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    Louise Edwards

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    have been incorporated into novels‚ operas‚ plays and movies. This distinct interest in the role of women‚ vigilance and their participation in war has generated a unique appeal to the role women and men play in the war. This question is addressed in Louise Edward’s book‚ Women Warriors and Wartime Spies of China. In her analysis‚ Edwards explores how women and men‚ femininity and masculinity‚ have been used to advocate for war. In her analysis‚ she claims that “womanhood‚ femininity and masculinity

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    Thelma and Louise

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    roles. In the movie Thelma and Louise the men serve in the highest levels in all areas of society therefore‚ this is crucial when examining Thelma’s and Louise right of equality and freedom; next to all them men they come in contact with. Thelma is a passive housewife who caters to her husbands every need‚ and she sees nothing wrong with it. This is an example of what was expected of married women. Still is in some cases currently in society. Take a look at the Louise who is the exact opposite of Thelma

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    THELMA AND LOUISE Critical Analysis Questions 1. Louise is the first of the two main characters shown‚ at the snack bar. It is noisy‚ crowded and fast paced. The cameraman follows her from point to point ‚ in this way making her the center of attention and also serving to give the viewer a good view of the snack bar. On the other hand‚ Thelma’s kitchen is quiet and she is alone. From the onset‚ the viewer gets an insight into the loneliness and boredom in Thelmas life. This is further confirmed

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    Louise Labe

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    Louise Labé conveys the relationship between pain and joy‚ as well as the back and forth nature of not only love‚ but also life in her sonnet‚ “I Live‚ I Die‚ I Burn‚ I Drown.” The poem acts as a personal diary of sorts‚ in which the narrator‚ Labé‚ is spilling her feelings out‚ possibly about an unrequited love. These emotions are very raw and conflicting of each other‚ and through this use of contrast‚ the ups and downs of the narrator’s emotions are clearly presented. Furthermore‚ Labé introduces

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    The Law of Attraction

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    and ye shall have them." Mark xi. 24. The law of attraction has since been made into a movie called “The Secret“. (The Bible Mark xi. 24.) Expert author Louise Hay: Acclaimed author Louise Hay is an author of several self-help books‚ she is best known for her book called “You can heal your self‚” based upon the law of attraction. Louise Hay says‚ "The law of attraction is that our thinking creates and brings to us whatever we think about‚" she says. "It ’s as though every time we think a thought

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    Louise Erdrich’s novel Tracks‚ published in 1988‚ recounts the story of an Anishinaabe family on an Indian reservation. The plot revolves around the life history of the protagonist‚ Fleur Pillager. Erdrich uses the multiple narrator technique by telling the story from the perspectives of Nanapush‚ an affable tribal elder‚ and Pauline Puyat‚ a mixed-blood girl. The novel recounts the incidents that took place between the years 1912 to 1924 in the life of Fleur Pillager. Erdrich divides the narrative

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    Louise Josephine Bourgeois was a French-American artist who was born on December 25th‚ 1911‚ in Paris‚ France. Bourgeois lived to the age of 98 and continued creating art up until till the very end‚ with her last pieces being finished one/two weeks before her death on May 31st‚ 2010.While being notoriously well known for her large-scale sculptures and installation pieces‚ Bourgeois was also a painter and printmaker. Bourgeois first started her education by studying philosophy and mathematics at Sorbonne

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    Louise Mallard Symbolism

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    Literature Analysis An example shows Louise Mallard was over confident‚ and no tasks were too tough to handle. In addition to caring for several children‚ which isn’t an easy task as a single parent. It can have it’s benefits to be independent‚ but these days it takes both parents to raise a family. The male dominance of Louise’s husband has always imitated her‚ and Louise felt distant with her husband. When her husband was no longer going to be around going by the news‚ Louise now felt more in charge of her

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    feminism in a very influential way was Thelma and Louise (1991)‚ a film revolving around liberated women who snap free from societal stereotypes. While criticizing the patriarchy and gender issues‚ Thelma and Louise was able to stir up controversy as the film was able to make an impact on American society and establish

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    Women Who Commit Crimes

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    in crimes being committed by women? Dr Chishom also reports that crimes historically were predominately committed by men and that women involved themselves in many kinds of crimes with them‚ “Women became more daring”. In the movie Thelma & Louise‚ we saw varying incidents where women were treated in manners that were considered demeaning. Not to say that this would be a reason to commit a crime‚ but

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