Even though there is still a lack of diversity in the STEM field and nerd culture‚ there have been efforts to diversify them. For example‚ in the article “Revenge of the Nerds: How Barbie Got Her Geek On” Ann Zimmerman discusses how women in the STEM field tried and succeed to get representation through Barbie. Mattel Inc.‚ opened a poll to let the people vote on what Barbie’s next career was. The options were: “architect‚ anchorwoman‚ computer engineer‚ environmentalist and surgeon.” Zimmerman writes
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“Havisham” by Carol Ann Duffy is a poem which depicts the character of Miss Havisham from the novel “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens. Havisham is a bitter and spiteful character due to being jilted at the altar many years ago. She has become twisted and vengeful due to her heartbreak and loneliness. Themes such as love‚ hate‚ grief and madness are explored throughout the poem to illustrate Havisham’s descendance into insanity. Duffy uses several techniques in order to deepen my understanding
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Szegény Gélyi János lovai című novella elemzése „Megérti a négy okos állat a parádét…” A környezet‚ a természet legapróbb részletei is zseniálisan alátámasztják‚ olykor megindokolják‚ vagy kiegészítik a cselekmény folyamát Mikszáth novelláiban. A büszke‚ boldog lovak kicicomázott parádéja Gélyi János érzésének metaforája. Ez a metafora – Gélyi érzéseinek és a lovaknak párhuzama – végigvonul az egész művön. Bokros és Tündér a két ló neve‚ jelzős szerkezetként értelmezve Vér Klárát‚ a
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religion‚ language‚ location and ethnic origin. These rights include and are not limited to freedom of expression‚ freedom of movement‚ right to own property‚ right to life among others. In the book ‘Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl’ Harriet Ann Jacobs talks of her slavery encounter‚ sexual harassment and degradation in the society. This paper will focus on Harriet’s slavery experiences in the hands of the Whites which many artists find hard to narrate their personal humiliating experiences
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I interviewed my grandma‚ Gloria Ann Foley Mason. She is 68 years old‚ I decided to interview her because she is a kind‚ happy‚ funny‚ and a bit crazy! My grandma went to school in 1954‚ when she was in 1st grade. She graduated high school in 1966‚ she graduated college in 1970. She went to school from 1st – 8th grade at St. Norbrooks and DLG. In High School she went to Chartiers Valley‚ when she went to college she went to Edinboro State Community College to get her teaching degree. When she
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The Plight of Female Slavery is a document written by Francis Anne Kemble who shares her experience on the cruelties of slavery in the south. She discusses the brutality of slavery the women and children there and she also gives her own views on the subject. According to Mrs. Kemble these women were being extremely mistreated and it was caused by the harsh working conditions and lack of health concerns from their masters. These women were forced to return to the fields 3 weeks prior to giving
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How does Carol Ann Duffy Present Different Feelings about Love in “Hour” and “Quick Draw” Caroline Ann Duffy had made it a common opinion in her writing that she believes love is a crawl thing. However in both “Hour” and “Quick Draw”‚ she talks about love in an appreciative way. Although in the two poems‚ it has two very different circumstances in a relationship. Similarly both poems‚ is themed around a relationship‚ however the differences being that Hour describes the situation with a vast amount
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Compare the ways in which Caroline Duffy and Sheenagh Pugh write about and present women in their poems ‘Standing Female Nude’ and ‘Sweet 18’. One may note how the portrayal of women in society is one of the pivotal themes throughout Caroline Duffy’s poetry‚ whether it being one which depicts women’s empowerment‚ isolation or objectification in society. Caroline Duffy is very honest in her poetry‚ she is cynical in the fact that she is renowned for expressing things how they are; as expressed
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Questions over articles. Differentiating Instruction Why Bother? By Carol Ann Tomlinson‚ in Middle Ground‚ August 2005‚ Volume 9‚ Number 1. 1. The author opens the article telling about two of her middle grades teacher‚ one math teacher and one English teacher. a. Briefly describe and compare these two teachers. In this article author has describe both Math and English teachers clearly and their method of teaching. Math teacher has her own teaching method and English teacher has own. If I compare
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“Before you were mine” uses first person and is written using the patterns of ordinary speech as if the poet is speaking directly to her mother. Although much of what she talks about takes place before Duffy was born she makes her presence felt by using ’I’ to start many phrases. ’I’m ten years away.’ The poet seems to have been stimulated to write after seeing an old photo of her mother enjoying herself with some girl friends when she was a teenager. The poem is written in the present tense as if
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