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    Nobody made me do the things I did, nobody scolded me, nobody punished me but me. The shrill voices were all inside. Do this, do that, you lazy heap of dirt” (2). Coming from the first passage of Emma Donoghue’s Kissing the Witch sets a revision of popular fairy tales whereas internal voices, seen as personal experience, and their comparison to external voices, seen as societal expectations, create places where these stories change. This shift can be seen as a move away from the original well known

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    opinionative voice and encouraged others to combine their efforts to create change. As a result, our teacher eventually decided to allow us to use our own methods provided that we displayed our work and reasoning. This shows that while dissenting from society may spark change in others, it certainly does not come without consequences. Furthermore, I learned that

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    trial what the sentence handed down would be yet on a level of honor and courage not seen in abundance in modern society he maintained his stance and delivered a compelling and convincing argument. He openly stated that he knew his actions had offended Meletus and

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    A text is essentially a product of its context, as its prevailing values are inherently derived by the author from society. However, the emergence of post-modern theories allows for audience interpretation, thus it must be recognised that meaning in texts can be shaped and reshaped. Significantly, this may occur as connections between texts are explored. These notions are reflected in the compostion of Edson’s W;t and Donne’s poetry as their relationship is established through intertextual references

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    individual’s behaviour in order to be uniform and consistent with the expectations of a social system. Conformity provides order and stability in a society as well as a sense of equality, a sense of belonging and identity and the freedom to achieve their full potential. These positive aspects of conformity are explored through the visual text, Dead Poets Society. Conformity is vital in the promotion of equality. Through conformity individuals can gain a sense of impartiality since there are no outliers

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    Whether one realizes it or not, the world we live in is governed by certain expectations and unwritten rules that our society creates. These expected behaviors are called norms. When one establishes the role that they play in society, they are governed by the expectations that society places on that specific role. Norms give order to a society, but is that enough to say that they are good for citizens? Are these norms needed to govern our behavior in a way that our government cannot? Social norms

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    The Second Shift Name University Book Review: The Second Shift It is believed that women have to work more than men. However, focuses upon studying the history of the society, they are never given an acknowledgment for this matter. With the passage of time, women start getting the equal importance in the society and they receive the right of engaging in the professional activities (Arlie Russell & Anne, 1989). Still, in spite of having professional commitments, they do not get freedom from

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    Technology has changed our way of life in a wide variety of ways. Everywhere we go, there is a touch of technology: starting from brushing of teeth in the morning to going to sleep at night. Technology has played a very significant role in modernizing and comforting our life by influencing our methods of thinking and communicating, our purpose of living, and by allowing us to go about the different processes of our day-to-day life in a more efficient manner. As the advancement of technology continues

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    should include economic, cultural, social technological and environmental aspect of life .In other words genuine development must be a holistic phenomenon. This holistic change should reflect the culture of the people or should originate from the societies but must not be imported or imitation of other

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    can’t live with rules one day and the other live with it. The society won’t be able to function properly or succeed at all. Piggy believes that it’s great to create plans and as a wise person once said, “ Those who fail to plan, plan to fail.”Although you have to go with the plans or else they will be very ineffective. This shows how Piggy represents civilization because even before everything goes to bad. Piggy understands that the society needs to be on the same page if they want to have a chance

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