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    Ms. Mallards‚ the main character in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”‚ life is torn apart and put back together within and hour. She is stuck in a controlling relationship. This is because after hearing of her husband dying she feels free‚ she’s never loved him‚ and she finally feels happiness. In the story of an hour‚ Ms. Mallard repeats the word free as seen in “Free! Body and soul free!”(Chopin 47). And in another part‚ she says “Free‚ free‚free!”(Chopin 46). In this story‚ the reader is constantly

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    Turabian Footnotes Detailed guidelines for formatting according to Turabian style can be found in Kate Turabian’s Manual for Writers of Term Papers‚ Theses‚ and Dissertations‚ 7th edition. Below are some examples of citations for common types of sources. Quoted or paraphrased material should be cited in footnotes (unless a teacher specifically asks for endnotes). Footnotes should be single-spaced. |TYPE OF SOURCE |FIRST REFERENCE

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    rP os t 4284 APRIL 20‚ 2011 JOHN A. DEIGHTON SARAH ABBOTT op yo Designs by Kate: The Power of Direct Sales For every failure‚ there’s an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock‚ take a detour.1 — Mary Kay Ash‚ Founder‚ Mary Kay In November 2010‚ Kate Creevey‚ CEO and founder of Designs by Kate‚ Inc. (“DBK”)‚ sat down with her management team to review the quarterly sales numbers. DBK‚ which sold women’s jewelry via the direct-sale methods pioneered

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    Till Death Do us Part Kate Chopin’s creation of the frail hearted Mrs. Mallard enlightens through irony and twists‚ about the servitude and acceptance of fate women in the nineteenth century faced regarding marriage. A life of independence outside of the constraints of marriage was a fantasy for women like Mrs. Mallard. When she is finally offered the opportunity and it was taken away from her abruptly‚ it leads to her literal heartbreak. Mrs. Mallard’s death showcased her unwillingness to return

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    that feminist narratology was the interpretation of classical narratology in the point of view of one gender. It is hard to imagine a literary text that has affected the study of nineteenth and twentieth-century American culture more profoundly than Kate Chopin’s The Awakening which was published as long ago as 1899. Those who have studied it know that however the novel is framed--as local color‚ as women’s writing--the question that still engages most readers is at the same time very naive and very

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    Kate Chopins short story ‚ “The Story of An Hour”‚ describes Mrs. Mallard as being ienslaved in an idealistic marriage during the nineteenth century. Mrs. Mallard‚ unlike the stereotypical women of the time‚ tastes the momentary sweetness of freedom when she hears the false news of her husband’s death. This short story is set during the late nineteenth century. The setting in which this work is taking place gives the reader the idea that Mrs. Mallard was stereotypically known as a week and emotional

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    Irony is often used as a device for giving stories many unexpected twists and turns. Irony in Kate Chopin’s story is used as an effective literacy device. She used irony by giving out hints of irony throughout the story‚ which are revealed at the end. There are different types of irony used in the story. For example Situational irony which is used to show the reader what is expected to happen sometimes doesn’t. Another type of irony is dramatic irony which is used to clue the reader in on something

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    Just "Friends" ? A Rhetorical Analysis of “Friends with Benefits: Do Facebook Friends Provide the Same Support as Those in Real life?” Henry Adams‚ a famous historian‚ once said “Friends are born‚ not made.” Is this true? One enquiring woman‚ author Kate Dailey‚ wrote “Friends with Benefits: Do Facebook Friends Provide the Same Support as Those in Real Life?” published in 2009 in the Newsweek‚ and she argues that Facebook is able to provide and create “friends”. Dailey argues that while Facebook serves

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    Irony in the “Story of an Hour” By Kate Choplin   The Story of an Hour by Kate Choplin is about an older woman who struggles with coercion brought about by her husband and her surreptitious yearning for freedom. Mrs. Mallard does not truly know how miserable she was until she finds out that her husband has died in a terrible train accident. Kate Choplin writes this story in a limited‚ third person point of view; however‚ it is still quite exciting with how it

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    In Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour‚” her incorporation of connotative diction conveys an optimistic tone that coincides with the main character’s gradual realization that life can still be found after death. Upon receiving news of her husband’s death‚ Mrs. Mallard closes herself in her room and notes the trees outside were “aquiver with the new spring life” and “the delicious breath of rain… in the air” (1). Unlike the typical widow who would view the world as dreary and bleak after a spouse’s death

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