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    Susan Glaspell’s work in “trifles” gives the reader an example of an antihero. With Minnie Wright as one of the main characters‚ and fulfilling some of the qualities and characteristics that Aristoteles describes as tragic hero‚ such as tragic flaw‚ noble stature and the punishment exceeds the crime. That way it can be said that she forms part of the description. As the reader keeps reading it shows Minnie’s attitude and how peculiar it turns out to be‚ shows Minnie’s tragic flaw… When Mr. Hale

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    Author Susan Fletcher once wrote‚ “Shahrazad’s women stood at the door‚ the women who prepared her for her nights with the Sultan. ‘Go‚ Marjan‚’ Shahrazad said softly. ‘I have the tale here.’ She tapped her temple. ‘I’ll see you in the morning.’ I only hoped that she would” (Fletcher 109). This quote by Fletcher shows how Shahrazad was a brave and confident woman‚ which is one of the values in the story. The title of the book is Shadow Spinner‚ by author Susan Fletcher. Shadow Spinner is a historical

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    The play‚ “Trifles‚” by Susan Glaspell opens when the deputy sheriff and company entering a house where a murder has occurred. Minnie Wright who is the victim’s wife is the main suspect of the crime. If I were going to try to prosecute her for the crime of murdering her husband‚ there are several things that might help convict her of the crime. The first thing I would use as evidence is the fact that is it no forced entry into the house. There was nothing in the house that showed anyone has been

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    Response for Chapter 1 After read the book of Susan Sontag’s On Photography‚ the idea of essential of photography comes into my mind. Photography is really important in our daily life. It can capture the moments of the life‚ whatever it is happy or upset. In this book‚ the writer discusses how perspective changing through by photography. In chapter one‚ Sontage gives readers a idea which “the most grandiose result of the photographic enterprise is to give us the sense that we can hold the whole

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    ‘The Naked Truth of Battle” written by James Burns‚ explains and examines the American way of making war as compared to other countries such as the Germany‚ Britain‚ and Russia. Details presented in this account revolve around the central idea that Americans emphasize victory by overwhelming force. This‚ American way of making war‚ is accomplished by characteristics such as technological and economic superiority as well as logistical expertise. On the contrary‚ methods used by other countries exemplify

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    Susan B Anthony Summary

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    In Susan B. Anthony’s writing‚ An Appeal to the Women of the United States by the National Woman’s Suffrage and Educational Committee‚ Washington D.C.(1871)‚ She discusses the rights of women with a hopeful and longing tone; Her writing displays her as an altruistic idealist. Anthony wishes to offer justification to why women deserve the vote to those who could make this happen. One can tell from Anthony’s writing that she is very educated. Quotations from the piece such as “We‚ the undersigned

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    In recent discussions of Susan Bordos reading about women’s pressures in society‚ one controversial issue discusses how women have expectations in society that they think they have to follow. These expectations consist of being able to cook and work in the kitchen‚ look beautiful‚ and dress certain ways to gain attention. In contrast‚ other arguments are; men do not have to worry about their weight‚ they should be strong and maintain a fit body‚ and not needed to cook or help out in the kitchen.

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    Lust Susan Minot Analysis

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    A. English 1C B. Spears 4 March 2015 Stereotypical Perceptions In “Lust” by Susan Minot the narrator reflects upon sexual encounters and the responses that follow from herself and the opposite gender. For the time period of 1984 the responses are stereotypically accurate based on the narrator’s perceptions of the situation. Many times it is our own perception that creates the reality that one lives. In the case of our young narrator it is her own self worth and perceptions that are creating a stereotypical

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    The short story Trifles‚ written in 1916 by Susan Glaspell‚ portrays this type of confusion in the play. The two women questioned their values and their beliefs towards justice when they were struggling against Mrs. Wright’s hidden clues‚ their own concepts of justice‚ and the men’s demeaning attitudes

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    Susan Glaspell’s one-act play‚ Trifles‚ is based on actual events that occurred in Iowa at the turn of the century. From 1899-1901 Glaspell worked as a reporter for the Des Moines News‚ where she covered the murder trial of a farmer’s wife‚ Margaret Hossack‚ in Indianola‚ Iowa. Hossack was accused of killing her husband‚ John‚ by striking him twice in the head with an ax while he slept. Initially it was assumed that burglars had murdered the farmer‚ but a subsequent sheriff’s investigation turned

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