Offred‚ in Margaret Atwood’s disturbing novel The Handmaid’s Tale says‚ “But who can remember pain once it’s over? All that remains of it is a shadow‚ not in the mind even‚ in the flesh. Pain marks you‚ but too deep to see. Out of sight‚ out of mind.” The society of Gilead causes the aforementioned pain and demoralization by using women’s bodies as political instruments. Similar to Atwood’s novel‚ today’s men put immense pressure on women to be a certain way‚ give them children‚ and take care of
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The movie ‘Girl Interrupted’ is a story of a nineteen year old girl (Suzanna) in the 1960’s who‚ after being suspected of trying to commit suicide‚ gets sent away to the Mental Institution (Claymoore) for a short ‘resting period.’ Her psychiatrist had suggested to her that the affair with one of her parents’ friends‚ along with her misconception that chasing a bottle of aspirin with a bottle of vodka is anything other than a suicide attempt‚ could be signs that she may be suffering from ‘borderline
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Ulrich realized her only option was to dig deeply into the ones she had‚ to discover the unspoken realities of women’s lives written between the lines of Ballard’s diary. The result of Ulrich’s efforts was the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "A Midwife’s Tale‚" now a movie of the same name‚ made in collaboration with Ulrich by producer/writer Laurie Kahn-Leavitt and director Richard Rogers. The film recounts the day-to-day events described in Ballard’s diary and expanded upon by Ulrich‚ based on some careful
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Marta Calise Per.6 Brit. Lit. 1-14/12 The Pardoner’s Tale: Review and Assess 1. Were you surprised by the fate of the rioters? Why or why not? I was not surprised by the fate of rioters because this is an anecdote from which we should learn a lesson‚ and I knew from the beginning that the Pardoner is preaching against greed and the horrible things that come from it. 2. A) When the story opens‚ what are the rioters doing‚ and what captures their attention? When the story opens‚ the
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Sarah Holtkamp Reading and Writing Workshop Mrs. Lair November 19‚ 2012 Victoria Beckham Many of us are familiar with the Spice Girls‚ who held many hit singles throughout the nineties. They were a rock sensation and had millions of fans supporting them through their music‚ their movies‚ and their performances. Out of the five Spice Girls‚ only one is still famous today‚ Victoria Adams Beckham. She is still known of course for her success with her Spice sisters‚ for owning her own fashion
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Top gear is a car show that specifically talks about cars. The production company is the BBC. It is targeted at people who are interested in cars‚ but along with that‚ it is also a talk show‚ with the presenters; Jeremy Clarkson‚ James May and Richard Hammond. Nevertheless‚ it is also entertaining. With featured celebrity guests appearing every episode the audience span has increased over the years. If we break down the key labourers involved in making the show‚ we obviously start with the three
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Canterbury Tales Presentation Rubric | NAME: | PERIOD: | | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Organization | Audience cannot understand presentation because there is no sequence of information. | Audience has difficulty following presentation because student jumps around. | Student presents information in logical sequence which audience can follow. | Student presents information in logical‚ interesting sequence which audience can follow. | | Subject Knowledge | Student does not have grasp
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Why? When a girl child is born‚ Her family and parents mourn. Why? When a girl comes to earth‚ She is killed even before birth. Why? A girl is always ignored‚ Why not she is always adored? Why? The government doesn’t deal it with an iron hand And see to it that in latter and spirit it is banned Why? People are passive towards girls‚ I feel they are precious as pearls. Girl is an emerging soul of faith and light In her life she must have day and never night A girl’s life becomes difficult
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The Unknown Girl By Moniza Alvi The title ‘unknown girl’ may suggest that the poetess is in search of her roots‚ culture‚ traditions and heritage. She is unknown to her country‚ the place from where she belongs. She is trying to find out more about her home-country. This poem is a first-person narration from the poetess’ point of view. It us a free verse‚ autobiographical poem which is written in a single stanza containing many local dialects‚ for instance‚ ‘bazaar’‚ ‘hennaing’‚ ‘kameez’ and
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Hierarchy of Monstrous Behaviour Adrienne represents "a monster in the shape of a girl‚" (MacLeod‚ P.40) by physically demonstrating a selfish‚ emotionless and unexplainable hate towards Sophie. Adrienne leads her friend Braidie‚ who contributes on a more subtle level to this motif of monstrous behaviour. Adrienne shows her sinister leadership by constantly instigating a form of abuse towards Sophie. "Adrienne leans into Sofie so that Sofie is squished‚" (P.42) causing apparent physical harm. Mentally
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