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Macbeth: An Analysis of the Play by Shakespeare Literature Case Study
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The play tells the story of a Scottish general, Macbeth, who has seen victory in battle just as he meets with three witches up on the moors.  These witches tell him he will first become Thane of Cawdor, which is thought to be impossible as it is a rank of nobility and already occupied, and then that he will become King of Scotland, again a position already taken. 
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Henry V by Shakespeare and the Rover by Aphra Behn Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Henry V is an epitome of manhood. He represents a picture of masculinity that is very much comfortable with his femininity thus making him a person whose potentialities are holistically harnessed and developed. First, Henry V manifested strength of character that stems not from arrogance.
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Analysis of Mark Twains The War Prayer Literature Book Report/Review
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One might wonder what prayer the ’enemy’ has sent up to God, and which prayer would most likely be heard. As the congregation ignores the ’consequences’ listed by the stranger of a positive outcome to their prayer, the prayer sent up by the enemy might have as many consequences that would curse the congregation. 
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The Medea by Euripides Literature Case Study
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After she has given him two sons, Jason decides he would rather be married to the princess Glauce, daughter of Creon.  Although she has been banished from the kingdom by Creon so that she might do no further harm to his daughter, Medea is able to convince him to allow her to stay just one more day and sends her sons to the new bride with poisonous gifts that kill her.
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Representation of the Religious Conflicts in the Literature of England Literature Case Study
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     In the poem, Paradise Lost (1667), Milton’s interest in understanding English Christian belief was evident, in retelling mankind’s fall from Paradise. It was an epic poem about the creation of Adam and Eve, and their temptation by Satan in the garden of Eden ( “Of Man’s first disobedience, and the fruit/ Of that forbidden tree…”).
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Puddnhead as a Socially Meaningless Figure Literature Literature review
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As fingerprinting was not popular in the United States at that time and was not part of the legal system to investigate crime, it was taken lightly by the townspeople. This was how Wilson obtained his name “Pudd’nhead – a socially meaningless figure, taken oddly by people alongside his lawyering ambitions.
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The Commands of Ishmael Literature Literature review
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The gorilla that is understood later to be named Ishmael, was taken from the jungles in West Africa to be kept in a zoo in the US. It times of depression, the zoo sold him to a traveling circus, where he lived for several years. During that time, he realizes he was called Goliath and spends his time in captivity questioning in the mind.
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Different Summaries of Essays Literature Essay
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Shelley argues for the necessity to educate women o the importance of intellect, to teach them that they do not need to blindly accept the dictates of society, neither the role that is shoved upon them, but rather that they must utilize their own intellect to arrive at a better understanding of who they really are.
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Dreams in Arthur Millers Death of a Salesman Literature Essay
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Willy, the salesman, is the biggest dreamer. His family members are all dreamers who hope that he might change, or circumstances might change and all their fortunes might change with the realization of their dreams. This essay explores the extent of how the Loman family live out their dreams without actually achieving their dreams.  
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The Themes of The House of the Seven Gables by Nathanial Hawthorne Literature Essay
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Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts on the fourth of July, the middle child sandwiched between two sisters, but was moved to his mother’s paternal home, full of aunts and uncles when he was just four after his father died of yellow fever on a trip to the Caribbean. Nathaniel spent the next five years in a stern yet creative home.  
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English Literature - the Post-War Fiction Literature Term Paper
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The impregnation of thought could be influenced by the events that take place during the author’s times. Most times an author will be able to write what he sees, feels, and lives. So, the author’s mind is like an interpreter, which translates and interprets the prevailing ideas, incidents, happenings, environment, culture etc into a written form.  
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Depending on Others: Two Differing Viewpoints Examined Literature Essay
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Everything is the same by the end of Godot, but Gregor’s family has learned how to better themselves. While Gregor might have undergone a physical metamorphosis into a bug, his family underwent a transformation in which they became self-sufficient people that had better prospects in life than when everything was being supplied for them.
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Machiavellis The Prince: Gift or Trick Literature Essay
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The line was he states that the prince will “learn my extreme desire that you should attain that greatness which fortune and your other attributes promise” are also important to consider.  This line is one of the most important lines, as it is stating that Machiavelli himself wants not to earn praise for this document that is being sent to Lorenzo.
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Comparison Of Two Books by Henry and Cox Literature Coursework
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It offers a critical evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of both books and describes, specifically, the similarities and differences in the two books with special attention and reference to the books’ focus, approach, audience, format, and the underlying assumptions with regards to the purpose or role of government and the study of public administration.
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The Idea of a Fuku Literature Literature review
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The copious use of footnotes and imaginative asides are also notable. The novel is also an exposition on Dominican culture, especially with respect to notions of masculinity. It is held in Dominican culture that supernatural curses (fukus) and remedies (zafus) are integral parts of an individual’s life.
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The Theme of Death in Shakespeares Hamlet Literature Literature review
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In the wake of his father's death, Hamlet could not stop considering and pondering the real meaning of life and life’s ultimate ending. As the play progresses, it gives rise to many questions such as the happenings after one dies. The play further raises a question on whether an individual goes to heaven if murdered.
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Gender Roles in Childrens Books Literature Literature review
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In an article presented by Alison Flood in the Guardian, the issue of gender imbalance was covered with the results revealing that male characters dominated most of the publications. Consequently, the message being passed across was that women and girls played a significantly lesser role within society.
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The Language of Authors in Expressing Issues in the Novel Literature Literature review
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Appropriation in Blood and Guts in High School allows the author to exploit the language of other authors in expressing issues. The author uses materials from diverse sources like The Scarlet Letter among others. On the other hand, The Beauty of the Husband employs fantasy, prose, and poetry propelled by the author’s unique sensibility.
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America Vs Let America be America Literature Book Report/Review
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The author of the paper states that when Claude McKay was just twenty years old, he published his first book of verses titled “Songs of Jamaica” which dealt with his impressions of Black life in America. He wrote on various subjects that included love and romance using very passionate language. 
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Slaughterhouse Five or The Childrens Crusade - a Duty-Dance with the Devil Literature Book Report/Review
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By using Thomas Irving as his primary source for factual information regarding the raid on Dresden, Vonnegut inadvertently may have included a great deal of untruth in his story regarding the motivation and reasoning behind the attack but uses this early assumption as a key ingredient in developing his concepts of the futility of revenge. 
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Romeo and Juliet: What Is at the Bottom of the Tragedy Literature Essay
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Romeo has an inclination to intense feelings and passions. His hot temper serves as the source of admiration for the romantic audience and makes him capable to experience deep love, but it cannot be considered normal from the point of view of anyone having at least a bit of common sense. In fact, Romeo lacks reason and moderation. 
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OConnors Fiction and Debates on Good and Evil Literature Literature review
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O’Connor also speaks of the binaries that are constructed through conventional notions and beliefs. While doing so, she speaks of how such binaries do not hold in the modern world as most people tend to occupy grey areas between virtue and sin. Her discussion of such grey areas is complicated by the fact that her fiction also discusses salvation.
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Faulkner as One of the Important Writers in American Literature Literature Literature review
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The author of the paper states that William Cuthbert Faulkner was born on September 25, 1897, in New Albany, Mississippi to Murry and Maud Butler Falkner. He was the firstborn in a family of four sons.  Although he was bright, he felt no enthusiasm for formal education and dropped out of high school.
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The Role and Significance of Mephistopheles in Faustus Downfall Literature Assignment
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The author states that mankind’s salvation lies in total acceptance and subjugation to the will of God. To some extent, Marlowe was ensuring political correctness—the scenes when the Pope is shown as a ridiculous victim of Faustus’ magic tricks went down well with the powers that be in an Elizabethan England, which had just broken away from Rome. 
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Analysis of Richard Wright's The Man Who Lived Underground Literature Book Report/Review
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Daniels grows as a human being and comes to an important realization about humanity as a whole. White society, however, will not listen to what he proclaims and he is shot simply because he is black. This story is symbolic of how African Americans have been forced to the underground of society and they are in a constant struggle to escape.
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Beowulf: The Poem, Its Background and Its Style Literature Term Paper
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Hrothgar and Beowulf illustrate the importance of generosity, loyalty, bravery, honor and morality.  Grendel, his mother and the dragon represent forces of evil and destruction in their refusal to submit to the old codes, in the case of Grendel and the dragon, and in their violation of the new perspectives in the case of Grendel’s mother.
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Closure of Charles Dickens David Copperfield Literature Term Paper
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Charles Dickens seemed to equate success in the Australian colony with some kind of humungous bluff. For example, we have the case of the impecunious Micawbers who effortlessly prosper, and where Mr. Micawber's empty rhetoric can achieve a success that it would never have found in his English existence.
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The Dominant Themes of Sonny's Blues Literature Literature review
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The author shows us that the story deals with the bonding between the two brothers, their temporary alienation and their final reconciliation. This paper aims to offer a comprehensive analysis of the literary aspects such as themes, images, motifs, symbols, characters, contexts, and style of the story.
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The Ways in Which Shakespeare Is Able To Tell Us a Dramatic Story of Macbeth Literature Assignment
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By analysing a short section of the play i.e. up to the death of Duncan, we can find many different examples of such dramatic storytelling which add to the value of the play and the pleasure derived from it. It would be best if an examination is made of the play in a scene by scene manner so as to clarify the points of interest in each scene.   
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The Leading Role in the European Literature of Leo Tolstoy Literature Term Paper
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In comparison with “War and Peace” there were many changes in “Anna Karenina”. Even Tolstoy’s phrases and syntactic periods became shorter and more vigorous. The artistic thought of the writer moved tensely and resilient and the restraint had content. The feeling of dramatic reserve and mutual estrangement of heroes appeared. 
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The Influence of Picasso and Cubism on Gertrude Stein's Tender Buttons Literature Term Paper
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Art is used to conveying some meaning, stimulate some desired action and it is the idea of the artist that is being conveyed to the people. He conveys his feeling and ideas and tries to inspire people with the magnificent work created. Art has been a source of earning for people but for some, it is merely a form through which they can help mankind. 
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Postcolonial Literature: An examination Literature Book Report/Review
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Postcolonial literature is called called "New English Literature(s) sometimes. Cned with the political and cultural independence of peoples formerly subjugated in colonial empires, and the literary expression of postcolonialism. The idea of 'postcolonial literature' was initially conceived to describe writing from the former British Empire.
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Central Themes of The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Literature Book Report/Review
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Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” begins with the benevolent and innocuous description of a nondescript village, somewhere in the middle of nowhere. The birds are singing and the townspeople are gathering for some unknown purpose. Meanwhile, the sun is shining and the sky is clear. For many of us, nothing could be better: a sense of small-town community on a beautiful summer morning.
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Realism in For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemingway Literature Essay
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The language is, as everyone always says, deceptively simple.  In the speech, Hemingway recreates the Spanish in English …  is somehow more powerful than if he used idiomatic English.  And in places, when describing emotions, thought processes or pain, his language runs off into streams of consciousness.
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The Life of an Aging Salesperson Literature Literature review
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The play is set in the 1950s, where America was embracing capitalism at an astonishing pace. The American dream characterizes this epoch in American history where individuals try to achieve their goals and ambitions. Arthur Miller captures the 1950’s essence in the play by capturing the life of an aging salesperson.
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A Significant Role to Develop the Deception Literature Literature review
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Be it history, comedy or tragedy deception makes the drama of Shakespeare hilarious and amuses the audience all through the play. The deception makes the foundation of any uproarious play and it can take in a benign or destructive form. There are other themes such as the theme of reality and the theme of appearance that play a significant role.
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The Life and Death of Alaska Literature Literature review
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The author states that everyone in the text is busy trying to find a way out of the different tunnels of their life. This perhaps reflects on our daily life struggles and the inequality among people on the same planet. However, there is hope for those who are dynamic and thus adapt to situations in their life.
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The Impact of the Beat and the Theater of the Absurd on the Plays Mood Literature Literature review
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The author of the paper states that the description of the scene and setting underscores racial antagonisms in Amiri Baraka’s Dutchman. The paper analyzes the impact of the Beat and the Theater of the Absurd on the play’s mood, plot, characters, and themes of black identity and meaninglessness of racial assimilation.
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Bernard Shaw and the Fabian Society Literature Essay
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One of the first pieces of advice provided by new writers includes the dictum ‘write what you know.’  For most, this means writing about things they are familiar with, places they know and people they’ve met.  This was true for Bernard Shaw as well, though whether it was art imitating life or life imitating art remains an arguable point. 
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Achilles and Jason: Great Heroes in Greek Mythology Literature Term Paper
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What is the stuff heroes are made of?  Research reveals that he must be a man of distinguished valor or performance.  Some outstanding feat or series of feats must be attributed to him.  He has to be, therefore – a warrior chieftain of special strength or ability.  In early mythological antiquity, he was a being of godlike powers and beneficence.
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Romance in Spensers Faerie Queene Literature Term Paper
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The character of Amoret provides an example of what Britomart may eventually become, when and if she finds her love. Amoret and Scudamour are already a couple by the time Britomart encounters them, but Amoret has been kidnapped by Busirane into a castle guarded by a wall of fire that Scudamore is unable to penetrate.
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Jealousy in Euripides Medea and Ibsens Hedda Gabler Literature Assignment
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Despite the gap of centuries between the play Medea written by the Greek tragedian Euripides and the play Hedda Gabler penned by the famous playwright Henrik Ibsen, both share a common ground: they tackle the same subject of jealousy.  The jealousy of a woman forms the focal point in both stories and how this feeling unravelled the conflict.  
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The Iliad: The Characters of Achilles, Agamemnon and Hector Literature Essay
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Agamemnon comes across as a character that does not display the desire for honor as much as Achilles and does not display likable human emotions as Hector. Even though the character is mighty and strong he is not really heroic in the sense that he is a king who is more involved with strategy and planning rather than active fighting.
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John Peter Berger Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that one of the most famous books written by Berger is Ways of Seeing. The book Ways of Seeing was published in 1972, which is regarded as one of the most influential books on art. The author is a liberator of pictures and has the capability to cut right through the bewilderment of the views of critics on professional art.
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The Time Machine by George Wells Literature Coursework
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Most of the creatures have obviously died along with most of the plant-life, yet hideous beings still inhabit the earth in the form of giant crabs that come seeking him. This desolation is emphasized even more strongly as the Time Traveler continues his journey forward and observes a planetary eclipse of the sun, passing a cold shadow upon the dying earth. 
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A Thousand Years of Good Prayers and Family Relationships in the US and China Literature Essay
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The stories take the reader from China to America, tracing the many facets of Chinese interaction in the face of influencing familial and societal forces. Many of the short stories are set in the 1990s, a time of great political and social change globally. Yi depicts both the political and personal adjustments required of her characters. 
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Xiao Ao Jiang Hu Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the main character is really like other small townsfolk in Sang or any such village. He is a little selfish but the good nature at the bottom of his heart always leads him to follow “Don Quixote .” Sancho always believed that doing good would lead to good. He had read in multiple novels relating to swordsmen.
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The Controversies in the Novel The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Literature Essay
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Sales for The Da Vinci Code have broken all previous sales records for a novel. In the first year alone, Witherington reports that Christian presses published more than ten related tests, most of which identified themselves as “debunkings” of The Da Vinci Code (p. 3). Essentially, The Da Vinci Code has become an industry in and of itself. 
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Quality, Quantity, Morality - Eugenics in Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley Literature Research Proposal
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The subject of eugenics came into much criticism, particularly when it acquired racist connotation in Nazi Germany, there has been a renewed interest in social biology that aims to deny the process of the natural order. The terms eugenics refers to the social philosophy that supports intervention into the genetic composition of mankind. 
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The Works of Kate Chopin Literature Coursework
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The story is also characteristic of Chopin’s crusade for feminism, because she highlights the oppressed female condition in this story as well, through the plight of the character of Desiree, who is entirely subject to her husband and is forced by society to exist only as an extension of him, having no identity that exists apart from him.
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