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    EN 1011 Academic Writing 8-10-2013 Orestis F. Tutor: Petros Z. “Looking at Women” Analysis Essay (Final Draft) The term “Gaze” was first introduced by Jacques Lacan and it describes the nervousness that someone feels when he realizes that he is being viewed. In the second rise of feminism in the 60’s one of the many topics that had been discussed among the social scientist and people all over the world for many years was the male gaze. Some people

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    "Time to get up!" "Okay!" I answer back‚ while rolling out of bed‚ and standing up. I look at myself in the mirror a girl who has wavy‚ curly brown hair looking back. I have blue eyes‚ the colour of faded dark denim. I sighed. ’Yep‚ that’s me’ I thought. I sighed again‚ and got ready for school. My name is Adriana McPherson. I am 15½ years old. I live with my mum‚ dad‚ and my two older brothers. I am in Year 10 at Angel’s Catholic Secondary School‚ a co-ed school in which Years 9-12 attend. I am

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    The title of Wallace Stevens poem‚ "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird‚" is misleading‚ because he does not only offer thirteen ways of looking at blackbird‚ but the poem offers us many insights on how humans think. "Blackbird"‚ written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon‚ has many similarities with "Thirteen Ways of Looking at A Blackbird" other than just their titles. They use many poetic conventions to explain their poem ’s ideas‚ both writers use a blackbird to compare to humans and human

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    Good morning/afternoon Throughout my comparative study of texts and context‚ I have explored various connections shared between William Shakespeare’s ‘Richard the 3rd’ and Al Pacino’s ‘Looking for Richard’. As both of these items are based on the same character‚ King Richard the 3rd‚ they share a lot in common. The connection that I have chosen to concentrate on though is the idea of power‚ and how both texts explore this theme. William Shakespeare is an extremely famous English

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    Chapter 6 of Hirshfield’s Nine Gates entitled “Two Secrets: On Poetry’s Inward and Outward Looking” talks of the subjective‚ reflective‚ and objective modes of poetry. Hirshfield provides examples of all three modes and the risks that they carry‚ such as a subjective poem: “The lapse into solipsism‚ pitfall of the worst Romantic poems‚ continues to throw a sentimental fog over many people’s idea of what poetry is." Hirshfield envisions a hierarchy‚ with the subjective voice being more immature and

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    After reading “A Day In The Life…Looking Beyond Test Scores” I can see Pat’s frustration in the situation with her student Juana not being accepted into the special academic enrichment program. The difference between Pat’s perception and the test score did not add up. Nevertheless‚ Pat thought that Juana was a perfect fit for the program even though her IQ test score was not above average. Juana was displaying all the signs to her teacher Pat that she would be an exceptional candidate for the

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    Looking at the Canidae Dog Food Company: Canidae started out of a single feed store in Southern California in 1996. It’s a independent‚ family-owned company. At one time‚ Canidae dog food was co-packed by Diamond Pet Foods. They were made in the same plants‚ along with many other pet food brands‚ but in March‚ 2011‚ Canidae purchased Ethos Pet Nutrition‚ a pre-existing extrusion plant in Brownwood‚ Texas. Is Canidae a good dog food? Yes‚ and when there’s a problem‚ they fix it. Ethos was rebuilt

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    The concept of using a card for purchases was described in 1887 by Edward Bellamy in his utopian novel Looking Backward. In the novel‚ Bellamy used the term credit card eleven times. But it is actually referred to a card for spending a citizen’s dividend from the government‚ rather than borrowing. In 1800s‚ consumers and merchants used credit coins and charge plates as currency for exchanging the goods through the concept of credit. However‚ it wasn’t until about half a century ago‚ the things

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    the dawn of man people have dreamed of the ideal society. A vision that speaks to the hopes of mankind. Numerous men and women have written about their ideal world; Plato when writing his Republic‚ Thomas Moore in his Utopia‚ and Edward Bellamy in Looking Backwards are just a few examples of perfect worlds that have been dreamed by man. Humans are naturally curious beings with an uncanny desire to explore and create. We are each‚ in a sense‚ pioneers that are sent to explore the vastness of time and

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    William Shakespeares epic play Romeo and Juliet is considered by many to be historys greatest love story. It takes two star-crossed lovers and places their emotions against all odds and most certainly against much hate and violence. Romeo and Juliets love is obstructed by a long-standing blood feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. Coming from opposite sides of the feud‚ Romeo and Juliet must keep their love and eventual marriage a secret. In the end both families who cannot come to a reasonable

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