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    Madison Howlett Year of Wonders; Essay “While many characters in ‘Year of Wonders’ display admirable qualities‚ Anna Frith is the true heroine of the novel” Throughout her novel ‘Year of Wonders’‚ Geraldine Brooks presents readers with many characters that are viewed as admirable in their village of Eyam‚ during the time of the plague. Set in 1665-66‚ Brooks creates an environment that many people would not be able to cope with. Numerous deaths and a village that is crumbling around you can

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    Corey Hartman English 112 Feminism There are different notions of femininity studied throughout the semester in Cat in the Rain‚ Bernice Bobs her Hair‚ Leila‚ and Girl from Paris. During the semester many different aspects of woman are seen through the main characters of all the stories we have seen. From being traditional and shy‚ to letting your husband walk all over you‚ to being an independent worker‚ all these women are different. The Cat in the Rain is the story about a wife‚ wanting

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    Brandy McGhee Reflection Journal #1 (Chapters 1 & 3) Psychology 2302 – Hybrid September 11‚ 2013 Last year around this time‚ my husband‚ son & I were asked to be a part of a destination wedding. My cousin Domonique sent us a beautiful note in the mail‚ and expressed how her day couldn’t be complete without us in their special day. We attended the engagement party and paid for our passport and tickets for the cruise due to depart in this September and were excited to go. Mid-August I receive a

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    Year of wonders explores how people are changed by catastrophe” Discuss Year of wonders the novel explores how people change by catastrophe such as the plague. The plague was brought to the town by cloths Anna is urged by Mr Mompellion to burn Viccars belongings and Anys Gowdie being a customer of his rejects his advice. ‘Burn it all! Burn it all! For the love of god burn it’ Anna Frith is the central character and narrator. A young woman who becomes a healer and midwife. Anna speaks low

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    While today we feel that we are an advanced and unbiased society‚ in actuality there are still clear and present separations between men and women; mostly which degrade and pigeonhole women in terms of their looks‚ sexuality‚ and role in society. It is granted that gender inequalities are bound to happen considering the genders do have Karl Marx put it best‚ “Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex.” . This is where they will learn that the line they can walk on

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    “I wonder if you know how much you have changed “. In what way does Anna change in the ‘Year of Wonders’? It is evident throughout the novel ‘Year of Wonders’ that Geraldine Brooks makes the point that some characters have difficulties with societal pressures. Through the use of her protagonist Anna Frith‚ Brooks was able to show us that it was possible to break through societal pressures when the individual was ready and eager to change. Difficulties including hierarchal status‚ religious morals

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    WONDERS OF THE WORLD Many lists of wonders of the world are said to have existed during the Middle Ages‚ although it is unlikely that these lists originated at that time because the word medieval was not even invented until the Enlightenment-era‚ and the concept of a Middle Age did not become popular until the 16th century. Brewer’s refers to them as "later list[s]" suggesting the lists were created after the Middle Ages. Many of the structures on these lists were built much earlier than the

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    About a hundred years after the Statue of Zeus came the Temple of Artemis. It was built in the ancient city of Ephesus‚ or modern day Turkey. The architect Theodorus probably built the incredible temple‚ and he most likely did so to honor the Greek Goddess of the Moon‚ Artemis. Tragically‚ a man named Herostratus set the Temple of Artemis on fire along with a group of Goths in an attempt to have his name go down in history. He managed to do so and city officials tried to enforce a new law stating

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    Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Jenkins is what it may say on his birth certificate‚ but this world-renowned‚ transcendent artist is better known as Stevie Wonder. Even at birth‚ Stevie was ahead of his time. He was born premature and doctors were unsure if he would live. Stevie was placed in an incubator to save his life. As a result of the incubator supplying Stevie with too much oxygen‚ he was left blind. Throughout life‚ Stevie never let his disability hold him back. By age 10‚ he had already

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    children grew restless and learned their letters‚ I wonder if you remembered I wanted to enter primary school. I wanted to wrap my tiny‚ crooked fingers around your sturdy palm. I wanted you to escort me to class and promise to return at the end of the day‚ but most of all‚ I wanted to spend those first six years in your arms. My eyes watered. Kellie Pickler’s heavily accented voice seeped into my mind. “Sometimes‚ I think about you‚ wonder if you’re out there somewhere thinking ‘bout me. And

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