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    Harwood’s anthology of Selected Poems. This Australian poet often uses her personal journey towards self-knowledge and experience of growing up to comment on universal aspects of raw, uncensored life experiences. She aims to convey the idea that motherhood is a difficult experience for many women who resent the way they are forced to abandon their individuality and careers. Harwood also illustrates the sadness in the loss of innocence and regrets in childhood. However, she also reminds the audience

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    more Pro-Choice.” on the website Rewire. This article describes how the conservatives in the United States and those of conventional thinking have a clouded view on why women have abortions and why they are getting abortions. Shaw’s journey into motherhood has strengthened her view on abortion and on the right-wing political ideologies to judge her motivations. Maureen Shaw like many others believe that most people don’t really know what it’s like to be a mother until you are in “the thick of it

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    Every poem contains its own tone for the reader’s perspective, in this particular poem Dove uses words to present grief along with the supportive feelings towards its character. Dove uses her words and feelings the reader get from her words to perfect her approach. The tone of the poem is best reflected in the description of everyday items and circumstances of the speaker’s life. While reading the poem “Daystar”, written by Rita Dove, its readers most likely do not ask provoking questions to question

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    Amy Winehouse and Sylvia Plath both explore how little control they have over their selves. Winehouse in Back to Black expresses her lack of control by using the metaphor of rolling up a pipe like a ‘tiny penny’. This is an oxymoron that explains her inner turmoil as her relationship has broken. This is exemplified by Winehouse’s use of pronouns. In the first stanza of Back to Black, Winehouse uses third person pronouns to distance herself from the events. However, in later stanzas Winehouse changes

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    The concept of human rights is a multifaceted one, thereby making it a frequent topic of debate on a global scale. Furthermore, defining human rights is a complex and volatile issue that brings up many crucial discussions such as, what it means to have ‘rights’, who deserves these suggested rights and to what extent can a person exercise these rights. These types of discussions can be controversial despite most of us, especially in a liberal democracy, where we tend to view human rights in a similar

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    achievements, poor employment, and even poor dieting (Hoggart 534). Even if the child is aborted, these risk factors can be put into play (Hoggart 534). Regarding the teens safety, all risk factors should be looked at. Whether the teen chooses abortion or motherhood, she should look into what could be in store in the future for not only her but her child as well. When it comes down to choosing abortion or not, many will feel some sort of emotion, whether it be depression, sadness, anger, regret or guilt (Speckhard

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    social commentary upon the urban society in which she lives. Clearly seen in three of her more popular poems, “the mother”, “a song in the front yard”, and “What shall I give my children? Who are poor?”, Brooks uses the struggles of impoverished motherhood to comment on the stymied lives of adult black women. This is obviously evident in her use of the tone of hopelessness, which transcends all three poems in differing forms that stem from regret in “the mother”, worry and overprotectiveness in “a

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    The considerable body of scholarship regarding King Vidor's Stella Dallas (1937) shows the film’s richness and its capability to illuminate the complex illustrations of motherhood in the culture of America. Stella Dallas narrates a working-class woman’s story who desires that her daughter Laurel might be accepted in her father's upper-class milieu, but she finds out that her own lack of pedigree risks the social future of her child. Therefore, Stella chooses to cut her relationship with her kid

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    Academically Successful Teenage Mothers Mothers Who Graduate High School Adolescent mothers who graduated high school had significant amount of support from an adult whom they confided in. This adult supported them through pregnancy, the transition to motherhood, and in an academic setting. The adult could be a parent, a friend, a counselor, or a teacher. The support they received from the adult would allow for them to finish high school and get a high school degree. Thus, adolescent mothers would pursue

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    (Epstein 2012; Garner 2004). Deriving from these custody struggles, the demonization of lesbian mothers entrenched pop culture, and attitudes which continue to prevail today (Epstein 2012). Most significantly, this contentious history of lesbian motherhood premised on moralistic interpretations about who has the right to parent provides insight into the reciprocal dynamic between social conditions and the absence of lesbian mothers in pop

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