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    At the introduction of Joe Dagget in the story‚ Louisa’s little yellow canary suddenly begins flapping its wings violently against the wire cage. Does the canary have a feeling that Joe is capable of bringing a change to our feathered friend’s pleasant life? Is the canary a symbol of the feelings that Louisa herself is harboring within about Joe’s return (205‚ 7)? Freeman mentions that when Joe enters he seems to fill up the entire room. It seems to Louisa that she fears a disruption in her delicate

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    she doubts they’ll move anytime soon. The house‚ however‚ does have some significant advantages over the family’s previous apartments. The family owns this house‚ so they are no longer subject to the whims of landlords‚ and at the old apartment‚ a nun made Esperanza feel ashamed about where she lived. The house on Mango Street is an improvement‚ but it is still not the house that Esperanza wants to point out as hers. Summary: “Hairs” Esperanza describes the different types of hair of all the

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    leaves the nuns for a while because he is tired of being told what to do and is lonely and needs space away from all the Spanish townspeople. He wants to be with his own people and wants a more exciting life. B) What Homer finds in the city that motivates him to return was a stack of old plumbing fixtures that had sinks‚ basins‚ and bathtubs. Seeing the bathtubs starts him thinking how the nuns need bathtubs. This is the first time since he has left that he starts thinking about the nuns. He buys the

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    instead of consulting [their] sisters" (Power 60). For an example‚ many complained that the prioress kept the common seal in her own custody (Power 64). Lastly‚ the rules forbid her to express favoritism (Power 60). Often‚ the prioress invited nuns to dine with her (Power 61). A group accompanies her on trips due to the unfitness of traveling alone‚ but obviously Madame Eglantyne did not follow this trend. (Zatta). She most likely absented herself because of

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    thinks of a nun they think of the stereotypical nun who is either compliant and is always proper or a nun that is very disciplinary that is extremely mean and rude to everyone. However there are some nuns who fit among the in between spaces of those stereotypes‚ such as the nuns that work at schools who are very warm‚ caring‚ and funny and they genuinely love being who they are. Despite the stereotypes‚ all nuns are not the same; every single person has a different personality including nuns‚ in The

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    revolved around the needs or their husbands‚ families and sometime extended family. Nuns had the ability avoid marriage and having children. They were able to lead more fulfilling enjoyable lives through their marriage to God. Their choice to become a nun enabled them to avoid the pain and horrible conditions that surrounded childbirth. They did not have to risk their lives to bear their husbands children. Nuns were also involved in charity work with the needy.18 They were able to find worth

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    if the nuns agreed to eight conditions‚ on which the subordination of nuns

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    However plans never really go as planned specially in this film. Then it goes to the convent to Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz and the nuns are having a meeting about the new viceroy and his visit to their convent. The nuns say the new viceroy also can’t wait to see Juana Ines de la Cruz and the nuns jump for joy it seems that Juan is the pride of the convent though all the nuns have the same reaction. Then the film goes to one of Juana Ines de la Cruz’s plays and the Viceroy is watching as well as archbishopric

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    Girls Raised by Wolves” by Karen Russell a pack of girls raised by werewolves are brought to a home run by nuns where they are taught how to act more like humans. From a young age‚ we learn a set of “rules” on how to act in a society. The author uses characterization and symbolism to express this theme. Throughout the story‚ symbolism is used to show how we conform to certain standards. The nuns represent society trying to force people into acting a certain way while the girls symbolize people who

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    CHaucer uses satire to describe a Prioress (nun)‚ a Cook‚ and a Friar. Compared to these people today‚ the features Chaucer gives them do not match up. To begin with‚ Chaucer uses satire to describe a nun. “Her way of smiling very simple and coy” (Chaucer 123). By saying this‚ he is saying that the nun is flirtatious. A nun is a woman who is supposed to be married to the church. This meaning she can have no other relationship other than with god. Also‚ “Another Nun the secretary at her cell‚ was riding

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