Margaret Atwood’s poem The Landlady presents a depressing and frightening experience of one living in a rented room. The landlady is very much the dangerous gaoler of this prison‚ and one who specializes in oppression. The poem is striking in its use of language‚ including imagery‚ sounds‚ and rhythms‚ that vividly portray the feared landlady and the shrinking tenant. The comparison of the speaker’s living situation to that of a prison‚ a place of oppression‚ is the dominant thematic
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six characteristics that make a strong female protagonist (Patterson). The first trait is having a goal that must be reached and that usually has grave consequences if not attained (Patterson). Second is that she is usually flawed; meaning she has to make choices and the lack thereof could potentially change the story (Patterson). Thirdly‚ she must capture the audiences’ attention by having a unique personality trait that makes her life-like to the reader (Patterson). Fourthly‚ she is a dynamic character;
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What is that? Or…who is that? Oh gosh I think i’m going to stop the car should I? No I shouldn’t. Should I? No it’s too late now. Ugh! I’ve done it again. Once again welcome to the show titled what a terrible human being Margret Goldsmith is. He was just standing their on the side of the road‚ thumb up in the air and I drove right on by. He didn’t look threatening. Not really. Why did I do that. He probably just needed to get home to see his family. Maybe in order to support them he had to take a
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Lubbock‚ because I believe we choose our character traits. We make decisions in our lives‚ some life changing decisions‚ some small irrelevant decisions‚ that could change our minds according to how we process our choices. Our personality affects our character heavily‚ our personality tells one everything about us. Our character is also affected by our ability to perceive things positively or negatively. I believe that we chose our character traits by the decisions that we make‚ our personality‚ and
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an exemplification of the qualities that defined a hero in his time: he is strong‚ fearless‚ and proves himself to be both selfless and generous to friend and foe alike. What most people look for in a good hero is selflessness and generosity. This trait is common even in modern day superheroes; Spiderman saves the city with no compensation‚ Captain America fights against the evil organization with no request for anything in return‚ and even Thor does not ask for anything in return when he saves the
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Character Trait of Creon The Greek tragedy Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ introduces characters that can be described as tragic heroes. This tragedy has the character face with a dramatic reconciliation. Creon‚ one of the main characters in the play‚ is a major tragic hero because of his personal characteristics and the actions he made. There were three specific characteristics that can be explained to describe Creon’s personality. He was ignorant‚ rude and insecure. Creon had a natural habit of being
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Consumer Traits and behavior Paper Team B Eduardo Becerra‚ Irinia Gomez‚ Takeshia Seeden PSY/322 November 4‚ 2013 Earnest Broussard University of Phoenix Consumer Traits and Behavior Paper Today’s users are demonstrating a fantastic desire for new services and products. It has created possibilities for users‚ marketing providers and companies too eventually approve or disapprove latest ideas. For users to help and view their behaviors in making correct decisions‚ thorough
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In your own words‚ describe each of the five basic dispositional traits. Then‚ select one of the adjective pairs listed in the table for each of the five trait categories in Table 1.2 on p. 7 of the text and describe where you think your personality falls in the spectrum of each adjective pair. For example: Extraversion: Talkative - Quiet; I am generally more talkative than I am quiet. I favor the talkative end of the spectrum. When I am at work‚ however‚ I tend to be quieter. Agreeableness (A)
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Traits of a Healthy Family The healthy family.... 1. Communicates and listens. 2. Affirms and supports one another. 3. Teaches respect for other. 4. Develops a sense of trust. 5. Has a sense of play and humor. 6. Exhibits a sense of shared responsibility. 7. Teaches a sense of right and wrong. 8. Has a strong sense of family in which rituals and traditions abound. 9. Has a balance of interaction among members. 10. Has a shared religious core. 11. Respects the privacy of one another.
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In Margaret Thatcher’s Eulogy‚ Eulogy for Reagan‚ the reflection on Reagan’s past accomplishments and him being a good president were conveyed through her use of rhetoric She introduces her topic by saying‚ “We have lost a great president‚ a great American‚ and a great man‚ and I have lost a dear friend” (Thatcher 1). As the speaker‚ Thatcher’s use of words addresses the world as a whole rather than that of a single nation in mourning‚ America. She describes her audience as “we”. This prominent use
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