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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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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Wit Every student has at some point in his or her educational career had a teacher that seemed completely unreasonable and immune to any sympathy towards the student. In the play Wit by Margaret Edson the main character is Dr. Vivian Bearing who is an esteemed professor of early 17th century poetry and fits the bill of the hard-nosed stubborn professor. This character is diagnosed with cancer and the play is about her treatments and battle with the cancer that ultimately at the end of the play
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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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A Midwife’s Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich tells the story of Martha Ballard; a midwife‚ healer‚ wife‚ mother‚ and eighteenth-century woman. In this book‚ the reader learns of this hardworking woman‚ the social web she lived in‚ and the workings of her town through personal accounts from the diarist and the author’s thorough analysis of them. Martha is a diligent woman who makes good use of her connections with the rest of the female community. She keeps up-to-date accounts of how her patients are
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for social change‚ by accentuating the fundamentality of language and learning‚ through their use of rhetorical devices. Both Doris Lessing’s personal encounters with the Zimbabwe inequities‚ within her speech “On not winning the Nobel Prize” and Margaret Atwood’s “Spotty-handed Villainess”‚ fundamentally highlight the significance of language and learning as a means to encourage and advocate social change within its audience- primarily through the speeches’ clever use of rhetorical devices. Doris
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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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What is that? Or…who is that? Oh gosh I think i’m going to stop the car should I? No I shouldn’t. Should I? No it’s too late now. Ugh! I’ve done it again. Once again welcome to the show titled what a terrible human being Margret Goldsmith is. He was just standing their on the side of the road‚ thumb up in the air and I drove right on by. He didn’t look threatening. Not really. Why did I do that. He probably just needed to get home to see his family. Maybe in order to support them he had to take a
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In Margaret Thatcher’s Eulogy‚ Eulogy for Reagan‚ the reflection on Reagan’s past accomplishments and him being a good president were conveyed through her use of rhetoric She introduces her topic by saying‚ “We have lost a great president‚ a great American‚ and a great man‚ and I have lost a dear friend” (Thatcher 1). As the speaker‚ Thatcher’s use of words addresses the world as a whole rather than that of a single nation in mourning‚ America. She describes her audience as “we”. This prominent use
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LDR 300 FINAL EXAM Question 1: How would you define successful leadership? What standard do you apply when evaluating leadership success? Is it possible to predict success based on organizational cultures or other factors? Provide examples to support your answer. Solution: Successful leadership is the ability to channel and coordinate the energy of the group to attain the desired goals of the business. It is the capacity to motivate and inspire followers to go beyond the distance of
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