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    During the early 1800s, Norway was dominated by aristocracy. However, a new class was emerging as affluent. They were the middle class. Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is a didactic play that critiques ideologies prominent in the middle class. He explores the middle class desire to be seen as impeccable through the meaning created by the stage directions and setting of the stage. The playwright reveals the stage as an extension of society and as the drama unfolds, the audience is aware of the role…

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    In late-nineteenth century Norway, it was unheard of for a woman to be involved with money. Only men were seen fit to handle money. Women, like Nora, were expected to do as their father said then eventually be handed off to their husbands. As Nora is about to leave, she says to Torvald…

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    Throughout all of these hardships they faced, they prevailed in their goal and never stopped moving across the Atlantic, leading to one of the greatest contributions to Western Civilization of all, the first European discovery of the Western World. This exploration was conducted by one of the bravest and most impactful Vikings in History, Lief Erickson, where his bravery led him from Greenland all the way to Canada, where he and his crew established the Vinland settlement in L'Anse aux Meadows…

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    Ghost By Henrik Ibsen

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    Written analysis of Act 3 of the play Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen Ghosts, written in 1881 by Henrik Ibsen, a Norwegian playwright, was first performed in its original language in Sweden at Helsingborg in 1883, and was translated and performed in Chicago in May, 1882. Ghosts was a play that received many negative criticisms because of its themes of “individual freedom and self-realization by social and institutional forces: by commercial hypocrisy, religious intolerance, political expediency…

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    Arctic Analysis

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    The Arctic is an example of the making of a new region comprising of five countries including, the US, Canada, Norway, Russia and Denmark (Greenland)” (Rowe and Blakkisrud 67). This raises the questions of where does the domestic Arctic stop and the international Arctic start? Is the spatial unit more influential as a region or as individual countries? The Arctic…

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    To begin, Norway and America are no where near each other. Norway is located in Europe (Eastern Hemisphere) while America is located in North America (Western Hemisphere). These places are very different from each other; one example is language. Norway has many languages, but the official language is Norsk; In America, the official language is English. Another example, Norway eats different than America in a way. Most food in Norway are seafood and fruit while in America canned and fast food is…

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    Norway Rat Research Paper

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    Kelly seweyn Per;5 Is the Norway Rat an Invasive species that is what we going to be learning about in this paper including other non-invasive and invasive species but first we need to know what they are so you can talk away your best view from this paper. A invasive species have few natural predators, have high reproduction rates, are long lived, are pioneer species (meaning they were brought here from other places ) , They are generalists, they kill native species, produce abundant…

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    Torvald Helmer and Nils Krogstad are both men who use Nora Helmer in the hope of advancing or protecting his career; but Nils is the one who releases Nora, while Torvald tries to tighten his control over Nora. Nora Helmer and Kristine Linde, the main female characters in the play, live in a time when women are not equal to men; the men determine the option or the opportunities they have. Henrik Ibsen published his play A Doll House in 1879. Torvald and Nora Helmer appear to be in a happy and…

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    In Henrik Ibsen’s play “A Doll’s House”, Ibsen portrays the roles of society and gender inequalities between men and women of the time. While reading the play, the reader has an eye opening view on the inequalities of men and women, and the idea of feminism. The play reveals the relationships, and ideals between both women, and men. The main character Nora Helmer struggles to keep up with the societal gender roles, and be the best wife she can be, to her conservative husband. The play…

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    596-597.) She becomes the perfect wife and mother. She pleases her husband in every way possible. She doesn't contradict his opinion. She still doesn't have an identity and is just the wife of Tovald Helmer. She builds her entire world around him and believes he is her hero who will always protect her as if she were a delicate flower. She puts her children and husband before herself. She believes, she only has value if she is a "good mother and wife." For the happiness of her family, she…

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