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    Linda Patan Poem the Marks

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    Tuohy 1 Mikki Tuohy ENG 390 Dr. Buttram December 12‚ 2008 Grading Feminist Theory The poem “Marks” by Linda Pastan is a short piece that focuses on a housewife’s duties being graded by her family as if it were her homework. The wife is graded by her husband‚ son and daughter using different three grading systems‚ each time being told that she could do better‚ but ends by saying that the family should “Wait ‘til they learn / I’m dropping out” (10-11). In an interview on “The Newshour with Jim

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    Henry Daughters

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    Henry’s Daughter Henry’s daughter is an educational film that helps engineering and business students observe and realize multiple ethical issues in and out of the work place. The video helps students identify unethical situations and how to go about resolving and avoiding them. Some of the ethical situation’s that occur throughout the film deal with: sexual harassment among co-workers‚ bribery and unjust favors‚ intellectual property sharing‚ and various influential political factors. I. Henry’s

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    I knew he was leaving. I could see the anxious anticipation in my mothers body language in the days before. I knew he was leaving. I coud hear him still rummaging around in the closet‚ carefully selecting the uniforms that he would wear when he was gone. I felt a slight pain in my chest knowing that I would now become the man of the house once again. I saw him lay his duffel bag along with his carry on in the corner of the living room that he and I had painted the month before. I glanced up to the

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    she’s just looking out for what’s best and at this point it’s leaving home.

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    the only daughter

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    Cisneros Only daughter Comprehension 2] Sandra Cisneros had six brothers in her family. Boys were considered to be more significant than girls because they were the bread earners. Cisneros was the only daughter in her family of nine. She always used to spend time by herself because her brothers were ashamed of playing with a girl in public. She compares how being the only daughter made her feel lonely around her six brothers and therefore she said that‚ she was only a daughter. 3] Being only

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    Rappaccini's Daughter

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    “Rappaccini’s Daughter” Would you sacrifice your only daughter so you could gain notoriety among your colleagues? Or consider killing a man’s daughter for the purpose of thwarting him? This is the basic theme in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s story “Rappaccini’s Daughter”. Dr. Rappaccini‚ Professor Baglioni‚ and Giovanni all seem to prefer ideas over human life. Dr. Rappaccini has devoted his entire life to the pursuit of scientific knowledge. He views human beings as experiments. “He would sacrifice

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    Leaving a Legacy of Hope

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    Leaving a Legacy of Hope…It’s Up To Us. So many people when asked what it was that drew them to this field would tell me‚ “I go home every night feeling good about the work I do.” Though this is a genuine and relevant answer to the question‚ it is not mine. I have always said that it is the people that make this work so special. What makes the population of people that we work with so incredible is that they are not caught up with the everyday way of life that you and I are. It is that freedom

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    Nisei Daughter

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    Rick Ross Professor ********* Hist 214 Date **** Second Generation Daughter "Even with all the mental anguish and struggle‚ an elemental instinct bound us to this soil. Here we were born; here we wanted to live. We had tasted of its freedom and learned of its brave hopes for democracy. It was too late‚ much too late for us to turn back.” Monica Sone’s Nisei Daughter is a compelling story of the life of a Japanese American growing up and discovering who she is in the World War II era United

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    Only Daughter

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    Only Daughter assignment 1 Comprehension 1.) When she states that she is the only girl in a family of six sons‚ Means she was a lonely‚ her brothers never wanted to play with her because she was a female. This made her think and image and become a writer. 2.) Being the only daughter she means that she is the only girl out of six boys. Being “only the daughter” she wasn’t allowed to do a lot with her brothers and was singled out‚ creating her to image and write. 3.) Advantages of being

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    In the Article‚ “A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun”‚ Linda Hasselstrom explains why she carries a handgun through normal activities‚ such as driving‚ camping‚ or even staying at home. Although Hasselstrom claims she is not paranoid‚ but the situations that she reacts to would raise concerning questions. To most people‚ Hasselstrom is slightly more than cautious‚ she’s paranoid. In one situation‚ a man was walking out on her field toward a pond full of ducks. When she drove down to

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