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    James Fils-Aime The Handmaid ’s Tale Fact or Fiction The Handmaid ’s Tale is a dystopian novel in which Atwood creates a world which seems absurd and near impossible. Women being kept in slavery only to create babies‚ cult like religious control over the population‚ and the deportation of an entire race‚ these things all seem like fiction. However Atwood ’s novel is closer to fact than fiction; all the events which take place in the story have

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    “The true measure of a texts value lies in its ability to provoke the reader into awareness of its language and construction‚ not just its content”. The value of the Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood‚ lies not only within the author’s purpose but within its construction and the author’s ability to draw readers attention to these concepts through language. Atwood has carefully and decisively used language and structure throughout the novel to enhance our understanding of the purpose and message

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    Language in The Handmaid’s Tale For centuries‚ “the pen is mightier than the sword” has been the adage du jour. Words do more damage than swords‚ spreading ideas instead of killing people. One dangerous little idea‚ passed among individuals‚ does more damage than any blade could ever do; few armies can hold out against strong ideas. In the state of Gilead‚ words mean everything‚ and they have the ultimate power. The women in Margaret Atwoods’ dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale have very limited avenues

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    never went without. Nevertheless‚ my mother was a hard worker and she made sure we handled our business. My favorite person is my mother because she has always supported me‚ she’s a great cook‚ and she can very entertaining. One of the main reasons I love my mother is because she has always supported me.

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    Now Playing: Utopia‚ Followed by: Dystopia In the not so distant future‚ the story of The Handmaid’s Tale unfolds. Set in what seems to be a dystopian United States where various violations of human rights from around the globe are exposed. It is these violations that a patriarchal‚ authoritarian theocracy is created in the nation-state of Gilead. Oppression‚ status‚ and fear run rampant through the nation-state. Obedience is tantamount for the survival of women and the regime. Atwood exposes

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    happy dagger‚ / This is thy sheath‚” stabs herself (5.3.171). She dies upon Romeo’s body. The portal of the Juliet toward her parent and her family by saying that she doesn’t want to marry Paris as she had feeling for Romeo and they are madly in love and they get married. Tybalt is Juliet’s cousin‚ i.e. a Capulet. After he kills Romeo’s BFF‚ Mercutio‚ in a street brawl‚ Romeo mortally stabs him‚ which causes Romeo to be banished from Verona. You don’t have to look far for Tybalt’s motivation:

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    Concert Report #1 The jazz concert I attended took place in Fullerton College Theater on November 13‚ 2012. The Fullerton College Jazz Big Band and J- Train vocal jazz was very organized and well structured. The first song was the Open Invitation which was performed by the J- Train Vocal Jazz. The song was so interesting because the soloists had great voices. Everyone around seemed interested and amused. The J- train vocal jazz also performed the songs “Nancy McFlannery’s Cannery”‚ and” Fugue in

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    NARRATIVES OF ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE The Franklin’s Tale is part of a collection called ‘The Canterbury Tales’ written by Geoffrey Chaucer. It is narrated by a wealthy land owner called Franklin‚ whom is recounting ‘The Tale’ to the reader. In narrative it is evident that whether the tale is fiction or non-fiction is not the relevant issue‚ it is how the story can be re-told and as O’Neill (1996) states‚ ‘ We can never penetrate as readers into this world’‚ (p36)‚ what happens in the story

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    BEEd 2A What is Love? Love is a very strong feeling of affection. Love? Love? Love? I know I’m too young to fall in love. I’m too young to say I found the right one. But there is really a moment in our life where we can say that we already found the one we would like to spend our forever with. The only one we wanted to love until God takes our breath away. True love isn’t easy‚ but it must be fought for. Because once you find it‚ it can never be replaced. The Love of my Life

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    need to change. When I got married‚ those same skills I developed began to create strife in my home. I didn’t understand the friction because my style worked for me for over 30 years. My husband also fell in love with me because I was nice‚ caring and loving. The acceptance and love I received form others led me to believe that I was fine and caused me to wonder‚ what was wrong with my husband. I had a desire to get closer to God but something was hindering me. As I got into my Bible and

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