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    In A Doll House‚ written by Henrik Ibsen‚ Nora Helmer spends the entire play trying to keep a big secret from her husband‚ Torvald Helmer. This secret is that she borrowed money to pay for Torvald to get better‚ but she told her husband that she got the money from her father. After consulting her friend Kristine and lawyer Krogstad‚ Nora allowed Torvald to find out the truth‚ which leads to her leaving him and their children. Throughout the play‚ it is obvious that  Nora has different characteristics

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    Context I was commissioned to create a piece of street furniture for the Kelvin Grove Urban Village. My fountain design‚ called ‘My Cup Spilleth Over’‚ represents East meeting West‚ which reflects the Brisbane’s social demographic and cultural fusion. The fountain features a ‘U’ shaped arc which cascades water down a series of large assembled Chinese teacups. These cups are hand painted in red and green‚ as these colours traditionally symbolise good luck in Asian culture. Planning 1.1

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    The visual arts are created based on one’s influences and inspirations that surround them. It’s a form of expression for most artists as this is how they communicate feelings without directly speaking them. Some artists practice is so powerful‚ it shapes and effects significant events in society. This is achieved by inspiring the audience who may change their mind about a certain issue or encourage the audience to embrace and support a significant issue/event/cause. 2 well renowned artists‚ Barbara

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    their smaller brains and wider hips. Women are oppressed in the work force‚ where they are forced to do a majority of the manual labor for little to no pay. Even at home‚ women are expected to stay and both clean the house and take care of the children. In Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House‚ the oppression of women is explored in detail through the main character Nora Helmer‚ who is heavily oppressed by the men in her life. Nora is a definitive example of the role any common female was expected to play

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    Patriarchy in The Birth House In “Where Are We?” Allan Johnson defines patriarchy as “male dominated in that positions of authority-political‚ economic‚ legal‚ religious‚ educational‚ military‚ domestic-are generally reserved for men…when a women finds her way into such positions‚ people tend to be struck by the exception of the rule and wonder how she’ll measure up against a man in the same position”(5). Apart from the more “caring” types of work‚ men are sought to be the more intellectual

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    Street child is a term for a child experiencing homelessness and who primarily resides in the streets of a city (typically in a developing country). The exact definition of a street child is debatable due to the lack of precise categories. The term has largely been used in reference to children who live entirely in public spaces‚ without adult supervision or care. Street children are often subject to abuse‚ neglect‚ exploitation‚ or‚ in extreme cases‚ murder by "clean-up squads" that have been hired

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    Street racing is an illegal sport that is growing popular at an alarming rate. Street racing is the concept of high performance automobliles racing on public roadways illegally. Individuals will take a basic car and tune it up to be very quick and very powerful. The idea of street racing originates from the legal sport of drag racing. Drag racing is an internationally recognized sport governed by the NHRA‚ the National Hot Rod Association. Drag racing consist of two drivers in separate cars

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    House to House by David Bellavia (Bell) is a personal memoir of his experiences during the Iraq war. The book follows Bell and his men on their mission to clear opposing forces out of buildings in Fallujah‚ which was the most dangerous city for armed forces in Iraq. While following through with the task they faced staggering opposition and at times overwhelming odds. In order to survive this suicide mission Bell and his men transition from average men to machines that are programmed to survive at

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    OSD Lontoc‚ Arvin Karol U. W2A Subj: Poligov June 13‚2012 A#1 (“Parliamentarian of the street”) Question: Give or cite five (5) political and economic problems encountered by the Philippines today. Discuss briefly but substantially one problem‚ and point out the cause of it and cite the reasons for the need to formulate a new vision for the Philippine politics and the governance of the country. Poverty‚ unemployment‚ graft and corruption‚ housing and poor educational system are some

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    1 Wall Street (Drama) ( 1987) © 2000 by Raymond Weschler Major Characters Bud (Buddy ) Fox…………………………………….Charlie Sheen A young‚ smart and very motivated stock broker (seller) who dreams of making millions of dollars. Gordon Gekko………………………………………….Michael Douglas A very rich‚ ruthless and immoral stock trader and “corporate raider‚” which is a person who buys and sells companies‚ often with horrible results for company workers. Darien Taylor……………………………………………Daryl Hannah A young and beautiful interior

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