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    In 1898 Kate Chopin wrote a novel titled The Awakening that took place in a Louisiana setting. The main character Edna experiences an awakening physically and emotionally. The Awakening is about a woman who goes through many different stages to reach her goal of freedom. Through the stages she learns that even though she has gained some freedom she will not ever truly be free. The ending of Chopin’s novel is ambiguous and leaves the reader to make their own conclusion as to whether Edna committed

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    get the things she wants. Two main examples of her submitting to Petruchio in order to achieve her desires are in Act 4‚ scene 5‚ (the sun versus moon scene) as well as Act 5‚ scene 2 (the kiss me kate scene and her final monologue). In Act 4‚ scene 5‚ the audience is shown a major part of Petruchio’s ‘taming’ process. Petruchio exclaims: “Good Lord‚ how bright and goodly shines the moon!” (iv‚ v‚ line 3‚ page 185). It is‚ of course‚ the sun shining brightly‚ as Kate rightly corrects him. When Petruchio

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    In “The Story of an Hour‚’’ Kate Chopin utilizes an ironic yet melancholy tone and formal writing style to emphasize her views on the woman’s role during the 1800’s. In this short story‚ Mrs. Louise Mallard‚ the main character‚ embodies a woman trapped inside of a marriage and dies when she realizes she will never be free. Mrs. Mallard’s character is that of a fragile‚ heart troubled wife‚ who lives her life unhappily for her husband‚ Brently Mallard‚ and not for herself. She finally gets a glimpse

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    such as Louise Mallard in the story‚ “The Story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin. Mrs. Louise Mallard is a young and very pretty lady‚ but with the recent death of her husband‚ she appears to be much older. “She was young‚ with a fair‚ calm face‚ whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength. But now there was a dull stare in her eyes‚ whose gaze was fixed away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky.” (Chopin 8) Louise not only seems to be aging physically‚ but mentally as well;

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    Initial Writing Sample: Main Points Throughout reading the article on “Studies Explore Whether the Internet Makes Students Better Writers” by Josh Keller‚ there are a few points to pick up on. The first point being made is that some scholars say that students no a days have a more enhanced skill for writing. In other cases some are saying‚ by using online blogs and/or tweeting can cause a student to form bad writing habits and become less efficient in a classroom setting. A second point that’s

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    touch of the sea is sensuous‚ enfolding the body in its soft‚ close embrace." (Chopin 6) The sea is used as a symbol for freedom throughout the text‚ which makes her drowning in the end very poetic. The sea is free to roam without any constraints. When Edna describes swimming in the sea she talks of how she wishes she could drift and swim far away. "Their freedom of expression was at first incomprehensible to her..." (Chopin 4) This is use of foreshadowing‚ Edna had very little freedom of expression

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    This story is about a girl (Kate) who is dieing from cancer and her sister (Anna) has to make the decision to whether to let kate die or give her a kidney to live. First I’m going to tell you about even tho anna is suing her parents mostly Sara her mother for medical emancipation. That they still love each other. Second I’m going to explain how the family exploit Jessie even tho all he wants is to help kate. Third i’m going to tell you about how at the end it is about how everyone feels and what

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    to be seen as a graceful entity who solely looked after the home affairs. Throughout this period‚ their freedom of expression was limited because they usually followed this unwritten code regardless of how they actually felt. In The Awakening by Kate Chopin‚ Madame Ratignolle is the epitome of how a woman was expected to act and dress. However‚ the words used in the passage that describes Madame Ratignolle suggest that her appearance is shaped by society and she follows their guidelines not her own

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    Author Kate Chopin has expressed feminine freedom in two of her short stories: "The Storm" and "Story of an Hour". She was the breakthrough author for female independence and human sexuality. Through these two short stories‚ Chopin describes the lives of two women who discover their freedom in times where society does not accept women as equal to men. "The Storm" relates love and marriage as a prevention for free full blown passion. "Story of an Hour" relates love and marriage to unhappiness and

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    There are 3 main competitors for Jawbone Up device. But there are 12 competitors in total. Fitbit - 36 patent DirectLife - 24 patent BodyMedia - 23 patent DigiFit - 1 patent Life Microscope - Adidas MiCoach Pacer - Nike+ - 49634 patent Valencell - 7 patents Basis Band - Shine - 20472 patents Larklife - 1 patent Motorola MotoActv - Legal regulations. i) What are we going to be if we colabarate with Jawbone:- Limited liability partnership Why? Because we are building a partnership

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