When I asked my parents why they named me Alexander‚ it took them sometime to come up with the answer of‚ “We just liked the name.” I went on to research the difference between the names of Alexander and Alex‚ even though they are much the same‚ the names have different meanings. Alexander‚ to me‚ does not fit me as well as Alex for multiple reasons. As simple as the name Alex is‚ Alex also has a simple definition. According to babynames.com‚ Alex simply means “defender”. This could not fit
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How Julia Kristeva ’s theory of ’Abjection ’ works in relation to the film ’Alien ’ (1979). The ’abject ’ is a complex psychological concept developed by Julia Kristeva in her book "Powers of Horror: an Essay in Abjection" (1980). "Abject" is that which "…disturbs identity‚ system‚ order." Essentially anything that threatens to destabilise the "symbolic order" with the reminder of the "semiotic order". Throughout this essay I am going to talk about Kristeva ’s theory of abjection and relate it
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According to the article “What’s in a Name?” ‚ some authors choose pen names because it’s “ allow authors freedom‚ flexibility‚ and opportunity”. For example‚ Eric Blair adopted the name George Orwell because he “feared his early word would embarrass his family”(Source 1). In addition‚ some authors choose pen names‚ because for them it’s an only way to get published‚ especially for woman‚ because they was discriminated because they are women. According to the article “ Introducing Jane Eyre: An
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Julia Darling’s ”The Dress”. “The Dress” is a short story about a dysfunctional family‚ consisting of two sisters‚ Flora and Rachel‚ and their mother. Flora has stolen Rachel’s dress‚ spilled a drink upon it and afterwards buried it in the garden. The conflict erupts during their mother’s birthday meal at a restaurant. Once at home again from the restaurant the crisis results in both girls leaving the house – leaving their mother behind‚ alone‚ with a glass of wine. The setting of the story
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Mrs. Julia Steel is a patient I have had the pleasure of meeting with recently. As discussed during the appointment‚ Mrs. Steel is a 72 year old retired‚ married woman. Collectively‚ Mrs. Steel’s family history includes the following information: one son at the age of 40 who is being treated for high blood pressure‚ father’s record showed background of heart disease and deceased at the age of 90 due to a brain aneurysm‚ mother’s record provided extensive history with heart disease and deceased
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Civil Disobedience Julia Nadeane Savage 12.11.12 AP English Language Ms. Walker 5B As long as there is structured society‚ there will always be conformity. Failure to comply to this conformity could mean nothing more than getting a funny look‚ but sometimes it has more drastic consequences. There is a certain mob mentality that contributes to the concept of morals. In the past‚ people have said black people shouldn’t be able to go to school. Before that‚ it was understood by most that
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Julia Ducournau’s Raw is an intense tale of how suppression and being socially naïve can have powerful ramifications. Summary The movie focuses on the life of Justine (Garance Marillier) a teenager who lives in a very stringent household. Justine’s life is completely micromanaged by her parents down to the vegetarian meals that she’s allowed to consume. She’s sent off to veterinarian school which seems to be her first chance at being on her own but that’s quickly dispelled when we learn her sister
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author‚ Julia Alvarez has achieved in doing so‚ in her book‚ “In the Time of The Butterflies.” Julia Alvarez introduces this idea of how fiction is her way of understanding history when attempting to recreate the story of the Mirabal sisters. When Julia Alvarez creates her novel‚ she says‚ “I wanted to immerse my readers in an epoch in the life of the Dominican Republic that I believe can only finally be understood by fiction‚ only finally be redeemed by the imagination”(p324). As Julia Alvarez states
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Number A-7713 “Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever. […] Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things‚ even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never” (Wiesel). This quote‚ taken from the book Night by Elie Wiesel‚ testifies to the concept of transformation for Eliezer‚ a Jewish teenager who was forced to experience the horrors of the Holocaust. Eliezer‚ when living
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