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    Each writer we have studied has studied issues in the power struggles of men and women. It seems Coetzee has questioned the role of men in modern society – he questions what it means to be man. In Disgrace Coetzee also explores how gender affests our morals and actions‚ presenting us with controversial issues of rape and sexuality. And the oppressive nature of men over women – presented largely through the character of petrus In Shakesperes Antony and Cleopatra‚ Shakespere seems to have been

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    Agrippina the Younger’s three marriages were significant in her rise to prominence as they all served her political advancement; protection from enemies‚ fortune and eventually‚ power in politics. Her first marriage was to Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus‚ a man seventeen years her senior‚ described as a “wholly despicable character” (Suetonius). Her second marriage was to Gaius Sallustius Passienus Crispus‚ cut short by his death‚ but gaining her immense fortune. Her third and final marriage was to her

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    Task 1: While some may argue the protagonist of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is Bernard Marx‚ the true conflict in the novel surrounds the character John‚ often referred to as the Savage as he was born outside of “civilization” (121). With long‚ pale blonde hair in braids and pale blue eyes‚ the protagonist had striking looks. His skin was white‚ though bronzed by the sun‚ and his overall tall frame had an endearing‚ wild look that caught the eye of many women in this novel. Concerning his character

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    Cleopatra - The Entire Annotated Work Table of Contents Introduction Key Facts Context Plot Overview Shakespearian Language Character List Mark Antony Queen Cleopatra Octavius Caesar Enobarbus Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Pompey Octavia Charmian and Iras The Soothsayer Dolabella Agrippa Camidius Ventidius Scarus Proculeius Diomedes Eros Menas Seleucus Clown Decretas The Entire Play Act I‚ Scene I - V Act II‚ Scene I - VII Act III‚ Scene I - XIII Act IV‚ Scene

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    children and telling the police about any of the laws your own family breaks. This dystopia only creates distrust and sadness throughout the story. The world in Fahrenheit 451 originated with individuals believing in their public opinion and shared it with everybody and everybody followed it without a second thought. They promised that if the society followed their public opinion‚ it would result in a utopia. All dystopias are disguised as a utopia. However‚ due to the collective masses not using their

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    From do gooders and busy bodies historically‚ today’s social workers help‚ assist and support individuals and families in society that need help in their day to day life. Protecting those in need who are unable to help themselves. Developed from three strands: Individual casework‚ social administration otherwise known as poverty relief as a result of the English Poor Laws passed in the 1600’s and lastly‚ social action whereby political action was focused on community working to improve social conditions

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    Information Science and Technology‚ 50(12)‚ 1019-1028. Branin‚ J. J. (2003)‚ Knowledge Management in academic libraries: building the knowledge bank at the Ohio State University; Accessed April 2011: http://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/1811/187/1/KBJAL.pdf. Butler‚ Y. (2000)‚ Knowledge management‚ if you knew what you knew. Australian Library Journal‚ 49(1)‚ 31-43. Clarke‚ R. (2004)‚ KM in the main library of the university of west Indies‚ Trinidad. Information Development‚ 20(1)‚ 30-35. Daneshgar‚ F.‚ & Parirokh

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    Hence‚ there is no or little possibility of achieving sovereignty in dystopia. Huxley’s dystopia has challenged me about the underlying assumptions of my own society and culture‚ where we are nothing more than a product of our society as we act according to the social norms. We have no impact on stopping issues such as violence‚

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    Marc Antony. Shortly after this‚ Antony marries the sister of Octavian‚ Octavia. This begins an uneasy truce between the two even though they once worked as a team in defeating Brutus and Cassius at the battle of Philippi in 42 BC. Once Marc took over the Western provinces he began his relationship with Cleopatra VII‚ Queen of Ptolemaic. He openly lived with her/married her while he was still married to his Roman wife‚ Octavia. Antony didn’t divorce her immediately either. The Romans resented his

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    Now Playing: Utopia‚ Followed by: Dystopia In the not so distant future‚ the story of The Handmaid’s Tale unfolds. Set in what seems to be a dystopian United States where various violations of human rights from around the globe are exposed. It is these violations that a patriarchal‚ authoritarian theocracy is created in the nation-state of Gilead. Oppression‚ status‚ and fear run rampant through the nation-state. Obedience is tantamount for the survival of women and the regime. Atwood exposes

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