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    Meldy G. Mercado BSA2-4 Reaction Paper about Dekada 70 During the 70Th decade‚ there is inequality between men and women. Men tended to dominate women. They wanted to be followed and not contradicted by anyone when it comes in decision making. For them‚ women are weak and can’t live without them. Men are really annoying because they thought that a woman’s life depends on them. They are full of confidence and egoistic bastard and treated woman like a dog who waited for their master’s instruction

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    A feminist reinterpretation of Richard III She was the epitome of discovering true power of women and how they find personal strength. Queen Elizabeth‚ a minor character in Shakespeare’s eponymous history play Richard III‚ is despite the limitations women faced in her time‚ a true display of power and strength that is still appealing and inspirational today. Whilst Shakespeare’s play was an exploration of the political intrigues associated with the War of the Roses‚ we were captured by Elizabeth’s

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    opinion of the main character Neddy‚ because they cannot see his actual thought processes. This point of view gives a tremendous impact to the story. It is one of the most important literary elements Cheever uses to accomplish an outstanding piece of literature. Cheever successfully focuses reader’s attention on exactly the detail‚ opinion‚ and emotion the he wants to emphasize by manipulating third person point of view of in his short story. For example “Had you gone for a

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    Eloisa T. Vidal BSHRM 4-A Foreign Literature Topic "Non-native Graduate Students’ Thesis/Dissertation Writing in Science: Self-reports by Students and Their Advisors from Two U.S. Institutions" Author : Yu Ren Dong Abstract This article reports results from a survey of 169 graduate students and their thesis/dissertation advisors at two U.S. southeastern institutions about thesis/dissertation writing in science. The article compares the article compilation

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    CARLOS PALANCA MEMORIAL AWARDS FOR LITERATURE The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards) was established in 1950. The heirs of Don Carlos Palanca‚ Sr. found it most fitting to commemorate his memory through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country. The Palanca Awards aims to help develop Philippine Literature by: 1. Providing incentives for writers to craft their most outstanding literary works. 2. Being a treasury of the Philippine’s literary

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    Del Rosario HNCA III-01 * What is Literature? * writings in which expression and form‚ in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest‚ are characteristic or essential features‚ as poetry‚ novels‚ history‚ biography‚ and essays. * Generic Classification * Prose * the ordinary form of spoken or written language‚ without metrical structure‚ as distinguished from poetry or verse. * Fiction * the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration

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    RE-WRITING THE COLONIAL DISCOURSE Written by: Nouha Mahjoubi Supervised by: Professor Beltaif The world’s structure today is tightly linked to the historical development and events. One of the most noticeable historical processes is colonization. The British Empire was one of the greatest imperialist powers. It is through colonization that the Western world is gaining a kind of prominence and domination in the world. The influence of colonization may not be very obvious nowadays as the concrete

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    period and culture he possesses courage as well. Hector is brave even though he is risking his life‚ and he is not afraid of death.  When his wife is pleads him to not fight he tells her‚ “But I would die of shame to face the men of Troy and the Trojan women trailing their long robes if I would shrink from battle now‚ a coward… I know to stand up bravely‚ always to fight in the front ranks of Trojan soldiers‚ winning my father great glory‚ glory for myself‚” (Homer 376). Hector as a brave and noble man

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    Antigone: Not the Tragic Hero Sophocles‚ a great tragedian‚ was the one who gave Greek tragedies their traditional form. An important part of traditional Greek tragedies is the presence of a tragic hero. All tragic heroes should have the characteristics of rank‚ a tragic flaw‚ a downfall‚ and a recognition of mistakes. The seemingly tragic hero is Antigone. She wants to bury her brother Polyneices even though this would be going against Creon‚ who is her uncle and the king. When Antigone buries

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    but in reality he is a tragic hero with flaws. Noble Stature is an important element of being a tragic hero‚ one must be remembered in order to be considered a hero‚ a tragic hero is not complete without a tragic flaw‚ most importantly a tragic hero must be excessively punished in order to learn an important lesson. Arthur’s father Uther Pendragon was a wonderful king‚ however he had a tragic flaw he was in love with Egraine which caused him

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