The article I read was titled‚ “Primary Sources: Gandhi’s WWII Letter to President Roosevelt and Reply”‚ by U.S National Archives. This article was about India’s leader of Independence Mahatma Gandhi‚ wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt during WWII. The article stated the following points in Gandhi’s letter‚“Please understand that it is as a friend that I offer this plan. Britain must immediately end its rule of India. This is the only way to turn the bad feelings toward Great Britain
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Oppression of Latin Colonial Women in You Men In the lyrical poem‚ You Men by Sor Juana de la Cruz‚ she attempts to unveil the patriarchal society in the 1600’s that women were confined due to societal beliefs and values. During the 1600’s Latin women were valued for childbearing and traditional roles in the home. Therefore‚ Cruz had difficulty in her personal life with the roles assigned to women and joined the convent. At the convent‚ Cruz wrote as a woman of the upper class and used the protection
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“Yo no estudio para saber más‚ sino para ignorar menos‚” was said by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz‚ a female self-taught Mexican poet from the sixteen hundreds. The quote translates to‚ “I don’t study to know more‚ but to ignore less.” As a Hispanic girl growing up in the United States‚ Sor Juana’s words have a very deep connection to me. I was seven years old when my family made our great return to the Unites States. I had moved back after spending 4 years of my childhood in Panama‚ growing up next
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When looking the histories on these century‚ women transgression toward society norms shaped by Spain influence of a “ideal” women behavior should be like. Two fitting examples of how women transgress in society at the time is Catalina de Erauso and Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. These two women had to change many aspects in their life to accomplish an internal freedom‚ which at the time society didn’t approve as appropriate for an ordinary woman. Some of the crucial aspects affected by this choice are
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the family. The wife’s role is to take care of the home and children. This role is that of an antiquated view of a wife. This is completely contradictory in comparison to what I understand in the poem 164 by Sor Juana Inés De la Cruz. In the poem the woman is questioning the mad and has suspicions of infidelity. Her role is that of a more modern woman which displays some control over the relationship. The man tries to
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Dream by Sor Junana Ines De La Cruz is a collection of her work and begins with a response to Sor Filotra de la Cruz. She writes about a variety of topics one being her life before becoming a nun. Sor Juanna had a passion to learn at a very young age and told her mom to send her to Mexico dressed up as a man to attend university. At the age of 6 she learned to read and write from then on her passion to learn only grew. However‚ in the 1600’s women were not allowed to study in universities. Sor Juanna
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In life there is an abundance of mediocre things‚ and love should not be one of them. I believe Sir Walter Raleigh intends to reveal this to us in “Her Reply.” In this poem‚ a woman rejects a shepherd’s romantic but naïve proposal. This poem is a superior selection because it contains great connotation‚ and the alliteration is deep which gives insight to the woman’s philosophy on life and love. The connotation in this poem is a combination of negative and hypothetical words. The woman first of all
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NAME: JOSHUA EMENIKE DATE: 1/28/2011 COURSE: UNV 103 MODULE 6: WRITING ESSENTIALS INSTRUCTOR: RON FRIESEN (Instructor) TOPIC: INSTANT REPLAYS IN SOCCER: SHOULD THE USE OF INSTANT REPLAY BE INTRODUCED TO CURB CHEATING IN THE GAME? My stand: institute instant replays for soccer! Because— 1. It will reign in misbehavior by fans that are upset by wrong calls made in a game. 2. It would bring integrity to the game by clarifying if a goal is a goal. 3. It would bring clarity to a player’s
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Virtual Workplace: Out of Office Reply Ralph’s overall performance was informative‚ compassionate‚ proactive and genuine. His managing skills not only showed his excellence in managing Angela but also as a person. While Angela was showing her impatience and disregard for what Ralph had to say‚ Ralph always kept his cool‚ was thinking of proactive solutions for Angela and tried to make her feel at ease. However‚ Angela was only thinking with anger and seemed to try and initiate an argument from
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Set in the 17th century‚ Molière’s Drama‚ Le Tartuffe is a satirical representation of religious hypocrisy. Its comedy drives the play in a direction where the audience can not only be entertained but understand the morals which are portrayed. It is important to realise the historical context that influenced Molière’s work of Le Tartuffe in order to understand the construction of the characters and comedy portrayed. Commedia dell’arte were a group of traveling players in Italy who specialised in
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