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    Kristal Andrews Professor Neesha Navare American Lit.2131 4 September 2016 Kopacz‚ Paula‚ “To Finish What’s Begun’: Anne Bradstreet’s Last Words.” Early American Literature 23.2 (1988): 175-187. In the article “To Finish What’s Begun’: Anne Bradstreet’s Last Words”‚ the author depicts the personal and professional events of one of the world’s cherished poets Anne Bradstreet‚ who was concerned with finishing her writing during the seventeenth century. A time when women were viewed

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    Photography is a creative way that someone truly can express themselves through the simple taking of photos. However‚ being a great and remarkable photographer that truly makes people amazed is hard to achieve. Diane Arbus was a Jewish American photography of the twentieth century‚ who made a mark on today’s photography world. She became close with her subjects that she photographed. Throughout her years of life‚ she was notable for eerie black and white photographs‚ moving close to people in

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    Marilyn Monroe speech: so the big question is…. How did Marilyn Monroe die? Was it suicide? Or was it murder? Before we go into those details we should get some background information: Her name was Marilyn Monroe but her original name was Norma Jeanne Mortenson and she was aged 36 when she died. Marilyn Monroe was an actress‚ model‚ singer and film producer: She was known as a screen Goddess…and a major sex symbol. She had depression and anxiety for most of her life especially in her final years

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    Fulbright Scholars I am going to present ‘Fulbright Scholars’‚ the first poem from Ted Hughes’ powerful autobiographic ‘Birthday Letters’‚ which were released in 1998- 35 years after Sylvia Plath suicide and only months before the poet’s death. Hughes’ poems can be regarded as a personal reply to the critics‚ who have been arguing for decades that his infidelity and cruelty drove Plath to suicide. However‚ ‘Fulbright Scholars’ explores the poet’s first sighting of Sylvia Plath in a photograph

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    Angela Carter was an English novelist and journalist‚ known for her feminist‚ magical realism‚ and picaresque works. In 2008‚ The Times ranked Carter tenth in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". In 2012‚ Nights at the Circus was selected as the best ever winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Biography Born Angela Olive Stalker in Eastbourne‚ in 1940‚ Carter was evacuated as a child to live in Yorkshire with her maternal grandmother. As a teenager she battled against

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    This is the extent to which her husband disregards her. This indifference of her husband whom she loves dearly‚ leads to her having physical relation with Joe. As in the case of The Bell Jar‚ in Surfacing too we have many mirror scenes. The various mirror scenes in the novel portrays the narrator’s distorted sense of self. She doesn’t have a positive self-image. She was very afraid of looking into the mirror. She felt that the dead were

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    "The Bell Jar"‚ which is written by Sylvia Plath‚ indicates that patriarchal society has many effects on women. Men have power over women in both direct and indirect ways. In this paper‚ I would like to concern about Esther and patriarchy. Men use their power directly to oppress Esther. Also they use power indirectly to set up social values and sexual stereotyping which have many effects on Esther. To begin with men’s power that affects Esther directly‚ there is the issue of sexual discrimination

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    "The Role Models of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar" Throughout the novel Esther Greenwood has trouble deciding who she wants to be. Her search for an identity leads her to look at her female role models. These women are not ideal in her eyes. Although they represent a part of what she herself wants to be‚ Esther finds it impossible to decide which one she is to become. Jay Cee‚ Mrs. Willard‚ Philomena Guinea‚ her mother and Doctor Nolan all act as role models for Esther Greenwood. The ways

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    Woman today would find themselves lost in the times of the mid-1900’s society. Through the novel The Bell Jar‚ the reader will experience society’s expectations of women‚ their relationships with men‚ and how they follow right along with what the main character’s beliefs. The reader will learn to understand that there are punishments of society when one does not do what they should. The search for her identity and the acceptance of her truth has inspired women in future generations. Through the character

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    Final Essay Through the feminist lens‚ equality‚ dehumanization‚ and stereotypes are seen within The Bell Jar‚ A Streetcar named desire‚ and A Farewell to Arms. The time period and author of each book are major reasons to why stereotypes are so strongly enforced. The time period of these novels 1940 to 1960’s was a time when women didn ’t have much status‚ men were superior and women were only housewives. Based on the gender‚ the author comes across these aspects differently by how they characterize

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