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    Imagine doing your daily routine and one day it all changes. Offred having t find all her money taken from her name and being told the new law of the state that no women are allowed employment. In the handmaid’s tale by Margaret Atwood‚ reveals a new society where everyone are separated by their clothing their social statues inside & outside the household . Women are separated by the color of their clothing and social statues. “Econowives are the women of poor men and wear a dress of red‚ green

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    "Anyway‚ tomorrow is another day‚" is the last sentence that Scarlett says in Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell has encouraged me when I encounter difficulties after I immigrate to the United States. Sometimes when things do not have smooth processes‚ I try to think everything should become fine‚ and do not let frustration make me give up. I have learned it from Scarlett‚ whose daughter dies‚ and her husband leaves her. No matter what she experiences‚ she tries to cheer up a little glimpse

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    In Margaret Meek Spencer’s essay on “Reading” in Keywords for Children’s Literature‚ Spencer provides background on the progression of reading throughout history and how it developed from accountants using it to keep track of trade deals‚ to a fundamental learning skill in schools. Now‚ with access to books that have a wider range of genres than ever before‚ books become an even more important part of a child’s life. As Spencer states: “[Reading] not only extends their linguistic competences‚ their

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    Environment in Dunbar’s The Sport of the Gods The Sport of the Gods presents a variety of literary devices that when combined create a strong work of fiction. Paul Laurence Dunbar‚ the author‚ focuses on characterization and setting to shape the lives of an African American family‚ the Hamiltons. The Hamilton family consists of Berry‚ Fanny‚ Kit‚ and Joe. Dunbar moved his characters from the Southern United States to New York City to record the effects of a new environment upon them. New York

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    Ottawa native Margaret Atwood‚ born in 1939‚ is a famous author known for her works of feminism‚ where she often questions herself about being a “true feminist” as she shows feminism is a different manner. This is something that is clear to see in one of her more famous novels titled The Handmaid’s Tale which has raised a lot of question over whether this book is actually intended to be a feminist novel or not. According to the author herself‚ the answer is no‚ this book is not meant to highlight

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    How people treat other people is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves. In the book Fox‚ by Margaret wild and illustrated by Ron Brookes‚ fox is a character who has been denied any love. In this book‚ a dog helped Magpie‚ a bird when she burnt her wing. He helped her see that there is more to life than wings when she was on the verge of giving up. This situation helps the two characters to bond and have a very special friendship. All is well until a very impactful‚envious and lonely

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    motivation or belief in herself; she experienced setbacks as her time period lacked gender equality; she worked a few teaching jobs. Despite that‚ she became a famous journalist‚ member of the transcendentalist movement‚ and a women’s rights advocate. Margaret Fuller’s first job was that of a teacher. It wasn’t her dream job‚ but she didn’t lose hope or quit pursue her dream of writing because of her current situation. She kept working and of

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    ’Romeo and Juliet’ Monologue Both the Capulet family and the Montague family are fools. They think all this fighting will achieve something? Well I hope Christ is looking upon them‚ for their sake. Now all this fighting has led to the death of a child from each of their families. Romeo and Juliet are dead because of this ludicrous feud‚ but I will pray for them none the less. I feel as though it is my fault‚ that I caused all of this‚ but they are still children of the Lord and it is my duty to

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    stratification among blacks is something that they live with everyday because light skinned people are viewed as beautiful. Due to their lighter tones they are able to receive some of the advantages of white privilege but never able to “pull the race card”. Margaret Hunter believes that because lighter tones are associated with beauty and beauty operates as social capital for people especially for females. Some people view the typical dark skinned African American female as loud‚ annoying‚ “easy”‚ lazy‚ having

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    were mostly regarded based on stereotypes of the time‚ it does not mean that they weren’t in constant danger. Some soldiers completely rejected the chivalrous attitudes of the time and treated women with abuse and belligerence or outright violence. Margaret Skinnider‚ who fought in St. Stephen’s Green alongside Countess Markievicz‚ was shot three times revealing that “British soldiers do not appear to have been too chivalrous to shoot at women.” Unarmed women weren’t in danger of being shot‚ but “because

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