Likewise‚ men are also demonised in both novels as they are depicted as dominant. In ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’ when Alec feeds her the strawberry‚ Tess protests that she would “rather take it in (her) own hand”‚ then Alec “insist(s)” and ‘in a slight distress‚ she parted her lips and took it in’. This is the first example of the repeating cycle of Tess not wanting to do something but consenting reluctantly due to Alec forcing her. The use of the adjective ‘distress’ demonstrates how Tess must
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Cote d’Ivoire‚ West Africa‚ is one of the world’s leading suppliers of cocoa‚ exporting about 43% of the cocoa beans. A third of the Ivorian economy is dependent on cocoa exports (Chanthavong‚ 2002)‚ which means that any changes in the cocoa industry can result in huge impacts to Cote d’Ivoire’s country revenue. The market price of cocoa‚ however‚ is constantly fluctuating. Hence‚ farmers have unpredictable profits‚ which pressurises them to cut costs and use cheap labour‚ mainly through child and
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longest memory English Speech- “The Other” Fred D’Aguiar’s “The Longest Memory’’ is a novel based on themes such as fate and forbidden love‚ and is filled with secrets and tragedy. Place it alongside Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” and you can easily identify the parallel story line and themes. These two texts link up in a number of ways. The most obvious link is comparing the characters‚ Chapel and Lydia‚ from The Longest Memory‚ to Romeo and Juliet. Both young‚ both naive and both in
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The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) was an act designed to regulate industry in an attempt to stimulate economic recovery after experiencing severe deflation. Along with that‚ it was supposed to help set up maximum work hours‚ and minimum wages‚ while encouraging collective bargaining for unions. In my opinion‚ the act was successful because it was one of the acts established in Roosevelt’s first 100 days‚ and it may have been strict‚ but did amongst other things help to stimulate the economy
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Poem Explanation When I first saw the title “As I Ponder’d in Silence” I thought it was going to have a transcendentalist type of feel to the poem. I imagined that it would talk about walking through the woods as Whitman maybe thought back on his life. This poem starts off with the narrator looking back and possibly re-reading or editing poems that they may have done in the past. Then a ‘Phantom’ appeared before the narrator‚ and this phantom was described as “The genius to poets of old lands”.
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The passing of time in a person’s life is filled with many different stages. The poem "Piano" by D.H. Lawrence is a complicated example of how a poet might think. The speaker in "Piano" is proud to be a full grown man‚ yet he loves remembering his happy childhood; his nostalgic attitude causes him to feel guilty as if he had betrayed his present state of being. Through effective imagery‚ Lawrence is able (to describe an image) to help the reader understand the speaker’s nostalgic attitude. The diction
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Tess of the d’Urbervilles Some critics have said that fate conspires against Tess‚ and that she is not responsible for the things which happen to her. She herself says‚ "I am more sinned against than sinning." Do you agree or disagree? Support your answer with evidence from the text. As a person who believes that many things are un-avoidable‚ no matter how careful you are to avoid them‚ I believe that Tess’s life was tragically destroyed by the hand of fate. It is obvious through the words
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‘For it was not into my ear you whispered‚ but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed‚ but my soul.’ The assertion made here‚ being that true love does not involve physical actions but strong emotional bonds‚ is evident in both the novels‚ Tess of the D’Urbervilles as well as The Great Gatsby and in the poetry collection ‘Rapture’ as we see all three protagonists experience a volume of intense feelings towards the object of their affections; from the passionate love that they feel for their
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Abortion is a very touchy subject with very little middle ground. Every year around one-million developing fetuses are aborted for various reasons‚ usually financial problems. While technological advancements in medical science have made abortion a simple step to avoid unwanted pregnancies there are still negative repercussions. Abortion‚ specifically late stage abortion‚ should not be accepted by our society because the fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks‚ abortions are thinning the population of
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Toni The Superhero is a refreshing children’s book written by R.D. Base and was illustrated by Debbie Hefke. This book was originally published recently on March 27‚ 2018. Toni is described and illustrated as a superhero who wears a superhero costume‚ cape and an eye mask with an extraordinary power‚ however‚ he does ordinary things profusely such as playing with friends‚ swimming‚ eating‚ sleeping‚ doing chores and other leisurely activities that an ordinary kid does on a daily basis. R.D. Base
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