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“The Merchant of Venice” is believed to have been written in the 16th century and it is to a large extent reflective of England at the time, which was a patriarchal society. Portia’s character embodies the characteristics of an ideal woman at the time that arguably defers to her father and eventually her husband. However,…

For me when I play its about being a team, going out there and showing yourself and the crowd that you know what you’re doing. In the time you are on that court you leave everything behind you and focus on one thing: playing your game no matter the outcome and leaving everything on the…

The Taming of the Shrew is a performance that raises a number of issues concerning appearance versus reality. The assumption that many characters in the play are persuaded to be what they are not ignores the evident fact that each character chooses the role that they are to play. The culturally constructed hierarchy of power…

Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 30, 1924. Her father, Charles St. Hill, immigrated from French Guyana (now called Guyana), and her mother, Ruby (Seale), immigrated from Barbados. Charles worked in a factory while Ruby was both a seamstress and a mother, working hard to support the family….

Argumentative Essay: Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield has been described as intelligent but cynical. As much as others try to convince me otherwise, he is crazy. Holden shows readers obvious signs of post-traumatic stress disorder, he is contradictory about almost anything and one of the biggest and most obvious signs is that this story…

Out of all the fabulous animals in the universe the most common and the most known fabulous animals are lamias and wolfmans. And where there are lamias there are most likely traveling to be wolfmans. So now allow me state you some of the similarities and differences between lamias and wolfmans which you may or…

I disagree with the statement that Lady Macbeth is a fourth witch. This is because she displays many different characteristics to that of the witches. She is not naturally evil because she shows signs of guilt, unlike the witches. Murder is something that the witches enjoy. The witches do not show any sign of guilt…

Taylor A ENG 3U 24 September 2012 Ed Sheeran Concert All day I raced around with anticipation, watching the clock. School felt like it was dragging on more than usual. I hurried to finish my work in class so I could enjoy a stress-free night out. I had been counting down the days ever since…

The Crucible A crucible, as defined by the Merriam-Webester Concise Electronic Dictionary, is “the state or fact of being tested (as by suffering)”, which attests to what Elizabeth Proctor is going through exactly.Elizabeth has quite a crucible to struggle through.The infidelity of her husband is a major element in her being.Her struggle includes staying true…

The room inspires a feeling of fear, gothiscism, and emptiness Recurrence of various shades of red – scarlet, pink, crimson – signifies passion, danger, aggression, suppression, and confinement…a way of policing female passion The red-room can be viewed as a symbol of what Jane must overcome in her struggles to find freedom, happiness, and a…