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    In Tess Onwueme’s play Tell It To Women‚ we travel back to a Nigerian village in postcolonial Africa. The story enlightens the audience about the dichotomy of traditionalism versus modernism and the ways in which different cultures interact. It ends by revealing the true meaning of culture; the real quality in a society that arises from a passion for what is excellent in arts‚ manners‚ and customs. Overall‚ the play discusses the role of women within this Nigerian village and largely examines the

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    insist./ Insist for us all‚/ which is the job/ of the voice‚and especially/ of the poet.Else what am I for‚what use am I for‚ what use am I if I don’t insist?’’ This was the very crucial question raised in the poem‚ Refusing Silence by Tess Gallagher. In her poem‚ Tess Gallagher creates a momento revolving around not only what poets do‚but what they should do if they don’t create poems. In doing this however‚ she writes her poem in a lyric style‚ while conveying repetition‚hyperboles‚and rhythms to

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    While today we feel that we are an advanced and unbiased society‚ in actuality there are still clear and present separations between men and women; mostly which degrade and pigeonhole women in terms of their looks‚ sexuality‚ and role in society. It is granted that gender inequalities are bound to happen considering the genders do have Karl Marx put it best‚ “Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex.” . This is where they will learn that the line they can walk on

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    the creators of all humankind. Although this issue is completely debatable‚ legend has it that Adam and Eve resided in the Garden of Eden and this allusion is constantly referred to throughout various types of literary works. Thomas Hardy‚ author of Tess of the D ’Ubervilles‚ is one of the many writers that utilizes numerous scenes‚ descriptions‚ and images to illustrate specific characters as Adam and Eve‚ the place in which they dwell as the Garden of Eden‚ and the antagonist as the serpent. Within

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    Brandy McGhee Reflection Journal #1 (Chapters 1 & 3) Psychology 2302 – Hybrid September 11‚ 2013 Last year around this time‚ my husband‚ son & I were asked to be a part of a destination wedding. My cousin Domonique sent us a beautiful note in the mail‚ and expressed how her day couldn’t be complete without us in their special day. We attended the engagement party and paid for our passport and tickets for the cruise due to depart in this September and were excited to go. Mid-August I receive a

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    in both novels‚ through a qualitative and quantitative study showing the adjectives‚ nouns and verbs used to represent the heroines. 2.1 Novels Synopsis The two novels tackled in this study are “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins and “Tess of the d’Urbervilles” by Thomas Hardy. Firstly‚ Suzanne Collins was born in 1962‚ she graduated from Indiana University with a double major in Telecommunications and Drama‚ and she began her career in 1991 as a writer for television shows. She was a television

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    John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ and Thomas Hardy’s film‚ Tess of the D’Urbervilles‚ both authors effectively

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    extension of feminism into theoretical and philosophical discourse. They aim at understanding of the nature of gender inequality .They in turn examine women’s social roles and life experiences .While in general some provide a critique of social relationships .Most feminist theories also focus on analysing gender inequality and the promotion of women’s rights‚ interests and issues .Among such theories are the Liberal feminism and the Radical feminism theories. While Liberal and Radical feminism both seek

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    Nature Imagery: ‘Vale of Blakemore or Blackmoor.’ ‘Durbeyfield lay waiting on the grass and daisies in the evening sun.’ ‘for the most part untrodden as yet by tourist or landscape painter’ ‘fertile and sheltered tract of country’ ‘lanes are white…atmosphere colourless’ ‘Everything on this snug property was bright‚ thriving‚ and well kept’ ‘Everything looked like money… last coin issued from the Mint’ ‘smoke that pervaded the tent’ ‘blood-red ray in the spectrum of her young

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    wrote the book Tess of the d’Urbervilles as a criticism of the values of the society in which he lived. In the novel‚ Hardy portrays Tess as a “Pure woman” During the may day dance‚ the baptizing of Sorrow and when Tess confesses her past to Angel. The first time Tess is seen in the book is when she is attending the local may day dance and Hardy makes her importance clear through several different methods. The first of which is his initial description of Tess. Hardy describes Tess as “a fine and

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