commentary on Mirror by Sylvia Plath Mirror by Sylvia Plath is a poem that deals with the unchanging and painful process of age and time which leads to people to try and change this by creating their own delusional world. Plath uses the technique of personification for the mirror. The poem is narrated from the point of a mirror. When Sylvia refers to the mirror as being not cruel and truthful‚ she means that what you see is not false‚ a mirror never lies since it can only show the truth. The poem is divided
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In Judith Ortiz Cofer’s short story “Volar‚” a girl who is a huge fan of comic books dreams of being a Superhero but realizes her reality. Whether a child or an adult‚ most of us have our dreams; however‚ not all wishes become true. The narrator‚ the girl‚ begins her story describing how much she loves comic books such as Legion of SuperHeroes and Supergirl so much that a pile of her books is high as she is. She smoothly continues with her repeated dream in which Cofer vividly conveys the image that
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Pity the Bear in Judith Minty’s story‚ Killing the Bear - Pity the Bear in Judith Minty’s story‚ Killing the Bear Judith Minty’s story‚ "Killing the Bear‚" is a rather chilling tale about a woman who shoots a bear to death. The story is not merely a simple account of the incident however. It is full of stories and facts about bears‚ which affect how the reader reacts to the story. In the beginning‚ the reader expects the bear to be portrayed as a cold-blooded monster who must be killed for the safety
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The Wright Brothers Before the late 20th century‚ transportation was difficult and took massive amounts of time and effort to go from place to place. Orville and Wilbur Wright made the concept of human flight possible on December 17‚ 1905‚ but what makes Orville and Wilbur Wright deserve a place in history? Orville and Wilbur Wright‚ also known as the Wright Brothers‚ have made an immense contribution to the mass travel of the world. These two inventors and aviation pioneers had created and flew
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can choose your own identity is because no matter what you do to your appearance‚ your personality stays the same. In the story‚ “Mirror Images”‚ by Lena Coakley‚ she describes that your appearance doesn’t affect your identity. Coakley states that‚ “Alice swinger legs over the side of her bed and looked at Jenny. At one time‚ looking at her was like looking in the mirror and Alice still found her sister’s coppery red hair and masses of freckles
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Judith Butler in Media Studies When reading a biography of Judith Butler‚ a person would typically see a discussion of a highly intelligent philosopher of feminism‚ political theory‚ ethical and moral responsibility or gender studies. Her bibliographies are commonly describes as have a career focused on “research ranging from literary theory‚ modern philosophical fiction‚ feminist‚ gender and sexuality studies‚ to 19th- and 20th-century European literature and philosophy‚ Kafka and loss‚ mourning
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20‚ 2008 Frances “Fanny” Wright My favorite female philosopher Frances‚ aka. Fanny‚ Wright was born on September 6‚ 1975 in Dundee‚ Scotland. She was a Scottish lecturer‚ writer‚ freethinker‚ feminist‚ abolitionist‚ and social reformer; also in 1825 she became a United States citizen. Wright had a very wealthy background with her father being a designer of Dundee trade tokens. Unfortunately‚ both her parents died leaving behind their three children. When Wright was three years old‚ she was
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Jamaica Kincaid’s short story “Girl” is of a complicated relationship with her mother that comes out in the mother-daughter dynamic in the story. The mother‚ obviously a dominant figure in the young girl’s upbringing‚ informs the young girl of various duties associated with being a young‚ dignified lady. Her mother gives the daughter advice to make her the "proper" woman she should in fact be‚ and this advice gets more and more firm as the story continues. “Girl” is a very well suitable title
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Leader forge I chose Peter Wright‚ the president and CEO of Valley Regional Healthcare in Clermont New Hampshire. Peter has been the President and CEO for two years at Valley Regional. Prior to his current position he worked as the Chief Operating Officer for Littleton Regional Hospital. Wright took an unusual path into the health field and at the start didn’t know what he wanted to do. Wright now is the youngest CEO in the northern New England area. After high school Wright wasn’t sure if college
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The Wright Brothers; Inventors of the Airplane The incredible interest of Orville and Wilbur Wright in flying‚ was said to be initially sparked with their experience of a toy given to them by their father. The foot long toy “helicopter” was made out of paper‚ bamboo and cork with a rubber band to turn its rotor. The Wright brothers played continuously with their toy until it broke and after that they built one of their own. Wilbur Wright was born on April 16‚ 1867 in Millville‚ Indiana. He was
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