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    Paid Maternity Leave

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    without paid maternity leave (Messer). Maternity leave is the vital time a mother takes off of work to take care of herself and her newborn after childbirth. However‚ eighty-eight percent of women in America do not have access to paid maternity leave (Shortall). American women are forced to put their careers and financial stability at risk simply because they want to have children. It is not just that America’s attitude differs from the rest of the world; the gap in maternal leave has its roots in the

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    On March 3rd‚ I went to a play called Boys Will Be Boys in UNI’s Interpreters Theatre. I initially went because a friend of mine was in it and they asked me to attend. I was excited because i’ve only seen plays done by Theatre UNI‚ so it would be a nice change to see a smaller scale production. The theatre is located in Lang Hall. It was a very intimate theatre with little to no staging. The actors had to rely solely on a few props and their ability to act. The play was written by a UNI grad student

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    The Boy at the Window

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    The Boy at the Window is a poignant poem written by Richard Wilber. According to a statement made by Wilber‚ it was inspired by his five year old son being concerned about the possible danger his newly completed snowman was in due to a pending storm. Poetry is often recognized for its ability to evoke strong feelings in the reader and the beautifully innocent nature of Boy at the Window exemplifies this magnificently with skillful use of personification and beautiful use of metaphors. The story

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    Richard Cory

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    “The Gay Nineties” (Drew) and produced some of the most decadent writings‚ art‚ music‚ and play-writes of the time. Two authors to come out of this were Paul Laurence Dunbar and Edwin Arlington Robinson‚ authors of the poems “We Wear the Mask” and “Richard Cory” respectively. Both poems have a somber tone through the stanzas and neither suggest a happy outcome. The struggle differs in each poem as one alludes to the African American struggle through the Reconstructive Period and Progressive Era‚ and

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    Richard iii

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    - Drama Essay Question: In Richard III Shakespeare prresents to his audience a villain not a tragic hero to what extent do you agree. Richard III is categorised as one of the best historical plays written by William Shakespeare where Richard III is no doubt a fascinating character and an entertaining villain. In this play Shakespeare moulds Richard into the main character that he is. Malicious‚ power-hungry‚ and bitter about his physical deformity‚ Richard begins to aspire secretly to the

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    Richard Iii

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    "What qualities of character did Richard III have that enabled him to ascend the throne?" Name and show these characteristics in action in the play Richard III. Also: "Richard III is a consummate villain". Show that his summation of Richard’s character is true. To achieve goals‚ in one’s life‚ one must be determined and must have certain characteristics that reciprocate to one’s goals. In the play Richard III‚ Richard III’s goal is to ascend the throne. There are two ways that one can claim

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    Richard Nixon

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    RICHARD M. NIXON Throughout the course of history in the United States there have been controversial individuals. These people bring attention to themselves through good deeds or misdeeds. This is the case for the 37th president of the United States. His name was Richard Milhouse Nixon. His rise to power and fall from grace will forever be a topic of debate and discussion. Nixon was born on january 9‚ 1913 in Yorba Linda‚ California. He was the second of five children born to Frank Nixon and

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    Richard III

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    In Shakespeare’s play “Richard III‚” the character Richard is crafted as a representation of of the id‚ ego‚ and superego of psychology. The concept of the id demands immediate satisfaction‚ an impulsive component of human qualities. The ego is concerned with devising a realistic strategy to obtain pleasure‚ which tries to avoid consequences and seek social acceptance. On the other hand‚ the superego is based on moral values‚ where the individual is aware of their rights and wrongs. Throughout Richard’s

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    Richard the Third

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    ‘King Richard III’‚ human condition is shown throughout the play through the words of the characters‚ but most noticeable is through antagonist Richard and how he is power-hungry‚ also Shakespeare’s need to perpetuate the Tudor Myth. While in ‘Looking for Richard’ Al Pacino’s 1996 docu-drama human condition is shown through Al Pacino and the reasons as to why he wanted to create Looking For Richard‚ these reasons include wanting to revive Shakespeare and also to bring Shakespeare and Richard the Third

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    Richard Iii

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    Richard III To an extent‚ surly there are other characters in the play that show poor characters‚ perhaps even worse than Richard himself. However‚ it’s not the same characteristics the share that make them so “bad”. For example‚ Anne’s lack of restraint and weakness towards losing her position makes her weaker than Richard which on some sense is “worse. But overall‚ Richard the third is by far the worst character throughout the play. Richard is in every way the dominant character

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