Tony Blair: Prime Minister or President? ‘Blair is by far the worst of the eight prime ministers I have known’. ‘It is the presidential system he sees emerging under Mr Blair (the fault of over-large majorities‚ the prime minister’s character and his well documented disdain for parliament) which he loathes’. Guardian article on veteran maverick Labour MP‚ Tam Dalyell‚ 29/03/05. Ever since he swept to power in 1997‚ Tony Blair’s unique dominance over his party and indeed‚ the UK’s political
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The poem “Torture” by Margaret Atwood is a free verse poem and uses first person to present her thoughts throughout the poem. It is used to express anger by using a constant bitter tone‚ possibly as an indication of Atwood’s discontent towards women’s position in society. Margaret Atwood mentions in an interview with Jo Brans that she is a feminist‚ which Atwood specifically self-defined as “human equality and freedom of choice” (page 81). This belief plays a significant role in the poem; it directs
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To What Extent Can “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Scarlet Letter” be Described as Works of Dystopian Fiction? The definition of Dystopia is an imaginary place where the inhabitants are exploited and control is maintained through oppression. Both “The Scarlet Letter” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” reflect characteristics of a dystopian novel. A dystopian novel is usually fictional and futuristic to the time in which it was written. The characters are made to worship a concept or figure as a way of control
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Winston Smith and Offred are looking for a way to beat their governments‚ and their rebellion leads them to similar situations. They both gain friends and information to help their rebellion‚ but their outcomes are very different. “Reviewers of Margaret Atwood ’s The Handmaid ’s Tale invariably hailed it as a "feminist 1984‚"1 and‚ like many handy tags‚ this one conceals a partial truth. A closer look‚ however‚ reveals not only the similarities between the two novels ’ totalitarian societies‚ but
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Werner Herzog declares‚ “There are deeper strata of truth in cinema.” This “mysterious and elusive” truth that he searches for is “poetic‚ ecstatic…and can be reached only through fabrication and imagination and stylization” (Minnesota Declaration). His manifesto of sorts aptly explains why the line between documentary and narrative fiction is so blurry in his plethora of films. In this same pronouncement‚ Herzog denounces “the so-called Cinema Verite’‚” which he deems is “devoid of verite” because
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Margaret Thatcher‚ otherwise known as The Iron Lady‚ was known for her role in saving Britain. The economy of Britain was facing tremendous troubles in the nineteen hundreds (Blundell 92). If the economy of Britain continued down the road it was going‚ Britain would have faced many great economic hardships that Margaret Thatcher prevented during her time in office. Margaret Thatcher‚ the first female prime minister in British history‚ exceptionally reformed Britain in a time of need while leaving
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Margaret Fuller was born on May 23‚ 1810. Her full name was Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli‚ she was named after her paternal grandmother and mother and when she was nine she drooped the Sarah in her name and insisted on being called Margaret instead. She was the first child of Timothy Fuller and Margaret Crane Fuller. Her father taught her to read and write when she was three and a half‚ he forbade her to read the typical feminine fare at the time‚ such as etiquette books and sentimental novels. During
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A comparison of how Orwell and Atwood present state control in their dystopian novels‚ “1984” and “The Handmaid’s Tale”. State control is central to both ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and ‘1984’ for they present totalitarian societies‚ whose politics is to impose control on the individuals of which they are comprised. Both authors express their concerns for these societies‚ run by extreme dictators‚ and how they dehumanise individuals by depriving them of essential freedoms. They are both tales of warning
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One of the main ideas in the novel The Handmaid’s Tale written by Margaret Atwood‚ is relationships and their importance as there is lack of intimacy and human contact which are both controlled and prohibited in Gilead. We can see that in this totalitarian society‚ all relationships are controlled strictly and monitored and there are boundaries which you must not cross. In this society‚ even sex is controlled. As a handmaid‚ you are obliged to have sex with your Commander at fixed times and this
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Spikes | 1 Spikes | 2 Alias Grace Margaret Atwood Dialectical Journal Date Text 7/21/14 p. 5 “Out of the gravel there are peonies growing. They come up through the loose grey pebbles‚ their buds testing the air like snails’ eyes‚ then swelling and opening‚ huge dark-red flowers all shining and glossy like satin. Then they burst and fall to the ground.” 7/21/1 4 p. 5 “It’s 1851. I’ll be twenty-four years old next birthday. I’ve been shut up in here since the age of sixteen. I am a
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