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    The article that I was assigned for is called Chopin and Women Composers: Collaborations, Imitations, and Inspirations. It talks about that while many scholars and historians have closely studied Chopin’s life and receptions, his connections with women composers are almost completely left out of scholarly discussions. This article explores of 3 important women composers who had close connections with Chopin during his life and provides an interesting discussion of their interactions and…

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    Mourning Hours Response

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    Personal Response: I really liked reading The Mourning Hours by Paula Treick Deboard. It was really hard to stop reading. The plot took twist after twist and I could never figure out what would happen next. I like when a book is not predictable. Plot: This book was focussed on the Hammarstrom family and the disappearance of Stacy Lemke. Kirsten was nine when her brother, Johnny, and Stacy started dating. Their relationship was not all smiles and toward the end they were fighting more and more…

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    Flexible Hours Essay

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    only one that closely fits my job. Flexible hours as long as it’s done, the advantages of this job are that I don’t have to have a manager follow me around or be on top of me watching me for mistakes. I work on my own and some time with a trainer. I do train new employees at times. The concern I have is that they never seem to stay long enough and the training and my time is wasted. That sounds like a disadvantage, but it’s more hours in. Flexible hours work for me and I can…

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    Cannot be Measured by Surroundings In life, pain can be prominent and valid no matter what the situation is, everyday struggles are a battle for some while others collapse under their own mental instability. This idea is projected In the novel The Hours, by Michael Cunningham. The story begins with a dark introduction in which Virginia Woolf commits suicide. Throughout the prologue you piece together why Virginia has come to such a grave conclusion to end her own life. The act of suicide…

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    An In-Depth Look at My Last Duchess In the poem “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning, the main character, the Count speaks about his deceased wife and a painting of her to a mysterious listener at his private party. The Duchess’s story revolves around the internal conflicts between her and the Count. The main threads include the jealousy and self-importance of the Count, as well as the compassion of the Duchess. He subtly insinuates to the party-goer that his wife’s early death was caused by…

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    Little Miss Sunshine is about the dysfunctional Hoover family. Sheryl Hoover (Toni Collette) is an overworked mother who is trying to make everyone happy. Sheryl's brother, Frank Ginsberg (Steve Carell) is a gay and scholar of Proust, who temporarily moved in with her after attempting suicide. Sheryl's husband, Richard Hoover (Greg Kinnear) is a Type A personality man who strives to build a career as a motivational speaker and life coach, he loves winning and hates losing. Sheryl's…

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    Throughout the poem “Alone” by Maya Angelou, the speaker implies that no one can last long in the world with no one on his or her side. The poem starts off as the speaker yearns for a home where she can quench her thirst and where food is always offered, then soon realises that she and everyone who is on their own cannot live with joy for long, since time will soon leave that joy behind. Even the rich, who have all the wealth in the world, cannot survive alone, as happiness is an emotion…

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    Kate Chopin is a woman who has been called one of America’s most influential and “essential” (Kate Chopin: Her Novels and Stories) authors. With her works spanning a few decades, covering several matters of social issues, it is no wonder that she has been dubbed such. Her influence has reached far and wide, with criticisms and aesthetic readings being written about her works in multiple countries and languages (Frequently Asked Questions). One of her most notable and popular works, “Desiree’s…

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    Kate Chopin's short story, Desiree's Baby, is a work that explores multiple themes commonly considered taboo for late 19th century discussion. Most writers of the time rarely elucidated on such themes; and least of all female writers. To fully appreciate the work in its entirety, one must first understand the social critique of the times and then formulate an idea of just how impactful a story such as this one could be. This was an era in which the majority of creative literature focused on…

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    As the WWII based novel progressed, some characters showed they were made of pure innocence being tainted by the outside war, whereas others developed into conflicted human beings. Marie-Laure’s blindness served her well throughout the war by protecting a large portion of her innocence or goodness, but the horrors of war around her still impacted her life. Such is evident when she is saved by Werner and says to him: “When my father left, people said I was brave. But it is not bravery; I have no…

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