The Bell Jar This autobiographical novel by Sylvia Plath follows the story of Esther Greenwood‚ a third year college student who spends her summer at a lady’s fashion magazine in Manhattan. But despite her high expectations‚ Esther becomes bored with her work and uncertain about her own future. She even grows estranged from her traditional-minded boyfriend‚ Buddy Willard‚ a medical student later diagnosed with TB. Upon returning to her hometown New England suburb‚ Esther discovers that she was
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Edger Allen Poe’s poem "The Bells" is a poem where the author’s intention is for the reader to hear it. The poem illustrates four bells; sleigh bells‚ church bells‚ warning bells‚ and funeral bells. The four bells represent life‚ marriage‚ war‚ and death. Poe illustrates the moods that come with the sounds of these four bells and what they represent with the use of sound devices such as assonance. In the first stanza Poe‚ illustrates sleigh bells‚ which are usually associated with wintertime and
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Vaccines to Fight Cancer A vaccine is a very common way of building up the immune system to fight infection. Using vaccines to fight breast cancer is relatively new‚ however‚ and still considered experimental. A vaccine for breast cancer may consist of an antigen cocktail of weakened or essentially dead elements of breast cancer cells that could stimulate an antibody response. The cancer vaccine might be prepared from your own deactivated cancer cells‚ or from extracts of breast cancer cells cultivated
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Why Sinigang? By Doreen G. Fernandez Rather than the overworked adobo (so identified as the Philippine stew in foreign cookbooks)‚ sinigang seems to me the dish most representative of Filipino taste. We like the lightly boiled‚ the slightly soured‚ the dish that includes fish (or shrimp or meat) vegetables and broth. It is adaptable to all tastes ( if you don’t like shrimp‚ then bangus‚ or pork)‚ to all classes and budgets‚ (even ayungin‚ in humble little piles‚ find their way into the pot)‚ to
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mental health. College is supposed to be an unforgettable experience‚ yet for many students it comes in the form of depression. This onset depression may start before college‚ yet college has a great impact on the suicide rate of young adults. In The Bell Jar‚ written by Sylvia Plath‚ the main character‚ Esther Greenwood‚ struggles with suicidal depression on top of being a working college student‚ something Plath relates to entirely. Many people
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effectively analyzing them allow students to see past certain obstacles society imposes upon them‚ including racial differences. In this paper‚ I explore the ways in which “Individuality and Experience”‚ as authored by John Dewey‚ and racism as presented by bell hooks in Teaching to Transgress: Education as the practice of Freedom‚ play a pivotal role in the lives of students. The paper goes further to explain how comparing and contrasting texts can be used to allow students to understand their own perceptions
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Poe’s poem “The Bells” was first published. Poe was famous for his short stories and poems‚ which were typically read in darker tones. He was consistently losing family to illness and time‚ and was‚ as a result‚ a very morbid and depressed man. The inspiration for “The Bells” is thought to be from the ringing Poe heard every day coming from the Fordham University bell tower‚ since he resided in the same area as the university and would often visit the campus. This poem Poe uses the bells as a metaphor
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education at Stanford bell hooks experienced things that only an education can provide‚ from different social status to keeping ties with her community and her heritage even though she went far in her studies. Education changed bell hooks life in many ways from the experiences at Stanford having her values collide with others values‚ being introduced to the intellectual circles and having others try to press upon her their beliefs . By going to Stanford to continue her education‚ bell hooks experienced
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afforded the same healthcare facilities and protections as men are. Social injustice of women’s discrimination then leads to other problems‚ such as global poverty. Earl Lovelace‚ the author of a short story‚ “Joe Bell and America”‚ perfectly depicts that message. Joe Bell‚ the main character‚ struggles to make money in whatever way
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both The Bell Jar and A Brief History of Time‚ the authors utilize figurative language. In The Bell Jar‚ Esther is overcome with a sense of helplessness when she is checked into a mental asylum. In her demented mental state she says‚ “It wouldn’t have made once scrap of a difference to me‚ because wherever I sat... I would be sitting under the same glass bell jar‚ stewing in my own sour air" (Plath 185). Esther uses a metaphor to compare herself to an object “sitting under a glass bell jar.” The
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