Lysistrata was a play about a group of women who decide to take matters into their own hands in order to get their husbands to stop fighting a war and make peace with the other parties. They did so by restraining from sex and “beating up” the men every time they tried to commit an act of war. Also‚ the women seized the treasury in order to put themselves in control of the country’s financial management. The women teased and tortured the soldiers and men until they had no choice to give up‚ and make
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Movie: Stand and Deliver - Mr. Escalante Should Be An Inspiration to Everyone In the movie Stand and Deliver‚ double entendre ran rampant. During an Algebra lesson one day at the beginning of the school year‚ Mr. Escalante told Angel‚ a gang member‚ to "fill the hole". Not only was he referring to the hole as an illustration‚ but also to the hole in the students lives as a result of lack of education‚ the gangs‚ and in many cases‚ a poor upbringing. Mr. Escalante must have seen some
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role in society but they don’t seem caring that much. Their main concern is to come back to a pre-war peaceful environment and to a life split between their children and their daily duties. I would like to bring your attention to another speech Lysistrata makes: "Now listen to what I have to say. It’s true I’m a woman‚ but still I’ve got a mind: I’m pretty intelligent in my own right‚ and because I’ve listened many times to the conversations of my father and other elders‚ I’m pretty well educated
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Mississippi River. In the course of his dicey journey‚ Huck Finn meets a variety of predicaments that bring new experiences with people and places. It is regarded as the greatest American novel ever written because it is a novel that causes ageless double-entendres discussions. Throughout the novel‚ Huck Finn encounters trouble and misfortune with his companion Jim‚ moreover‚ controversy arises from how Huck’s point of view is racist‚ however‚ Twain
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– but he gets away with it in a tone that sides always with the curious reader against the edifice of professional lit crit. There is nothing wrong‚ in this book‚ with wanting to know if Jane Austen died a virgin‚ and hunting for repressed double entendres in Pride and Prejudice‚ just as it is fine to own up to an admiration for Catherine Cookson or Michael Crichton‚ as well as James Joyce or Donald Barthelme. And rightly‚ given its scope‚ Sutherland makes no apology for leaving stuff out (the
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A219 Exploring the Classical World Essay PART ONE Look at the Illustrations Book‚ Plate 16: Athens: Parthenon. South metopeXXXI. Lapith and centaur. 447–439 BCE (1.3 x 1.3 m). In no more than 500 words: (i) briefly provide the context of this sculpture (ii) discuss the ways in which its subject matter conveyed a political message to Athenian viewers Metopes were situated on the outside of the Parthenon building they are high reliefs carved into rectangular slabs placed over the columns
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Picture this: candy canes larger than trees; gingerbread men but actual man-sized; and lollipops that look like traffic lights. If you’re thinking Christmas‚ you’re wrong. If you’re thinking Katy Perry’s live show‚ you’re spot on. Katy is the self-appointed face of modern pop not so much pushing the boundaries as nudging them with a hyper-curled eyelash wink. But you can’t knock it‚ it’s a niche that was vacant and with such an enthusiastic reaction to her girl kissing breakthrough she can hardly
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Metaphysical poetry‚ a term coined by Samuel Johnson‚ has its roots in 17th-century England. This type of poetry is witty‚ ingenious‚ and highly philosophical. It topics included love‚ life and existence. It used literary elements of similes‚ metaphors‚ imagery‚ paradoxes‚ conceit‚ and far-fetched views of reality. John Donne is regarded as the “leading poet” of this highly intellectual form of poetry. Donne was influenced by the belief that the precision of beauty in the adored (loved one) behaved
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Jaci M. Response: “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost on the surface seemed to be just another poem about nature. As I started to read this poem‚ I didn’t think that the poem had underlying meaning; however I found myself pondering hidden meanings within the text. The poem is full of imagery of nature‚ and it is very easy to follow. The title of the poem is simplistic‚ yet is a great choice because anything more would
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complete equality‚ but it’s associating equality with “evil” characters. Also it was ironic that the boys named Equality 7-2521 were treated lesser than others and not given equality. I believe Rand did this intentionally and she used it has a double entendre. Rand did this to show that
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