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    Phenomenal Woman

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    Phenomenal Woman is a dramatic poem by Maya Angelou about the love a woman has for herself even with her flaws. This poem is meant to be performed in front of an audience because the poem’s body movements reflect her flamboyant actions as she performs on stage. The speaker is a strong‚ confident woman (possibly Angelou) whom men seem to be incredibly attracted to. This is odd because the woman seems to not consider herself beautiful. Through her poem‚ Angelou speaks to all women‚ beautiful or

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    The Woman Warrior

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    The Woman Warrior While reading The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston it makes the reader wonder how our ancestors dealt with their everyday lives in the 1920’s. What we consider hard labor and sacrifice; they might have considered a mini vacation. We could go out about our lives and not have to worry about anybody but ourselves. They had to deal with everyday criticism from the people in their neighborhood‚ watching their every move and every choice they made. Kingston talks about an aunt

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    Vindication Of Woman

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    “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman”‚ a book written by Mary Wollstonecraft‚ is a declaration of the rights of the women for equality of education‚ and to civil opportunities. Wollstonecraft advocates education as key‚ for women to attain a sense of self-respect‚ and a new self-image that can enable them to live to their fullest capabilities. The theme of the story is fixated on education. There is nothing Wollstonecraft wants more than a woman to have access to the same kind of education as men

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    Education For Woman

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    do not need education. They think that women are expected to take care of everyone except themselves. They have to take care of the children‚ stay home‚ clean up the house‚ and be the self-denying wife and mother. They think only that the life of a woman is all about getting married‚ having children‚ and being bombarded by unimportant details of domesticity. But they do not understand that the education is very important for women not only for them but for a whole family. Because women are the mothers

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    The Courageous woman

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    The Courageous Woman         As a woman leader‚ Elizabeth Blackwell strived to become someone in life.  She influenced mothers‚ children‚ wives‚ and sisters and showed them how strength could lead them to their dreams.   Her family and friends discouraged her‚ but she kept going in her own direction.  They told her how impossible it would be to become a woman doctor and she asked them why she should not be a doctor.   They had no reasons to tell her‚ but even if they had one‚ it was not useful‚

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    The Woman in Black

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    Chapter summaries Arthur Kipps o Introduced in the novel as an old man describing his younger self as arrogant. o A young solicitor looking for a higher position in his law firm. o A typical ghost story main character‚ a sceptic‚ a non-believer- “I never thought of myself as a fanciful man”.

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    Pretty Woman

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    Pretty Woman. The quintessential romance Pretty Woman (1990) staring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere is essentially a modern day fairy tale where the underprivileged young woman meets her handsome prince and lives happily ever after. The film resonates the same narrative formula as classic fable Cinderella‚ in that the film’s protagonist Vivian (Roberts) plays a prostitute who is bought for a week by wealthy businessman Edward (Gere) for everything but the standard reason‚ sex. Pretty Woman contains

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    Woman to Child

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    WOMAN TO CHILD: The poem ‘Woman to child’ written by Judith Wright‚ is a strong‚ compassionate and highly significant piece of Writing; this is evident in its close reference to the stages of pregnancy‚ in creating new life. This poem displays the connection and the emotions regarding pregnancy between the mother and the child in each of the four stanzas written. There are many shifts in the tone through out each stanza. In the first stanza‚ when Judith writes “You who were darkness warmed

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    Weeping Woman

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    Denise Levertov’s acclaimed poem ‘Weeping Woman’‚ accentuates the horrors of war‚ how the deeds of war do not discriminate. Through an array of literary techniques she captivates her readers‚ and provides an replication of the overwhelming flow of thoughts the faceless woman is experiencing‚ in the end Denise Levertov provides a strong definition‚ and portrays the conceptual idea of “The deeds of war do not discriminate”. Poet Denise Levertov‚ further enhances the notion of ‘The toll of war does

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    Woman on Top

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    Film Review: Woman on Top The film Woman on Top‚ staring Penelope Cruz‚ is a romantic comedy that’s entire plot is built around food. From the start of the film‚ to the climax‚ to the end‚ food plays a major roll in every characters life. The film reinforces societies idea that food has turned into entertainment‚ and it is also become sexualized. There are many articles published as well that concede with societies idea of food today revealed in the movie. The idea as food used only for consumption

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