Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers By Adrienne Rich Aunt Jennifer’s tigers stride across a screen Bright topaz denizens of a world of green. They do not fear the men beneath the tree; They pace in sleek chivalric certainty. Aunt Jennifer’s fingers fluttering through her wool Find even the ivory needle hard to pull. The massive weight of uncle’s wedding band Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer’s hand. When Aunt is dead‚ her terrified hands will lie Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered
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My aunt was a person for me just like my mother. She was always on the position that was not far from me also too close either. I liked her pretty much because I felt her like my mother. When I was young maybe in the elementary school I especially had a curiosity with her because I often dropped her house with my mom. I felt curiosity when she talked to my mom in a strange language. I think maybe it was a secret talking between mom and aunt. I couldn’t understand their talking but it made me
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IDENTITY AND CULTURE IN ‘PRESENTS FROM MY AUNTS IN PAKISTAN’ The poem‚ ‘Presents from My Aunts in Pakistan’‚ appears to be about a young girl‚ half English‚ half Pakistani‚ talking about clothes she received as presents from her aunts‚ who live in Pakistan. What the poem is really exploring‚ though‚ is the poet’s views on Pakistani and English culture and how she fits into one‚ both or neither of these cultures. A society’s culture is made up of many things such as the food we eat‚ the music we
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amazing poet who expressed certain matters and women’s needs through her writings. Her poem “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” was used to express male and female relationships or maybe one in particular. Although many critics argue the point of view‚ the overall theme of “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” is Aunt Jennifer’s oppression through marriage‚ and the use of embroidery as the form of self-expression. The first verse of “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” is used to describe the tigers. They “prance across a screen”. This
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home and wear dresses. Society‚ or in this case Aunt Alexandra‚ pressure girls to change and become “ladies”. Aunt Alexandra represents the stereotypical woman and moves in to protect the Finch’s reputation by trying to right all their wrongs. This includes turning scout into a lady. Aunt Alexandra’s focus on Scout’s appearance displays just one minute facet of life in which society pressures women. Alexandra was “fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could not possibly hope to be a lady
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felt-tip. Historically‚ reed pens‚ quill pens‚ and dip pens were used. Modern-day pens come in a variety of colors and assortments. The most common contain blue or black ink. I have chosen to analyze three different roller ball pens that dispense a water-based liquid or gel ink through a ball tip similar to that of a ballpoint pen. The less-viscous ink is more-easily absorbed by paper than oil-based ink‚ and the pen moves more easily across a writing surface. The quality of pen components is checked during
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Aunt Jennifers Tigers Poem Summary by Admin on November 11‚ 2012 in English Aunt Jennifer’s tigers is a poem by Adrienne Rich illustrating her feminist concerns. In the male dominant world‚ a women of her time was only supposed to be a dutiful homemaker. This poem through the world of Aunty Jennifer‚ tells us about her inner desire to free herself from the clutches of abusive marriage and patriarchal society. Poem Summary The first stanza opens with Aunt Jennifer’s visual tapestry of tigers who
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A USB flash drive is a data storage device that includes flash memory with an integratedUniversal Serial Bus (USB) interface. USB flash drives are typically removable and rewritable‚ and physically much smaller than a floppy disk. Most weigh less than 30 g.[1] As of September 2011 drives of 256 gigabytes (GB) are available‚[2] Storage capacities as large as 2 terabytesare planned‚ with steady improvements in size and price per capacity expected.[3] Some allow up to 100‚000 write/erase cycles‚ depending
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Along with Que‚ Aunt Tam embodies the traditional Vietnamese women. With her dedication to her family‚ loyalty to her duties and her respectability‚ Aunt Tame gives the readers insight into the life of a woman in Vietnam. The cultural significance of her life is portrayed through the minor details that are used to represent her in the book. Aunt Tam is someone who sacrificed everything‚ and willingly‚ for the sake of her family name
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Patriotism for America Patriotism is important to our country. Patriotism is a way of showing respect for our country. It’s protecting and serving our country. We are patriotic so we do not forget what made this country great. Patriotism is important because we live in a free country. When we say the Pledge of Allegiance and sing the National Anthem‚ we honor our soldiers for fighting for our freedom. It’s also important to remember when and how we gained that freedom from England and
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