In the personal essay “I Want a Wife”‚ Judy Brady uses irony to explain why she would want a wife. Brady lists multiple jobs and tasks that an ideal wife does and is expected to do. Along with irony‚ the author uses sarcasm and repetition to emphasize what a wife does for her husband‚ as well as her children. I believe the author’s tone changes from pleasant to sarcastic by stating “If‚ by chance‚ I find another person more suitable as a wife than the wife I already have‚ I want the liberty to
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Constant Density: Displacement of Zinc and Tin Introduction: Density is the concentration of molecules within an object on relation to its size. The formula for measuring density is mass/volume. In the experiment preformed for this lab report‚ calculating the density of a regular object (a wooden block) and two other irregular objects (zinc and tin) were found by a process known as water displacement. The purpose of this experiment was to prove that the density of an object remains the same
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In Judy Brady’s "I Want a Wife"‚ she is writing from the point of view of a wife and mother. Because of that‚ she has certain expectations‚ assumptions‚ and views about the world. She wants people to see what a wife REALLY does. Through her satire‚ she suggests that SHE would like to have a wife to do all of the things for her that she is doing for her family. She gives many instances of what life would be like if she could take the role of the husband and have a wife "who will work and send
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There is one scene in Günther Grass’s ‘The Tin Drum’ (1999‚ 338–-339) that makes for a great preamble to this chapter’s discussion of the will-to-not-know‚ the name under which I condense the mechanisms that allow the bourgeois to remain unmoved by the spectacle of violence. During Bebra theatrical troupe’s wartime tour of the Normandy Atlantic Wall line of German defence‚ Oskar‚ Grass’ main hero‚ and his fiancée compose a little sarcastic poem that sums up the situation of the German soldiers and
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"Tin Pan Alley" was the nickname given to the street where many music publishers worked during the period of 1880 to 1953. In the late 19th century‚ New York had become the epicenter of songwriting and music publishing‚ and publishers converged on the block of West 28th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. There are several stories about how the block got its name. One that is often repeated tells of a reporter for the New York Herald who was hired to write about the new business
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Sarah padilla Ms. Hook I Want a Wife In the essay I Want A Wife by Judy Brady talks about the stereotypes on housewives. The essay was written in 1971‚ when only men were allowed to have wifes‚ therefore when she wrote this piece it was weirdly unexpected‚ for a women to say that she wants a wife. Lesbians were not approved which was one of the reasons that made these piece stand out‚ leading it to become a strong feminist piece. With the use of satire as anaphora‚ she attempts to rid of the
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A1 Drama Piece- Section A essay The piece was a devised piece of drama called ‘Fire’‚ set in 2011 in the outskirts of London. It was about a schizophrenic teenage girl whose conscience persuaded her to undertake risky activities. The stimulus for our play was a song called ‘I hate Mondays’ from which we fashioned a piece of physical theatre on. We also used gun crime statistics as well as the life of 50 cent to help develop and influence our drama. I played the part of Olivia’s conscience and
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author‚ and replaced with the idea that a wife is a valuable piece for a functioning family. Although Judy Syfers‚ “Why I Want a Wife”‚ essay portrays misogynistic views towards the roles of women within a marriage‚ her inclusion of stylistic elements provides the reader with an idea that a wife is more important for the survival of the family than any other aspect. Within “Why I Want a Wife”‚ Judy Syfers effectively uses specifically positioned asterisks on words that appear to be insignificant and
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You‚ Tin Woodman‚ and I are alike – we were both empty. All around me‚ there were people whose lives were blossoming with youthful pastel colors while I stood half-disgusted‚ half-ashamed at the clean slate stretching back to my birth. It seemed that I had to be “creative” and “individualistic” – popular words these days – in sketching out my life‚ but how? I was lost in the dark‚ groping for the light switch while others forged ahead. This feeling of ostracism left me with fear and hatred towards
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Late one night‚ a drunken Brick Pollitt (Paul Newman) is out trying to recapture his glory days of high school sports by leaping hurdles on a track field‚ dreaming about his moments as a youthful athlete. Unexpectedly‚ he falls‚ leaving him dependent on a crutch. Brick‚ along with his wife‚ Maggie "the Cat" (Elizabeth Taylor)‚ are seen the next day visiting his family in Mississippi‚ waiting to celebrate Big Daddy’s (Burl Ives) 65th birthday. Depressed‚ Brick decides to spend his days inside drinking
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