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    aesthetic of cruelty and confrontational flair that places them under an umbrella term known as In‐Yer‐Face theatre‚ popularised in the mid 1990’s and produced predominantly by young‚ emerging playwrights. Each chapter takes a well known quote from Margaret Thatcher as a starting point by which to deconstruct

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    Nijo talking of Marlene’s new position of managing director. HMT pg 243 ‘I left that old hag Aunt Elizabeth tied up like a Christmas turkey behind the furnace’Moira telling the narrator how she managed to escape the Red Centre. Caryl Churchill and Margaret Atwood use these moments to show how moments of personal success and triumph are possible over those who have previously held a character back‚ and we are given a sense that moving on to better things is possible.     * HMT pg 291 ‘And so I

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    menacingly‚ over the heads of the protagonists. Jeanette’s mother is‚ of course‚ very active in the life of her daughter; Margaret Thatcher in some ways fills the void left by Damian’s often absent and detached mother. Counterintuitively‚ both serve as inspiration to their “children” as they come to terms with being gay. Certainly‚ neither Jeanette’s mother in Oranges or Margaret Thatcher in Maggie offer any explicit support for the exploration of queer identity. In fact‚ Jeanette’s mother seems

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    made‚ such as methods for birth control. Since women did feel more freedom to express themselves and share their ideas‚ the modern woman’s pleas for relief from constant childbearing was heard and accepted by many women who faced the same problems. Margaret Sanger‚ a supporter of the Birth Control movement‚ writes‚ “Thousands of letters are sent to me every year by mothers… All of them voice desperate appeals for deliverance from the bondage of enforced maternity” (Hoffman‚ 202). She then goes on to

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    At the conservative conference in Brighton‚ England on 10 October‚ 1980‚ Margaret Thatcher delivers her speech‚ “The Lady’s Not For Turning‚” to the citizens‚ watching and waiting to hear from the Prime Minister of their beloved country. She gave this speech to address the citizens of England as prime minister and introduce them to her ideals‚ policies‚ and views on the issues that affect them. She also gave this speech out of obligation‚ as the citizens expect their prime minister to address them

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    for them‚and she says Lazarus would never do anything for himself as long as she’s there.” (page 107). Piquette hates everyone back because that is the way she has been treated‚ “Piquette looked at me with a sudden flash of scorn” (page 109). Margaret Laurence has connected the Tonnerre way of life with the loons at Diamond Lake. Just like the Tonnerres‚ humans have invaded the loons’ native land forcing them to live in a small “reservations” also known as Diamond Lake that they may lose in a

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    Describing New Labour as a ‘warmed up’ version of Thatcherism is a paradoxical statement in that it contains both a great deal of truth and falsehood. It is certainly true that New Labour accepted‚ and in some cases developed‚ Thatcherite ideals - namely deregulation of the economy‚ privatisation and limiting the powers of trade unions. It is also true that the New Labour style of government was deeply Thatcher-esk in its reliance on big business/media support‚ continuing the ‘presidential’ system

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    extend themselves physically‚ mentally or emotionally as they face challenges. This understanding of mine has been shaped by the novel Life of Pi‚ written by Yann Martel‚ ‘Journey to the Interior’‚ a poem by Margaret Atwood and The Red Tree‚ a picture book by Shaun Tan. Yann Martel‚ Margaret Atwood and Shaun Tan use various techniques such as extended metaphors‚ symbolism‚ imagery and figurative language to show how journeys lead to self discovery and they are the only way one will find what they

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    Surviving the Real World (Summary of Attitude by Margaret Atwood) By Rupashri Ashok BA-VIII/H-01/2014 Deciding on what to tell a graduating class of liberal arts is a difficult thing‚ and most of Margaret Atwood’s speech‚ Attitude‚ is delivered with that as a frame. Atwood addresses Victoria College’s Class of 1983 at their convocation ceremony with a humourous tone‚ mentioning a lot that they should know or shall soon find out about the world that they are being ‘launched’ into. Her point‚ though

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    Margaret Mitchell’s Bio Margaret Mitchell was born in Atlanta‚ Georgia in 1900. Her dad‚ a lawyer and the president of the Atlanta Historical Society‚ and her mom‚ a women suffragist‚ raised Mitchell with stories about Atlanta during the Civil War. Margaret attended Smith College‚ which was a women’s college in Massachusetts. When her first marriage was a disaster‚ Mitchell worked as a journalist for the Atlanta Journal and married John Robert Marsh. After ten years of writing her 1000 page novel

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