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    Feminism in Margaret Laurence’s The Diviners The Funk and Wagnall’s Standard Desk Dictionary defines feminism as‚ “A doctrine advocating the granting of the same social‚ political and economic rights to women as the ones granted to men.” Feminists consider woman as an oppressed group‚ those who must present themselves as individuals and human beings. In Margaret Laurence’s The Diviners‚ Morag Gunn’s struggle for female self-representation is seen as she writes about her life. This is shown through

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    Margaret Thatcher and Indira Gandhi were both polarizing figures in their countries‚ who left behind controversial legacies. Both of these influential leaders seized opportunity when it appeared‚ and overcame the obstacles of being female politicians during some tremendously difficult and trying times. However‚ both of these women proved that leadership is not dependent on gender‚ yet on the determination and passion one has for their country. On October 13‚ 1925‚ Margaret Thatcher was born in

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    The Life of Margaret Mitchell The Life of Margaret Mitchell Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell was a writer from Georgia. She wrote the book Gone With the Wind. I chose Margaret Mitchell for this assignment because I am also from Georgia and I wanted to know more about her and what inspired her to write this book. I have seen the movie based on this book more than any other movie. A biographical sketch provides information about a person’s life. The biographical sketch will explain who the person

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    Saint Margaret of Cortona Margaret of Cortona was born in Loviana in 1247. When she was 7 years old‚ her mother passed away. Her father remarried. Her stepmother had little care & love for her. Growing up‚ she became more willful and reckless‚ & she had a reputation one wouldn’t envy. At the age of 17‚ she met a young man from Montepulciano‚ and she eloped with him. They had a child out of wedlock. Nine years after‚ her lover was murdered & his body was found in the forest. This crime shocked Margaret

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    Margaret Bourke-White: Photography as Social Commentary Born in the Bronx‚ New York in 1904‚ Margaret Bourke-White was one of the best-known photographers of the twentieth century who was known for her fearless and dramatic photographs. She graduated from Cornell University and started her career as an industrial photographer at a steel company in Cleveland‚ Ohio.  In 1929 she got hired by Fortune Magazine and traveled to the Soviet Union to photograph its industrial development.  Bourke-White then

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    In The Golden Age‚ Wang Xiaobo explicitly depicts the forbidden and punishable sex acts of Wang Er and Chen Qingyang. However‚ as “doing something is very different from liking it” the compulsive and obligatory nature of their trysts protects them from punishment from the state (117). This immunity is compromised when Chen confesses that being spanked by Wang awoke her masochistic desire‚ causing her to have sex for pleasure. While this confession was punishable in the highest degree (warranting

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    This is a passage from the book “Doctor in the house” by Richard Gordon‚ a well-known English writer‚ the author wrote his “Doctor” series‚ which is noted for description of medical student’s years of professional training. The present extract touches upon the final examinations of medical students. The text under analysis belong to the psychological type and description type as it is concerned mainly with the emotional actions of the characters. The subject-matter of this text is about sitting

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    If you were starting over in an empty house without any of your accumulated belongings‚ what would you need to make it feel like home? That’s the question four of us‚ longtime good friends‚ were discussing over a cup of tea. And the question continued nonstop in my thoughts after our tea-drinking stopped and I went home. Understand – my home is my joy‚ my hobby‚ my comfort. I love the antique clock on the mantel‚ the family photographs that make me smile‚ our wedding-gift silver that can turn

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    Margaret Fuller was born on May 23‚ 1810. Her full name was Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli‚ she was named after her paternal grandmother and mother and when she was nine she drooped the Sarah in her name and insisted on being called Margaret instead. She was the first child of Timothy Fuller and Margaret Crane Fuller. Her father taught her to read and write when she was three and a half‚ he forbade her to read the typical feminine fare at the time‚ such as etiquette books and sentimental novels. During

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    originally produced in 431 BC‚ is derived from a collection of tales that circulated around him. Medea is one of the earliest surviving plays of Euripides‚ though it was written well into his career. It is also one of the most popular. Margaret Thatcher‚ former prime minister of Great Britain‚ once said‚ “In politics‚ if you want anything said‚ ask a man; if you want anything done‚ ask a woman.” Novels and plays often portray circumstances that reflect Margaret Thatcher’s sentiment. In the play Medea

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