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    New things are fun‚ in the beginning‚ however‚ in the end‚ it all ends the same which is death. This is the message that Margaret Atwood’s sends her short story “Happy Endings.” The name is quite ironic‚ for no one ever really gets a happy ending in Atwood’s story. The first story was the American dream that most people envision to be their reality. Atwood uses dramatic irony in the second story‚ with one of the main characters John to only be using Mary for her body. While he truly fell in love

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    Horses of the Night by Margaret Laurence -Chris (15)and Vanessa(6) -Manawaka -"I detested the fact that I was so young" -Chris creates his own fantasy world (ranch‚ racing horses etc.) He tries to sell magazines‚ vacuum cleaners even when he knows he won’t make it to university. He can’t face reality. Also‚ when there is conflict he ignores it and it seems like he doesn’t even notice it. He holds a fantasy in his mind that seems real to him -In Shallow Creek‚ when Vanessa sees the horses is

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    Happy Endings. Or Are They? Never have I read a short story quite like Happy Endings by Margaret Atwood. As a matter of fact‚ a good amount of my peers and I have become baffled on whether or not to even refer to it as a legitimate story. It is divided into four parts‚ each giving a very frank and emotionless set of love scenarios. She purely tells it like it is; simply fact-based and stoic without any sort of feeling whatsoever. One thing leads to another‚ and that is that. Overall‚ the language

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    All is Well in Land of “The Lion King” In the article‚ All’s Not Well in Land of “The Lion King‚” by Margaret Lazarus‚ the author over exaggerates an animated classic‚ investigating as to whether or not the movie is politically correct and morally right. The essay examines and stereotypes the movie‚ and comes to various misguided conclusions. Lazarus defines the hyenas and the lion‚ Scar symbolic‚ and declares that Disney already has gays and blacks ruining the “natural order.” She also draws to

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    Several internet sites that discuss Margaret Atwood’s "The Resplendent Quetzal" believe the story is about the happiness and love of a couple being destroyed due to losing a child. For example‚ DedicatedWriters says “the Resplendent Quetzal‚ portrays a married couple‚ Sarah and Edward‚ whose marriage has become dysfunctional since their child’s death at birth."I believe the death of the child did cause problems to their relationship‚ however‚ I think there were always problems in their relationship

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    Margaret Atwood’s portrayal of the sirens is that they are irresistible and liars. Homer’s portrayal of the sirens is that they are evil‚ seductive creatures. In her poem‚ Atwood begins her poem with a warning to inform her audience about how powerful and scheming these creatures truly are with their "...song that forces men to leap overboard in squadrons even though they see the beached skull..." Here‚ she incorporates imagery to prove to her audience how irresistible and dangerous the sirens

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    In the passage “The Egalitarian Terror” ‚ author Margaret Mead believes that many a lot Americans are confused about success.We admire other people’s success and accomplishments that don’t mean anything to us yet envy the ones that do. When a famous person wins an award people tend to be proud of them and celebrate their success but we show jealousy toward the ones that are close by.Despite what others believe‚ Margaret’s argument is reasonable‚ success is taken as a contest and a threat by our

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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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