genderless baby: The Case of Storm Stocker Raising a family of three children is no easy feat to begin with‚ and the Stocker family of Toronto‚ Ontario has made one decision regarding their new baby that will hardly make it any easier. Mrs. Stocker gave birth to her third child on new years day of 2011‚ and accompanying the proud new parents e-mail to friends and families announcing the baby’s birth‚ was a rather controversial statement; "We ’ve decided not to share Storm ’s sex for now -- a tribute
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Jullian Collins October 28‚ 2011 ENG 212 Entrapment in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening Kate Chopin’s The Awakening is entrapment by social decrees‚ circumstance‚ and desire for personal independence. I enjoyed the plot and the twists and turns throughout the story‚ which I noted that during the time period it was written was categorized by a society which the patriarch is the center and leader of the family. (This is a very long and confusing sentence) But to a certain extent Edna did as she
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Calixta’s Affair In any marriage‚ it is important for the wife to feel secured‚ loved‚ and to receive sexual gratification to maintain a strong commitment to her husband. Unfortunately‚ in Kate Chopin’s "The Storm‚" Calixta does not receive all of these things from her husband Bobinot. Calixta’s husband Bobinot lacks a sense of power and control in their marriage and also leaves her feeling sexually frustrated. Calixta’s encounter with Alcee Laballiere also reminds her of her dull marriage
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seaward to gather in an impression of space and solitude‚ which the vast expanse of water‚ meeting and melting with the moonlit sky‚ conveyed to her excited fancy. As she swam she seemed to be reaching out for the unlimited in which to lose herself." (Chopin) During that moment‚ the sea became her place where she could lose herself. Edna remembers the Kentucky fields of her past as the ocean in the novel that is how she connects the sea to herself. The sea was also the place where Robert taught her how
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Catherine Dunn argues in The Storm in King Lear that the storm in Shakespeare’s King Lear is brought on by ingratitude symbolizes the cosmic chaos of the Empedoclean type as opposed to the Christian Last Judgment. Although the storm often symbolizes the Last Judgment to a Christian audiences Dunn believes the primitive story of Lear operates within a framework of pagan cosmology. According to Dunn this destruction of the universe by Strife is depicted by the categorization of the characters into
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027. It was one of the most devastating storms to the United States costing over $17 million (Briannica 54-55). But why were there so many deaths when some people had a 15 minute to three and a half hour warning? Our technology has come a long way since 1925‚ but we still have many casualties from twisters and hurricanes. We need to make a better‚ more comprehensive warning system to help prevent and predict future storms. Some of the first recorded storms were back in the early civilizations namely
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In this piece‚ Chopin uses a lot of crescendos and diminuendos‚ and there is a wide range of dynamics (from pianissimo to fortissimo) but there are no sudden contrasts. Section A in the piece is quieter than section B‚ which climaxes to fortissimo twice. The structure of ‘Raindrop’ is in ternary form (separated into sections in the form of ABA). In section A (in D flat major) there is a lyrical melody accompanied by quavers in the bass. This section also has its own ABA structure. In section B (C
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Chopin’s Raindrop prelude has a conjunct melody (there is only a small pitch change between each note). From the name of the piece‚ Raindrop Prelude‚ the sustained notes are used to act as the continuous raindrops falling. To represent these raindrops‚ Chopin uses descending notes and arpeggios. He also uses septuplets and turns to create similar effects. He changes to the relative minor to create variation. The main melody in the A section is in the right hand; however‚ in section B of the piece‚ the
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Cited: Golding‚ William. Lord of the Flies. New York: The Berkley Group‚ 1954 The Rock‚ NLT ed. Wheaton‚ Illinois: Tyndale Inc.‚ 1998
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Kate Chopin was born Katherine O’Flaherty on February 8‚ 1851. She was born to Eliza and Thomas O’Flaherty. Unfortunately‚ her father passed away when she was just five years old. “As a result‚ Kate Chopin lived her preteen years in a female-centered household. She lived with her mother‚ grandmother‚ and great-grandmother” (Tolentino 6). Most authors immerse themselves in their books. Whether a planned or subconscious action‚ they use their own experiences to influence their works. Kate Chopin’s
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