since 1995‚ Margaret Laurino is no new-kid-on-the-block. Alongside hard fought campaigns‚ this 39th ward representative also has a family history of Chicago politics to go along with her 17 years in office. Her father‚ also serving ward 39‚ was known as the "alley alderman"‚ said to have walked the alleys of Chicago to get to better know his people. After a near three decades of service‚ his resignation in the year 1994 due to poor health brought about the election of his daughter‚ Margaret. That’s a
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“Margaret Thatcher ’s funeral: protesters turn their backs on coffin.” The Telegraph. 17 Apr. 2013. Web. 10 May 2014. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/10000235/Margaret-Thatchers-funeral-protesters-turn-their-backs-on-coffin.html Milligan‚ Brian. “Right-to-buy: Margaret Thatcher’s Controversial Gift”. BBC News. 10 Apr. 2013. Web. 23 Apr. 2014 http://www.bbc.com/news/business-22077190
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Margaret floy Washburn was a strong intellectual woman‚ the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in psychology‚ was born on July 25th in Harlem in New York City to parents who strongly encouraged intellectual pursuits. Washburn was notably a teacher‚ however she worked in many areas of psychology and it well-known for her contributions in theory development (including her motor theory)‚ experimental work‚ animal behavior and professional service. Besides publishing over 200 scientific articles and reviews
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Margaret Atwood’s Novel Alias Grace is a story based off of a historical murder that occurred in the nineteenth century. The court convicted Grace Marks‚ the main character‚ of the murder of her employer Thomas Kinnear and his house keeper‚ Nancy Montgomery. A servant named James McDermott was found guilty of the murder‚ along with Grace‚ during the trial. The court ultimately concluded that James McDermott be hanged to death and Grace Marks sentenced to life imprisonment. Grace was eventually granted
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What makes the selected speeches worthy of critical study? Margaret Atwood’s Spotty-Handed Villainesses (1994) and Anwar Sadat’s Statement to the Knesset (1977) are both speeches worthy of critical study because of their fascinating ideas and values. “There was a little girl Who had a little curl Right in the middle of her forehead; When she was good‚ she was very‚ very good‚ And when she was bad‚ she was horrid!” Atwood begins her speech with an anecdote and quotes this famous nursery
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Hansel and Gretel vs. the evil cannibalistic witch; authors tended to paint the line separating the two through their uses of certain writing tools. The point Atwood attempts to drive into the reader is women’s naivety and overall downplay of rape. Margaret Atwood‚ author of Rape Fantasies‚ relies heavily on Irony and Characterization to get her point across. In the story Estelle‚ the narrator and main character‚ shares her rape fantasies along . In all of them she is a victim‚ later in the story‚ we
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Margaret Talbot in “Best in Class” pushes a very subtle message through her use of anecdotes and a general appeal to logos to display that high school students are overly competitive or overreact when competing in the position of valedictorian and should move towards a friendlier competition or needs necessary change. Talbot does not directly state her message at anytime‚ rather‚ she indirectly states it through her use of anecdotes which contain conflicting viewpoints. In the article‚ Talbot mentions
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Jennifer Angelucci April 23rd‚ 2007 SIREN SONG Margaret Atwood’s "Siren Song" is a lyric that consists of nine three-lined stanzas that neither possess any recognizable rhyme scheme nor rhythm. The speaker of this poem is a mythical creature‚ a Siren‚ who addresses us‚ the audience‚ when she speaks of the victims whom she lured through the enticing song she sings. The overall tone of this poem is sarcastic and quite sinister. The title itself immediately depicts the theme and speaker of the poem
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The government wrongly relies on dehumanization to control people. People shouldn’t be dehumanized by the government and be brainwashed for the government’s benefit. In The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood‚ the author describes a society led by a government with complete control‚ not allowing citizens to have any freedom whatsoever. Atwood uses story as a construct and character roles to convey the theme‚ explaining that the government relies on dehumanization to control the people and how this
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In “Gender- and Class-Based Role Expectations for Army Spouses” author Margaret Harrell discusses how class-based identities shape role expectations and perceptions of Army spouses (69). She begins by discussing what these gender roles mean by arguing that the spouse roles that exist within the army are culturally constructed‚ and these roles are not expected of men which proves they are gendered (Harrell‚ 70). She goes on to argue that these roles are culturally constructed because there is nothing
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