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Mary Anne Bell is my favorite character because she redefines gender roles in the brute nature of the Vietnamese War. She portrays dynamic character development that is far more intense than all the other characters. The author, Tim O’Brien, uses Mary Anne Bell’s character to signify how war can manipulate people’s ideologies and expectations. Mary Anne Bell’s character is complex because it is difficult to analyze as to why she allows herself to fall susceptible to the war much quicker. The…

Mind Games What separates human beings from most of the living world is the ability to be free thinking individuals, to which one can communicate and connect their thoughts to the everyday world. Even though humans may take this gift for granted, it is only when the ability begins to diminish that one seems to understand how crucial it is really is to everyday life. Although, even while losing this gift, the individual may not even know it, for the reality one creates is only visible to that…

The Telecommunications Act triggered dramatic changes in the competitive landscape. SBC Communications Inc. established itself as a global communications provider by acquiring Pacific Telesis Group (1997), Southern New England Telecommunications (1998) and Ameritech Corp. (1999). In 2005, SBC Communications Inc. acquired AT&T Corp., creating the new AT&T. With the merger of AT&T and BellSouth in 2006, and the consolidated ownership of Cingular Wireless and YELLOWPAGES.COM, AT&T is positioned to…

Society, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “a social circle or a group of social circles having a clearly marked identity.” Obtaining a clearly marked identity is easier said than done. The Bell Jar, written by Sylvia Plath, is a novel about nineteen year-old Esther Greenwood struggling to find her place in society. In her struggle, Esther falls into a deep depression and attempts suicide, causing her to be admitted to a mental hospital. Societal expectations of everyone, women…

This poem was created at the same time as “The Bell Jar” right before Sylvia’s first suicide attempt in August 1953. This poem narrates a conversation between the poet and the reader, where the poet is telling the reader that if she closed her eyes ,she will forget about the world,and get in her…

called Electroconvulsive Therapy, which uses electrodes to cause a minimal seizure and ultimately reduce symptoms of all different kinds of mental problems and disorders (Electroconvulsive)). This was what inspired her single novel published, titled The Bell Jar. After being hospitalized, she decided to return back to Smith College, then found out she could study at Cambridge University in England on scholarship. She took the chance and moved across the Atlantic Ocean. While at Cambridge, she…

The Devil Wears Prada’s storyline revolves around the unlikely relationship that is eventually formed between Andrea ‘Andy’ Sachs, a dedicated journalism graduate who knows absolutely nothing about the fashion world, and Miranda Priestley, the cutthroat editor-in-chief of the fictional Runway magazine, whose entire life is surrendered to Jimmy Choos, Prada purses, crushed souls, and broken dreams. After having no luck in applying for any respectable newspaper in New York City, Andy receives the…

Aging Presented in Away from Her and Driving Miss Daisy Allison Riddle U20822752 The presentation of aging in film can be presented in a multitude of ways. Each presentation telling a story about a struggle that every person will face eventually, whether scared, worried or indifferent about this process. Two films that depict the aging process quite gracefully for the elderly, ailing characters are Away from Her (2006) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989). Both films show how the journey of…

it to their own lives and personal experiences. Sylvia Plath is one particular author that uses her particular experiences to write about issues that are very evident within society and very applicable to various audiences. Plath’s famous novel, The Bell Jar, is an appropriate example of using personal issues to connect with her readers. Plath uses various elements centered on Esther’s, the protagonist, psychological downfall as the main focal point in this well-known…

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath and Thelma and Louise (1999) are both similar in that they are both strong feminist texts, addressing and discussing the issues of women’s rights in early and modern society. To represent this issue, as well as others within the text, both employ the use of characterisation, the development of the protagonists, and themes. Characters in the two texts play an important role in expressing the limited freedoms and rights of women and the societal conventions they are…