Adrienne Rich's "When We Dead Awaken: Writing As Re-Vision"
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5 pages in length. Carrying forth the burden that has plagued women for centuries, Adrienne Rich's When We Dead Awaken: Writing As Re-Vision attempts to alter the historical concept of patriarchy within the boundaries of contemporary society. In the author's opinion, the age-old gender molds are ripe for revamping and bringing into the present frame of consciousness. No longer are women to be made to suffer through an oppressive existence simply because it is the right thing to do; rather, Rich paints a new picture of a strong, intelligent woman who will not be coerced by the irrational expectations of an oppressive, patriarchal society. No additional sources cited.
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Adrienne Rich: How the Male Influences in Her Life Affected Her Writing
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This is a 6 page paper discussing the male influences in the life of Adrienne Rich affected her writing. The work of Adrienne Rich is considered some of the most meaningful in feminist literature as it relates to her own intimate struggles for freedom from the male oppression within her life. Born into a household where her father was the dominant figure and her mother gave up her own career for her family, Rich recounts the cultural and oppressive issues she felt while living under her parent’s roof. Later in her own marriage which was a convention expected of women in the 1950s, and in which she had three sons in the first five years, Rich writes of the dissatisfaction of marriage and her need to change her situation. Luckily, Rich and her husband became involved in the civil and women’s rights movements in the 1960s which gave Rich the confidence to begin the liberation of herself and the liberation of her poetry. Her original works which promoted women to become “disloyal” to that which was expected of them were heavily criticized which led to Rich’s further writings of the empowerment of women. Rich’s works reflect heavily the oppression she felt in her own life from men but also deal with the oppression she has seen on a global basis and her works are not only considered important in regards to women’s issues but in relation to cultural and social issues as well. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND COLIN POWELL
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This 5 page paper discusses the working of affirmative action in the life of Colin Powell and discusses the continued need for affirmative action. Examples, quotes, given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Alice Paul - Hero:
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This 3 page paper examines the qualities of suffragist Alice Paul in relation to the heroic journey cycle. These elements include: the call, the threshold, challenges and temptations, the abyss, the transformation, the revelation, the atonement and the return. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Alice Walker's "Everyday Use"
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11 pages in length. Powerful women are a rare breed, and few are as powerful as Alice Walker's female characters. Such rarity is clearly depicted in one particularly outstanding story entitled Everyday Use. While the narrator's strength is unmatched throughout the tale, it shares a common thread of power that is typical of Walker's content and structural style. It is with this strength and power that Walker's women are able to cope with extreme situations and make their lives more worthwhile. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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An Analysis of Helene Cixous' "Readings: The Poetics of Blanchot, Joyce, Kafka, Kleist, Lispector and Tsvetayeva":
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This 7 page page paper discusses the viewpoint of Helene Cixous as outlined in this book with regards to her feminist perspective. This paper examine the way in which Helene Cixous studies language and the results of her studies. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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