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    analyzed through the feminist perspective. The Feminist perspective centralizes on the actions and identifications of the female characters in a literary work. This perspective is mostly used to analyze the protagonist‚ which is Nora in this play; a pathological liar and manipulator. She acts as though she is innocent when regarding her actions‚ but she isn’t ignorant and knows that what she has committed could lead to many complications. This feigned innocence is what she uses to gain people’s trust

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    Article 1: Multiple Bodies ’Sportswomen‚ soccer and sexuality’ by Barbara Cox and Shona Thompson (The University of Auckland‚ New Zealand) In the text ’Multiple Bodies ’Sportswomen‚ Soccer and Sexuality’‚ Barbara Cox and Shona Thompson address how women face the pressure of biding by the rules of the ideal female body‚ and the social exclusions women face if they digress from the ’norms’ or struggle to achieve these optimal female traits. They explore how and why sportswomen are continuously being

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    Ice-Candy-Man: A Feminist Perspective * Summary In Ice-Candy-Man the women characters cannot be easily subjugated. Lenny‚ her Ayah Shanta‚ her mother and Godmother are capable of new roles and responsibilities. It is the second novel by a woman writer dealing with the theme of Partition of India. It is likely to be a more neutral on account of the traumatic event of Partition which caused divisiveness‚ disharmony‚ mutual suspicion‚ hardening. Writer depicts the events overtaking the Partition

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    Feminism & African-American Culture: Everyday Use Candi Walker English 2140 Daniel Marshall November 29‚ 2007 Candi Walker Dan Marshall Literary Studies November 29‚ 2007 Everyday Use by Alice Walker: Feminism & African-American Criticism Alice Walker’s Everyday Use tells the story of a mother and her two daughters who live in the rural South. Ms. Johnson‚ the narrator of the story is a middle aged African-American woman who has single handily struggled to raise

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    New Market Elementary they have a formal evaluation process. Teachers are evaluated four times a year until they are tenured. Once they are tenured they are only evaluated every other year and observed twice a year. For the evaluation process they use a professional development plan where each staff member is evaluated on four different domains. They are evaluated on Planning and Preparation‚ Classroom Environment‚ Instruction‚ and Professional Responsibilities. In the framework for teaching rubric

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    Everyday Use” In Alice Walker’s short story “Everyday Use”‚ an African American woman living in the deep south known only as “Mama” narrates the story of the relationship between her daughters and herself. The story illustrates the difference between Mama and her shy younger daughter Maggie and her older educated daughter Dee. Dee has moved away from her family and is back with her fiancé to spend some quality time with them. Mama and Dee still cling to traditional black culture in the south

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    Everyday Use Summary Alice Walker’s modern classic "Everyday Use" tells the story of a mother and her two daughters’ conflicting ideas about their identities and ancestry. The mother narrates the story of the day one daughter‚ Dee‚ visits from college and clashes with the other daughter‚ Maggie‚ over the possession of some heirloom quilts. Why isn’t Everyday Use by Alice Walker told by Dee? Answers Dee does not tell the story of Everyday Use because she (and Maggie) is used by

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    Siblings‚ who grow up together‚ do not always end up alike. In “Everyday use‚” by Alice Walker‚ Dee and Maggie are sisters who are both raised in the rural South. After a tragic incident of their house burning down‚ Maggie is left traumatized while Dee sees the incident as a positive occurrence. Ten to twelve years later‚ Dee comes back to their new home for a visit‚ and Dee and Maggie’s differences are magnified. Although Dee and Maggie are sisters who have grown up together‚ their physical appearances

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    Hannah Lee February 14‚ 2013 English 185 Rough Draft Rough Draft “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker uses different characters to explore the shift in values of women’s role in society. As Wangero’s change of culture and appearance forms into a strange being that sticks out from the simple life of Mama and Maggie‚ it becomes clear how time and space transforms one’s family values as well. The opposition causes Wangero to lose her identity and place in the family; therefore‚ Walker’s usage of first

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    Antoinette Spears March 4th‚ 2013 ENC 1102 MWF – 11:15 Attachments to a False Reality In the story Everyday Use by Amy Walker‚ Dee is a frequent trendsetter who believes she knows it all‚ but fails to know her own self. When Dee visits from college to visit her family‚ she surprises them in a bright African-themed dress‚ golden bangles and earrings‚ and a large new hair. However‚ this new look is only for physical display‚ intended to show others that she is in touch with her heritage – something

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