Margaret Atwood’s poem The Landlady presents a depressing and frightening experience of one living in a rented room. The landlady is very much the dangerous gaoler of this prison‚ and one who specializes in oppression. The poem is striking in its use of language‚ including imagery‚ sounds‚ and rhythms‚ that vividly portray the feared landlady and the shrinking tenant. The comparison of the speaker’s living situation to that of a prison‚ a place of oppression‚ is the dominant thematic
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Margaret Atwood’s collection of poems‚ Morning in the Burned House‚ could just as easily have employed morning’s homonym—mourning—in the title. The overriding theme of loss and some of its sources and consequences—aging‚ grief‚ death‚ depression‚ and anger—permeate this collection and‚ in particular‚ Section IV which is a series of elegiac poems about Atwood’s father. The collection is divided into five sections. Section I opens with the poem “You Come Back.” This poem seems to look back on a life
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Rigoberto Rodriguez Professor Beeles SPA 281 April 26‚ 2016 The Emergence of the Zoot Suits In the early ’40s in Los Angeles‚ several factors made the city remain under stress‚ contributing to conflicts known as the Zoot Suit Riots. Decades of discrimination have forced the Mexican-American community to turn inward. By the 1940‚ LA 240‚000 Mexican-American lived in a series of neighborhoods called barrios. These communities were traditional‚ conservative and self-contained. During those years‚ segregations
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One could assume that he hadn’t been that way for long for his attire was not that of a person who had been homeless for years. He wore a simple yet decent black suit that had various dirt stains near his sleeves and the tail of his trousers. His shoes were caked with mud and grime for the street of the city. Many would think to run at this point‚ but instead I was somewhat intrigued because of his posture. He looked like a man who had just lost his job and was used to being in a position of authority
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Transcendentalism Through the Political Thought of Emerson‚ Thoreau and Fuller Courtney Thompson Introduction: The Transcendentalist During the early to middle years of the nineteenth century‚ American transcendentalism was born. The term transcendental came from German philosopher Immanuel Kant. He criticizes John Locke‚ who claimed that knowledge comes through our sensual impressions of the world. Kant feels as though the mind has intuitions of itself that he called transcendental forms.
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That’s what gives expression through objects so much power though. Without the different perceptions of life and the aspects within‚ nothing would have any meaning at all‚ it’s all what we think‚ and what we take out of it all. El Pachuco and Henry(Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez) discuss the conflicts of war and the reality that “You’re a marked man‚ they think you’re the enemy.”(Act‚ Scene 3)(P.30) From past occurrences and current thoughts‚ we decide what we think we know. Being a “marked man” comes from those
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Margaret Thatcher and Indira Gandhi were both polarizing figures in their countries‚ who left behind controversial legacies. Both of these influential leaders seized opportunity when it appeared‚ and overcame the obstacles of being female politicians during some tremendously difficult and trying times. However‚ both of these women proved that leadership is not dependent on gender‚ yet on the determination and passion one has for their country. On October 13‚ 1925‚ Margaret Thatcher was born in
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A representative is chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others‚ according to Google. The play by Luis Valdez takes place in LA during 1943 where both World War 2 and the Zoot Suit riots were happening. In the play Zoot Suit we follow Henry who is a pachuco‚ a part of a gang called the 38th street gang and El Pachuco who likes to give Henry advice on what to do throughout the play yet he is unable to interact with anyone other than Henry. Along with Della‚ Rudy‚ Lupe‚ Smiley‚ Joey‚
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A representative is chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others‚ according to Google. The play by Luis Valdez takes place in LA during 1943 where both World War 2 and the Zoot Suit riots were happening. In the play Zoot Suit we follow Henry who is a pachuco‚ part of a gang called the 38th street gang along with El Pachuco who likes to give Henry advice on what to do throughout the play still he is unable to interact with anyone excluding Henry. Along with Della‚ Rudy‚ Lupe‚ Smiley‚
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In Warfare: An Invention- Not a Biological Necessity‚ Margaret Mead states that war is a creation of man‚ not a necessity we need in order to thrive. She begins by stating that those who believe war is a biological necessity see men as aggressive by nature. This natural aggression leads men to need an outlet for their frustration which‚ in this case‚ is war. She proceeds to suggest that war is a creation of society. The origins of war‚ such as the struggle for land and natural resources‚ are not
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