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    In Margaret Thatcher’s Eulogy‚ Eulogy for Reagan‚ the reflection on Reagan’s past accomplishments and him being a good president were conveyed through her use of rhetoric She introduces her topic by saying‚ “We have lost a great president‚ a great American‚ and a great man‚ and I have lost a dear friend” (Thatcher 1). As the speaker‚ Thatcher’s use of words addresses the world as a whole rather than that of a single nation in mourning‚ America. She describes her audience as “we”. This prominent use

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    Page 1 Madgett Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein is a poem that describes a place that is only enjoyable to children or youth because they are able to use their innocent imagination to fantasize the place beyond "where the sidewalk ends" (L.1) where as an adult may have grown up and lost their imagination in the city "where asphalt flowers grow" (L.9) A theme depicted in this poem is reality because it takes us deep into the land of childhood fantasies‚ just because we use our imagination

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    In the novel tomorrow when the war began by John Marsden‚ many of the charters have gone through a significant change during their experiences. Both Ellie and Homer have changed dramatically during the novel. We see the change in the character of Homer. At the beginning of the novel we learn about Homer’s behaviour at school. He was an irresponsible‚ troubled teen who enjoyed being the class clown. Ellie says “He was wild and outrageous. He didn’t care what he did or what anyone thought…” Homer

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    Plot Summary    Where The Wild Things Are written by Maurice Sendak is a popular fantasy fiction picture book that was first published in 1963 and has continued its popularity to today. Where The Wild Things Are tells the story of a boy named Max‚ who is making mischief throughout his house.  Max is seen throughout the book wearing a wolf suit‚ a king’s crown‚ and a mischievous grin.  After chasing the family dog around the house with a fork‚ Max is sent to his room without any supper by his mother

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    A Fight for a No Caste System‚ a Fight for the American Way of Life In “The Privileges of the Parents”‚ Margaret Miller says‚ “With their sense of entitlement‚ more highly educated parents are more likely to fight for their children in school‚ and they know what privileges to fight for”. In my experience‚ with one parent who graduated college and one who did not‚ this is true. My father‚ who graduated from college‚ could easily assist us with our homework and always pushed us in school‚ whereas

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    were Secretaries and Administrative Assistants with 97.7% female. With these statistics‚ it is shown that there were jobs that would employ individual base on gender because those jobs are expected to done better if he or she was a man or woman. In Margaret Mead’s “Sex and Temperament” in (1935)‚ she writes that in some societies‚ “defined roles are mainly expressed in dress or occupation”(860) which implies that certain jobs are expected either more male employees or female employees in some

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    Ellie- Character Development Ellie‚ from Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden‚ is a typical country girl who likes the rural way of life. She is the narrator in the book‚ which suggests she has a lot to say. She starts out as a stubborn‚ headstrong person who is very loyal to her friends and family. While she still has a determined and reliable character‚ Ellie’s character has further developed. She steps up to whatever is required of her in the dangerous situations she and the group find

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    Margaret Thatcher‚ in her eulogy speech to Americans about the former U.S President Ronald Reagan‚ used pathos and anecdotes as rhetorical strategies. In order to connect with her audience‚ Thatcher employed pathos throughout her writing. By mentioning Reagan’s sense of humor‚ his recovery from his failed assassination attempt‚ his passion for the United States‚ Thatcher is marking each of her words in the hearts of her audience. Especially because this is an eulogy‚ it was important for Thatcher

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    only analyzed those around her but also criticized the world she lived in. As a witness to art movements from Abstract Expressionism to Conceptual Art‚ and refused to follow any of them. Instead‚ she developed a unique‚ expressive style of portrait painting that captured the psychology of individuals. Inspired by the concept of male gaze in art‚ Neel’s work stands as a metaphor for the feminist movement during the period. In her portrait of Margaret Evans‚ Alice Neel explores a woman’s position in society

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    The Handmaid’s tale by Margaret Atwood relates a story taking place in a dystopian society where Christian fundamentalists enforce their beliefs. Their society shows what family values might look like if they were enforced. Women stay at home gardening and having babies. If women are unable or refuse to do so they are marginalized and sometimes executed. Throughout the book Margaret Atwood uses flowers as a symbol of life or fertility‚ to describe the women in Gilead and to disguise terrifying things

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