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    ‘That’s the best thing a girl can be in this world – a beautiful little fool.’ In the light of this comment‚ compare and contrast representations of femininity in A Streetcar Named Desire and The Great Gatsby As A Streetcar Named Desire and The Great Gatsby were both written by men‚ it is to be expected that they meet the generalised representations of women found in most famous texts‚ the vast majority of which were written by men. However‚ these two texts also explore the ideas of femininity

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    POLI 147 May 12‚ 2024 Why is Independence the Desire? In recent decades‚ some regions of certain states have attempted to break away and form their own state. This process of secession can be done by peaceful means‚ through a democratic process or violently. The cases of Scotland and Catalonia have been relatively peaceful with Scotland only attempting to succeed through referendums‚ while Catalonia has done the same but through illegal/ unsanctioned referendums which were the cause of state repression

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    that unify a certain style of poetry. William Wordsworth‚ a Romantic poet‚ used images of nature along with themes of idealism expressed with emotion in his poetry. These elements that Wordsworth used were very typical of other Romantic work’s themes and images. Without Wordsworth’s use of them‚ his poetry would have a completely different effect. One element in Romantic literature that is very prevalent is images of nature and the speaker embracing it. William Wordsworth’s "Lines Composed a Few Miles

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    Evading Loneliness In A Streetcar Named Desire‚ the author Tennessee Williams chooses to depict the downfall of Blanche through her desire to evade loneliness. Throughout the text‚ Blanche faces loneliness‚ yet she cannot fill her desire. After the loss of her family estate referred to as‚ Belle Reve‚ is officially rendered without family. Having lost her wealth and all her family‚ she develops the inability to be honest with anyone interested in her. Blanches true desire to evade loneliness causes

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    nothing but sorrow and self-pity being the only realistic ways of comfort? Write a poem. That is what William Henley did when he wrote “Invictus”. The poem “Invictus” talks about how William Henley is the master of his own soul and how he’s not going to let anything or anybody else run his life. The theme of this poem includes not giving up and pushing on in life no matter what any one says or does. William Henley deeply states‚ “I thank whatever gods may be‚” and then adds “for my unconquerable soul

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    Grotesque Research Paper In literature‚ the word “grotesque” is used to describe an individual that appears abnormal or bizarre to the other characters. A Grotesque character induces disgust‚ caused by his villainous outlooks‚ as well as empathy‚ as his personality contrast his outside‚ in other words is very likeable and nice. Despite trying to fit in and feel normal‚ the society will not accept Grotesque characters‚ for they miss the society´s idea of what is normal to look like and act like.

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    the grotesque. He is not only physically abnormal but also a character capable of fantastic transformation. Jone’s is described as “blind‚ and crippled”(Capote 14). His “legs had been denied him by a childhood accident‚ and he couldn’t move without crutches” (Capote 14). This abnormal physicality set him apart from the norm. He is not only unable to move “without crutches” but he is also unable to see where he is going. Of course‚ this physical abnormality fits the description of the grotesque in

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    successfully combines violence‚ religion‚ and grotesque into her short stories. She uses violence to take big actions and catch the attention of her audience. O’Connor was no doubt a dedicated Catholic‚ but in her stories she managed to apply multiple religions into her works (Nielson). O’Connor takes the word grotesque to a new level. She makes her characters bizarre by their physical and mental appearance. Flannery O’Connor uses characters that appear grotesque to make her stories capture the attention

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    THE BROKEN GROTESQUE Broken grotesque‚ sitting on the ancient roof our great lady’s cathedral‚ made only out of stone. You were meant to last for eternity‚ but the wind and rain has slowly chipped away your wings and horns. You have been around longer than any of us. You have seen kings‚ queens‚ and popes come and go; glorious revolutions‚ bathed in passion and blood‚ till they have fizzled out and lie down in the gutter to die‚ like an old dog. You have lips‚ but no voice behind them. If you had

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    for connections to be used‚ and rules for handling both routing and special cases of traffic. Configuration tables will vary in the number of lines depending on how big the capability of the router is. (McGraw)Data transmitted over the Internet‚ travels over the system of the packet-switching network. This system breaks down data and information files into packages of about 1500 bytes. The data package carries the sender ’s IP address‚ the receivers IP address‚ information on how many packets the data

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