Margret Atwood “Spotty-handed Villainesses” (1994) Purpose • To entertain‚ inform & challenge • Attempted to provide the audience with an entertaining insight into the portrayal of women‚ especially female villains in novels‚ short stories and plays • Initially felt it necessary to outline the aims of fiction and the process by which it is created- purpose is to explore the scope and genres of fiction‚ answering questions which are posed by this area of academic interest • Moved on to
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The introduction of the Hawke-Keating-Howard reforms were necessary at the time as a result of Australia’s situation in the 1970s and early 1980s. These few years before the Hawke-Keating government saw Australia experience a downturn in their economy influenced by the Whitlam government’s decision to persist with an exchange rate that was overvalued‚ which reduced the foreign demand for exports and switched domestic demand from local goods to imported substitute goods (McLean 2013). This was also
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My interpretation of the speeches is shaped by the composer’s integration of rhetorical techniques to engage and reflect their personal opinions. The notions of freedom‚ equality and women’s rights explored within these speeches convey both composers’ perspectives influenced by their social values and beliefs. The speeches by Aung San Suu Kyi "Keynote Address at the Beijing World conference on women" and Margaret Atwood "Spotty handed Villainesses‚" both address the ongoing issues present within
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SPEECHES - 2001 The value of great speeches is that they continue to speak to us. How do they do this? In your answer‚ refer to at least TWO speeches. It is certainly true that the value of great speeches is that they continue to speak to us. They are admired by responders over many years and have an ability to speak to us‚ hence stimulating many different responses as time goes by. This value is present in speeches such as “Among us you can dwell no longer” delivered by Cicero in 63 BC in
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Speeches for Equality Martin Luther King Junior announces that the “bank of Justice is bankrupt” in his I have a dream speech given in 1963. When he talks of how the check of justice is no longer handed to people whom share his opinion‚ I think that he is telling everyone that there should be a promise of equality in this nation; a promise to help the bank of Justice bring back checks and money for everyone. His persistency of revolts and boycotts were to bring a point of view hidden y the prejudice
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An unknown artist created the statue Saint Margaret of Antioch ca. 1275-1325 A.D. using limestone‚ paint‚ and gilding. As the name suggests‚ the subject of the painting is Saint Margaret‚ depicted as young and innocent standing atop her emblem‚ a dragon. The statue is currently being displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of the Cloisters Collection though it was originally made in Burgos‚ Castile-Léon‚ Spain. While large‚ Saint Margaret of Antioch is not life size and stands at only
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Analysis of Sportsmanship What is James Keating’s analysis of sportsmanship? Do you agree? Why or why not? (Pg 71-73) All sports are different and have their own rules and regulation. Some sports are in more action involving more team players like soccer or basketball; others are more individual such as golf or tennis. But‚ in essence‚ they are cultivating the mood in order for the event to promote a pleasurable leisure activity‚ enjoyment‚ and joyfulness for people to watch. Everyone would cheer
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Julie Stover Honors 200-012 Essay #3 In Margaret Atwood’s novel The Year Of The Flood she unfolds a bizarre‚ futuristic world of nature; one in which we see the primal instinct to survive. After a super disease wipes out the vast majority of the population‚ the few remaining characters endure dangerous creatures‚ strange weather‚ and other risky survivors. Why did certain individuals live while others perished? Was it simply fate‚ or was their survival predetermined by their beliefs? Atwood’s
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Margaret Atwood’s Novel Alias Grace is a story based off of a historical murder that occurred in the nineteenth century. The court convicted Grace Marks‚ the main character‚ of the murder of her employer Thomas Kinnear and his house keeper‚ Nancy Montgomery. A servant named James McDermott was found guilty of the murder‚ along with Grace‚ during the trial. The court ultimately concluded that James McDermott be hanged to death and Grace Marks sentenced to life imprisonment. Grace was eventually granted
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Nicu is a good choice of husband for Margaret Nicu and Margaret are one of the most significant couples in the novel. The novel is about the difference of the people brought by different class. Nicu is in lower class‚ his family does not earn much and they rent farms from Chisholm’s family. Margaret‚ in the other hand ‚ is in higher class‚ she herself is in Chisholm’s family. If this young couple want to be together‚ their love should be proved. There are some reasons why Nicu is a good choice for Margaret. First of all
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