English 112 10/12/11 Pain Is Beauty‚ Beauty Is Pain The poem‚ “Barbie Doll‚” by Marge Piercy‚ implicitly criticizes the way that women are mixed into stereotypical roles from the time they are young. This poem makes it clear this standard of perfection is impossible to achieve--at least not while one is alive--and starts with something relatively careless at a young age‚ a Barbie doll. The Barbie doll‚ one of the best-selling “toys” of all time‚ has become an icon of U.S. culture for the
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lives took place during the developmental stages. The times you were left lingering in the foggy valley between childhood and adulthood. Puberty. You would be lying if you said this period did not hit you like a truck. The poem “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy embodies the struggles that adolescence girls endeavor throughout this beautiful and natural season of their young lives. Speaking from a female perspective‚ “blossoming” was not as glamorous as our school nurses and
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beginning of November when we left Calcutta for Harsingpur. The place was new to me‚ but the scents and sounds of the countryside pressed round and embraced me. The morning breeze coming fresh from the newly ploughed land‚ the sweet and tender smell of the flowering mustard‚ the shepherd-boy’s flute sounding in the distance‚ even the creaking noise of the bullock-cart‚ as it groaned over the broken village road‚ filled my world with delight. The memory of my past life‚ with all its ineffable
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pretty to everyone’s eyes. Marge Piercy is an American poet‚ novelist‚ and social activist. Many of her most famous works include He‚ She‚ and It‚ Early Grrl‚ and The Moon is Always Female. Beauty Standards are one of the main themes in this poem. It is apparent throughout the entire text as Piercy portrays a young girl beaten down with expectations she cannot handle which in turn‚ brings about her suicide. “Consummation at last. To every woman a happy ending.” (Piercy‚ Line 24-25) At this point
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In “To Be of Use‚” Marge Piercy uses figurative language to create imagery that helps convey that the speaker wants to be useful and take initiative like the people they love but never does. The figurative language make people who take initiative seem inhuman. In one line‚ Piercy uses simile when she writes‚ “the black sleek heads of seals bouncing like half submerged balls.” By using this simile‚ Piercy piques the readers’ imagination‚ renewing their interest in the forgotten things people do. This
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Amy Tan’s The Kitchen God’s Wife is the story of a relationship between a mother and daughter that is much more than it seems. The story revolves around secrets and conflicts between mother and daughter‚ Chinese immigrant Winnie and her Americanize daughter Pearl. For over fifty years‚ Winnie has kept some of the worst possible secrets. When Helen her sister in law confronts Winnie telling her she just can’t keep the secrets anymore‚ Winnie must come clean. Interestingly the person Winnie most wanted
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As I smell the aroma of well-made food‚ feel a warm sensation; I realize I am in my kitchen. That is where I spend many enjoyable hours of my life. There have been countless good memories while being in my most favorite place‚ my kitchen. The first time I stepped into the kitchen‚ it gave off this special warm feeling that no other room gave to me. The wallpaper is a nice tint of white that makes the room feel very cozy. The lighting is always adequate because there are numerous lights and there
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The Poem “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy is about a girl who struggles with her body image. The speaker in the poem acts as an observer; watching the girl encounter different experiences as it related to her body image. Today’s generation is much similar to the life of the girl in this poem. Girls are forced to keep up with rising standards that are overwhelming and destructive. This poem uses form‚ imagery‚ and word choice to express how society chooses not to accept girls who do not represent the
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1.Rinsing Raw Meat and Poultry. Dean Cliver‚ PhD‚ an Institute of Food Technologists spokesperson on food and kitchen safety‚ says the USDA has backed off the idea that meat and poultry should be washed or rinsed—in fact‚ the organization’s website says there’s no need to do so. “Sometimes you may buy a chicken‚ and it has salmonella. If you cook it thoroughly‚ it would kill it‚” Cliver says. “Washing it might spread the salmonella around.” 2. A Greasy Range Hood and Filter. Captain Peggy Harrell
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General Erasmus’ view of the Coloureds in South Africa‚ the Apartheid government and other countries in the world. Johan Erasmus is the head of the Erasmus family. In 1973 he becomes the youngest Major General ever in the history of the South African Defence Force. As a General he knows a lot about South Africa’s position in the world (i.e. its allies and opponents). He knows that there are Portuguese colonies around South Africa which take a friendlier stance towards them than the rest of
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