1. Bedlam noun pejorative terms for an insane asylum; a state ofextreme confusion and disorder 2. Chauvinism noun fanatical patriotism; activity indicative of belief inthe superiority of men over women 3. Draconian adj. of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws 4. Herculean adj. extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules; displayingsuperhuman strength or power 5. Martinet noun someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms maudlin adj. effusively or insincerely
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An Unforgettable Event in My Life Last Sunday‚ I went shopping eagerly at the largest shopping mall in my town. My elder sister was accompanying me. As the important Christmas Day was just around the corner‚ the shopping mall was packed with people. There were many girls and ladies who were hanging their handbags loosely over their shoulders. I also did likewise. Although my mother always advised me not to bring a handbag‚ or if I wanted to bring it‚ I must hang it carefully over my shoulder
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meaningful understanding of the past is to be gained‚ the resources of both history and memory must be used. History is the factual‚ objective recording of events through documents‚ archives‚ records‚ artefacts and physical evidence whereas memory is the recollection of individuals of their personal experience and sequence of events however‚ adding the human element to the situation or experience. However‚ history and memory sometimes contrast with each other but most importantly they need to complement
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I believe that memories are not important and you want to know why? To me‚ there is a lot more bad memories‚ than there is good. For example‚ there is death and betrayal‚ heartbreak‚ war‚ rape‚ racism‚ sexism‚ homophobia‚ sacrifice‚ mugging‚ robbing and that is not even a quarter of them. There is more than anyone can comprehend. If these things could be stopped then it would have already happened a long time ago‚ such as war. If war could have been stopped‚ if death could be stopped‚ if crime‚ grief
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Teresa Schopp English 266 Women Writers October 11‚ 2010 Now That I Am Forever With Child I would first like to quote from an author who is in our text. But we have not read her yet. Her name is Dilys Laing and she says that‚ "To be a woman and a writer / is double mischief". This is in her biography pg. 591. So if being a woman and a writer is double mischief then in 1976 being a writer‚ a woman‚ and a black woman to boot‚ must have been triple
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In the novel Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo‚ the author is trying to convey to her readers that the people of Annawadi‚ India are doing anything they can to create a living and “work their way to the top”. The people who live in these poor slums are known as “Annawadians” do just about anything to make ends meet at their hut for their family. Abdul is the eldest child in his home and he gets money by buying and selling garbage to recycling plants‚ and also stealing iron to sell. Another
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Hunger of Memory: Religion Rodriguez is very open about Catholicism and the identities and views that he has had in his life both as a child and now as an adult. He begins by explaining how as a child‚ the Church had a profound impact on his everyday life. The Church had “an extraordinarily physical presence” in Rodriguez’s early life as he had a church and a catholic school both within one block in either direction of his home (Rodriguez pg 85). As a young boy‚ Rodriguez’s first taste of church
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The Holocaust & How It Changed Our World Forever The tragic events that occurred during world war two and the holocaust were not only horrific but also morally wrong. The Jewish culture was targeted for mass genocide‚ by the hand of a mad-man bent on world domination‚ and the only way to prevent another incident like this from happening again‚ is to thoroughly educate the public. The actions and events that Hitler and his followers proposed not only helped the world realize the extent
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The Memory Keeper’s Daughter: Literature Analysis By:Nyanna Pepper The book I decided to read was The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards. I chosed this book because it demonstrated real life situations‚ teaching us lessons that 9th graders can use in their later future while creating fascinating storyline to keep the story entertaining. This story is about a couple who had a twins but one came with down syndrome. So the husband who is also delivering the babies decided to send the baby away
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as its main objective was to gain self-sovereignty. Self-sovereignty is rooted in the idea that Cuba was rich in resources‚ yet still poor. In other words‚ they were underdeveloped. Memories of Underdevelopment by Tomas Gutierrez Alea‚ gives us a glimpse of what is like to live in an underdeveloped society. Memories of underdevelopment picks up after the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 entering post-revolutionary Cuba. With Sergio Corrieri‚ a fairly educated individual‚ as the main character‚ we see
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