Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers By Adrienne Rich Aunt Jennifer’s tigers stride across a screen Bright topaz denizens of a world of green. They do not fear the men beneath the tree; They pace in sleek chivalric certainty. Aunt Jennifer’s fingers fluttering through her wool Find even the ivory needle hard to pull. The massive weight of uncle’s wedding band Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer’s hand. When Aunt is dead‚ her terrified hands will lie Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered
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Reaction Paper-Nonfiction Tammy J. Murr ENG/125 January 12‚ 2013 Kristine Fox What is the Author’s Main Idea? In the course of this paper I will discuss what I believe the author’s main idea is. I will explain what the author is trying to convey to the readers and explain the strategies I think the writer used in conveying his ideas. I will illustrate the meaning of my paper with relevant quotes from the author’s work. I have chosen “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King‚
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SUBMITTED TO: MS. KATE ANNE JUNNILER SUBMITTED BY: JASON GIO Stanislaw Lem (Polish pronunciation: [staˈɲiswaf ˈlɛm] ( listen); 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer of science fiction‚ philosophy and satire. His books have been translated into 41 languages and have sold over 27 million copies.[2] He is known as the author of the 1961 novel Solaris‚ which has been made into a feature film three times. In 1976 Theodore Sturgeon said that Lem was the most widely read science fiction
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Positive Negative If the majority of a population joins in to do something‚ it is most likely for something good; people won’t join in for a bad cause. If the task the group of people is not executed correctly‚ the whole group will suffer. Executing the mission will be easier if everyone is on the same page than if only a small group of people did it. If not enough people join in on the cause‚ the cause will not prosper. People are stronger together; that is why we group people together
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Persepolis and Feminism In the graphic novel Persepolis‚ there are several instances where readers can see highlights of feminism stemming from the female characters. I found it very interesting that characters such as Marjane Satrapi‚ her mother and grandmother exhibited many signs of independency and feminism. They are living in Iran during a time where individualism was persecuted along with religion and government views. People were executed and sent to jail for showing any sign of indifference
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THE GIVER Compare / Contrast Essay In The Giver I believe that in Jonas’ community they live in a dystopia. The book gives me many reasons to believe so. The setting for Jonas’ community is in the future where numerous technological advances have been made. In the beginning of the book it is December‚ the month where the Ceremonies 1 through 12 happens. In this community during the Ceremonies your name‚ your job‚ and your child are “assigned” for you unlike in the real world.
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Beyond Backlash By Ruth Rosen 1. In the reading Beyond Backlash Ruth Rosen discusses that when succeeding in women activism there are going to be complications and it is sometimes going to seem that by solving one problem another problem is created‚ but this is necessary to maintain succession. She says that people are afraid to support and succeed in something because of the backlash that will result and talks about why they should act anyway. Another thing Rosen really wants to get across is global feminism
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Oppression in A Tale of Two Cities In the book A Tale of Two Cities‚ one of the many themes present is that of oppression. There are many examples of this throughout the book‚ some more obvious than the others. We can see right away in the beginning that the French peasants are under a hideous oppression by the French aristocracy. All the people of the towns that are described are starved and in great pain‚ they are depressed and slinking about‚ gaunt skeletons of human beings. Their desperation
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An explication of “I‚ Too” by Langston Hughes An analysis of Langston Hughes’ poem “I‚ Too” in the book The Norton Introduction to Literature (1021)‚ shows that the author used distinct word choice and imagery to write a timeless poem about ignorance and bigotry that can be applied to any group of oppressed people‚ while at the same time he conveyed a strong sense of hope that at some future time‚ all will be welcome at the table. The opening line of “I‚ Too‚” “I‚ too sing America” (1) speaks
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Several of the stories in Woman Hollering Creek by Sandra Cisneros revolve around the theme of feminism and religion and their ability to create inner conflict. A few of the characters experience this inner conflict as a direct result of the societal pressures put on them by whom they live with‚ themselves‚ and beliefs‚ whether they’re their own‚ or someone else’s. While the whole book itself is a testament to female oppression and the way society perpetuates the oppression itself‚ there are a select
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