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    muddled her like wine‚ or like a first breath of freedom (Chopin)." In chapter seven‚ Edna has a very deep conversation with Madame Ratignolle. This validates many of Edna’s feelings and this allows her to feel comfortable enough to move along in her awakening. This moment is a very crucial portion of her steps towards freedom. As Edna talks to the Creole woman‚ she feels more open to seemingly taboo subjects. "Their freedom of expression was at first incomprehensible to her‚ though she had no difficulty

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    ****Car Clinique : I. Les Signes : 1. Motif d’entrée : * fatigue + dyspnée d’effort de type superficielle 2. Histoire de malade : * pas de douleur thoracique * RAA à l’âge de 7 ans 3. Examen Clinique : * Signe Vital : Jerky pulse (poule alternant) * Examen Physique : * Choc de point : en bas et en dehors * Forceful in the left parasternal heave * Auscultation: souffle holosystolique maximum au niveau de l’apex avec irradiation vers l’axillaire

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    In addition to the image of the man‚ the birds in Parov’s painting connects with Chopin’s use of birds in the Awakening to describe both the freedom and restrictions in society. In Parov’s painting‚ there are four birds flying towards the buildings in the background of the scene and shows their freedom as they fly through the air. These four birds at first represent the freedom Edna experiences before her downfall and that they aren’t restricted to the ground below them. However as the readers analyze

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    A Crude Awakening – The Oil Crash (2006) Directed by: Basil Gelpke‚ Raymond McCormack‚ Reto Caduff The documentary‚ “A Crude Awakening”‚ is about the dwindling oil supply around the world. There are multiple experts in the film discussing the issue and why it’s such a major problem. It showcases success and failure within the oil industry‚ in the past‚ present and future. It also shines a light on how dependent on oil the world is. The main point of the film is to show the level of disarray our

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    Kate Chopin’s novel The Awakening expresses the difficulty of finding a woman’s place in society. Edna learns of new ideas such as freedom and independence while vacationing in Grand Isle. Faced with a choice to conform to society’s expectations or to obey personal desires for independence‚ Edna Pontellier realizes that either option will result in dissatisfaction. Thus‚ Edna’s awakening in Grand Isle leads to her suicide. Edna’s awakening occurs during her family’s vacation in Grand Isle. It is

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    Kate Chopin’s book The Awakening is based on the expections placed on women in society‚ particularly in the upper class at the turn of the 20th century. This story explains how there is more than one reason why effects on a human or thing happen. Edna Pontellier’s character shows not only the limited options of a woman‚ but the dangers of taking risks of unrealistic expectations of life and love. Chopin is trying to show how change can break a human. The intent of Kate Chopin’s story was to

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    Awakening Dreams vs Reality Kate Chopin is mostly recognized for writing about women‚ and the challenges that they face in society. She believed that woman have the strength to overcome their battles. Throughout he “Awakening” Kate Chopin convey a much deeper meaning in the story‚ as shown by the symbolism she uses. These symbolic elements make the connection between Edna’s world‚ and her eventual awaking more effective. There are three common symbols that are used in the story are birds‚ houses

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    Old Man and The Sea "The great DiMaggio is himself again!"(21)‚ in Ernest Hemingway’s novel‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ which takes place near Havana‚ Cuba in the Caribbean Sea‚ a very old‚ unlucky‚ fisherman sets out for the big catch. The great DiMaggio is seamed throughout the novel to symbolize the old man and his struggle to catch the big fish‚ yet also he poses as a role model for Santiago (the old man). The old man is using the great DiMaggio for a role model. At a certain point

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    In “The Awakening”‚ Edna Pontellier is known as Mrs. Pontellier for the first part of the book. The book is based in a time period where women had no say and were just “mother-women”‚ who are kind of like a nun. There were many different types of women in the victorian era but none of them had a lot of rights or not much of a say. In the very beginning of the novel you see two birds‚ a mockingbird and a parrot. In the beginning we don’t know what the mockingbird is but we determine that the parrot

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    Caitlin Couch Period 4 Old Man and the Sea 1. Symbols a. The Marlin is a major symbol in the novella. It stands for Santiago’s ideal opponent; his worthy challenger. He feels lucky to be able to fight this challenger‚ as it is his equal. Having bested your equal is much more satisfactory than whipping some amateur’s butt. I think that he feels that by facing the Marlin‚ he is giving the best of himself to his cause. He’s going full throttle‚ and by facing his Marlin‚ he is enhancing

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