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    without: Love‚ curiosity‚ freckles‚ and doubt. Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy‚ content‚ and sufficient champagne. Three be the things I shall have till I die: Laughter and hope and a sock in the eye.’ *** Dorothy Parker became popular shortly after the first world war with her light verse and short stories. Although her works may not seem harsh and unwomanly today‚ they were labeled in this manner at the height of her popularity. Her cynical verses developed

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    A Certain Lady by: Dorothy Parker Analysis: A Certain Lady is a poem written by Dorothy Parker that explains the multiple emotions that a woman goes through while she listens to the man she loves talk about his exploits with other women. The poem begins with a woman listening attentively to a man speak. She’s trying to attract him with her body language. He laughs and talks about his quests as a man with other women. Although he can’t see the pain that she hides behind her laugh and smile as

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    Dorthy Parker

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    with others and it helps people show their feelings through the things they enjoy. Dorothy Parker used poetry to describe and let out her feelings about the major events in her life. The poems that best reflect Dorothy Parker’s depressing life include‚ “A Whistling Girl”‚ “A Certain Lady”‚ and “Resume.” The poem “A Whistling Girl” deals with Parker’s childhood. On August 22‚ 1893 in West End New Jersey‚ Dorothy Rothschild was born. She was the daughter of Annie Elize and Jacob Rothschild. “Her

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    The Way In Which The Characters In On The Road by Jack Kerouac‚ Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemmingway and Dorothy Parker’s poetry‚ conflict and compare with the ideologies of The American Dream The basic principles of the American Dream came about at the beginning of the 17th century‚ where the European colonists settled in America‚ with hopes for independence and wealth - which are key ideologies of the American dream itself. This carried on throughout the 18th century too as more

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    definition for desperate is "having lost hope". In life‚ many people are either too desperate or are very optimistic about love. The person vs. self conflicts present in "Big Blonde"‚ "A Telephone Call"‚ and "Advice to the Little Peyton Girl" by Dorothy Parker demonstrate the desperate nature of the female protagonists. These stories portray that the protagonist’s needs‚ a phone call‚ and internal thoughts‚ can reveal the desperation of a female protagonist. In the short story "Big Blonde"‚ Hazel

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    Dorothy Day

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    teaching aspect‚ one that aims to teach the reader a lesson‚ usually about life or values. One of these great American writers was Dorothy Day. Dorothy Day was a journalist by trade‚ as well as a social activist and an upstanding Catholic. Day was raised an agnostic‚ meaning her family did not practice a religion. However‚ she attended church services with friends. Dorothy found a sense of passion in the congregational worship of the church‚ and those close to her said she could have been an excellent

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    Abstract This paper reflects Dorothy Dandridge the first African American actress to achieve a leading-role status. Mrs. Dandridge also had a deeply troubled life‚ marked by the scars of a miserable childhood‚ a string of failed personal relationships‚ numerous career setbacks‚ and ongoing struggles with drug and alcohol abuse. Racism was also one of the demons with which she had to deal with. The terms race‚ ethnicity and culture have no generally agreed upon definitions. There’s a growing

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    Amanda Stenberg Chemistry 113 Lab Monday 3:15 Professor Sara Bowden 4-14-14 Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was born on May 12‚ 1910 in Cairo‚ Egypt and died on July 29‚ 1994 in Shipston-on-Stour‚ England. Her parents were the archaeologist‚ John Winter Crowfoot‚ who was also a classical scholar‚ and his wife‚ her mother‚ was Grace Mary Crowfoot Hood. Up until the age of four‚ she and her parents lived in Egypt in the expatriate community. Then‚ they moved back to England. During

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    without being asphyxiated by patriarchal community. Both Penelope and the Suitors by J.W. Waterhouse and “Penelope” by Dorothy Parker use the myth of Penelope’s suitors to show that her loyalty to Odysseus overcomes the obstacles and hardships both face through their 20 year separation. The poem‚ written by Dorothy Parker‚ is written through the point of view of Penelope. Parker refers to Penelope as sitting at home and occasionally will “rise; to heed a neighbor’s knock “(Line 7). Penelope is left

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    our heads when someone says Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz.” These are the lines that are related right away to the famous story. Dorothy’s long‚ adventurous trip down the Yellow Brick Road where she did make many specials friends and their find Esmerald city. Dorothy is a comun and adopted girl from Kansas she is adopted‚ Kansas is a desolated and too boring place‚ everywhere are gray and sad‚ she living with her aunt and uncle‚ and her dog toto‚ toto is an only Dorothy´s friends and she is worried

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