Margaret Atwood is a well-known Canadian author and poet; she has written more than sixty novels and collections of poetry (McMahon 12). She is also a businesswoman‚ environmental activist‚ and the inventor of the LongPen (“Margaret Atwood Biography” 1) (Christensen 1-2). Growing up during the 1940s and 1950s meant that women were expected to stay at home and take care of the house and children. After reading about Atwood’s background‚ there are three major reasons that explain why she writes. The
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MARY E. WALKER By: Rebecca Tippie MA-327 Leadership Dr. Robyn M. King March 2‚ 2013 I chose Mary Edwards Walker as my leader for this final project. I have always enjoyed reading a little bit of military history and I always look for stories about people who have gone above and beyond the call of duty or went against the grain. In my opinion‚ she really set the bar high for other women to follow‚ and I find her to be an exemplary leader and role model for other women in the business
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late 1960’s early 1970’s‚ when most African Americans were searching for their roots. Many African Americans abandoned the thought of also being an American; they were separating themselves and only claiming the African heritage. The Author Alice Walker contends that African Americans are just that African and American‚ and that to neglect part of your heritage is unethical. Mama’s character is the one who defines the meaning of African American culture‚ in the beginning of the story mama shows
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Margaret Sanger: The Mother of Preventing Unwanted Motherhood At the turn of the 20th century‚ the toll that years of injustices took on American minority groups rose to a breaking point. The plethora of new technology which arrived post-civil war led to many unaddressed socioeconomic issues (“Progressive Movement.”)‚ which caused many discontent individuals to unite to form malcontent groups. Known as the Progressive Era‚ the first 20 or so years of the century consisted of movements led primarily
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Tyler Laudeman Mrs. Mahan American Lit 23 October 2012 The Devil and Tom Walker “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving‚ takes place in the swamps of Massachusetts. Upon walking home one night Tom Walker decided to take a shortcut through the swamps. When Tom finds a deserted Indian fort in the woods he meets the devil. The devil makes Tom a deal. The deal that Tom could have all the gold he wanted if he gave the devil his soul. Washington Irving was a famous romanticist‚ focused on
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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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Margaret Thatcher is United Kingdom’s longest serving prime minister of recent times and first female head of government. She was in charge of Conservative Party and British government for over 11 years from 1979 up until 1990. The “Iron Lady”‚ that’s how Russians called her‚ is well known and respected nowadays for transforming Britain with the help of her strong leadership skills‚ her crack down on the trade unions‚ victory in Falklands War and‚ of course‚ her famous combative attitude to the
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Alice Walker is a dedicated activist and she stands for causes that she has experienced directly. In turn‚ those experiences and personal situations have impacted her writing topics and style. In her writings‚ past and current‚ the conflicts that she writes about are a direct reflection of her life. Alice Walker grew up in the south‚ in poverty and during a period of time that saw the ‘legal’ end of racism but the spirit of racism continued to live on. The struggle to overcome the obstacles she grew
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In the short story “The Devil and Tom Walker”‚ the author shows greed by the main character selling his soul for a large treasure‚ being a cheap and greedy moneylender‚ and the lack of the main character and his wife sharing the wealth between each other in order to show that people will do anything for money and become rich. “The Devil and Tom Walker” was written by Washington Irving. Washington was a very famous American author. Washington Irving was born in New York on April 3‚ 1783. In his childhood
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famous 1973 short story Everyday Use. The essay contrasts the characters of Mama and her eldest daughter Dee. Walker analyzes how Dee’s preoccupation with her African heritage (such as exchanging her given name for an adopted African name) is ironically artificial when compared with Mama’s more traditional‚ less pretentious lifestyle. In her 1973 short story Everyday Use‚ Alice Walker draws on her own experiences growing up in the American South to tell the story of an encounter between “Mama”
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