online galleries for images that pleased my eye‚ I happened upon two images that I could not ignore. As luck‚ or fate‚ would have it‚ both paintings depicted the simple image of a woman‚ yet became my favorites for opposite reasons. The image of Penelope‚ a painstakingly well-crafted likeness‚ contained a haunting emotion that I found myself returning to day after day‚ simply because it pleased my eye. The other image of a Girl By a Window seemed to be painted by an amateur. Its crudely painted
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In the article‚ Learning to be Gendered by Penelope Eckert and Sally McConnell-Ginet‚ the effects of upbringing and society on a child’s gender identification are analyzed. Throughout the child’s development‚ they are often guided by the world around them into gender classifications. Society decides on norms for the child to follow based on their gender‚ then they would grow up to better match those ideals. This is important because if society pushes us towards these labels‚ it limited our ability
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Odysseus and Penelope Once the suitors had been defeated and Odysseus emerged triumphant‚ Eurycleia scurried to Penelope’s side to declare the return of Odysseus and the fall of the suitors. A doubting Penelope had a hunch that the gods were trying to deceive her. She settled to test this victorious man who claimed to be her husband. “Penelope‚ you must rise at once. Your husband is home—Odysseus is home! After twenty years‚ he has returned for you!” I exclaimed. “No. You’re wrong. It can’t be right—that’s
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The Odyssey Have you ever found it hard to prove someone is your equal? The Odyssey written by Homer and translated by Robert Fitzgerald‚ Penelope‚ Odysseus’ wife‚ proves she is her husband’s equal. So by being both very intelligent and loving she accomplishes this task. Penelope and Odysseus are both highly intelligent but in two different ways. Odysseus show his intelligence when he is stuck on Polyphemus’ island. "Cyclops‚ you ask my honorable name? Remember the gift you promised me‚ and i
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see in their spouse. Odysseus and Penelope show readers how to be the ideal couple with their actions. Single people‚ as well as couples can learn many things about love and relationships from reading about Odysseus and Penelope. It is always important to express your feelings to the person you love. By showing affection‚ your spouse or partner will always know that you have them in your mind and will appreciate that feeling. In the Odyssey‚ Odysseus and Penelope loved each other but they were not
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“Penelope” Dorothy Parker After embarking on the literary journey that is “The Odyssey”‚ I decided to tackle this poem by Dorothy Parker. Although short in length‚ the poem was deceptively challenging due to the unraveling of symbolism within the words. Embedded within the short sentences were insightful references to seemingly ordinary objects‚ such as the sea‚ the sun‚ and even the breeze. These descriptions also added to the simple beauty of the poem. I also had a chance to see from Penelope’s
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ANALYSIS OF THREE PROTAGONIST CHARACTERS IN DIFFERENT TEENAGE SHORT STORIES: ‘’NEXT TERM‚ WE’LL MASH YOU’’ BY PENELOPE LIVELY‚ ‘’SECRETS’’ BY BERNARD MACLAVERTY AND ‘’THE LICENCE’’ BY FRANK TUOHY Penelope Lively ‘’Next Term‚ We’LL Mash You’’ (1987)‚ Frank Tuohy ‘’The Licence’’ (1964) and Bernard MacLaverty ‘’Secrets’’ (1977) all these three authors wrote didactic literature about young adults and the problems they have to face. The short stories focus on three
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where dogs came from? Dogs species came from their ancestors called the grey wolf. Our nation is filled with different breeds. So they breed their dogs with other breeds so they get farther away from the grey wolves. In "The Amazing History of Dogs" text it says that the scientists still do not even know how the wolves changed over time to become dogs and became pets for us to breed and make new species of dogs. People spend over 350 dollars for Halloween costumes for their dogs or other
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Ledesma‚ Miles Levon Worksheet no.81 Dogs 1. Why is the dog considered to be man’s best friend? * The dog considered to be man’s best friend because dog has a intellectual ability that dog can do tricks‚ dog can smell anything like bomb and dog can be our savior. They could physically and psychologically help their humans with hearing disabilities‚ would be more affordable‚ and would be very loving. They could alert their humans to sounds of doorbells‚ alarm clocks‚ electrical
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don’t even ask! They just command me because they think they are better than me! The think just because I have the same job as a mailman that I am not important‚ but I am also a GOD! I don’t even care about Odysseus. Calypso is better looking than Penelope. I would be happy in his situation‚ but no‚ Athena needs to intervene. She needs to free Odysseus so she can look like she is high and mighty. She just wants to suck up to Zeus‚ but I have to be the one to tell Calypso to let him go. I was forced
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