sea‚ engaged in an occupation that was extremely dangerous‚ so that he could have the money to run our household. There are times when I do not see him for days and weeks at a stretch but I am expected to come to terms with this and be the “dutiful wife” that I am expected to be. There are times when I wonder why my parents forced me into such a marriage‚ a marriage in which they knew I would be lonely in. Perhaps if I had not listened to the elders I might have not been in such a situation‚ standing
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The downfall of most people is relying on hope. In “A Wife’s Lament”‚ the narrator finds herself in bad situations thanks to her hoping for things to come out well. This shows in the sentence‚ “I traveled seeking the sun of protection and safety‚ accepting exile as payment for hope” (“the Wife’s Lament” 8-10). The narrator is a woman who is exiled‚ most likely because she is a traded item in peacemaking. Her new love’s family‚ though‚ has different plans for her. “But the man’s family was weaving
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In “The Zookeeper’s Wife‚” the author‚ Diane Ackerman‚ is talking about the rescue and resistance aspect of the Holocaust. To a Jew‚ resistance could be considered as smuggling a loaf of bread‚ or rescuing a Torah‚ which might not be exactly what one might think of by “resistance”
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B Exam Questions Zeinab Dafalla I HAVE USED MY NOTES TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS Part A) What methods does Steinbeck use to present Curley’s wife? In the passage the first words that Steinbeck uses are that “Both men glanced up‚” and through this we are introduced to Curley’s wife through her effect on men and not through any notion of herself‚ which Steinbeck does to show us she is only worthy for the use of men. Not so long after in the sentence we are told
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1) How many food Chains are there in this food web? There are two food chains.(1 Mark) 2) Name a producer found in this food web? Microscopic plants(1 Mark) 3) Name two consumers found in this food web. Small fish and water boatman (2 Marks) 4) If the water boatmen all died‚ what would happen to the tadpoles in the short term? The tadpole population would overgrow and the perch would starve. (1 mark) 5) What would happen to the tadpoles in the long term ?(1Mark) Eventually all the microscopic
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It was July 24‚ 2011‚ the day I had been patiently awaiting for over a year. This was the day that my husband was coming home from deployment in Bahrain‚ Middle East. This time‚ not only was he coming home to me‚ he was also coming home to meet his four day old daughter. Emotions were high that day. I walked into the airport pushing only a pink stroller with a newborn baby girl and trying not to come in the way of rushing passengers. The ambience of the airport was very impressive. The lounge
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PROLOGUE Gnik tightened the seatbelt around his waist‚ and he mindlessly looked at his watch. Still 10:27 PM‚ Gnik thought. He reread the text he was composing to Pam: Hey‚ Pam--it’s me again. Gnik with a ’G.’ Do you have some time to chat tomorrow morning? Regular time‚ regular place? Let me know. Satisfied‚ Gnik pressed the send button on his phone just as the pilot finally made the announcement to turn off all electronic devices. Gnik automatically complied‚ tucking his phone into the
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Final Words “What would you do if you were me?” Drew asked his best friend in the world. “I honestly don’t know‚” Ken replied. “I can’t believe Lea did this to you‚” he added with sadness in his voice. They were sitting in Drew’s soft yellow kitchen‚ akin to each other‚ looking at the letter Lea had written. It was lying on the pine table between them. There was no point in reading it again‚ and yet‚ they both did. They sat there stunned. Leah’s letter was so distressing. She had written that
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Jennifer Kane Mayberry ENG 210 11/4/2013 The Presence and Contradictions of Feminism in The Wife of Bath’s Tale The Wife of Bath’s Tale‚ a narrative by Geoffrey Chaucer depicted in his classic Canterbury Tales is a story that allows an individual reader to interpret its intended theme and purpose. Scholars have debated the position of Chaucer‚ as well as the positions of his main character‚ The Wife of Bath. Still‚ Chaucer uses an extended prologue and tale in an attempt to tell her story and
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A female narrator tells the Wife of Bath’s Tale‚ and it focuses on how women should be of equal power as men. There is the Wife who is equal to the King because they both have multiple spouses. The Wife also has power over all her husbands; making her superior to them. That is surprising considering that in 1300’s men were always superior then women‚ and were never at the same level as them. This tale is used to represent how society should have been in that era‚ women and men are the same‚ both
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