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    know what? I already felt it. It’s really hard to be pregnant in times of troubles and problems. My sister experienced it. On that time‚ she had to move away from us because my mom didn’t want to see her. It’s emotionally hurting. I know how she feels‚ how they feels. Mom is hurting too. But I knew her. She will never show her weaknesses to others. On the other side‚ Ate is hurting. She is emotional because she is pregnant. That’s why I just supported her. I tried to make her smile every day I’m

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    terrible relationship with her uncle. One instance is highlighted when Jane reflects on her childhood‚ when she would constantly fight with her uncle. After each dispute‚ Jane would attempt to run away from home‚ and each time‚ her uncle would chase after her. Many times there isn’t an obvious reason for an action. Jane is unable to comprehend why her uncle does not wait for Jane to return home‚ even though he’s tired‚ but instead chases after her. While reflecting‚ she considers his actions‚ “I never understood

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    Show how Duffy conveys her feelings about a member of her family in ‘Before You Were Mine’ In ‘Before You Were Mine’‚ Carol Ann Duffy uses a large range of poetic techniques to convey her feelings about her mother. The title of the poem contains a possessive pronoun that makes the reader instantly get a sense of possessiveness towards her mother‚ rather than the original thought that a mother would be saying that about her child‚ which shows an inverse on the usual way to use the phrase. The first

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    than a housewife. Anne Bradstreet‚ the first woman to have her poetry published as a resident of America was under public scrutiny at the time of her first publication. In her poem‚ “The Author of Her Book‚” Anne defended the quality of her works by acknowledging that they were published without consent and we also we get a glimpse into how the Puritans believed that women were not meant to be in the spotlight.

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    of a woman murdering her husband. “A Jury of her Peers” is another edition of this story. During the 1830’s‚ the “Temperance Movement” which was the very first American reform campaign to emphasize the brutality of domestic violence. Insisting that domestic violence was the direct influence of alcohol the reformers believed that survival of the alcoholic’s wife was dependent on her rights to control her own earnings‚ gain custody of her children‚ and to seek a divorce on her own and none of these

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    Margaret Atwood is a Canadian poet‚ novelist‚ and critic‚ noted for her feminism and mythological themes. She was born in 1939 in Ottawa‚ about the same time World War 2 started. Her life was lived in a time of male dominance‚ which she did not like. She expressed her views of this by writing‚ and her writings showed many of the feminine views that she believes in. According to a reviewer‚ Atwood’s writings are obtained from the "traditional realist novel‚" where often the female protagonist is representative

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    stories‚ “Her First Ball” by Katherine Mansfield and “The Infant Prodigy” by Thomas Mann‚ share different scenarios in which children have similar experiences. “Her First Ball” describes the unique experience of a young girl going to her first ball. “The Infant Prodigy” depicts a young boy whose amazing piano talents are exploited by his mother and the impresario. Each story explores the coming of age of children before they are necessarily ready. While both “The Infant Prodigy” and “Her First Ball”

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    coastal region that was difficult for agriculture and only limited to hunting‚ fishing and gathering. Also they moved around a lot rather than in one location‚ and they were limited in supplies to make other means of storage(  ceramics‚ or baskets) 4.  What is the origin of the Atakapans name?  How did they use alligators?  Why might these Indians be especially significant to us at Kingwood College? “Eaters of men” which they got for their cannibalism that they believed was a way to keep the person

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    Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht Reflective statement: how was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the interactive oral? In Mother Courage and Her Children the aspects of familial ties versus greed and the effect of war on humanity were explored using the technique of epic theater. In an attempt to further remove the emotional ties Brecht set his play during the Thirty Years War instead of WWII which was happening at the

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    Author to Her Book‚” a poem is metaphorically written about the struggles faced in motherhood. The author compares her book to a child‚ that she is later unsatisfied with‚ although her friends think it is good. The author tries to care for it‚ protect it‚ and wash its face just like a mother would care for her child. The mother (author) is far from perfect when it comes to parenting skills for this child (book). She feels as if her book will never be written the way she wants it. Therefore‚ her friends

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