1. What is in the “Historical Notes on The Handmaid’s Tale?” The Historical Notes on The Handmaid’s Tale is part of a transcript from the Twelfth Symposium on Gileadean Studies. This occurs in the year of 2195 and two people speak. The people who speak are Professor Moon and Professor Pieixoto. Professor Moon speaks about the events of the symposium she also talks about the historical moments that would have occurred after the Handmaid’s story. She introduces Professor Pieixoto who speaks about
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I went to watch Blithe Spirit on October 15 at 2:00. I was pretty surprised that I enjoyed the play a lot because in the beginning‚ I thought it was going to be one of those cliche love stories instead of a genuine comedy. I thought the characters performed exceptionally and were nearly flawless in their performance. After watching the play and really thinking about it‚ I feel like the play’s underlying meaning is how greed has no boundaries. The play’s plot and characters reinforce this idea by
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Final Exam Essay Based on the book Destined for War by Graham Allison‚ there are multiple factors that could lead to a U.S.- China conflict. Over the last century the United States had proved to be more powerful than China and that intimidated them. By 1905‚ the United States built 25 battleships and became a leading naval power. Theodore Roosevelt believed that the United States influence improved the lives of many people. China during the early 1900’s was weak‚ and looked up to America. China
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Katherine Anne Porter is most commonly known for her elaborate and complex short stories that resonated with different people in different ways. From Flowering Judas to That Tree‚ Porter’s message remains constant and her stories often draw to the same conclusion regarding a failure on the part of man. Characterized by her inventive use of symbolism in her short stories‚ Katherine Anne Porter manages to weave intricate tales that explore the misguided nature of the human psyche and thus analyze
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The Book Hitler Youth by Susan Campbell Bartoletti is not about Hitler when he was younger. This book is about a youth group that supported Hitler and trained to be in the military in the future. It is based in Germany in the 1930’s. The Hitler Youth marched‚ had bands‚ and they had uniforms which appealed to the other youth. Before Hitler became Chancellor there wasn’t just Hitler Youth‚ there were also Communist Youth. One day the Hitler Youth were passing out leaflets about the Nazi party and
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Symposium Symposium‚ by Plato‚ contains information regarding the author’s life‚ provenance‚ genre‚ language‚ and intended audience. Plato was born in 429 BCE into one of the richest and most politically active families in Athens‚ Greece. When he was a young adult‚ he learned from the great Athenian philosopher Socrates‚ and later used Socrates as the main character of many of his dialogues. After Socrates death‚ Plato traveled to Megara‚ Cyrene‚ Italy‚ Sicily‚ Egypt‚ and Syracuse‚ spreading his
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In the story “The Parsley Garden” a boy named Al Condraj steals a hammer. Al Condraj gets caught stealing. He gets set off with a warning‚ hating the men that made him feel embarrassed. He builds up courage and pride to go into the store and work out a better way to get the hammer. Al Condraj gave a valuable lesson about the story. He did not let his hurt pride keep him from his objective ‚ in fact he maturely worked for what he wanted and strove to get it. The author William Saroyan interprets
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The movie Robin Hood is about a highly skilled archer‚ named Robin Longstride‚ who fought alongside King Richard the Lionheart during the Crusade. Unforunately‚ King Richard died in the battle outside of France’s Chalus Castle and his younger brother‚ Prince John was forced upon the throne. King John quickly took charge‚ dealt with the Magna Carta‚ and ordered harsh new taxes among the nearby towns and these taxes are to be collected by Sir Godfrey. Secretly have been working with the French army
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Percival Everett put a 70 page novella called My Pafology into the middle of his novel‚ Erasure‚ in order to criticize the authors‚ audience‚ and industry of African-American novels. He uses the form of meta-fiction‚ and tells the story from the perspective of the novel’s protagonist‚ an author named Thelonious “Monk” Ellison. From the beginning‚ Monk makes it clear that society is mistaken in its identification of “black life” by telling the reader how much he doesn’t fit in. “While in college
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Brindsley Miller is at odds with everyone in his living room. While all of his guests‚ intended and accidental‚ attempt to illuminate their condition both figuratively and literally‚ Brindsley desperately endeavors to thwart them to increasingly comedic effect. In Peter Shaffer’s one-act farce‚ Black Comedy‚ first performed in 1965‚ he amusingly juxtaposes light and dark in order to underscore the play’s central treatment of lies and deceit. Simultaneously its most distinctive and challenging feature
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