confessional poem that relies heavily on the poetic devices of connotation and imagery to describe the loneliness and weariness of a young mother who feels trapped in her domesticity‚ poet Rita Dove does just that‚ however briefly – she finds “a little room for thinking” amid the chaos and clutter of an otherwise dreary life. The first line of the poem‚ “She wanted a little room for thinking‚” states this common wish succinctly‚ and the following two lines‚ “but she saw diapers steaming on the line/A doll
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How do the texts you have studied explore the transition of individuals into new phases of life and new social context? LUCY CUI The exploration into a new phase of life and social context is exhibited through the intellectual growth of the characters through challenges brought on by social expectations and context. Willy Russell’s educating Rita explores the transitions of the characters Rita and Frank through their intellectual and emotional growth as people through the overcoming of challenges
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Adam J. Greenberg English 105 7/23/2007 The Morning Star Rita Dove’s poem Daystar really gives the reader a lot to think about. At first‚ we learn about a woman who seems to be under a lot of stress‚ some sleeping children and a man that takes what he desires from the woman. Through the use of specific words and phrases the reader is intended to make initial assumptions about the characters. However‚ after reading the poem a few more times‚ evaluating and scrutinizing the words and phrases‚
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Rita Dove was born in Akron Ohio on August 28‚ 1952. Although she has African American descent‚ she has lived in America the majority of her life. Dove has been writing poetry and other works of writing since 1980‚ making her a contemporary poet. She has attended Tubingen University in West Germany. There she met her husband‚ Fred Viebahn. Dove has also won many prestigious awards and “fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts‚ the Guggenheim Foundation‚ and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation”
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Life today is very fast-paced. Everyone is in a hurry to get somewhere and will push you out of the way to get there‚ like it’s some kind of race. In our personal lives‚ we have our cell phones‚ and maybe a home phone‚ scheduled play dates for our kids‚ microwaves‚ satellite TV‚ home security systems that don’t involve dogs‚ solar landscape lighting‚ automatic underground sprinkler systems for our lawns‚ and compact fluorescent lights to replace the incandescent bulbs that waste energy. In the business
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The 1920’s was a prosperous time for the economy. Hopes were high‚ and money was plentiful. For once in a long time since the war people were happy‚ and over optimistic. People were ready to go out and live their life free‚ and wild. They didn’t want to sit back‚ and just let life pass the by. They showed their need for freedom‚ want for something new‚ and all their emotions in music. They used it to express their feelings that they had no idea how to express‚ so they poured their heart‚ and soul
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acute senses of social awareness and cultural awareness that are practiced with caution. By using these acute senses‚ they would be able to justify their reasons for progressing through life at their own pace. Hence‚ this would provide the learning experiences to help them take back control of their own social life‚ and become capable of defining
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Post-1914 play Educating Rita- To what extent do you agree that Educating Rita is a feminist play? The play ‘Educating Rita’ is set in Liverpool during the 1970s‚ with only two main characters: Rita White and Frank. Rita‚ a vibrant and bubbly twenty-six year old‚ uneducated‚ working class woman enrols at the Open University‚ her real name is Susan‚ but she changed it to Rita in honour of Rita Mae Brown‚ a junk novelist. Frank‚ however‚ is an educated‚ middle class man with a drinking problem
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As a girl growing up in Moreno Valley‚ California‚ it was not easy overcoming the challenges I faced. Being raised in the “worst part” of town‚ meant I was destined to be nothing in life. Though these are what the statistics told me‚ I believed otherwise. I attended the “ghetto” schools of the school district in Moreno Valley‚ but nothing came close to Moreno Valley High School. Before entering high school for my first year‚ I was told to be aware of gang members‚ drug dealers and so forth. I have
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Daily Life in the United States 1920- 1940 The era between 1920 and 1940 was filled with a multitude of challenges from wars‚ governmental reforms‚ to the great stock market crash. But within these difficult times‚ was born several significant inventions that would change the way of life for all Americans. Among those of most importance were that of the automobile‚ the radio and electricity. The automobile drastically altered the way people lived and worked by allowing Americans the freedom
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