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    Women in Lit. Take-home essay: The Handmaid’s Tale – Question 1 A rebel is defined as a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler. In Margaret Atwood’s book‚ The Handmaid’s Tale‚ I characterized Moira to be a rebel. She showed much resistance against Gilead and wanting to be treated like the old ways‚ before the city was taken over. She also shared many of the same qualities as Offred’s mother‚ Janine‚ and Aunt Lydia. Offred’s mother was

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    Amy Lau Expository Essay – “A Bronx Tale” Topic: “The choices that you make will shape your life forever” The film‚ set in New York City‚ in the 1960s‚ A Bronx Tale‚ Lorenzo (played by Robert De Niro) has a son‚ Calogero‚ whom we see throughout the film as one who made numerous decisions throughout his life‚ which shaped his future. One of those things was what Calogero did in the early stages of the film. At nine years old‚ he sat on the steps as he witnessed Sonny‚ a gangster‚ out of

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    The gold coins in The Pardoner’s Tale have multiple roles within the story. At first the coins are not mentioned but end up being a very important part in the plot of the story. The three men in the tale first seek out to find Death and kill him but end up finding the pot of gold coins‚ which leads to trouble. When the three men were off to kill death‚ they met an old man. The old man advised the three men on how to find Death. “To find out Death‚ turn up this crooked way Towards that grove

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    Fairy Tales as Moral Lessons When most people think of fairy tales‚ they usually imagine a beautiful princess that needs to be rescued‚ a valiant prince that rescues her and a happily ever after involving a wedding between the prince and princess. People imagine monsters and witches‚ but sometimes‚ when they read a fairy tale they may notice an underlying moral to the story that teaches us to do good deeds rather than bad. I read The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen several

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    and that run off a totalitarian government system strip an individual of their civil rights as a human being in order to gain ultimate control over its citizens. A government such as the Republic of Gilead in Margaret Atwood’s work‚ The Handmaid’s Tale‚ controls their citizen’s lives to the extent to where they must learn to suppress their emotions and feelings. In the Republic of Gilead‚ the main character Offred is a handmaid‚ which is a fertile woman who is assigned to be a surrogate mother for

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    GILEAD AS A DYSTOPIAN NOVEL “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood takes place in the Republic of Gilead‚ a totalitarian and theocratic state where women are seen as an object. Because of low reproduction rates‚ the Handmaids are assigned to bear children for elite couples. Atwood wrote this novel based on a dystopian society to warn the reader about the dangers of a theocratic and oppressive society. She creates a dystopia with the elements such as; the oppression of women‚ the perversion

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    We can notice the huge disconnect between voice and action in the Pardoner’s Tale. He says words which have no correlation with his own actions at all. Pardoner’s voice‚ in other words‚ completely contradicts his behavior. As while the story really shows that money is a root of all evil‚ nevertheless Pardoner suggests buying indulgences which will forgive to sinners their sins. Now‚ good men‚ God forgive you your trespass And guard you from the sin of avarice. The real problem is that the

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    - Acceptance for intercourse outside of marriages gave more freedom - The Handmaid’s Tale illustrates the consequences of a reversal of women’s right - Things that women had fought for in the 1970’s which were considered great triumphs‚ such as legalization of abortion‚ increasing political influence of female voters had all been undone

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    The film “A Bronx Tale” centers on the life of a boy named Calogero on his journey from childhood‚ to adolescence‚ to a young adult. Calogero‚ later nicknamed “C” grew up in a community with prevalent gang behavior and the violence that accompanies this lifestyle. From a young age “C” was fascinated with the life of various members of the mafia especially the leader of the group- Sonny. As a child‚ “C” maintains an incredibly close relationship with his father‚ but over time “C” becomes overwhelmed

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    The premise of the poem‚ Canterbury Tales‚ written in iambic pentameter‚ allows Geoffrey Chaucer not only the chance to tell a number of very entertaining stories‚ but‚ more importantly‚ an opportunity to create a cast of enduring characters‚ still recognisable after six centuries. One of these is the ‘Pardoner’ who proves to be an intriguing character. The passage begins with the words‚ ‘But let me make my purpose plain; I preach for nothing but greed of gain’. (p.243) These lines‚ in effect

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