written well into his career. It is also one of the most popular. Margaret Thatcher‚ former prime minister of Great Britain‚ once said‚ “In politics‚ if you want anything said‚ ask a man; if you want anything done‚ ask a woman.” Novels and plays often portray circumstances that reflect Margaret Thatcher’s sentiment. In the play Medea‚ one of the most powerful and enduring of Greek Tragedies‚ some of the characters portrayed Margaret Thatcher’s sentiment by the actions they have committed
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In Homer’s Greek epic poetry‚ "Odyssey"‚ the Sirens are described as devilish‚ mythical creatures while in Margaret Atwood’s poem‚ the "Siren Song"‚ are portrayed as innocent‚ mythical creatures trying to escape their fate while using tone‚ point of view‚ and monologue to each’s advantage of portrayals of the Sirens. Throughout‚the encounter of the Sirens in the "Odyssey"‚ Homer’s diction places the Sirens as villains preventing Odysseus from completing his journey. Homer writes‚ "...the Sirens
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Title: Sent Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix Text Type: Novel Date Read: January 2010 “Sent” by Margaret Peterson Haddix is the second novel in “The Missing” series. It is about four teenagers; Jonah‚ Chip‚ Alex and Katherine. In the first book “Found”‚ we find out that thirty-six teenagers had been stolen from history and accidently put into the twenty-first century. To fix time they have to go back to their original century. But of course‚ the teenagers don’t want to go back to their earlier
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People who we share spaces with every day. Per an editorial by Margaret A. Winker‚ the dangers of those who own firearms are becoming a prominent public health concern. Winker urges a release of funds‚ previously frozen‚ that are meant to be allocated to gun control. Further‚ she reports that one person is killed every
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Odyssey is one of a quiet‚ submissive‚ faithful woman. The readers do not see much of Penelope’s actions throughout the epic and rather just hear of what she should be doing. Penelope’s story and relationship with Odysseus has remained a myth‚ until Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad. In the novel Penelope finally explains her story of what happened while Odysseus was on her journey away and back to her. The Penelopiad is praised as a feminist text and throughout the story the reader truly finds insight
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With America at war in 2004‚ looking back to our past to how we overcame insurmountable odds is what Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was pleading when she delivered an eulogy at President Ronald Reagan’s funeral in 2004. She believes that since both wars and eras parallel each other‚ we must look to back to see how confident and daring President Reagan was when he took on the USSR and communism in order to understand how we should take on the War on Terror. She started out by describing how effective
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For this essay I aim to show the importance of memory and of remembering the past in The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid’s Tale is a ‘speculative fiction’ first published in 1985 but set in the early 2000s. The novel was in response to changes in US politics with the emergence of Christian fundamentalism‚ the New Right. Atwood believed that society was going wrong and wrote this savage satire‚ similar to Jonathan Swift’s ‘A Modest Proposal’‚ depicting a dystopia which she uses as
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both saw the need for unity‚ but their speeches had both similarities and differences. Their style of writing‚ want for interconnection‚ and why they wanted the country to come together are some of the main points of the speeches. Patrick Henry and Margaret Smith had a comparable style or approach to their speeches. Henry states in his speech “Mr. President: No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism.” He is showing that he is an advocate for freedom‚ yet still being respectful as he addresses
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Horses of the Night by Margaret Laurence -Chris (15)and Vanessa(6) -Manawaka -"I detested the fact that I was so young" -Chris creates his own fantasy world (ranch‚ racing horses etc.) He tries to sell magazines‚ vacuum cleaners even when he knows he won’t make it to university. He can’t face reality. Also‚ when there is conflict he ignores it and it seems like he doesn’t even notice it. He holds a fantasy in his mind that seems real to him -In Shallow Creek‚ when Vanessa sees the horses is
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All is Well in Land of “The Lion King” In the article‚ All’s Not Well in Land of “The Lion King‚” by Margaret Lazarus‚ the author over exaggerates an animated classic‚ investigating as to whether or not the movie is politically correct and morally right. The essay examines and stereotypes the movie‚ and comes to various misguided conclusions. Lazarus defines the hyenas and the lion‚ Scar symbolic‚ and declares that Disney already has gays and blacks ruining the “natural order.” She also draws to
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