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    Warming Her Pearls

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    Warming Her Pearls for Judith Radstone Next to my own skin‚ her pearls. My mistress bids me wear them‚ warm them‚ until evening when I´ll brush her hair. At six‚ I place them round her cool‚ white throat. All day I think of her‚ resting in the Yellow Room‚ contemplating silk or taffeta‚ which gown tonight? She fans herself whilst I work willingly‚ my slow heat entering each pearl. Slack on my neck‚ her rope. She´s beautiful. I dream about her in my attic bed; picture her

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    A Jury of Her Peers

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    “A Jury of Her Peers” chronicles the discovery of and subsequent investigation into John Wright’s murder. The story begins on a cold windy day in Dickson County with Martha Hale‚ being abruptly called to ride to a crime scene with Lewis Hale‚ her husband; Sheriff Peters‚ the county sheriff; and Mrs. Peters‚ the sheriff’s wife. She rushes out to join them in the buggy and the group sets off. They arrive at the scene of the crime‚ the Wright’s lonesome-looking house. Immediately Mrs. Hale exhibits

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    means of coming to terms with the reality of his relationship with Maud Gonne. The opening statement of the poem "Why should I blame her that she filled my days with misery" can interpreted as a disclaimer or as absolution for Maud Gonne. Yeats recognises that Maud Gonne’s character made her act the manner in which she did‚ though this resulted in misery for him‚ there was little blame that he could attach to her. The second statement "or that she would of late have taught to ignorant men most

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    that questioned Phoebe didn’t address the fact that Hayley was so unemotional towards her "friends" deaths. The writers really tried to make it seem like she was their "friend" with one scene she had with both of them. They show Hayley giving a farewell speech to Cami but why didn’t we see Davina or Marcel do that? They knew her waaaay more and were waaay closer to her than Hayley would ever be. Makes no sense. Then Hayley proceed to say to her corpse "You know I’ve been thinking how my little girl is

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    Woman’s role in Her Kind and Homage to My Hips Although fiction has several underlying themes‚ poetry does as well. Poetry’s theme might even be a quite a bit more challenging according to the length of the literary work compared to that of a work of fiction. The theme is rarely pointed out. It is up to the reader to find the theme. Likewise Fiction‚ themes in poetry can also vary from each individual. The theme of woman and their roles in life throughout history have had a huge impact on literature

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    Gender In The Movie Her

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    The film Her‚ directed by Spike Jonze‚ portrays the ideal of true love and happy endings differently than other romance films. Normally in a romance film‚ “true love” and “happily ever after” are shown at the end of the movie. In contrast‚ the film Her‚ did not conclude with true love and a happy ending. This film broke the boundaries of how these two ideas end up affecting our daily life‚ due to the influence of the culture around us. The main character‚ Theodore‚ goes through periods of transition

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    A Woman in Her Prime

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    A Woman in Her Prime by Asare Konadu. Heinemann‚ 1967. 107 pages Compared to the brilliance and brashness of so much Nigerian literature‚ the quieter literature of Ghana may seem in danger of being overlooked. A Woman in Her Prime is a good example of what a mistake that would be. Like its heroine‚ A Woman in Her Prime is modest‚ balanced‚ calm‚ and understated‚ but with a charm and quiet beauty that prove captivating. It centers on a domestic drama that can be stated simply: Pokuwaa would

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    Lady in Her Bath

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    Lady in her Bath ART101: Art History The Renaissance began in the late 15th century and spanned from Italy to throughout Europe‚ and it was a rebirth of everything ranging from economy to art. Francois Clouet was a painter to the Kings and his work “Lady in Her Bath”‚ embraced this new form of artistic expression. In this paper I am going to explain how the “Lady in Her Bath” painting reflects the culture and ideology of the Renaissance Era and as well‚ explain some of the values‚ influences

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    America and Her People

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    ENGL 130 29 September 2012 America and Her People From 1776 to present day‚ America has been ever changing and her people have been a different breed‚ no matter where their ancestors came from. America stands for the freedom of any U.S. citizen‚ and any American willing to share the ideas of the people have defined what America means and the character of her people. When September 11‚ 2001 came with such tragedy to America’s shores‚ everyone was trying to define what it meant to be American

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    Eveline SHE sat at the window watching the evening invade the avenue. Her head was leaned against the window curtains and in her nostrils was the odour of dusty cretonne. She was tired. Few people passed. The man out of the last house passed on his way home; she heard his footsteps clacking along the concrete pavement and afterwards crunching on the cinder path before the new red houses. One time there used to be a field there in which they used to play every evening with other people’s children

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