affair with a Canadian journalist named Andrea. Michael is planning on leaving his wife but he has yet to tell her: ‘He we married and hiding their affair from his wife.’ He married Moira for the wrong reasons – he liked the idea of other men envying his woman: ‘She was tall‚ beautiful and very flirtatious.’ Even Moira knows that Michael no longer loves her and attributes this to her having lost her looks‚ telling us that Michael’s love was purely superficial. Moira’s defiance of the IRA (when she
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and tribulations as not only his lover but a woman in the eighteenth century slave circuit. Though her troubles do not begin with the economic slave trade commercialized by the Europeans; as a woman‚ Imoinda lived life as a slave since her birth. Moira Ferguson‚ in her article “Birth of a Paradigm”‚ develops this notion completely: “In line with feminist contemporaries and heirs‚ in a narrative with a geographical span from Britain to the African continent and the South America mainland‚ in a unique
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During the uprisings of the 1970s‚ Nadine Gordimer presented a very dreary and pessimistic prophecy to white and black South Africa in July’s People. This prophecy suggested a probable overthrow of the apartheid system which would challenge the currently existing social and racial roles of its inhabitants. Amid the chaos‚ traditional roles would be overturned and new ones are formed as the Smales accept their servant’s offer of refuge and flee to his village in the bush. Additionally‚ Zoe Wicomb
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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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When asked of their experience with the first wave of political correctness baby boomers such as Adrian* stated that “To be politically correct when I was attending university was to keep my eyes open and my mouth shut” in reference to the high tensions between right and left wing students. “I recall very clearly one morning in particular when I was registering at the administration building. A bus full of right wing students arrived at the university. and left wing students in the premises began
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Moira Smyth AP Lit. & Comp. Block 7 2-11-10 The Strange case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde vs. The Picture of Dorian Gray The novels‚ The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde; written by author Robert Louis Stevenson; and‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ written by Oscar Wilde‚ share the theme of duality of human nature and personality‚ and also the superficiality of society and reputation. They contain parallel themes. This is the novels’ utmost connection. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll
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The government wrongly relies on dehumanization to control people. People shouldn’t be dehumanized by the government and be brainwashed for the government’s benefit. In The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood‚ the author describes a society led by a government with complete control‚ not allowing citizens to have any freedom whatsoever. Atwood uses story as a construct and character roles to convey the theme‚ explaining that the government relies on dehumanization to control the people and how this
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Koons 3 Jordan Koons English 101 Dr. Elizabeth Sachs 12 November 2013 Source Evaluation: Medical Marijuana In the article "The cannabis conundrum: medication v. regulation" written by Moira Gibbons; in December of 2011‚ she explains both the beneficial uses and dangers of Medical Marijuana. It is a very enlightening factual editorial‚ that describes the marijuana plant itself‚ along with its life changing effects‚ but also the dilemmas involved with Cannabis. The article gives stupendous knowledge
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Despite Congress representation being increased to an all-time high in the 2012 election‚ women represent only 18.5 percent of Congress. While feminism has brought forward more power than imaginable for women‚ men still have more power over the daily lives of women than possible. Although women’s rights laws have dramatically increased in the past few decades‚ especially in third-world countries‚ generally men still possess nearly all of the political and governing power. While the Wives of the Commanders
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Ignatius Press‚ 2005). New Catholic Encyclopaedia. 2nd edn‚ (Catholic University of America: Gale‚ 2003). Reverend Peter Klein‚ The Catholic Source Book‚ 3rd edn‚ (Florida: Harcourt Religion Publishers‚ 2000). Sister Moira Debono‚ Unpublished TH209 Lecture Notes‚ Week 3‚ (2013). Sister Moira Debono‚ Unpublished TH209 Lecture Notes‚ Week 7‚ (2013). Spadaro‚ Father Antonio‚ Interview with Pope Francis‚ 25 September 2013‚ http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/speeches/2013/september/documents/papa-francesco_20130921_intervista-spadaro_en
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