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    identities that are supported by a traditional college setting (Arnett, Ramos & Jensen, 2001; Arnett, 2000) but instead already have an adult identity as a mother (Wilsey, 2013) with a different set of needs and because of the familial responsibility motherhood brings with it these women are no longer “traditional” students (Cross, 1981; Bean & Metzer, 1985, 1987;

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    nun, but she is actually a prejudiced person. It is Chaucer 's intent in her presentment to show that the nun is inconsiderable, irreligious, and infantine. As her features are looked at mindfully, we can discover her longing for a different life, motherhood, or merely a longing for what she cannot have as contrary to the primary attributes of a nun. Appearance wise, the

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    The depiction of the struggles of motherhood in both poems evokes feelings from the audience of sympathy and appreciation for their hardship. Instead of showing motherhood as a stereotypical ideal and being an intrinsic source of happiness, Bruce Dawe and Gwen Harwood suggest that motherhood and the duties surrounding it can lead to despair. ‘Up the Wall’ portrays the struggles through visual imagery and negative

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    she overcame the life's obstacles without the support of a conventional family. In the novel Jacob uses the symbols of family and community, how back in the time women were treated as sex objects, Jacobs attempt to control her own destiny, and Motherhood. Jacob uses numerous symbols in her novel in many different ways to evoke certain feelings and emotions. The symbols give readers a sense of what the character is feeling and what he is seeing in front of him. The first symbol in the

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    Racial prejudices plagued the minds of Americans during the 18th and 19th centuries. African Americans were viewed as intellectually and morally inferior to the white race. Black men were viewed as uneducable pack mules given value merely based on their strength and ability to work. Black women were viewed as lustful creatures that served the purpose of fulfilling a slave-owner’s sexual desires and for reproducing new “property”. A slave’s manhood or womanhood was diminished as neither gender had

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    Compare the ways in which poets reflect on parental relationships – Daddy by Sylvia Plath and Mother Who Gave Me Life by Gwen Harwood Sylvia Plath and Gwen Harwood tell two very different stories of parental relationships, Mother Who Gave Me Life praising Harwood’s mother and speaking with love and affection, whereas Plath’s Daddy is full of hate for her father. These reflections on the poet’s parental relationships are made using imagery, symbolism and tone. Plath starts her poem out negatively

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    Dear Mrs Marie Davies,  As the producer of ‘ABC’s First Tuesday Book Club’, I feel compelled to inform you that recent episodes have been substandard in quality and irrelevant for today’s contemporary audience. The best suggestion is for an entire episode devoted to the poetry of Gwen Harwood, a widely celebrated Australia poet. Her poetry presents unique ideas about the beauty of music, the growth from childhood to adulthood and the recollection of memories and experiences. The nature of her poetry

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    film juxtaposes them in terms of race. On the surface, the relationships presented are, at best, considered to be normal struggles between mother and daughter. Analyzing the specific trials and problems will reveal a difference in Black motherhood and White motherhood. Annie and Sara Jane face racial and identity issues, that cause the relationship to shatter. Lora and Susie encounter a sense of abandonment and loss of love, which in turn creates a divide between them. While jointly living, and raising

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    very dangerous thing. Surrogacy can get very dangerous because there is always risks for pregnancies and when something bad does happen the families will argue and it will be a bad situation which is why it should not be allowed at all (Surrogate Motherhood). Surrogacy should not be allowed at all it is a danger to our world and is offensive to religions. Surrogacy is bad for children. When kids grow up they will be confused on who their real parents are. It can be very scarring for children because

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    are women living in Western Europe during the Victorian era. When considering Norwegian culture during the 1800s, Ibsen refers to his surrounding society as an environment where women are unable to look forward to anything other than marriage and motherhood (Lyons 164). Ibsen’s country is inclusive of issues relating to alcoholism, prostitution, exploitation, and poverty (Lyons 128). As a result, the only respectable lifestyle for many women is domestication. To confront these issues,

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