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    you in the future. Each play has a character that lies just to prove a point, to prove that they are strong. The Children 's Hour, Trifles and A Doll House all have one common theme; each play has various different lies. In the play Trifles, by Susan Glaspell shows that women have basically can 't do anything. Mrs. Wright can’t sing, can’t talk and living an isolated life because of her husband Mr. Wright. Mrs. Hale says “I wish you’d seen Minnie Foster when she wore a white dress with blue…

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    "(Davis 48). Glaspell chooses Winter to be the best time for the play " When it dropped below zero last night " ( Glaspell 2 ) . Not only the climate that dropped below zero , but also Mrs wright's feeling dropped below zero. The house has no sense of communication nor love between Mrs and Mr Wright . " In an abandoned farmhouse where you cannot see the road " ( Glaspell 3 ) . Mr Wright's house is very far from other people " we live close together and we live far apart " ( Glaspell 4 ) . Mrs…

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    women. Kate Chopin, the author of “The Story of an Hour” (1849), shows how Mrs Mallard, thinking that she is a widow, transforms her psychology and pursues freedom, a feeling that was very distant from her when her husband was “alive.” Likewise, Susan Glaspell,…

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    does this mean that we are made to function according to the expectancy of society? In order for anyone to answer this question, it is essential to understand how the effects of the adopted set values play into our daily lives which can be seen in Susan Faludi’s essay “The Naked Citadel.” In “The Naked Citadel,” Faludi describe all the changes that occurred when they accidently admitted a female cadet into an all-male military institution. She also described the environment of the Citadel and…

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    In Susan Blackmore’s “Strange Creatures” she describes the concept of the “memes eye view”. She claims the “memes eye view” is what makes humans different from animals, meaning humans can imitate therefore must be different from animals. As a reader dwells more on the thought of the “memes eye view” they can relate it to life experiences and other works of literature. For example, the “memes eye view” can be seen very clearly in “Bumping into Mr.Ravioli” by Adam Gopnik. In Gopnik’s work he…

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    Initially born “No-Name Maddox”, Charles Manson is regarded as one of the most notorious and sinister killers as well as cult leaders of the 20th century. The astonishing ability of Manson to manipulate and control individuals led him to assemble a vicious cult that committed gruesome murders that struck tremendous fear in to the hearts of every American during the 1960s. The criminal acts of the Manson family cult was committed on the belief that they were destined to be the ultimate…

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    Helter Skelter During the 1960s one of the most deranged American criminals of all time, Charles Manson, created a cult in the desert of California known as the Mason Family. Manson brainwashed his followers to believe Beatles songs like Helter Skelter warned of a coming race war between black and whites. Manson wanted to jump start the race war by sending his followers out to kill wealthy white people in the Hollywood area. Manson wanted the murders to look like blacks killed the white victims.…

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    The book I read was Edgewater by Courtney Sheinmel. It has 317 pages. The main characters are Lorrie Hollander, her sister Susannah, their aunt Gigi, Lennox, and Charlie Copeland. The story takes place in Idlewild, New York. The main conficlict is that Lorrie and her sister are completely out of money and all traces of their trust fund were completely erased. Lorrie i stelling the story. The first day of every month, Lorrie's mother transfers money into her daughters trust fund, enough to…

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    In the movie Stand by Me, Gordon, Chris, Vern, and Teddy go on an adventure, seeking the dead body of a member in their local community. When Gordon, Chris, Vern, and Teddy hear that the body is near a fiver, they begin traveling on foot for two days. Finding the body of a missing boy would bring Gordon, Chris, Vern, and Teddy fame in their community. During their travels, the boys face many difficulties. Meanwhile, a group of older teenagers are looking for the body as well. The group of…

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    figure in criminal history? Three of his main crimes were the Hinman murder, the Tate murder, and LaBianca murder. The Hinman murder was only because Manson needed money, Hinman was Mason’s friend. Manson had sent Bobby Beausoleil, Mary Brunner, and Susan Atkins to go persuade Hinman to give them money. When Hinman was uncooperative he was held hostage. “After a few days Manson went over with a sword and slashed Hinman’s left ear” (Crime Library). After a while Beausoleil stabbed him twice in…

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