Post-1914 play Educating Rita- To what extent do you agree that Educating Rita is a feminist play? The play ‘Educating Rita’ is set in Liverpool during the 1970s‚ with only two main characters: Rita White and Frank. Rita‚ a vibrant and bubbly twenty-six year old‚ uneducated‚ working class woman enrols at the Open University‚ her real name is Susan‚ but she changed it to Rita in honour of Rita Mae Brown‚ a junk novelist. Frank‚ however‚ is an educated‚ middle class man with a drinking problem
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Mary Rita Lambert was born on June 8th‚ 1934 in St. Louis‚ Missouri. She grew up in the city area with her four other siblings in a strict‚ Catholic household. She had three sisters and one brother. She was the middle child of the family‚ despite being close in age with her other two‚ younger sisters born two years apart from each other. My grandmother‚ Phyllis was born in 1936 and her youngest sister‚ Connie was born in 1938. Her older sister‚ Frances was born in 1925 and her older brother‚ Jackson
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In the book‚ On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society‚ Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman specifically summarizes the purpose and main thesis by describing how society must better understand the psychology behind human beings’ ability to control their natural resistance to kill other human beings. Grossman’s background includes a 20-year military career spanning the ranks as a junior enlisted soldier‚ non-commissioned officer‚ and final retirement as a lieutenant colonel
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After reading Nikki Giovanni “Poetry”out loud several times I was able to make my son laugh. I used a energetic voice. With this poem I was able to bring hope and happiness to the audience. In this voice felt as though I was at a seminar or in front group of people. I was definitely a speaker or motivational speaker inspiring many about the love I have for poetry. At the part when I became to talk about the feelings I have after midnight and while I was sleep seemed to have brought them in closer
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Critical Analysis: Thank you Ma’m ‘Thank you Ma’m’ is a short story written by a male African-American writer‚ Langston Hughes‚ around 1930’s where the racism was a big issue in the U.S. society. The story talks about an unexpected meeting between Mrs. Luella Jones Bates Washington Jones‚ a tough and independent black lady‚ and Roger‚ a little poor kid who tries to snatch Mrs. Jones purse. However‚ he fails and gets caught by Mrs. Jones‚ but instead of dragging him to a police‚ she takes him
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Every grand piano takes over a year to complete and incorporates over 1‚000 details while other competitors adopt mass production to cut down cost‚ so it would lower the entrance barrier to the competitors like Yamaha‚ Kawai. 3 Why does Steinway & Sons feel threatened by the Japanese competitors who are practically in a different market in terms of price‚ reputation‚ and available models? ² Japanese competitors like Yamaha‚ Kawai has sold pianos in the United States since 1960 and remains the
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Rita Dove’s imagery and writing style made this poem fairly clear. It tells the story of one woman’s typical day. The mother is exhausted by each day. She barely gets a rest. I did a bit of research on this poem‚ and I found out that Dove published “Daystar” in a collection of poems in 1985. It was the year that caught my attention. Current society prides itself on gender inequality‚ though it is obvious to anyone who looks that is not a reality‚ yet it has been getting better. The women in 1985
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Essay There is a discussion whether the killing of animals can be justified or not. Many people think that all animals should be protected‚ particularly native animals. However‚ some people feel that the killing of animals should be allowed when they are over population‚ when animals present a danger to humans‚ and when it is economically beneficial. The culling of animals can be justified when the population of certain animals is too large. Dr Graeme Colon‚ a kangaroo
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Students Speech given or a privilege? Without a doubt schools have the right to limit student’s speech in order to protect the school community’ safety. Several court cases have already discussed about the rights of the people for example Tinker V. Des Moines Independent School District. Teachers and administrators are all wondering if students should be sent to disciplinary detention or suspend the students for bullying. Schools should be able to limit online speech because it is harmful‚ affects
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Nica Javier CRITHIN A62 Ms. Hazel Biana August 5‚ 2013 “Thank You for Smoking” film viewing Identifying fallacies paper. The movie‚ “Thank You for Smoking” is a comedy with a tobacco industry lobbyist‚ Nick Naylor as the lead. The movie has an eerie comic theme which tackles the serious issue of the addicting substance of tobacco‚ or to be more specific‚ nicotine. The idea which the movie was trying to portray was that this lobbyist was a great speaker who is able to manipulate many
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