‚ hemorrhage‚ or convulsions. Since the typical mother gave birth to between five and eight children‚ her lifetime chances of dying in childbirth ran as high as 1 in 8.” Bradstreet gave birth to eight children‚ and it is likely that she feared her own death during each of her deliveries. “Before the
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Age Cannot Wither Her‚ Nor Custom Stale Her Infinite Variety In the production notes of Emily of Emerald Hill by Stella Kon‚ the writer uses a Shakespearean quote to describe Emily‚ “Age cannot wither her‚ nor custom stale her infinite variety”. This quote is actually from William Shakespeare’s Anthony and Cleopatra‚ Act II scene ii‚ used to describe Cleopatra’s agelessness and the many intriguing qualities she possesses. In this essay‚ I will aim to analyze the reasons behind the writer’s choice
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it?”‚ “what is it made of?”‚ and “how did it come to be?” There is still an ongoing debate on whether the mind is nonphysical or purely physical. Also‚ there are debates on who can possess consciousness. This argument arises in “Her (2013)‚” a film about a professional letter writer‚ Theodore Twombly‚ who falls in love with his operating system‚ Samantha. In the film‚ Theodore’s relationship with Samantha is questioned‚ a couple of times‚ to be real or not. From the outside‚ it seems impossible for
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The World Before Her is Written and directed by Nisha Pahuja. The film says it is the first to shoot the training at a Durga Vahini camp and for that alone it is a valuable resource to see first hand how young girls are being brain washed into hating Muslims and thinking that wielding a few sticks and learning some artful body moves will give them an identity and make them defend themselves and their country. That was the real value for the film for me was to see young women from rural areas look
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FOUL SHOTS Summary & Critical Response Draft We do have memories to recall from our past – good and bad. From these memories brings a part of who we are in a diverse nation and a lesson that changes our lives forever. This is evident to Regelio Gomez’ article entitled “Foul Shots”‚ that shares his memorable experience in playing basketball during his teenage years as both being his ghost and his teacher for almost 2 decades. His narration is a consequence of anyone who describes winning
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story “A Jury of Her Peers” multiple themes are present such as freedom‚ compassion‚ and sympathy‚ but the main theme the author focuses on is oppression‚ specifically towards women. In order to reveal this theme the author uses the literary device allusion‚ and also cause and effect and ethos. The use of allusion helps reveal the theme with indirect implications. Cause and effect helps the reader see how the way Mrs. Wright was being treated and how that caused her to allegedly kill her husband‚ and
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and her Sister” Losing a sister or a parent is very difficult to come to terms with‚ and death itself may even put your own life in perspective. It can make people wonder if what they have done with their lives is what they wanted to do. Did they live their lives fully‚ did they go the places they wanted to go‚ see the things they wanted to see? In the text “My mother and her sister” by Jane Rogers‚ the narrator has just lost her mother‚ and although her aunt Lucy has lived with her since
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girl who always stays at home. She’s very shy to make friends that resulted for her to get bullied by the other children in their street. “Sydney‚ it is a beautiful day why don’t you go outside and make some friends?” Sydney’s mother asked her while they eat their breakfast. But Sydney keep quiet for a while and said‚ “I like to read books.” Her mother trying to understand her daughter’s situation and supporting her saying‚ “Well‚ if that’s what makes you happy I’m fine with it but sometimes you
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Susan Glaspell’s short story “A Jury of Her Peers” follows the plot of Minnie Wright and her husband’s death. Its impact as a piece of revolutionary feminist literature is established through her daring choice to explore the depths of morality and justice. She asks us to question ourselves throughout‚ pleading for us to answer to what we would do if justice failed us throughout the course of our lives. The story opens with Mr. and Mrs. Peters‚ the Sheriff and his wife- Mrs. Hale‚ and the county
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and Her Doctor” “Between a Woman and Her Doctor” by Martha Mendoza is the author’s personal experience of a complex abortion while dealing with the difficulties of legal disputes and limited medical assistance during an emotional time in her life. Mendoza uses the expressive purpose as she writes her story to express her depressing and frustrating feelings she has during the death of her child as well as the challenging time as she tries to obtain a dilation and extraction procedure. Her secondary
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