Darius White Michael Duffy TSEM: Blood‚ Lust‚ and the American Dream 13 October 2012 The articles I have selected all involve metaphorical drugs and addictions in vampire media. The in class article I have chosen is titled Not to Be Toyed With’: Drug Addiction‚ Bullying and Self-empowerment in Buffy the vampire Slayer by Rob Cover and it involves the fictional character‚ Willow‚ and her addiction to magic. The article shares several similarities with the peer reviewed article Battling Addictions
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2) Miss Julie/ A Dolls house DFK 120 Erene Oberholzer 11045231 Dr. M. Taub 4 September 2012 In this essay two plays‚ Miss Julie written by August Strindberg‚ and A Dolls House written by Hendrik Ibsen will be compared and concerns such as gender‚ identity and class will be contextualized. The section I’ve chosen to portray realism and other elements concerning these two plays resourced to the last pages of both scripts. As I see the last pages construct the difference between the plays and
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Ironbridge and Houses of Parliament A couple of prominent things that come to mind in pondering about architecture from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century are British works of architecture. British architecture‚ as any of its form‚ reflects change and transformation through time. History shows an evolution of design through adaptation to the environment. This adaptation revolves within an atmosphere of mood and discovery. The Ironbridge from the late 1700s and the Houses of Parliament
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in society. Henrik Ibsen uses Nora Helmer in "A Doll’s House" to portray the negative treatment of all women throughout society during the nineteenth century. In this play we see Nora begin as fragile‚ nieve creature and progress to an individual‚ independent woman. Written during the Victorian era‚ the controversial play featuring a female protagonist seeking individuality stirred up more controversy than any of his other works. In contrast to many dramas of Scandinavia in that time which depicted
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It is fascinating how a writer ’s personal beliefs‚ upbringing‚ and era can dramatically change a characters persona. One such character is Nora Helmer from a play called "A Doll ’s House". "A Doll ’s house" was originally written in 1879 by Henrik Ibsen. Henrik Ibsen was born in 1828 in Skien‚ Norway. Ibsen portrays Nora as a person with very low self esteem‚ untrustworthy‚ and self absorbed. During Ibsen ’s era women where subservient and listen to what they are told by the dominant man in their
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United States are represented by two different houses of Congress‚ the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is the lower house of the U.S. Congress with 435 elected officials. The House seats are distributed by the state’s population. The Senate is the upper house of the U.S. congress with two senators representing each state‚ giving all states equal representation. The Founding Fathers anticipated in having two houses to represent the United States but did not anticipate
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actions as crimes‚ one’s conscience is the real determining factor. In “The Trifles” by Susan Glasbell and “A Doll House” by Henrik Ibsen‚ both of the main characters commit crimes that they feel are justified. Mrs. Wright is accused of killing her husband in the play and justified by her neighbors for suffering through her emotionally abusive relationship. On the other hand‚ Nora in “A Doll House” commits forgery by imitating her father’s signature to save Torvald’s life. Although both actions are considered
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same Actions Imagine if women do not have a voice or opinion that is valid‚ and their feelings do not matter to others. Charlotte Perkins Gilman in the story “The Yellow Wall Paper” shows an idea of how “the perfect wife” was in the Victorian Era. Gilman supports her claim by describing the story of Jane who was trapped in her own house‚ keeping her true feelings inside‚ someone who was not living for herself‚ a soul who wanted to be free. The narrator describes Jane as a woman who was suffering with
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In the short story “The Yellow Wall-Paper‚” The Narrator is trapped by the symbolic hell that is society‚ treated as a child‚ and suppressed against her will. John‚ The Narrator’s husband‚ does not care about her well-being‚ as displayed by his being gone for long periods and lack of nurturing behavior. “John laughs at me‚ of course‚ but one expects that in marriage” (The Yellow Wall-Paper 74). He has forced her to live in a secluded house‚ “standing well back from the road‚ quite three miles from
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A Doll ’s House Henrik Ibsen ’s A Doll House centers around the life of Nora and Torvald‚ a young married couple from Norway with three small children. In the play‚ Ibsen takes the readers into the home of Nora and Torvald‚ allowing them to view the couple ’s relationship over a three-day period. Nora ’s introduction occurs in the first scene with a childlike enthusiasm for life and love of her husband and family. Later‚ when Torvald makes his entrance he appears as the doting yet somewhat condescending
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