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    Moira¡¯s compensation was Jezebel¡¯s. A place where she did not have to accept all of Gilead and its ideologies. Serena Joy had power over the Handmaid¡¯s‚ which she enjoys as well as the power that she had over most of the household. Each of these people complain and suffer in the story‚ but once they have that one thing that makes it seem alright‚ they just go with the flow. Ch. 42 The Handmaids are herded into the Harvard yard to watch the Salvagings

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    Huxley’s Brave New World and Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale‚ both use different methods of obtaining control over people‚ but are both similar in the fact that These novels prove that there is no freedom in dystrophic societies when the government controls everything including individuality in order to keep their societies the way they want it to be.In both societies the individuals have very little and are controlled strictly by the government. In Handmaid’s Tale and Brave New World‚ Dystopia is shown in each

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    In her novel The Handmaid’s Tale‚ Margret Atwood uses symbolism to illustrate the handmaid’s role in the society of Gilead. The handmaids are the women who had broken law of Gilead‚ and were forced into the role of a surrogate mother for a higher ranking couple. The handmaids had no rights or free will. They were under constant surveillance and this caused them to be very cautious. The author characterizes most handmaids as a tentative and distrustful‚ which is perhaps why Offred never puts in words

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    Power is considered to be the anthem of success-whoever holds power holds ascendancy over the society. However‚ whomever has ascendency over that society has to have means of communicating to the inferior. The way rulers communicate to their inferiors is a key part of society‚ and dictates the syntax of the language. Therefore power reflects on the flexibility and structure of the language. In Mrs. Brady’s class lectures describing “The History of the English language” she states that before Viking

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    The Power of Language The power of language can be one of the most dangerous‚ frightening and influential tool available to you. The word usage and sophistication of your language can drive the outcome for the better or worse of any situation. Most of the outcome is banked on how you use the words and the language. Bilbo in The Hobbit is a prime example of this. Bilbo learns that he needs to learns language to survive and builds a great amount of courage while on his adventure. He learns to use

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    LanguagePower and Ideology In this article the author has explained about the multi-ethnicity of the Pakistan and role of different languages that are spoken in this state. English is the official language of the Pakistan and Urdu reserves the title of national language. Along with English‚ Urdu has always been a cause of rancor for people of different ethnicities as being a hurdle in the way to gain power and success. This article highlights that use of a particular language by a certain group

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    EES21QH.05 Ms. Milliner October‚ 17. 2016 The Handmaid’s Tale In the novel‚ The Handmaid’s Tale‚ Atwood’s use of language is a big outlet for the audience to see that the language creates a form of power and a means of escape. The language that she uses is freedom of speech‚ religious language‚ the language between all of the characters‚ and in general‚ certain phrases and words. After reading the novel‚ it is clear to see Atwood’s choice of language is created in order for her audience to receive thorough

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    LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SESSION TEN LANGUAGE AND POWER (2): POWER BEHIND DISCOURSE Main points in this session: 1. Power behind discourse: Standard language 2. Power behind discourse: discourse types as ‘effects of power’ 3. Power and access to discourse The idea of ‘power behind discourse’ is that the whole social order of discourse is put together and held together as a hidden effect of power. Fairclough (1989) = three aspects of ‘power behind discourse’‚ i.e. of hidden effects of power:

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    Nikki Valles Haddix English 100 March 18th 2013 I wish I could’ve said something but I didn’t I remember getting out of the car on the morning of Mac’s funeral. The sky was clearing with the sunlight peering through the clouds‚ the ground still damp from the early morning showers. I slammed my door shut‚ taking in a deep breath after being in my grandmother’s car for an hour and a half. Her car always smelt of cigarettes and plastic

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    The Power Of Language: Othello Othello is a 17th Century tragedy written by William Shakespeare. This text centres around four characters: Othello‚ his wife Desdemona‚ his lieutenant Cassio‚ and his trusted advisor Iago. This text is one of wiliam shakespeares most famous plays that uses aristotilean tragedy conventions and is still greatly valued. Language plays an important role in expressing ideas in Othello. The characters in this text reveal many values and beliefs of the context through

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