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    Consider the following scenario: It’s a sunny Sunday morning for the two couples named‚ James and Lucille & John and Maxine. As they begin with their newly weds life‚ both couples decided to start their own families. Lucille is already 3 weeks pregnant‚ while Maxine is having a problem on that. John and Maxine went to the doctor immediately to find out what is really their problem on conceiving a child. And particularly who is having a problem between them? Is it on John? Or is it on Maxine? Or is

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    “Sorry wrong number” by Lucille Fletcher was scary and suspenseful. We also read a play called “sorry right number” by stephen king. They both have a death in the them even if they are different genders. Both Mrs.stephens and Katie are trying to find out who is in trouble. In “sorry “Sorry wrong number” by Lucille Fletcher was scary and suspenseful. We also read a play called “sorry right number” by stephen king. They both have a death in the them even if they are different genders

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    My grandma‚ Lucille Knutson-Bosen‚ changed my life in three ways. She taught me to be kind to everyone‚ to show my strength‚ and to cherish the people I have in my life. I have never seen a person who isn’t famous have so many people look up to them. My grandma loved making people feel welcome; she was the kind of grandma people wished to have. My grandma taught me to be strong but more specifically how to be strong mentally. In the seventies my grandma was diagnosed with Stage Four Melanoma

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    Forgiving A Debt: A Reading of Lucille Clifton’s "forgiving my father" Lucille Clifton’s "forgiving my father" begins with the speaker declaring that it is the end of the week and the bills are due. The speaker then reveals that both of her parents are dead‚ yet she is still awaiting payment: "and I hold it (her palm) out like a good daughter" (7). How can she expect something that she knows she can never obtain? While directed toward her father‚ the speaker’s tone becomes discourteous. She confronts

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    Identity The Yellow Wallpaper‚ written in 1892‚ a woman’s identity is described by the author Charlotte Perkins Gilman consistent with society of the times. It is in direct contrast to Homage to my Hips which was written almost 100 years later by Lucille Clifton‚ in which writing styles and the identity of women were much stronger. In 1892 when The Yellow Wallpaper was written‚ women did not have much say in anything they wanted to do. Women were inferior to men as well as dependent on them‚ they

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    Kevin Gray English 1020 Prof. Cole 4/22/13 Lucille Clifton “homage to my hips” In “homage to my hips‚” Lucille Clifton discusses how much pride she has in her hips. This poem discusses Clifton’s hips‚ and how they are free from certain views of society. She is self-satisfied and respects herself regardless of what others may think or say. In this poem Clifton celebrates her big hips. In today society most people are very judgmental and honest. In society expect women to be picture as slim

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    Reid Reid1 “homage to my hips” Lucille Clifton was born and raised in Depew‚ N.Y. (June 27‚ 1936). She attended Howard University in Washington D.C. ‚ Then transferring to Fredonia College near Buffalo‚ N.Y. It was when she attended Fredonia State Teachers College that she was experimenting

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    appearance or biological factors. Women sought out social‚ economic‚ and political equality. Many women wanted to do their part to support the cause. Some of the most notable influences of the feminist movement were poets such as Sylvia Plath‚ Lucille Clifton and Anne Sexton. Through their poems‚ the truth was exposed. This encouraged women everywhere to demand justice and equality. Although there are many feminist themes poets can write about‚ Sylvia Plath writes of male domination. In her poetry

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    Both Mary Oliver and Lucille Clifton are feminist women who fight for gender equality. By reading their poems the fight for women to be considered equals to men is evident. Both poems “Singapore” and “wishes for sons” were written in 1990-1991. During this time period women were fighting for equal rights in the world. They wanted men to see them as their equal rather than lesser. In “Singapore” Oliver reveals how difficult a woman’s job can be. In “wishes for sons” Clifton shows her strong desire

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    I had trouble forgiving him. Although my story is no where near as brutal or harsh as Lucille Clifton’s “forgiving my father” or Molly Peacock’s “Say You Love Me‚” I can relate on a lower level.  Father figures are important in a little girl’s life.  Growing up I never had that‚ however‚ I am more than grateful that over the past two years have been able to form a relationship with my father. Lucille Clifton and Molly Peacock’s poems show the importance of father figures and how the absence of one

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