Playwright The play Phaedra’s Love‚ by Sarah Kane‚ takes the classic Greek tragedy‚ Phaedra‚ and retells it in a modern-day setting. The play‚ which features incredibly violent and visceral scenes of sex‚ brutality‚ rape‚ and murder‚ is reflective of Sarah Kane’s writing style. Kane’s plays are known for being disturbingly violent and visual. As a playwright‚ Kane seeks to show rather than tell‚ taking inspiration from such playwrights as Edward Bond‚ Samuel Beckett‚ Howard Brenton‚ and
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Staff writer for The New Yorker Sarah Stillman wrote an invigorating article titled The Throwaways where she argues using civilians for sting operations is hazardous for the informants. Using civilians as confidential informants is a growing practice among law enforcement since informants do not need to be trained‚ paid‚ or even protected; nevertheless‚ using civilians has led to numerous amounts of deaths for victim and pain for the families of the victims. Stillman’s article uncovers the truth
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Although Sarah Vowell‚ the author of Shooting Dad faces the struggle of a relationship with her father due to his extreme admiration for firearms and Philip Larkin’s poem This be the verse discusses the parent’s experiences to help guide their children to success; both pieces of literature have many similarities. Vowell‚ although allowed to voice her own opinion on politics and beliefs she had a hard time relating to her father’s view points. Larkin’s poem shows that the parents want to use their
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Sarah Vowell – Shooting Dad On the surface of “Shooting Dad”‚ author Sarah Vowell offers a reminiscent look at the vast differences between her personality and that of her gunsmith father. “Dad and I started bickering in earnest when I was fourteen‚ after the 1984 Democratic National Convention.” (Page 171). As the essay progresses‚ the subtle commonalities become more apparent. Vowell’s evocative recount of how she came to realize that she and her father had more in common than she’d always
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Many say a champion is one who gets up when they can’t‚ But sometimes it’s difficult standing up for something when your life could be put on the line. Regardless of her fear and the limitation of women’s rights‚ Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds became a soldier‚ nurse‚ and spy for the Union under a male alias because of her patriotism. Edmond’s greatest achievement was carrying out eleven missions behind enemy lines‚ well known for being one of the most hardworking women figures; a soldier‚ nurse and spy
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A story of revenge‚ Assassin’s Heart‚ by Sarah Ahiers‚ revolves around a seventeen-year old girl named Lea after she loses her entire family to the Da Vias. In the kingdom of Lovero‚ there are nine powerful Families‚ two of which are the Saldanas and the Da Vias. Lea Saldana‚ unaware of the Da Vias plotting against her and her Family‚ wakes up one night to flames enclosing her home. While she manages to escape‚ the rest of her family is lost to the fire set by the Da Vias. Having been trained as
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After watching the Three Sovereigns for Sarah‚ there were many thoughts that went through my head. The main idea of the movie was the fact that there was something so called “witchcraft.” Many factors played into the accusing of people who were “witches‚” like‚ superstition‚ politics‚ gender‚ religion etc. As a basic summary of the movie‚ mostly there were some girls who thought they were possessed by witches. When some of the townsmen asked who possessed them‚ they stated some names‚ and just kept
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(Wong 246). Wong originally found her dull compared to Barbie (Wong 247). As the essay continues‚ Wong realizes that this black-haired doll she disliked actually looked like her‚ while the more "prettier"‚ blond Barbie looked like Wong’s best friend‚ Sarah. This is the point of comparing. (Wong 248). In the end‚ I think the message this essay was trying to give was that what you can be is more important than already looking pretty. Wong probably organized this essay the way she did because she wanted
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Love is a powerful thing‚ but can be quickly damaged when those who love‚ abandon their loved ones. Author Sarah Dessen portrays many themes and subjects in her works‚ most of which include love‚ friendship‚ romance‚ and abandonment. One of Dessen’s works is Lock and Key‚ where Dessen’s story telling method fits the feel of the story‚ allowing it to move forward as Ruby lives day by day but still clings to her past. It’s a thought provoking and intelligent story about all kinds of relationships and
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The Sarah Bartmaan video today had some very shocking mistreatment of African Americans. I don’t understand how Europeans could justify their actions of treating another human being like that. Also to know that people still went to see her pickled remains for almost a century after her death showed that it was more than one person that contributed to this. People thought that African Americans were a different species and weren’t even human. We can also see this in our society today. I grew up outside
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