The basic plot of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl as an anti-slavery text and the typical plot of the 19th century genre of sentimental fiction are alike in that just as the 19th century genre did‚ Harriet Jacobs made a plea to the Northern‚ white‚ female listeners during a time when "true womanhood" truly meant chastity and virtue. Harriet Jacobs pushes the message that slavery makes it totally impossible for a black woman to live as a virtuous or chaste person. As she supports some of
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The girl had begun to eat one of the child’s eyeballs‚ allowing her eyes to roll back as she savored the warm juices inside. I leapt at her‚ claws out and cut deeply into her cheek. The cut bled ferociously and she cupped it with one hand‚ the other on her mouth to muffle her cries of pain. She ran away as fast as she could‚ as I cried over the body. I ran to the house where I had seen the boy playing and scratched at the door. A kind looking woman answered it. I sadly saw the
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passionate friendships and experimentation.” (468) Applying this concept to Girl‚ Interrupted unveils that psychosocial moratorium is essential to finding his or hers’ identity. In Michel Foucault’s “Panopticon‚” discipline further shows what is vital in finding his or hers’ true identity. Through psychosocial moratorium and discipline is where someone will find his or hers’ identity. In two specific scenes from Girl‚ Interrupted does it exemplify where someone is helped with finding their identity
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something soft. I took it from the ground. The doll. But‚ there was something strange about the doll‚ its eyes were blue like ice‚ just like the girl. Her bag lay by the ground‚ she was nowhere to be found. I let out a silent scream as the doll‚ somehow‚ was staring right at me! I dropped it. It’s all my fault‚ i thought. That i shouldn’t chase the girl and this wouldn’t happen. Was i going crazy? I picked up her bag‚ and rummaged through it. A dirty book with pictures that i found. I flipped over
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In Girl‚ Interrupted author Susanna Kaysen recounts her two year stay at a Boston psychiatric hospital and her experience of what she calls the "parallel universe" of madness‚ she makes the reader consider how thin the line is between ’madness’ and ’sanity’. Susanna describes herself as "sane in an insane world". It does seem like it may be an insane world when we look at how society reacts to something they do not understand‚ fear breeds prejudice‚ "possessed by the devil" "bad‚ and must be isolated
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Top Girls by Carly Churchill Marlene: is known as many things throughout this play. She is independent and high in confidence. She is well regarded by her colleagues‚ has also tried to better herself both socially and as a woman. She is a woman‚ who wants everything to be about her‚ and want everyone around her to have the same outlook as her. Isabella: The daughter of a Church of England clergyman‚ she moved to live in Scotland. She tried to please her father by conforming the ‘role’ of clergyman’s
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Athens “Golden Age of Athens” Achievements of: -Golden Age of Athens took place in 5th century BC (480-430 BCE) -Golden Age took place after Peloponnesian wars (Athens verse Sparta) and before the Persian wars -Achievements: Greeks excelled in philosophy history (Herodotus and Thucydides) Drama (Sophocles and Aeschylus) Sculpture (Balance between realism and idealism) Arts Architecture (Parthenon 447-432 BCE) Aristotle on government‚ ethics and epistemology: -Aristotle was a pupil of Plato
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On my desk sits a golden momento. Glimmering and shining in the light let in through the thin shutters of the window. Standing a foot tall in all of it’s glory. A torch is displayed in the middle of the masterpiece‚ a symbol for determination and perseverance. Atop the momento‚ a scaled down person stands poised in an athletic position. This momento happens to only be an old trophy I received in second grade. The real beauty of this old trophy that sits on my desk is in what it represents and the
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Puabi’s golden headdress‚ from Ur‚ Iraq and made around 2550-2450 B.C.E.‚ has political significance. The elaborate piece is comprised of a wreath‚ earrings‚ coiffed hair‚ necklaces‚ and body jewelry. Puabi was a queen in her own right and this object has political significance because it demonstrates the importance of hierarchy in early Mesopotamia. The decadence of the headdress shows that it was meant to display dominance. This object is art because people can appreciate it visually and aesthetically
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Girl Underground – by Morris Glitzman Good morning/afternoon Miss Yanai and 7N. Girl Underground by Morris Gleitzman reflects the main themes of family morals. What is right and wrong‚ power and powerlessness of children and growth and change. Gleitzman has used a captivating story‚ a fast paced plot and an appropriate setting‚ humour and simple language to reflect these important themes. By setting this book in Canberra‚ a political position is achieved by using children as the main characters
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