Asia-Pacific Science and Culture Journal‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 3‚ 23-41 OPEN ACCESS ISSN 2220-4504 www.ieit-web.org/apscj Women’s Secret Language: the Madwoman in the Attic in a Cultural and Psychological Context JIA Shi 1 1 The University of Iowa E-Mails: daisy-wreath@hotmail.com Received: Apr. 2011 / Accepted: May 2011 / In Press: May 2011 / Published: Jun. 2011 Abstract: As an outstanding representative of the second-wave feminism‚ The Madwoman in the Attic is still useful in handling the relationship
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Abe Louise Young‚ a social justice activist and poet writes the article “The Voices of Hurricane Katrina‚ Part 1” to detail her experiences dealing with other poets being unethical when telling the stories of survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Young launched Alive in Truth: The New Orleans Disaster Oral History and Memory Project shortly after the hurricane hit. Her goal was to help victims of the hurricane whose image in the media was tarnished and were portrayed as criminals. Abe Young uses another
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Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst natural disasters to ever strike the United States. It took place on August 23‚ 2005-August 31‚ 2005. It hit a couple of cities‚ but it hit the city of New Orleans‚ Louisiana the hardest. New Orleans was very popular for tourists before Katrina hit‚ and still is (Jervis‚ 2015). After it hit New Orleans‚ it left many people devastated; killing an estimated amount of 1‚833 people. Many of people were left homeless. There are still places in New Orleans that hasn’t
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To a lot of people‚ it was amazing that despite all the efforts supposedly occurring in the aftermath of September 11th‚ that a response to Hurricane Katrina was even fathomable. People were still fearful that another terrorist attack could be forthcoming any day and how the local and federal governments would respond. Hurricane Katrina made people question just how adequate their government was in responding to disasters‚ whether caused by terrorist or manmade. Americans were brought back
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FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC V.C. Andrews Flowers in the Attic is a well recognised young-adult novel and was adapted into a horror/adolescent movie. The story revolves around”Dresden Doll” four siblings: Chris‚ Cathy‚ Cory‚ and Carrie. The father’s death in a car accident. The loss of all the Dollanganger’s wealth and possessions. The revelation that Chris Sr. was Corrine’s half-uncle. Corrine’s decision to move back into her parents’ Foxworth mansion in Virginia‚ where Chris Jr.‚ Cathy‚ Carrie and
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Research Projects‚ Texas State University-San Marcos Public Administration Program 4-1-2009 An Evaluation of the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Crime in New Orleans‚ Louisiana Kevin L. Bailey Texas State University-San Marcos‚ Dept. of Political Science‚ Public Administration Program‚ kevinbailey444@hotmail.com Recommended Citation Bailey‚ Kevin L.‚ "An Evaluation of the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Crime in New Orleans‚ Louisiana" (2009). Applied Research Projects‚ Texas State University-San
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I’ve been told my eyes have the same shape as my mothers‚ and the same color as my fathers. They are not perfectly symmetric‚ they are colored with an unexceptional shade of brown. They frequently daze or close all together at inappropriate times. I’ve been told that eyes are the windows to your soul; that eyes are a ghost of your past. They have colored the spectrum of my feelings. They have illuminated desperation‚ distress‚ deceit‚ denial‚ delight‚ dreams‚ devotion... They have illustrated memories
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Dignity Eggers emphasizes that the chief cost of disaster--be it natural or man-made--is the way it robs individuals of their dignity. Both victims and those who abused their power lose a sense of humanity. After Hurricane Katrina‚ Zeitoun observes that although the old woman he rescues will survive the storm‚ she has lost her dignity. When he himself is imprisoned‚ he objects the most to procedures which dehumanize him and efface his dignity‚ such as the strip searches and being served pork‚ which
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Sean Phillips Rome English 101 20‚ February 2013 Keeping the Faith Is there a certain date that has forever impacted your life and you will never forget? For me‚ that date is August 29‚ 2005 (the dreadful day Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States and mainly the city of New Orleans). What was once thought of a few days before as a non-threatening storm would forever change the lives of hundreds of thousands of people forever. My grandma
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Effect of hurricane katrina on insurance industry stock prices Abstract This study tests the efficient market theory by measuring the effects of Hurricane Katrina‚ one of the most deadly and destructive natural disasters to occur in the United States‚ on stock prices in insurance industry. It hypothesizes that insurance providers who offer services in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina should incur a loss in the market-price of their stock following the natural disaster. This event
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