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    will learn to understand that there are punishments of society when one does not do what they should. The search for her identity and the acceptance of her truth has inspired women in future generations. Through the character of Esther Greenwood‚ Sylvia Plath explores the oppression felt by women in the 1950’s in her semibiographical novel The Bell Jar. Today‚ society’s expectations of women are nowhere similar to how they used to be back in the 1950s. Esther Greenwood writes The Bell Jar to protest

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    Tulips by Sylvia Plath Tulips‚ by Sylvia Plath seems to be a poetic expression of depression. The speaker who I assume is Plath is describing the psychological effects after a surgical procedure‚which I feel is the time when sadly Plath miscarried her baby. The poem was written through her own view in a hospital room‚ where the reader is given an insight to the inner thoughts of a woman who has gone through a terrible ordeal‚ and the objects around her which influence her mentality. The poem follows

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    Mushrooms by Silvia Plath Thinking/Talking Points: 1. a) They way the poem is written out is very unusual and interesting‚ which was already pointed out by you in class. When turning the page 90 degrees you may see something that looks similar to a field of mushrooms. Or when looking at the stanzas you can see that all of them are short (stanza with three short lines)‚ also the poem is consists of many stanzas which one could compare to the “typical” or ”standard” mushrooms you see

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    “Daddy” Sylvia Plath was a talented young woman born to a German father and Austrian-American mother. After the death of her father‚ she fell into a downward spiral of depression‚ revealing her talent as a poet. In the poem “Daddy”‚ Sylvia Plath uses intense diction‚ sporadic syntax‚ and a unique style of figurative language to express the resentment she feels toward her father. Throughout the poem‚ Plath’s German diction and sporadic syntax creates a morbid tone. Many of the words Plath uses in

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    the poem “Metaphors” by Sylvia Plath because the poem seemed familiar to me. I then remembered I read this poem in my senior class. My teacher was pregnant at the moment and she decided to give us this specific poem. Metaphors is rich in figurative language. All lines have a hidden meaning or require a little bit of thinking. At first when I read the poem I was a little confused. Later‚ with the simple clues given I discovered that it was about a pregnant woman. Plath composed a poem that consists

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    “You have brains in your head.You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” These wise words came from Theodor Seuss Geisel‚ whose nickname was Ted and pen name was Dr. Seuss. Born on March 2‚ 1904‚ Springfield‚ Massachusetts‚ came a talented author who focused on children’s books. Ted died on September 24‚ 1991. As he said‚ his mother‚ Henrietta Seuss Geisel always chanted rhythms she remembered from her youth‚ to sooth her children to sleep. Ted’s father‚ and grandfather

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    Dorothea’s photos evoke profound emotions and convey the struggle of everyday life for migrants during the Great Depression. Born 1895 in Hoboken‚ she started her life out with polio‚ which she says formed‚ guided‚ instructed‚ helped‚ but humiliated her; it might’ve been the most important event ever to happen to her. During the 1960’s‚ Dorothea was told she only had months left to live‚ yet she had not finished all she had hoped to. Determined to create an extensive SFA-style documentary‚ she reached

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    In “The Company Man”‚ Ellen Goodman narrates the death of her character Phil and the aftermath of the event. As a metaphor for the typical‚ non-descript “company man” of the 20th century‚ Goodman conveys her indifferent sentiments for Phil‚ who worked himself to death‚ through a variety of rhetorical devices. Throughout the piece‚ Goodman reveals details about Phil’s life in a clinical manner to reveal her heartfelt indifference towards him. When the wife answers with “I already have” to how

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    Do unresolved relationships with our parents have the power to haunt us till the end of time? “Forgiving my Father” by Lucille Clifton illustrates a character‚ whose parents have passed away‚ whom is being haunted by unresolved anger filled arguments.  The poem is used to portray the unimaginable complications that poverty puts on family relationships. The disputes that were constantly had with her parents were broken down by speaker throughout the poem resulting  in the end her realizing that the

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    “You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean‚ if a few drops of the ocean are dirty‚ the ocean does not become dirty” - Mahatma Gandhi. Markus zusak captured the same idea in the Book Thief. This book takes place during world war 2 / the holocaust. It’s about a girl who loses her loved ones in a bombing. Throughout this essay there will be 3 main points‚ Max’s book‚ Liesel’s friendship with Rudy‚ and Ilsa’s understanding of Liesel. The world may be horrifying to look at‚ but if

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