Margaret Atwood’s controversial dystopian novel‚ The Handmaid’s Tale‚ leaves the reader with the lingering question of "what if?". Set in the near future‚ what is known to be the United States‚ is overtaken by puritan conservative Christians‚ creating the Republic of Gilead. Assasinating the President and congress‚ this religious extremist movement suspended the constitution and took complete control over the government. Women in Gilead lost their rights‚ and served only one purpose; for reproduction
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or the ability to attain any. Margaret Sanger was the woman that was able to start informing woman of all of their options‚ and gave them a chance to be in control of their own reproductive systems‚ but why did Margaret Sanger advocate for birth control? What people now experience when it comes to birth control‚ and woman clinics such as plan parenthood comes from this one woman‚ and her fight to give woman control over their bodies. To actually understand why Margaret Stanger had to fight so hard
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Margaret Thatcher was a political figure who was both loved and loathed. During her 11 years as prime minister she was often unpopular‚ hugely criticised and many saw her as being the destroyer of the livelihoods of millions of workers. However‚ Thatcher was still admired for her uncompromising character and her cast iron will which helped change the face of Britain‚ hence her nickname “The Iron Lady”. The role that Thatcher played on British politics was profound and the impact can still be seen
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‘Which writer creates the most disturbing dystopian vision of the future- Orwell or Atwood?’ We perceive the idea of dystopia as a state or place in which there is oppression‚ dehumanisation and a totalitarian force: in 1984 and the Handmaid’s Tale this is true. However‚ both writers create this sense of dystopia in different ways. Orwell creates the civilisation of Oceania which governed by the looming totalitarian figure of Big Brother: whose society is under constant surveillance and undergoing
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One of the most famous empathy programs that deals with bullying is the Empower Program. Margaret Talbot’s article “Girls Just Want to Be Mean” chronicles her research into Rosalind Wiseman’s Empower Program and the insight Talbot gained from observing Wiseman and her program. Wiseman’s program “is about gossip and cliques and ostracism and just
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A Message to Garcia This book was written by a man named Elbert Hubbard on February 22‚ 1899. It was written in just one hour and was originally intended as a filler article in a magazine. The author actually thought so little of the essay that he ran it in the magazine with out a heading. The essay was such a hit it was quickly reprinted as a pamphlet and a book selling over 40 million copies. And it was also made into two different motion pictures. The article was a simple story of a man giving
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1950‚ Margaret Chase Smith and six senators joined together to confront Joseph McCarthy and the people of America on the communist and fascists truths of McCarthyism through a speech‚ “The Declaration of Consciences”. Specifically‚ Smith uses logos to denounce McCarthyism beliefs in front of Senator McCarthy himself. The audience connects to Smith notably through her use of pathos creating a strong connection to her as a person‚ speaker and an American. To demonstrate her logic‚ Margaret Smith
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Use of extended metaphors‚ and symbols to represent internal feelings and states of being are techniques Margaret Atwood utilizes in her poem "The Interior Decorator." The poet attempts to describe an intrinsic struggle to hide and veil painful emotions through the art of interior decoration. It describes aspects of personality used to cover these feelings and the overall failure of it do so. When one examines the title "The Interior Decorator" one may think of a career which involves garnishing
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How far was WW1 the main cause of the fall of the Romanovs in February 1917? Tsar Nicholas II was the head of the Romanov family who had ruled Russia for five generations from 1613 to 1762. When Nicholas had inherited the throne he married Alexandra Fyodorovna of Hesse‚ who was from Germany. They had five children together‚ but their popularity was starting to fall by 1914. When there was the outbreak of the war‚ the Russian people criticised Alexandra’s German heritage and Nicholas’s failure
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Margaret Thatcher‚ having worked closely with Ronald Regan during the intense times of the Cold War‚ gives insight to his strength of character and passion for his job during his time as president. Thatcher establishes credibility and uses nationalistic ideals to appeal to American values and inspire her audience. She uses these techniques to convince the audience that Ronald Reagan was a great man and president. One way that Thatcher conveys her message that Ronald Reagan was an honorable man is
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