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    Lizzie Turovsky A Doll’s House The play‚ A Doll’s House‚ by Henrik Ibsen‚ showcases a traditional marriage of a middle class couple in the Victorian Era. The marriages in the late nineteenth century were severely confining; the woman’s role was to be nurturing and submissive‚ while the man’s was to be powerful in both his work and domestic life. Similarly to these traditional matrimonies‚ the marriage of the protagonists‚ Nora and Torvald‚ emphasizes the implausibility of individuals to both meet

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    Soto Like Mexicans

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    Like Mexicans Gary Soto (1952 -) My grandmother gave me bad advice and good advice when I was in my early teens. For the bad advice‚ she said that I should become a barber because they made good money and listened to the radio all day. “Honey‚ they don’t work como burros‚” she would say every time I visited her. She made the sound of donkeys braying. “Like that‚ honey!” For the good advice‚ she said that I should marry a Mexican girl. “No Okies‚ hijo”—she would say— “Look‚ my son. He marry one

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    modern society make life altering decisions on a daily basis. Women today have prestigious and powerful careers unlike in earlier eras. It is more common for women to be full time employees than homemakers. In 1879‚ when Henrik Ibsen wrote “A Doll ’s House”‚ there was great controversy over the outcome of the play. Nora’s walking out on her husband and children was appalling to many audiences centuries ago. Divorce was unspoken‚ and a very uncommon occurrence. As years go by‚ society’s opinions on

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    English 2030 Mar 5th‚ 2013 A reading of Gary Soto’s “Behind Grandma’s House” The poem talks about main character that has intense craving for attention from family‚ friends‚ and even strangers. Because of this kind of intense craving‚ the character has hostile behavior‚ rebellious acts of misconduct‚ and a lack of respect for authority. The boy in “Behind grandma’s House” does so as a way to appear tough and intimidating. At the end of this poem‚ the Grandma finally shows up‚ and stops the boy.

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    Personal Letter Task: Write a personal letter of thanks to a friend or relative who has given you a gift on an occasion of your choice or write a personal piece expressing your own personal experiences‚ thoughts and feelings. It may the form of a poem‚ song or a short story Guidelines: The letter or personal piece should be hand written on one side of a page. Use good quality unlined paper. Assessment Criteria Current personal letter or personal story conventions should be used (see notes/textbook)

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    Analysis Essay Soto: 1996

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    AP Language and Composition 29 October 2013 Soto Analysis: 1996 Second Draft As a child‚ much of the minds of people reflect on bright‚ bittersweet moments filled with positivity and innocence. However‚ young children may also have a sense of knowing right from wrong‚ while feelings of guilt emerge from little to big mistakes. In the passage from “1996”‚ Gary Soto’s continuous thoughts of guilt convey themselves through a shameful tone‚ vibrant imagery‚ and conventional biblical allusion showing

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    their future and their father. This makes the little rich girls “wild with joy.” After Aunt Beryl abuses the Kelvey girls‚ shooing “the little rats” from the dollhouse in the courtyard‚ she happily hums as she returns to the house‚ her bad mood dispersed. “The Doll’s House” is

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    Visit to Mom’s House For the past eight years my mother has lived in the City of Chicago. The neighborhood is called the Ukrainian Village‚ which is about six miles west of downtown Chicago‚ about ten minutes of driving. Her apartment is located just two blocks away from Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital and one block south from busy Division Street‚ a block west from Western Ave. She lives on a small street with huge trees beside the sidewalks. It’s a newer building compared to other houses on the block

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    De Soto Essay

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    Hernando De Soto Tours Hernando De Soto sent out on an expedition to find an empire abounding in gold and jewels. He had six hundred troops‚ 213 horses‚ a pack of fighting hounds to aid him in his search‚ and his heard of swine. He landed in Florida May 28‚ 1539 in Tampa Bay in search for his gold. Shortly after arriving in pursuit of Indians his men were surprised to hear one of them shout in Spanish‚ “Do not slay me‚ cavalier; I am a Christian!” They were lucky to find a survivor of the Narvaez

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    A Doll’s House as Ibsen’s Feminist Manifesto Henrik Ibsen’s drama A Doll House is a firm declaration for female equality‚ especially on the social and personal levels. Ibsen uses the dialogue of his drama to reveal the qualities of his characters - this lucid characterization illustrates the transformations the protagonist‚ Nora‚ undergoes. The dynamism of Nora‚ her interactions with her husband and other male characters reveal Ibsen’s feminist message. Nora at first submits to the dominance of her

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