A Widow’s Story is a memoir of Joyce Carol Oates‚ dedicated to her late husband Raymond Smith. This book was gripping from the very start‚ I felt like I was getting to know Oates more as a person‚ instead of just the author to literature read for the class. Oates husband of forty-seven year of marriage passed away from a secondary infection; acquired during his hospital stay for treatment of pneumonia. She takes us on this journey with her from the beginning with the ER visit she took with Ray‚ when
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Anna is lost in her sin In the Lady with the Pet Dog by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Oates breaks up chronological order into a boxlike structure with three distinct sections of a plot. Every section of the plot is written in different time and part of Anna’s life in order to express more clearly how Anna is lost in her sin since the day she committed adultery. Oates describes changes in her thoughts and her confused state of mind. Using the third person perspective‚ omniscient narrator‚ she makes Anna the
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“Miss Representation” is a documentary film written‚ directed‚ and produced in 2011 by Jennier Siebel Newsom‚ a filmmaker‚ an actress‚ and an advocate for women. The film focuses on how the American women have been wrongly portrayed by the media; hence‚ it results in the gender inequality‚ the lack of female in politics‚ and women’s misperception about their identity. The targeted audience of this film is all American people‚ who are convinced to change their mind about stereotypes of women. Jennier
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Representation of Women in Politics As young adults mature‚ they are likely to become interested in government and representation. Questions regarding representation and equality will begin to form and answers will have to be given. It is important for an individual to be allowed to express their opinions and ideas when problems or issues may arise. However‚ there have always been groups of people who do not feel that they are being adequately represented‚ and women are one of them. Throughout
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influence on people´s personality features‚ clothing has become what. Over the 50’s and 80’s decades‚ it was suffered as many changes as the history its self has had. The main point on this essay is to compare or contrast the 80’s and 50’s fashion tendencies‚ and representative trends. First of all‚ I found remarkable to notice that during the 50’s‚ clothing could have the opproral of trousers and jeans for ladies and that elegance has been one very important thing since then. About the 80’s decade‚ we notice
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The representation of Maori women in early 20th century advertising. Figure 1: “The Canoe Poi Dance’ 1957 The representation of New Zealand culture/society that is created in this first advertisement- “The Canoe Poi Dance” published by New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department‚ (see Fig. 1). There is a beautiful Maori woman‚ partly silhouetted‚ sitting down wearing the traditional Maori women costume‚ which consists of a traditional Maori patterned top and a flax skirt called ‘piupiu.’ Here
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“Taxation without representation” is the phrase associated with the American Revolution. Back in the 1700s‚ America was part of Britain’s colony. Britain decided to make the colonists pay extra charges. So‚ the British government imposed more taxes on American colonies without those colonies having elected representatives in British Parliament to advocate for their rights and interests. They felt this was unfair. This contributed to the desire for independence from British rule. So‚ they started
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Miss Representation is a documentary written by Jennifer Siebel Newsom that explains how mainstream media plays a big role on gender inequalities in our society. The film discus many subjects from the lack of women in politics to how women are negatively betrayed by the media. The documentary is aimed at America’s society to keep an open mind and educate the viewer of how mainstream media affects our opinions and behavior. Writer and director‚ Jennifer Siebel Newsom‚ effectively convinces the
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early twentieth century‚ ethnic representation in musical theater underwent a gradual change paralleling a shift in societal opinion toward racial equality. Though by today’s standards‚ its depiction of African-Americans may seem archaic at best‚ Show Boat changed the way audiences viewed musical theater through its success as the first show to deal with racial issues in the United States. In order to fully understand the point of view from which racial representation in Show Boat originates‚ one
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S&S Air‚ Inc. 2009 Income Statement Sales COGS Other Expenses Depreciation EBIT Interest Taxable Income Taxes (40%) Net Income $20‚077‚000 $14‚985‚000.00 $2‚399‚000.00 $655‚000.00 $2‚038‚000.00 $362‚000.00 $1‚676‚000.00 $670‚400.00 $1‚005‚600.00 Dividends Add. To RE $205‚000.00 $800‚600.00 2009 Balance Sheet Current Assets Cash AR Inventory Total CA Fixed Assets Net P&E Total Assets 1. Ratios Current Ratio Quick Ratio Current Liabilities $365‚040 $1‚534‚680 $1‚238‚500 $3‚138‚220 AP Notes Payable
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