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    Gilligan In the reading concerning Carol Gilligan’s theories on the development of women living in a man’s world‚ I can remember growing up in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s and a woman’s role was that of a homemaker and a care giver. Her job was to stay home and take care of the children and her securing a job was out of the question. During those decades‚ there were very few women in advanced positions in politics and very few‚ if any‚ in leadership roles in the corporate world. Men were the

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    Joyce Honda’s Wholesale Auction To The Public Is Happening Again 1888 PressRelease - Don’t miss out on the incredible savings! Joyce Honda’s Wholesale Auction to the public wont last long. Save the date! Drive home in the car of your dreams! Newark‚ NJ - It’s happening again! Don’t forget to mark your calendars for this Saturday September 26th‚ 2015! Joyce Honda will once again be rolling out its wholesale auction to the public! Get here early as registration will open at 11am‚ and the event will

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    This short story is about a father coming home from a business trip to his family. He expects joy and excitement at his homecoming from his daughters and is surprised by their indifference. He meets his daughters and they begin to behave in an alarmingly violent fashion. He panics but the ’game’ ceases as abruptly as it had started. Later the girls’ mother arrives with the welfare committee and they conduct themselves like well-educated young ladies should to the bewilderment of their father. After

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    As a child growing up‚ Joyce watches her mother suffer as a single parent‚ resulting from her lack of education‚ abuse‚ and mistreatment. It brought tears to Joyce’s eyes when she asked questions about school‚ that her mother had no idea how to answer. Whenever the two would go to the store‚ someone would have to assist them with choosing items‚ and counting money. She would hear people whispering terrible things about her mother such as‚ “That lady does not know how to count‚ or “She is stupid

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    Crush Have you ever had a crush‚ and if so how did it affect you? “Araby” by James Joyce is a story that is narrated by an unnamed boy and his struggles with love or the idea of it. The narrator falls into an infatuation with Mangan’s sister and because of his feelings he is having trouble in day-to-day life but after a fair share of missteps he realizes that his feelings and actions are all for nothing. The narrator falls into an infatuation with Mangan’s sister. Day after day‚ the narrator watches

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    Carol Anne Duffy’s presentation of love and relationships. Love and relationships are themes that are consistently found throughout Carol Anne Duffy’s work. It is something that she seems to present with mixed messages. This can be seen with the contrasts between the poems "Lovesick" and also "correspondents." In the poem correspondents the love theme seems to be forbidden and secretive. This is shown When Duffy writes‚ "When you come on Thursday‚ bring me a letter. " A letter is something

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    “Valentine” is a controversial love poem written by Carol Ann Duffy. Throughout the poem the poetess compares love to an onion and she does that by using a variety of techniques such as imagery‚ symbolism‚ word choice and structure. All these techniques justify why “Valentine” is an unusual love-poem as they help the poet express her different point of view. Overall‚ the poem is unusual as its title mistakenly leads the reader into thinking that the poem will be typical. I felt deeply moved by the

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    Short Story Analysis of "Araby" by James Joyce In James Joyce’s short story "Araby‚" the main character is a young boy who confuses obsession with love. This boy thinks he is in love with a young girl‚ but all of his thoughts‚ ideas‚ and actions show that he is merely obsessed. Throughout this short story‚ there are many examples that show the boy’s obsession for the girl. There is also evidence that shows the boy does not really understand love or all of the feelings that go along with it. When

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    Alcoholism & Outrage In James Joyce’s Counterparts‚ Farrington battles with alcoholism. James Joyce perceives the main character as drinking away his problems by having a drink any time a petty statement or dig is referred toward him. Since his boss constantly pushes at him since he is so focused on having another drink rather than getting his work done‚ he succumbs to both his wished and faults. While his lunch break occurs he has one with what little money he has to try and fill his desires and

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    A Christmas Carol Many social issue are in Charles Dickens‚ A Christmas Carol‚ with the vast majority of them having to do with scrooge. Scrooge begins the story with no Christmas spirit whatsoever‚ but he changes into a warmhearted teddybear at the end. A Christmas Carol shows that kindness is the way to go rather than being mean and greedy. A social issue that is touched on in this novel is the lack of sympathy that people have towards each other. Scrooge is mean to his family and friends

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