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    The doctor and the doctor’s wife ‘’The doctor and the doctor’s wife’’ is a short story written by Ernest Hemingway. It got published in 1925 and is a part of a short story collection called ‘’In Our Time’’. Hemingway is well-known for his style of written and for using the iceberg-principle which lets the readers guess the truth behind the stories. Nick’s father has hired three Indians to remove some logs that have been dumped on his property. Nick’s father Henry gets in a discussion with

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    Love Poem for a Wife

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    ------------------------------------------------- A. K. Ramanujan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Attipate Krishnaswami Ramanujan (March 16‚ 1929 – July 13‚ 1993) also known as A. K. Ramanujan was a scholar of Indian literature who wrote in both English and Kannada. Ramanujan was an Indian poet‚ scholar and author‚ a philologist‚ folklorist‚ translator‚ poet and playwright. His academic research ranged across five languages: Tamil‚ Kannada‚ Telugu‚ Sanskrit‚ andEnglish. He published works

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    Case Assignment 1 In reference to the question “In what ways does Francois Clouet’s Lady in Her Bath painting reflect the ideology and culture of the Renaissance Era?” can be dated back to 1516 when his father‚ Jean Clouet was appointed painter to the court of Francis I. Jean became the chief court painter in 1523‚ and was a position he held until his death in 1541. Jean’s claim to fame was his use of chalk‚ in the hues of red‚ white‚ and black. One of Jean’s more interesting paintings

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    The Drover’s Wife by Murray Bail and The Drover’s Wife by Henry Lawson are stories that remind me of a conflict between two people. There are always two sides to every story. When I first read Lawson’s version of The Drover’s Wife‚ I felt remorse for the wife. It was heartbreaking to read about the horrific situations she had to go through. “She is used to being left alone. She once lived like this for eighteen months” (Lawson‚ 744). The description of her is an independent‚ strong woman. She became

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    My eyes flutter open and I look next to me‚ expecting to see my wife‚ Anne‚ still asleep. To my surprise‚ the bed is empty‚ and Anne is nowhere in sight. I immediately become concerned‚ as this is not like Anne to leave without waking me up first. I search around the hotel room a little more‚ then decide to go down to the lobby to see if she’s there. When I arrive at the hotel lobby‚ I find that she is still nowhere to be found. As I’m deciding that she probably just went to the beach for a morning

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    Curley’s Wife In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck creates characters that play important roles throughout the story that contribute to themes and connect readers to an overall focus. Curley’s wife‚ a minor‚ but significant character in the story‚ contributes to the theme and is partly responsible for Lennie’s death. Her sinful actions and petty personality make her a character that isn’t respected by others and is known for being trouble around the ranch. Disregarding her flirtations

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    is Curley’s wife. At first‚ the book introduces her as a seductress who dresses extravagantly and wears too much makeup. The men on the ranch say she plays around and they call her names such as “tart” or “jail bait”. She is defined by her role in the book‚ Curley’s wife. In other words‚ Curley’s property. She is never given a name throughout the book‚ only being referred to as Curley’s wife. However‚ as the book goes on‚ the reader begins to learn the complexities of Curley’s wife. It is revealed

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    10 ‘I Want a Wife’ A In 1971 when the essay “I Want A Wife” was written it was the height of the feminist movement. During this time women were rising and speaking out about the classification of themselves as second class citizens to men. Inspired by the recent amendment giving women the right to vote‚ which was in the 1940’s‚ Judy Brady‚ wrote the satirical essay ” I Want a Wife”. The purpose of the essay is to give a blatant unfair depiction of the conditions of the common “wife” during this

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    is represented Language devices used Deeper analysis Two 34 ‘Little bouquets of red ostrich feathers’ As a lonely‚ isolated and un-wanted Connotations‚ imagery‚ metaphor and In this quote we can identify that Steinbeck is portraying Curley’s wife as an ostrich. Unable to fly‚ meaning CW can’t leave or escape the ranch. This represents that she is stuck and will never be able to leave. This goes back to portraying her as a lonely woman. It can also portray that she shows off and for that reason

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    The only female character in the story‚ Curley’s wife is never given a name and is only mentioned in reference to her husband. The men on the farm refer to her as a “tramp‚” or a “tart‚” She represents the temptation of female sexuality in a male-dominated world. ‘She had full‚ rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes‚ heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters‚ like sausages. She wore a cotton house dress and red mules‚ on the insteps of which were little bouquets

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