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    than there are similarities. For example the Wife of Bath and the Pardoner‚ they are very different stories but the author seems to tie in their similarities and differences. In the Wife of Bath and in the Pardoner there are many similariries and differences between the two tales. In the tales one of the similarities is that they both have experienced the world. There is one difference between them just in traveling around the world because the Wife of Bath experienced the world by traveling and

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    the Middle Ages were meek and mild‚ not boisterous and headstrong like the Wife of Bath.Compared to other women of her time‚ she is unique; instead of conforming to traditional stereotypes‚ she follows what she desires. Her opinion on marriage and the purpose of a husband challenges the Medieval role of a housewife. Though her actions are slightly contradictory‚ the Wife of Bath is one of literature’s first feminists. The Wife of Bath is not subservient—she’s the dominant force in her relationships

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    Amy Hubbard Prof. Bertrand Expository Writing 101 14 November 2013 One Wife‚ Two Wife‚ Three Wife‚ More? Should Polygamy be Acceptable in Today’s Society? In today’s society‚ we have a variety of family dynamics. Who is to say what is normal? Although there are laws to abide by‚ those laws do not always fit how a family defines itself. We think of a typical family as having one father‚ one mother‚ and perhaps a couple of children‚ but now we are coming to terms with more alternative lifestyles

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    Dear Ms.Tocco‚ I want to start off introducing myself. My name is Leonardo Roufail. I am 100% Chaldean and just transferred to Henry Ford II. Last year I was at Dakota high school. It was pretty awkward on the first day of school cause I only knew a few people‚ but by the next day I made some new friends. It is kind of annoying because I have a lot of classes with freshman since Dakota and ford take opposite classes. For example Dakota takes Algebra 1 as a freshman and ford takes geometry. Now

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    America is the land of the free and the home of the brave isn’t it? Then why is our nation in such immense debt? Well the simple reason for that is we don’t know how to manage our money efficiently. In order to be successful and stress free you have to plan and save. Be proactive in saving for things such as emergencies‚ large purchases‚ and wealth. These things are important to stay out of debt and have financial freedom. Things happen unexpectedly to most people‚ things such as a job loss or a

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    The Wife of Bath’s Faithfulness In The Canterbury Tales‚ Geoffrey Chaucer reveals the characteristics of the Wife of Bath through her tale and background. Chaucer portrays the Wife of Bath as a woman of faith through her religious actions and beliefs despite her human faults. Chaucer states in the General Prologue that “not a dame dared stir/ [t]owards the altar steps in front of her‚” meaning that no one stepped in front of her to receive communion (GP ll. 459-460). If one did go ahead of

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    Killing His Wife

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    Fernando de Medina Confesses to Killing His Wife In the introduction of this chapter‚ we learn that on November 28th‚ 1595 Gaspar de Peralta‚ a judge for the Royal Audiencia of Charcas‚ answered a call from his next-door neighbor’s house. Once he entered the house‚ he found a domestic horror scene. Having entered the bedroom‚ Peralta found his chief scribe and the secretary of the audiencia (Fernando de Medina) standing over the bloody bodies of his wife and her lover‚ Beatriz Gonzalez. Fernando

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    The Time Traveler's Wife

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    The New York Times bestseller The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger is a timeless love story about a male librarian who has a genetic disorder that causes him to time travel unpredictably‚ and his wife who must face his sporadic absences and dangerous situations while staying in normal time. The story is set in both Chicago Illinois and South Haven Michigan‚ and jumps around the years ranging from the 1960s to the present. The novel centers on Henry DeTamble who was born in 1963‚ unbeknownst

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    Wife hits moose commentary- Andre Carter We all have the desire to control our destiny but the degree to which we are able to manifest that desire concretely is‚ ironically‚ not under our control. Thomas Lux’s poem‚ Wife hits moose describes the story of a wondering moose colliding with a wife driving through a forest road during dusk. The author’s third person recall of the incident creates a detached‚ ironic tone and outlines to the audience that the author has little at stake or control over

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    The Canterbury Tales. Throughout the Wife of Bath’s prologue‚ the wife illustrates her actions to be equal to those of a feminist. The wife pleads to stand out without conforming to societal standards. Feminism is defined as the doctrine advocating social‚ political‚ and all other rights of women equal to those of men. During the 14thcentury‚ it was likely that the Wife of Bath was thought of as a destructive rebel. In modern times our society considers the Wife of Bath to be a revolutionary feminist

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