Post-1914 play Educating Rita- To what extent do you agree that Educating Rita is a feminist play? The play ‘Educating Rita’ is set in Liverpool during the 1970s‚ with only two main characters: Rita White and Frank. Rita‚ a vibrant and bubbly twenty-six year old‚ uneducated‚ working class woman enrols at the Open University‚ her real name is Susan‚ but she changed it to Rita in honour of Rita Mae Brown‚ a junk novelist. Frank‚ however‚ is an educated‚ middle class man with a drinking problem
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There are many similarities between the short stories "A&P" and "Where are you going‚ Where have you been?" most notably their characters. Both stories contain a female protagonist‚ and a male antagonist‚ whose confrontations start out relatively normal‚ and progress to more and more surreal and twisted endings. Their main characters‚ Sammy and Connie‚ are shockingly similar‚ and yet strangely different‚ one a 15 year old wishing to be older and beautiful‚ the other An eighteen year old boy from
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How far do you agree with this statement: ‘The Treaty of Versailles Was Unfair for Germany’ The treaty of Versailles was a treaty made upon the surrender of Germany in the WW1. This treaty was made to stop another war happening again. The treaty was made by the France‚ Britain and USA. In my opinion‚ I agree that the treaty of Versailles was unfair for Germany. I have made a few points considering the both sides whether the treaty is unfair or unfair for Germany Fair Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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contained in the University Handbook. I understand the penalties that apply for plagiarism and agree to be bound by these rules. Signature: (submitting your assignment online is equivalent to signing this form) A critical evaluation of “Does the Internet make you Dumber?” (Nicholas Carr June 5‚ 2010) Is the internet making you dumber? According to Nicolas Carr‚ the answer is yes. Carr addresses in his article the impact of the plethora of information the internet provides its users and the impact
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In Frankenstein also known as The Modern Prometheus‚ the protagonist‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ to an extent is a tragic hero. This is because it follows some of the many common traits of a typical Aristotelian tragic hero. These include how the Frankenstein is lead to his downfall due to his excessive pride. Other points include how Frankenstein‚ the hero discovered his fate by his own actions and also how he saw and understood his demise‚ and that his fate was because of his own actions. The last point
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Steven Johnson the author of “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”‚ argues that TV programing has become more cognitively demanding‚ and therefore believes that both watching TV and playing violent video games are somehow beneficial (278). By stating‚ that TV programing and reading focus on the same mental faculties such as attention‚ patience and retention (280) he makes it seem that is acceptable to indulge in such distractions. Ever since the multi-threading was introduced in the 1980 culture has
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Abortion has become the number one controversial issue in America over the past 10 years. Abortion is a very deep and personal decision. There are two genres that discuss both the pros and the cons of this personal choice. The first is a website called Abortion. procon.org. It is nonpartisan‚ nonprofit‚ and presents facts‚ studies‚ and pro and con statements related to abortion. This is a very informational and relatable site that any women should consider in their decision making process. The second
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Street crash in 1929. Do you agree? Hitler came to power in 1933. After a lot of political fighting‚ debating and campaigning he finally achieved the role of German Chancellor in 1933. Hitler had big ambitions and he was finally starting to fulfil them. Hitler‚ like many other political leaders thought that the Weimar Republic was weak. He promised to take back the Treaty of Versailles by reclaiming land and re-arming Germany. In 1918 Hitler created powerful propaganda to make people believe that
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drugs and alcohol potentially posing a thereat to innocent adolescent minds. All over the world people watch television for purposes of education‚ entertainment and to alleviate boredom. So as you can tell it’s a part of our daily lives. What’s to be done when during a break form your favorite TV show you see a commercial about a man who needs to use sexual enhancement drugs so that he has more confidence in himself or a women’s exposed breasts during half time at a foot ball game on national television
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Controversial TelevisionAdvertising for Children Today ’s children are unique in many ways from previous generations‚ but perhaps the most influencing on our young children today is Television advertisements. "In 1997‚ the nation ’s estimated 34 million children age 12 and under will have spent or influenced spending of a record $500 billion" (Horovitz 1997). There is obviously a great deal of interest in this subject‚ many books have been written‚ and many studies and reports done on the effects
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