Historically‚ women have been omitted. By the free verse poem‚ Duffy gives the mythological character Medusa a voice‚ and thereby another chance to speak up. She also challenges the stereotypes of women‚ this character faced. In the poem‚ Duffy explores the position of women‚ and Medusa’s point of view of the story. The word choice in the poem brings the voice of the character out. Because the poem is a dramatic monologue‚ personal pronouns and the repetition of the words “I” and “my”
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John Agard’s ‘Checking out me history’ is written in dialectical non-standard English‚ where he has tried to input the natural sounds and phrases of a Caribbean dialect. This is important because one of the major themes of the poem is that of his personal identity; this use of language really highlights his different background and puts emphasis on his differences. His use of repetition‚ especially of the phrase “dem tell me” gives a sense of repetition and exaggerates the amount of things he was
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Shunned and shut out because of her pride‚ Medusa ’s tale can assuredly be compared to the captain of the Titanic‚ Edward John Smith. Medusa was a very beautiful mortal‚ who had many suitors‚ although‚ she was very prideful about her appearance. Later on‚ Medusa got turned into a hideous monster by Athena‚ the goddess of wisdom and war. Her story ended in a great deal of tragedy and she was full of regret. The story of Medusa can be compared to the captain of the Titanic‚ Edward John Smith for many
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the campus community to conduct themselves in a professional‚ ethical‚ and lawful manner. Glenville State Oath of Excellence explains all the commitments that a student will need to take while attending this college. The qualification listed in the “Oath of Excellence” are: Freedom of Speech‚ Civil and Human Rights‚ Cultivation of Characters‚ Academic Integrity‚ Diversity‚ Social Responsibility‚ and Considerations. Throughout this essay‚ I will go into further detail in describing the qualifications
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with a 450 pound Royal Bengal tiger‚ Pi struggles to survive. In Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel demonstrates the idea of safety through the raft when it becomes Pi’s territory and protection. After Pi overcomes his self pity‚ he decides that he was going to do everything in his power to survive. Pi thinks to himself‚ “I only had to hitch the other end of the rope to raft...and I might be saved”(Martel 150). This reveals that theme because in Pi’s eyes the building of a
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Tennis Court Speech I am a well off‚ law obeying‚ businessman of the third class. I take pride in being a honest man making a honest living‚ I have never robbed‚ cheated or hurt anybody‚ I even pay my taxes on time but lately I have started to wonder…… where has all the money I have been giving to the government been going? Is it being used for the good of the people? Then a few days ago‚ it was revealed to us‚ the third estate that the king’s wife‚ Marie Antoinette has been using our hard earned
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Perspectives and Relationships Often times‚ although‚ there is a lack of compatibility‚ people still force themselves into relationships. In the novel‚ A Yellow Raft on Blue Water‚ the author‚ Michael Dorris creates a story revolved around the lives of three female protagonists of Native American descent‚ and the narration is provided by three different‚ troubled characters. One of the narrators‚ Christine‚ describes the struggles she faces from balancing the relationships she has with herself‚
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According to the author of “Oath Betrayed‚” Steven H. Miles‚ a total of 130 different countries are employing their health professionals to carry out torture in interrogation practices. Clearly‚ this directly conflicts with the normative perspective of doctors in the presence of war‚ whom are the expected individuals to idolize human rights and follow an ethical and professional path of helping all human beings‚ enemy or not. We all know that doctors are the foundation to the very health and well-being
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and one other poem from your collection? (Medusa) To start with‚ both poems explore the conflicts in a love relationship between women and men. They are both written from a women’s perspective and display a conflict over the levels of power in relationships. In Les Grands Seigneurs‚ we are invited to speculate on the musings of the narrator as she looks back to the past: a time when men were her ‘castellated towers’ and she controlled them. In Medusa‚ the feelings of ‘a suspicion‚ a doubt‚ a
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Compare and Contrast ‘Perseus holding the Head of Medusa’ with Parmigianino’s ‘Madonna of the Long Neck’ Benevuto Cellini’s statue of ‘Perseus holding the Head of Medusa’ (Figure 1) and Parmigianino’s painting ‘Madonna of the long neck’ (Figure 2) are both prime examples of Mannerist art. The Mannerists sought to weave a refined‚ idealized and graceful visual style with arcane‚ complicated iconography to create artworks of complexity and elegance. This essay will discuss hoe both artists differ
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