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    The Feministic Handmaid’s Tale Margret Atwood’s novel: The Handmaid’s Tale is thought to portray a feminist parable of a repressive pseudo-Christian regime of the near future. This feminist tale advocates Atwood’s alignment with Liberal Feminism‚ a separation from First and Second Wave of Feminism‚ from the early nineteenth-century roots through 1970s. Offred‚ the main character - primarily referred to as Jane‚ defends love as an important human emotion‚ which leads into the gender roles and

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    In the text‚ the Handmaid’s Tale‚ author Margaret Atwood uses unique feminist writing to satire 1980s female rights issues with a religious state that oppressed females. Examples of the mirrored realms in the instance of exaggeration of inactivity in pursuit of female rights‚ a nuanced comparison of between the patriarchal America of the 80’s and the government that ran Gilead. Atwood depicts subtle parallelisms between the time in which she lived in‚ and the misogynistic world seen in the country

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    Jessica Craig A Knights Tale Power of One Essay In the movie A Knights Tale the main character William Thatcher has dreamed of being a Knight ever sense he was a boy. The one overlying problem this tale is that “A man can’t change his stars”‚ other wise saying that William was not born of noble birth. This story takes place in the middle ages where to compete in jousting tournaments you had to be born of noble birth. William overcomes this with his hard work‚ his loyalty and perseverance.

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    Dhruv Bhatt – Canterbury Fails The story revolves around a very generic kind of man Who lived in a cottage with his wife in Kazakhstan. Used to be happily married‚ loved his wife dearly His love was very palpable‚ seen clearly. But as years passed his feelings towards her began to wither Because the arguments they had were getting bigger and bigger They would scream and shout and yell the night away To the point where they’d wake up their neighbors‚ all of whom were gay. As their emotional feelings

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    Portland State University COURSE SYLLABUS COURSE: ESM-230 CRN 4 Credits TITLE: Environmental Chemistry I DAY-TIME: Lecture: Tue. and Thurs.‚ 2:00 – 3:50 pm LOCATION: PSU Campus‚ Cramer Hall #269 INSTRUCTOR: Bill Becker hwb2@pdx.edu TA: Brent Summers bsummers@pdx.edu OFFICE HOURS: TBA first day of class Course Description: The course will cover basic concepts and principles of chemistry as

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    want is some sleep to get ready for another day of working late. People should really complain to their boss about having a no work day‚ cut hours or at least ask for a better pay because they get paid very little for working such long days. In this essay I will explain why people should stand up to their boss about relaxation time and why they shouldn’t stay quiet being thankful for having a job that they’ve earned. People spend thirteen years just getting a high school diploma and only to get job

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    always been a debate on the necessity of the bomb‚ but its implications were so severe that such an attack has never been carried out again. Through the Mock Trial‚ Harry S. Truman was put on trial for crimes against humanity. At the end of the three day trial‚ and after much deliberation the jury came to the decision that Harry S. Truman was guilty of crimes against humanity. I was not fully content with this decision‚ however‚ I am able to understand why the jury came to the decision that they made

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    Being a Depressed Woman in The 1800’s as seen in: “A Rose for Emily” and “The Yellow Wallpaper” There was a big deal with depression in the 1800’s because one who was taught to have a mental illness didn’t get the treatment they needed. Society didn’t believe mental illness was a problem so therefore family members secluded loved ones who might show signs of any mental illness from the outside world. They also had mental hospitals in which patients displaying mental illness where put in. Benjamin

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    Red Gown and the Name “Of‚” Would Never Happen Today Life could change in a blink of an eye. The everyday things you have grown accustomed to gone in a flash. As a woman in the story‚ A Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood‚ women are discriminated against. The U.S. Government gets taken over and corruption occurs. Men are considered a dominant race and women are treated like sex slaves and baby makers. All of the luxuries of money‚ jobs‚ clothing‚ and freedom that women had were thrown away in an

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    Food of the 1960’s In the United States‚ the 1960’s was a wry decade molded by conforming tradition and radical change. Culinary wise alone is a dramatic play with a backstory for every dish. WWII rationing was a distant memory and 50’s casseroles had become old and boring. The 1960’s encouraged showy‚ complicated food with heavy French influence (Julia Child‚ Jacqueline Kennedy)‚ suburban devotion (backyard barbecues)‚ vegetarian curiosity (Frieda Caplan) and ethnic cuisine (soul

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