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    In both “Catrin” and “The affliction of Margaret”‚ both poets talk about their child who is either changing or has left them. The main difference however is that “The affection of Maraget” is a narrative while “Catrin” is written as a first person perceptive. Both poems use the metaphors of chains or ropes to symbolise the relationship between the mother and the child. In “Catrin” the “red rope” is used to symbolise the mother and child’s connection. It could mean that rope itself represents their

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    The Devil and Tom Walker

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    Walters 1 Andy Walters English 11 Good vs Evil In the story “The Devil and Tom Walker” good vs evil is shown in Tom Walker. Tom is a man in the 18th century who was a very bad man who sold his soul to the devil for money. “The Devil and Tom Walker” was written by Washington Irving and the character I have chosen is Tom Walker. Tom Walker is a lonely man because he is greedy‚ miserly‚ and mean. Tom Walker is a greedy man because he always wants more money. A quote from the story that shows

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    examples of:- How you have implemented legislation and codes of practice relating to equality‚ diversity and discrimination within your work role? Notes: When working with CYP as a support worker I have tried to make sure that when they are in my care I have encouraged each one of them to be conscious of the fact that where they live and how they behave in their community is very important as to how others see them. Each individual should be able to experience opportunities that will help

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    Alice Walker Influences

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    “Do not wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you got to make yourself (Quotina 2015)”. Alice Walker is an African American author and activist. Walker is best known for her Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award- Winning Novel‚ The Color Purple (Famous Birthdays 2015) Walker met Martin Luther King Jr. in the early 1960s and worked in Mississippi as a Civil Rights activist during that time (Biography 2015). Walker influenced society in a positive way as a Pulitzer

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    Alice Walker Sexism

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    It was Alice Walker who famously said “No person is your friend who demands your silence‚ or denies your right to grow.” Originally written in her essay In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens‚ Walker was seeking to convey that acceptance of bigotry‚ whether it be racism or sexism‚ is ill-advised beyond belief. The Civil Rights movement‚ beginning during Walker’s youth‚ helped spur ideas of equality‚ allowing her to voice her opinions and call attention to such an issue. As a huge advocate of civil rights

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    Alice Walker Life

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    Alice Walker is known world-wide for her literary protrayals of the African American Woman’s life. She was born in 1944 on February 9 in Eatonton‚ GA to Willie Lee Walker and Minnie Lou Tallulah Grant. Walker was one of 8 children and her parents worked as sharecroppers and maids making their money situation very tight. When Walker was little she lived in the time of Jim Crow Laws which were laws mandated by The United States at both the state and local levels. These laws included the

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    Mary Edwards Walker

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    MARY E. WALKER By: Rebecca Tippie MA-327 Leadership Dr. Robyn M. King March 2‚ 2013 I chose Mary Edwards Walker as my leader for this final project. I have always enjoyed reading a little bit of military history and I always look for stories about people who have gone above and beyond the call of duty or went against the grain. In my opinion‚ she really set the bar high for other women to follow‚ and I find her to be an exemplary leader and role model for other women in the business

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    youngster comes along to Diamond Lake‚ I’m not going.” (Grandmother Macleod. page 107). Beth and Grandmother Macleod represent a majority of Manawaka who look down upon the Tonnerres and believe that they are low‚ delinquents and not worth it. “They were as my Grandmother Macleod would have put it‚ neither flesh‚ fowl‚ nor good salt herring.” (page 106). These put downs by everyone drive the Tonnerres down a dark path of alcoholism and financial distress. They lost their way of life and now struggle to even

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    Paul Walker Heroism

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    accomplished” (Paul Walker).” Most people think a hero is a person who will assist you through your bad times. Also the hero is helpful and will protect you through the bad times. Heroism is a person who helps you a hero puts him/her person first. The Hero is not selfish a hero is helpful. Most people think this hero are helpful and not selfish. They are Martin Luther King Jr‚ Cesar Chaves‚ Mother Teresa‚ Fire Fighter and Paul Walker. The reason why they are heroes to people because they helped

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    Margaret Sanger Analysis

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    The work of Margaret Sanger symbolizes the end of the first wave of feminism and the start of the second wave with the introduction to the undercurrent that is bodily autonomy which flows between the waves; educated women who had served in the war were reluctant to return home to their domestic duties whilst the women of Friedan’s era chose to go home and adopt these domestic duties. Sanger’s work empowered the next two generations of women and there was a general consensus emerging that women deserved

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