very Pro- Life‚ whereas Amanda is wishy-washy when it comes to the subject. Whilst beginning our excruciatingly draining chat about a touchy subject‚ I naturally went on my “defense mode” and used Position #1: “I’m right you’re wrong”. I started a rant of how abortion should be abolished in this country‚ and how inhumane it is. I was raised in a Catholic family that has always viewed abortion as murder‚ so in my mind‚ how could there be any other side? As the conversation progressed‚ I calmed my
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author uses to express his or her negative outlook includes “unfathomable”‚ “primeval”‚ and “misery”. In addition to word choices‚ the author also uses syntax to make his or her point. Employing longer sentences makes the passage seem almost like a rant‚ illustrating the idea of the author having a negative view on‚ and being biased toward‚ the swamp. However‚ this passage isn’t too far from having the same purpose as the first passage. Passage 2 is also very informative‚ even if it is biased‚ which
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”Honey‚ you never say nothing new”(34). When Ruth says this Walter gets very mad and he rants about how Ruth doesn’t want to listen to what he has to say. What happened in this scene shows Walter’s determination towards his dream. We find out that this is not the first time he’s talked about his dream of opening a liquor store‚ he’s actually
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the walls. Apollo chides Achilles for chasing him‚ indicating that Achilles is wasting his time because Apollo is immortal and never fated to die‚ an allusion not only to Achilles’ fated demise‚ but also to Hector’s imminent end. Enraged‚ Achilles rants that Apollo has distracted him and he dashes toward Hector and toward Troy. The relentless rage in Achilles is one of the key factors moving the plot of this
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Gertrude & Hamlet Gertrude is Over Protective Gertrude worries about Hamlet being crazy Gertrude becomes Scared Gertrude becomes Over Protective Again Gertrude & Ophelia Gertrude feels guilty Gertrude feels sorrow Gertrude wants to help Gertrude feels guilty again Gertrude & Laertes Gertrude feels Guilty Gertrude keeps a distance Gertrude wants to console Details: Gertrude is over protective after Hamlet loses his father and she demonstrates it by telling the King
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of hegemonic ideology. Almost immediately it is clear that Dan is not responsible for the outcomes of his affair with Alex. Through verbal and visual manipulation‚ the film quickly goes from being a tale of a husband’s betrayal of his family to a rant against the sexual‚ independent woman. As described in hegemonic femininity‚ the woman is seen as a caretaker‚ compassionate‚ a wife/mother/sister. Women cannot control their emotions‚ they stay at home and are married‚ and they are passive‚ non-aggressive
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading the essay “I Want a Wife” by Judy Brady. I thought it was so interesting how she shared her feelings on a woman’s role in society by writing her thoughts in the form of a sarcastic and yet compelling essay. She was able to make her feelings very clear without writing in a format similar to a research paper‚ listing off the unfairnesses of the lives of housewives. Also‚ I felt that the style in which she wrote this essay was especially good because she was able to list
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How an individual looks at life makes all the difference in how it will turn out. In the story‚ "Horses of the Night‚" by Margaret Laurence‚ a young and innocent narrator‚ Vanessa‚ befriends the much older Chris‚ who deals with his problems by hiding in his own fantasy world. Chris and Vanessa are character-foils of each other‚ and their perspectives are represented accordingly. Vanessa’s perspective keeps her grounded to reality‚ and Chris’s is a very negative force in his life. Laurence shows that
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The Fate of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is known as one of the most memorable love stories‚ so the theme must be about love‚ or is it something else? In Romeo and Juliet‚ the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet fall in love first sight. They then try to hide their love from their families due to the major conflicts between them‚ but in the process‚ they both end up dead because they tried to escape their families’ grasp. Although the main theme of Romeo and Juliet is often thought to be about
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Twain uses Pap‚ an unethical‚ abusive‚ drunken father‚ in order to expose racism and ignorance in Southern white society so that the audience will understand Twains’ position on these issues. During Pap’s rant about the government‚ he tells of a freed African American that came into town and‚ “had the whitest shirt on…and the shiniest hat [too]…he was a p’fessor in a college…and he could vote” (29). Pap shows his contempt towards the fact that an African American is better dressed and better educated
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