Sarah Ruhl’s The Clean House is a play ripe for a director’s dissection‚ with deep reflections of love and loss. I consider the central character‚ Mathilde‚ a Brazilian maid‚ who has a job cleaning the house of an uptight American doctor (Lane)‚ to be the axis from which the action of the play orbits around. Ruhl’s writing riffs on the roles and status ascribed by social class: “It’s a telenovela!‚” Mathilde declares wryly. This piece is a myriad of fantasy‚ social commentary and dry humor. And
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(Erdrich 5). While Louise Erdrich was referencing mosquitoes in this line of her poem‚ she may have been alluding to much more. It is possible that she was‚ in fact‚ alluding to the mistreatment of Native Americans by the white people. In Erdrich’s poem‚ “Dear John Wayne‚” she argues that American culture was not made to accommodate people of other ethnicities‚ but specifically‚ Native Americans. By using the Cowboys and Indians movie as a backdrop‚ it sets the tone of her argument‚ without blatantly coming
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Imagine going to a new country all by yourself without your loved ones‚ that’s exactly what John Downe did in order to find a better life for his family. In John Downe’s letter to his “dear wife” he enlightens her about a country in which “… poverty is unknown.” In hopes he convince her to emigrate to America with their children. Downe begins his essay illustrating some of his first pleasant encounters upon entering the United States. He tells about the kindness of the farmer whom brought Downe
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I find Anne Bradstreet to be a very brilliant poet. The poem "To My Dear and Loving Husband‚" was captivating because it shows how much love one person can have for another. Bradstreet wrote this poem for her husband Simon to express to him‚ and the readers‚ how deep her feelings for him really were. The reader is undoubtedly able to realize the strong love Bradstreet has for her husband. She conveys her dedication and faithfulness to him in a smooth manner through imagery. An example of this is
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The Comforts of Home Character Description ¡V Sarah Ham: ± ¡§Nymphomaniac¡¨ Pg. 117 ± ¡§¡Konly nineteen years old.¡¨ Pg. 119 ± ¡§Congenital liar.¡¨ Pg. 121 ± ¡§Her hair was cut like a dog¡¦s or an elf¡¦s and she was dressed in the latest fashion.¡¨ Pg. 122 Thomas: ± ¡§It was the first time in his thirty-five years¡K¡¨ Pg. 116 ± ¡§Thomas loved his mother.¡¨ Pg. 118 ± ¡§Thomas had inherited his father¡¦s reason with his ruthlessness and his mother¡¦s love of good without her
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“A White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett tells the story of a young girl named Sylvia who has to make the difficult decision whether or not to tell a hunter where a very rare bird is living. Sylvia lives with her grandmother‚ Mrs. Tilley‚ out in the country. Daily she takes out her grandmother’s cow‚ Mistress Molly‚ to eat grass. One day on her way back home‚ she encounters a man in the woods who informs her he is lost and would like a place to stay. Mrs. Tilley allows him to stay‚ and while they all
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Dear Fellow Indians‚ Today we celebrate the 65th Independence Day of our great Nation. On this joyous occasion I convey my greetings and good wishes to all the Indians living in this beautiful country and pray for their peace‚ progress and prosperity. On this auspicious day‚ 64 years ago‚ India attained freedom from colonial rule and the people of our country became the masters of their destiny.All in all‚ the past 64 years have been momentous. Despite serious challenges on varied fronts‚ including
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Prior to reading this article‚ my knowledge of Tupac was from his one song‚ Dear Mama‚ due to my father’s obsession with it‚ even resulting in it becoming his ringtone. The substance of the song provided me with insight that his father was in jail‚ his mother was addicted to crack‚ and he even started selling “rocks” to get money. Tupac wrote about his vulnerability‚ and his struggle‚ and having preexisting knowledge about that and then reading this article‚ my viewpoint changed. I agreed with many
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The reader is introduced to Maria Teresa as a youthful girl‚ who was too innocent to fathom her own fate. “Dear Little Book‚ Minerva gives you to me today for my First Communion. You are so pretty with a mother of pearl cover and a little latch like a prayerbook. I will have such fun writing on your tissue-thin pages” (Alvarez 30) Maria Teresa‚ or Maté‚ receives her first “Little Book” from her sister Minerva and does not grasp its purpose‚ and does not take it as seriously as Minerva expects her
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Manuel Rodríguez Fernández B1 In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet. Anne‚ as the speaker of the poem‚ begins describing her feelings at that sad moment. She feels sorry for her grandchild because she thinks that God took her so soon. The repetition of the word “farewell” at the beginning of the first three verses emphasizes the tragic situation that she is living. However‚ the way how she comes to terms with death in this first part of the poem is really unusual for a Puritan
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