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Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale is set in a dystopic and totalitarian society called Gilead, formed in response to the crisis caused by decreasing birthrates and, consequently, with one main goal: total control of reproduction. Therefore, the state intercepts the problem head-on by assuming complete control of women’s bodies through their politics supported by religious…

In Alice Walker’s short story “Everyday Use”, we see the differences between the relationship a mother has with her two daughters. A surface level reading will reveal the obvious, that the mother finally ends up rejecting the ostensible values of the daughter she has always treated better than the other and as a result was…

As a matter of fact, in these lines, he states how love s blind, and how it can make people do crazy things. But is it actually love that Romeo feels for Rosaline? It appears that it is not love that Romeo feels for Rosaline, but lust. Furthermore, it seems like Romeo does not know…

One factor that distinguishes the Affordable Care Act from Health Leads is its status as a federal law. This signifies reforms made by the ACA have impacted every hospital and clinic in the country. This also means many of the areas the ACA is targeting to improve the prevention of disease were decided by national…

Historically, husbands and children have looked to the wife for most of their needs. While the role of the wife and mother has expanded to often include a job outside the home, the expectations haven’t always adjusted to include this. In the essay, I Want a Wife, Judy Brady provides a unique perspective of the…

Once upon a time there lived the king of Phrygia who ruled over his people from a luxurious castle encircled by a stunning rose garden. Many of us know this king as the man with the golden touch, but his real name was Midas. Despite his abundant wealth, Midas thought that his greatest happiness was…

The ambiguity and multi-dimensional conflicts of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire have consistently made it very easily for literary critics to attach whatever significance they like onto the play; it is a testament to Williams’ writing that many of these significances can be both individually and simultaneously valid interpretations of his intent. However, the…

In life, there are numerous expectations. Individuals make choices in the hopes of achieving the best outcome and desiring that those choices lead to happiness. Occasionally, the outcomes of these choices do not align with what was originally intended. In Adrienne Rich’s poem “Living in Sin,” a woman discovers that the romanticized notion of love…

For Aldridge’s sources, he used a lot of primary sources. He used the Pennsylvania Packet, which was very often when writing this book. In the Notes section of the book, (MR 325) he listed this document many times. It explains that this packet is where Paine declared financial arguments and published political arguments in the…

The protagonists of epic poems, as well as the tales of their exploits made possible by their noble traits, make them captivating characters which have held the interest of readers and scholars alike. These heroes are iconic enough to be referenced in various works to this day. The heroes of these stories are able to…