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    Character Analysis Before her husband’s death she thought of her life as the same everyday and never changing. Louise Mallard is "young‚ with a fair‚ calm face‚ whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength" (Chopin 8). Mrs. Mallard was “afflicted with a heart trouble” (Chopin 1). The heart trouble was brought on by the stress of her wanting to control her destiny and the unhappiness in her marriage. When Chopin says‚ "two white slender hands‚” (Chopin 10) it indicates that Mrs. Mallard

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    Louise Nevelson— Sky Cathedral Presence Survey of World Art By Vyacheslav Borts The sculptress Louise Nevelson was a towering figure of American modernism. Born in 1899‚ she came to prominence in the late ‘50s‚ gaining renown for monochromatic structures built out of discarded wood. Critic Arthur C. Danto wrote‚ “There could be no better word for how Nevelson composed her work than bricolage—a French term that means making do with what is at hand.” (Danto 2007) Her pieces evolved and expanded

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    writing a thorough narrative‚ it is imperative to use literary devices that can move the story along. “The Leap” written by Louise Erdirch‚ tells a well detailed memoir about Erdirch’s family. Erdirch’s use of parallel plot‚ foreshadowing‚ and plot twists assists with the pacing and surprise of the story. There are two juxtaposed plots occuring in The Leap. The author‚ Louise‚ is researching the events of her father’s death. While retelling her research‚ the story transcends setting and time. The

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    usually like a shell. Rarely are all of the deepest and most personal emotions revealed effectively. A poem of that story would be like the inside of the shell. It personifies situations‚ and symbolizes and compares emotions with other things in life. Louise Erdrich’s poem Indian Boarding School puts the emotions of a person or group of people in a setting around a railroad track. The feelings experienced are compared to things from the setting‚

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    Rosa Louise McCauley was born on February 4‚ 1913‚ in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. Her mother’s name was Leona McCauley and her father’s name was James McCauley. Her father was a carpenter and her mother was a rural school teacher. Soon after Rosa’s little brother‚ Sylvester Edwards‚ was born‚ her parents separated in 1915. While her father went north‚ her mother‚ brother‚ and she moved to Pine Level‚ Alabama to live with her mother’s parents (Notable Black American Women). Rosa McCauley did not have all

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    The film‚ Thelma and Louise‚ centers on the friendship of two women and their adventures to truly realize who they are as women. Thelma and Louise’s road trip is a metaphor for the journey that their lives take through this film. The metaphor constantly seen throughout this film is empowerment‚ only gained through aggression. Most of this film is about the multitude forms that sexual violence can take. But‚ the further that Thelma and Louise travel on their trip‚ the more we can see them overcome

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    Louise Conyers and Steven Conners case - Michelle Rawlins According to Michelle Rawlins‚ the Conyers and Conners case displays the perfect example of domestic violence that occurs out of jealousy and a desperate need of control. The sequence of events could have been prevented by intervention of friends who saw the first signals for an abusive relations. The two met in a party‚ and started chatting‚ Louise described Steven "sweet and quiet". Two months later Steven started the typical process of

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    did not have as much power as they do today. Women in this time did not have the same rights as men and their opinions were less valued than even those of slaves. Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of an Hour” features a female protagonist‚ Mrs. Louise Mallard. Like many nineteenth century women‚ Mrs. Mallard is not happy in her marriage. One day‚ she receives news that her husband has passed. After an initial break down where she feels “wild abandonment‚” she feels a sense of freedom (Chopin 13)

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    Melissa Bella Mulongo September 24‚ 2013 Louise Mallard the “right” kind of Woman An intelligent‚ independent woman‚ Louise Mallard understands the “right” way for women to behave‚ but would rather not live like that if she could. When her sister announces that Brently has died‚ Louise cries dramatically rather than feeling numb‚ as she knows many other women would. Her violent reaction immediately shows that she is an emotional‚ demonstrative woman. She knows that she should grieve for Brently

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    Over the past 10 years Louise has been a resident in various residential homes and supported accommodation. The case study provides evidence that would suggest that Louise has a Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)‚ this means that forming a therapeutic relationship might be difficult. For the purpose f this essaying I will be looking into ways that a health care professional may be able to form a therapeutic relationship‚ and mental health and recovery can be promoted. Borderline Personality Disorder

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