‘The Devil’s Wife’ ‘The Devil’s Wife’ is a dramatic monologue that is spilt into five parts depicting the thoughts and feelings of Duffy’s adopted persona – Myra Hindley the infamous Moors murderer. Throughout the poem we learn of the events surrounding meeting Brady‚ the murders‚ the trial‚ its aftermath and overall her conscience towards these events whilst serving life in prison. The overall title of the five individual poems – ‘The Devil’s Wife’ – portrays that the adopted persona hasn’t‚
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as precisely as possible in the context of the work from which it has been taken (or in the body of work‚ in the case of poetry) • commenting on the effectiveness of the writer’s techniques‚ including the use of stylistic devices and their effect(s) on the reader. The commentary should focus on the extract itself‚ relating it to the whole work where relevant (for example‚ to establish context). It should not be used as a springboard for a discussion of everything the student knows about the
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Do you still remember Curley’s wife? The only female character in Of Mice Of Men book. She is the pretty‚ flirtatious‚ and unnamed wife of Curley. She has red lips and fingernails and wears heavy makeup. Her hairs hangs in tight sausage curls‚ and her red shoes are decorated at the instep with red ostrich feathers. She is said by the men to give them “the eye”. The author John Steinbeck purposely didn’t give her a name because he wants us to determine if she is a victim or a villain. It the most
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The only female character in the story‚ Curley’s wife is never given a name and is only mentioned in reference to her husband. The men on the farm refer to her as a “tramp‚” or a “tart‚” She represents the temptation of female sexuality in a male-dominated world. ‘She had full‚ rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes‚ heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters‚ like sausages. She wore a cotton house dress and red mules‚ on the insteps of which were little bouquets
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over-abundance of protein usually contains high fat content. An excess amount of fat can lead to cardiovascular disease‚ diabetes‚ stroke‚ and certain types of cancer. High protein levels also lead to a condition called ketosis. Ketosis is the body ’s response to high protein levels and it creates ketones which are released into the blood stream. Ketones are normally used during a time when the body needs energy (dieting or starvation)‚ but if the body makes too many‚ insulin levels can increase.
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continent beleaguered by poverty and disease through the use of motion picture techniques such as black and white film which preserves the film’s authenticity and ambient music which supports the seamless and realistic look of the film. During the 1950’s Ernesto Guevara‚ a medical student‚ and his biochemist friend Alberto Grandado embark on a thrilling motorcycle trip through the coastal countries of South America. One of the opening scenes begins with a point of view shot of a long forever ending road
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This book is a diary that goes through the last two years of a young teenage girl’s life‚ who got infected with the HIV virus after being date raped . The girl in the book is named Nancy and she is important enough to have her diary published because her life went from being a normal teenage girl with normal problems‚ to an abnormal girl with AIDS and abnormal problems. She agreed to have her diary published so that other people who think that AIDS and rape can’t ever happen to them can have
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Curley’s wife in Of Mice and Men is given a fairly one-dimensional portrayal throughout the novella‚ as her character stays‚ for the most part‚ enigmatic. The most obvious example would be her lack of a name. She is continually referred to as a possession of her husband and without a name she becomes almost insignificant. The author‚ however‚ drops hints throughout the book telling his audience that there may be more to Curley’s wife than what is easily deduced. One scene involving
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Document 28-1 From a war Nurse’s Diary 1918 This excerpt comes from the diary of a British nurse during World War I. In the entry the nurse is talking about her venture at The Fort of Walamen‚ detailing the lack of water supply and pile of dead bodies of the British and Belgian men. Because water supply was limited they had to use semi-pure water from the Scheldt that they boiled‚ to operate on the wounded soldiers‚ this was known as fomentation. While arriving to Antwerp there was a big explosion
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Situation The experience happened during our second meeting for Operations Management class when we were asked to analyse a case study in groups then present an output. I joined a group of managers who have very strong personalities and the discussion became highly technical. Confronted with this unfamiliar situation‚ I kept quiet and observed. I listened to everyone’s points but said nothing significant until the discussion ended. I also did not sound confident when I gave my short comments
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