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    In the “No Name Woman” section of The Woman Warrior by Maxine Kingston‚ the family punishes the aunt for adultery by acting as though she never existed and ultimately dehumanizing her to the point of a fate worse than death. This is expressed in the following quote‚ “Don’t tell anyone you had an aunt. Your father does not want to hear her name. She has never been born” (Kingston 1515). Kingston’s father went from a family of brothers and one sister‚ to a family of nothing but brothers. The family

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    Woodchucks “Woodchucks” by Maxine Kumin is a poem that describes the gardener annoying and disturbing situation with woodchucks in his farm. Woodchucks were eating and destroying vegetables; therefore‚ he really attempted to get rid of them and solve his problem. This poem is apparently the story about the difficulties of one farmer; however‚ it has a deeper meaning and relate to the Holocaust. Besides‚ the gardener demeanor changed‚ and the violence increased from stanza to stanza. In the first

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    imagination. Reading opens endless worlds‚ and often time helps people in the real world. In “No Name Woman” by Kingston Maxine H.‚ “Two Ways To Belong In America” by Mukherjee Bharati‚ and “What If Shakespeare Had Had A Sister” by Woolf Virginia‚ the authors write about how women have been repressed through the years in different cultures and different times. In “No Name Woman‚” Kingston writes about how her aunt was chased and almost killed by the people in her village‚ because they thought that

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    Quiet Maxine Monologue

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    “Quiet‚ Max‚ it’ll be okay‚” my mom whispered‚ as she soothingly attempts to calm me down. I looked around and wondered how this would actually happen to me‚ a small-town girl. My name’s Maxine‚ also known as Max to close friends and family‚ and I’m a 12-year-old who lives in Rome‚ Italy‚ the country shaped like a boot. I have brown‚ curly‚ hair and brown eyes. I live with both of my parents. My father‚ George‚ a tall guy with brown‚ curly hair and dark brown eyes. My mother‚ Viviana‚ also has brown

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    The Irreplaceable Piece Vulnerability. This was something that caused Maxine Merit so much conflict‚ it often left her wondering why her heat has yet to wither away and relinquish. Strength was something that Maxine lacked and all of her problems came when she found the one who she assumed that she could love and cherish with all of her heart. The one who was her other half‚ the one who fit into her. But it always seemed to be wrong in everything she believes in because a broken heart shoved

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    Missing‚ written by Catherine MacPhail is about a girl named Maxine who looks for her brother‚ Derek who was believed to be dead after his disappearance. The time is in the middle of spring because most of the characters seem more active than chilly or sleepy. The cemetery is described as windy and warm‚ and the school is putting in tsunamis of homework each day. Most of these settings seem off but they do support the time. There is an arcade kind of like Station 300‚ the cemetery‚ the house‚ and

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    Kingston-type ware or also known as surrey white-wares were very common from the 13th to the 16th centuries and were made of white-firing‚ sandy clay‚ tempered with rounded quartz sand. All Kingston-type wares are wheel-thrown‚ apart from a few forms that were slab-built. However‚ it was not until the end of the 11th century that local potters began to use and experiment with applying glaze to their wares. By the end of the 12th century‚ most ceramic industries in the London area had applied glazes

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    MAKING SOLAR ENERGY MORE ECONOMICAL EE1001 Engineering Grand Challenge 1. Introduction The purpose of this position paper is to present solutions to the following engineering grand challenge – making solar energy more economical. It outlines the problems‚ our proposed solutions‚ and the feasibility of these recommendations. 1.1 Motivation One of the greatest motivators is the pressing issue regarding our current over reliance on fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are limited and are non-renewable

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    Maxine Mckinney Case Summary

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    CV2016-2242 Maxine McKinney‚ et al. : Plaintiffs‚ : JUDGE: R. PERSIE : vs. : : PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR : SUMMARY DISPOSITION Huntington County School District‚ et al. : WITH MEMORANDUM AND Defendants. : AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT : Plaintiffs‚ Maxine McKinney and James McKinney‚ personally and as father of Maxine McKinney (hereinafter “Plaintiffs”)‚ by and through its undersigned counsel‚ hereby moves this Court to grant summary disposition in favor of Maxine McKinney

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    Maxine Tynes Winter Alone

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    Poetic Analysis Essay Throughout the poem “Winter Alone” by Maxine Tynes‚ the reader has the chance to take a glimpse into the life of someone who suffers from polio. Tynes uses an exceptional word choice enhancing the feeling of solitude all through the piece. Her hope in writing this poem is to have the reader understand the imprisoned life style of an individual who has the disabling virus‚ polio. The mood of the poem is automatically set as soon as you read the first line. “Winter

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