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Filled with hair-breadth escapes from disaster and haunting evocations of life in the Arctic, this classic of exploration literature reveals Henson as the true hero of the journey, one who had been forced to accept a lower status because of his race.... In the paper 'The Story of Robert Peary's Adventures' the author analyzes the story, which portrays the experience of Matthew Henson, who traveled to the Arctic with Robert E....

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Leaving Earth by Helen Humphreys

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In the paper 'Leaving Earth by Helen Humphreys' the author looks at the novel that deals with the idea of duality.... One theme that stood out, was the way that Humphreys dealt with role reversal.... She essentially took male stereotypical personality traits and projected them onto the female character Grace....

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Morality in two plays: Doctor Faustus and Importance of Being Earnest

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The book review ‘Morality in two plays: Doctor Faustus and Importance of Being Earnest' outlines the theme of Victorian values in literature.... The author describes the meaning of morality through exploring of two novels by Christopher Marlowe and Oscar Wilde.... ... ... ... In the plays, Dr....

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The World Is Too Much with Us by William Wordsworth

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In the paper 'The World Is Too Much with Us by William Wordsworth' the author analyzes a sonnet composed by William Wordsworth.... Wordsworth has in a very simple manner conveyed a very relevant and important message to mankind.... Wordsworth, in the poem, speaks about mankind losing connection with nature....

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The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Elliot

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The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock is a perfect example of Modernist literature because it brings into question the ways of life that are accepted by society, offering a different way of seeing things and in turn a different way of living.... This paper discovers modernism in poetry....

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Testimony and Trope in Frankenstein

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In the essay 'Testimony and Trope in Frankenstein' the author analyzes the world's famous creation that made a contribution to all generations.... Behind the fame, lies a great story of Victor Frankenstein.... He was famous as a scientist (Forsstrom), creator of the world-known 'monster' of the century....

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Vocation by John Robert Lee

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In the essay 'Vocation by John Robert Lee' the author presents the essential relationship between a poet and a priest in the celebrated poem 'Vocation', in which Robert Lee describes a man delivering a sermon with his uplifted wrists and fingers plucking outward.... ... ... ... This poem, included in the collection Vocation and other Poems, is an essential example of how the effectiveness of the poetic devices used in the poem can successfully highlight the central themes of the poem....

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Book Response

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He criticized the writings by Mathew, Luke, John, and Mark as not genuinely historical accounts of the life of Jesus, but a mere anecdotal literature bereft of an account on his education, economic status, and thought.... Course Date Religion and Theology Every human being is a man of reason and this right can be best exercised if he or she respects the divergence and variegation of opinions....

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Philip II

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Philip II YOUR LAST NAME HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE 12/04/13 Philip II is one of the most influential rulers in the history of Europe.... After the extravagant tenure of Hitler and Napoleon who are the most significant and prominent figures in world history.... ... ... ... When the era of these great leaders ended then came Philip II to power that revolutionized Spain completely....

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The Stories by Guy de Maupassant

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This book review "The Stories by Guy de Maupassant" focuses on The Necklace, one of the most popular stories written by Guy De Maupassant and The Jewels that expresses the semblance of love where a loving wife dies and leaves her husband in a destitute manner.... ... ... ... The content provided within these stories is also enough for the author to be able to express the feelings, through the characters that have been woven within the tales....

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Two Old Women report, by Velma Wallis

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At the same time, folk tales and myths, symbolic of the oral tradition of literature, provide ample importance to the problems faced by the elderly people.... Two Old Women report, by Velma Wallis Worldwide, the problems faced by the elderly people within their private and public domains are considered as important....

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Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck

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In 1962, John Steinbeck received a Nobel Prize for literature.... Title: Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck Authors Name Date Course Code Institutional affiliation Introduction: John Steinbeck is the author of the book “Travel with Charley: In search of America....

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Democracy in America by Alexis DeTocqueville and Roughing it by Mark Twain

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Tocqueville, Alexis De.... ?Democracy in America.... Trans.... Harvey Claflin Mansfield.... Chicago: University of Chicago, 2000.... Bibliographhy, Index.... Democracy in America is one of the foremost works of sociology and political science from the nineteenth century.... It was composed while De Tocqueville was touring America studying the American penal system....

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The Interesting Narratives

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The Interesting Narratives Whatever information is available regarding Olaudah Equiano has been attained from his autobiography.... He was born in Africa, in 1745 and by the age of around 10 or 11 he experienced kidnapping and enslavement together with his sister.... ... ... ... He was also shipped across the Middle Passage to the West Indies, and later on to a Virginia plantation....

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Medea and Ramayana

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Date: Medea and Ramayana (Ancient World) World literature Their generic form and conventions as related to or even as outcomes of their social, religious and political milieus OR a demonstration of the historical development of the genre Medea is a very old Greek myth revolving around the life of Medea who was from a royal family with her grandfather being the god of the sun and her father being the king....

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A Rose for Emily: a Victim of the Society

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'Faulkner's most famous, most popular, and most anthologized short story, 'A Rose for Emily' evokes the terms Southern gothic and grotesque, two types of literature in which the general tone is one of gloom, terror, and understated violence.... In the essay 'A Rose for Emily: a Victim of the Society' the author focuses on a very touching short story....

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Marx, Karl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx

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There is little that is known about Marx's childhood, but as both of his parents were heavily involved with philosophy and sociology it makes sense that Karl.... ... ... Further influences in Marx's life came mostly from school, especially after his expulsion from high school and his enrollment at the University of Bonn in 1835 when he was just seventeen years of age. ...

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Los Vendidos by Louis Valdez

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To get into a humorous mode in any work of literature, the author need not create special clowns.... Though such a character serves some purpose from the point of view of entertainment of the audience, the real humor and satire are the ones between the interactions between the different characters on issues related to their day to day lives....

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Research Paper

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International Journal of English and literature, 3 (3), 60-70.... Through the theory one can easily understand the concept of consciousness and how the mind and the body function in tandem to make the body function consciously as a.... ... ... This paper will assess the basics of the Freud theory as described in the selected five articles and the contribution of the same to human consciousness. ...

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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

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The paper "The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn" describes еhe story Huck Finn being taken by Widow Douglas and Miss Watson with an aim of reforming him.... Huck then starts going to school despite his negative perception for where he lived.... He is kidnapped by his father who abuses him.... ... ...

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Maya angelou''s I know why the caged bird sings

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Hearing how her voice provides her literature really changes the meaning of novel's name.... It's hard to perceive Maya Angelous I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings novel without constant reminding somewhere on the backyard of my consciousness that I'm reading a true story, autobiography of a great woman from 20th century whose fate is already a fascinating novel by....

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The Last of the Mohicans

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It remains down in history and literature as a massacre, but contemporary studies have suggested it was not the "horrid scene of slaughter and blood" that eyewitnesses described or the film portrays.... In the film, it was in 1757, and America got caught in the midst of the renowned French - Indian War....

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Humor Analysis of Love is a Fallacy by Max Shulman

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The paper "Humor Analysis of Love is a Fallacy by Max Shulman" claims humor is an element of literature and can be used differently for different purposes.... This is an analysis of 'Love is a Fallacy' using some of the elements from Roberts and Zweig, to understand the role of humor in the story....

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Digital Media Create New Public Spheres and Increasingly Alter Our Political Life

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This literature review "Digital Media Create New Public Spheres and Increasingly Alter Our Political Life" discusses progression in mass media through the use of the internet has provided the benefits of accessing valuable information and exchanging ideas that enhance various crucial aspects.... Likewise, the major pitfall in the domain of social media lay in the fact that the democratic environment faces significant challenges in the field of public debate and research literature....

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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

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And by doing so, literature has once again managed to use the said kinship to analyze society and promote social change.... In the paper 'Little Women by Louisa May Alcott,' the author explores the relationship between a mother and a daughter, and the way each deals with the other in light of societal changes....

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Dembski's Intelligent Design

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embski uses examples from current literature and theoretical studies in order to illustrate his opinion and prove his position.... The essay "Intelligent Design" by W, Dembski analyzes and evaluates the role of human intelligence in object creation and intelligent cause.... The author uses a question-answer structure of the discussion which helps Dembski appeal to readies and involve them in the analysis....

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Islamic Fundamentalism

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An immigrant, like thousands others, Parvez, the Pakistani taxi driver, arrives in London for a better life.... Set in East London, Hanif Kureishi's, My Son the Fanatic, is a short story that deals with religious and social conflicts between two distinctly different cultures and countries and brings about the rift in a father-son relation, each of whom represents the opposing forces....

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Christian Worldview in the Golden Compass Movie

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This paper tells that movie "The Golden Compass" tries to prompt children to look at all forms of authority (including religion) critically.... In the rational-secular world view being celebrated by the creators of the film, the truth will always hold a primacy and superiority over power structures....

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Death of a Salesman by Authur Miller

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In the essay 'Death of a Salesman by Authur Miller' the author analyzes Willy's power for self-hallucination, boasting himself as the assistant buyer at his store.... He does not acquire a clue of the hidden longing for knowledge which confirms Biff's deliverance.... ... ... ... The author states that target on exposing the simple and modest truth behind Willy's vision, Biff craves for the terrain covered by his father's blind trust in a twisted, materialist edition of the American Dream....

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The Yellow Wallpaper

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The Yellow Wallpaper In literature, there are many short stories which convey their themes differently.... The paper 'The Yellow Wallpaper' analyzes Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper'.... Using a psychological spin, Gilman relays her views on the inferior position of women in marriage as well as the dangers of disregarding the mental health patient as a person in the 19th century....

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The Story of G.I. Joe Film (1945) Thesis Paper

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The Story of G.... .... Joe Film (1945) Thesis Paper The film The Story of G.... .... Joe is an American war film starring Burgess Meredith and Robert Mitchum.... The film was directed by William Wellman and is portrayed as a tribute to infantrymen of American military that operated during the Second World War, G....

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The Things They Carrried

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All in all, this book is good and appealing to the readers and quite a controversial literature of war.... In Timothy O'Brien book The Things They Carried focuses on his personal experience in the Vietnamese war of between1968 to 1970.... He speaks of his life before going to war, in the war and after war....

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When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago

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In the paper 'When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago' focuses on the book, which opens up places in our minds by using descriptive narration.... It is also a book that reaches out to all cultures as people from different cultures can find something to associate with.... ... ... ... The author states that the eldest of 11 children Esmeralda Santiago grew up in Puerto Rico....

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The Father of English Drama

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In 'The Father of English Drama ' the author discusses a tragedy set in the city of Verona, Italy, in the late sixteenth century.... The background is that of a setup wherein two prominent families of the city of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets have been at loggerheads with each other.... ...

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The Human Experience

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In the paper 'The Human Experience' the author provides a comparison and contrast analysis of the themes and styles in 'A Rose for Emily, by William Faulkner and 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson.... Despite differences in setting, both appear to have many complex ideas and more similarities than differences....

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Shiloh by Bobby Ann Mason

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The Shiloh, written by Bobby Ann Mason, addresses well some of these concepts and conflicting views.... The story was first published in a New Yorker magazine in 1982.... In the same year it became the title story of the author's first short stories collection book titled ‘Shiloh and other stories'....

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The Open Boat by Steven Crane

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In the paper 'The Open Boat by Steven Crane' the author discusses the story which depicts a real experience from Stephen Crane's life.... Thesis In the short story The Open Boat, Steven Crane describes that a man has to struggle with nature and the Universe to survive in harsh conditions.... ... ...

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Analysis of The Novel As I Lay Dying Written by William Faulkner

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It can only be seen that he achieves the goal of guiding his audience in understanding the underlying themes of the novel through objects as significant as the peeled off chips and the glazing flanks of wooden panel 13 November As I Lay Dying The novel, As I Lay Dying, written by William Faulkner and published in 1930, is known as one of the finest works in modern literature....

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Character Analysis of Silas in Richard Wright's Long Black Song

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As the paper "Character Analysis of Silas in Richard Wright's Long Black Song" outlines, the short story, Long Black Song, centers on the early American society when racial discrimination was prominent in society.... The whites discriminated the blacks making them feel inadequate and not worth interacting with....

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Grandmothers Victory: An Insightful Analysis

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This can be noted as a metaphor devises of literature where the author has connected and compared one's ability with another phenomenon.... 'Grandmother's Victory: An Insightful Analysis' paper investigates the story written by Maya Angelou as one of the most thought-provoking stories of all time....

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Summary of Freedom Writers Film

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The paper "Summary of Freedom Writers Film" states that the scenario is typical in various urban enclaves where individuals are divided into groups based on cultural background, gang, or race.... Members of each social group are aggressive toward outsiders and consistently upping the ante of violence....

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A04 Book Selection

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It can be regarded as an admirable piece of literature meant for the children worldwide.... This paper is aimed at providing a detailed summary of a selected book from the International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) at http://en.... hildrenslibrary.... rg.... The book has been selected keeping in mind its educational value....

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Multi-Cultural Counselling

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The researcher used a quantitative as well as a literature analysis.... ethod The researcher used a quantitative as well as a literature analysis to study the problem.... In the paper 'Multi-Cultural Counselling' the author discusses the need for cross-cultural counseling....

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The Poem in the Orchard

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This book review "The Poem in the Orchard" presents the poem 'In the Orchard' that conveyed the story behind the poem by using a male and female tone that each told a side of the story through their own eyes, and through the words, they spoke to each other.... ... ... ... The poem shows that the differences between the way the two characters perceived each other's action is clear through the repetitive questions and statements, especially on the girl's part....

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Schools as Gendered Institutions

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This literature review "Schools as Gendered Institutions" focuses on many scholars that do agree with the fact that gender is an attribute that is socially constructed.... Schools are gendered organizations that provide a particular context for making masculinities and femininities....

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Corporate Social Reporting

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owever literature review indicates that engagement practices do not always raise the accountability of the corporate firms (O'Dwyer, 2005 as cited in Cooper and Owen, 2007).... The author concludes that corporate companies are vouching for their accountability by presenting environmental and social reports....

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The Current Status and Prospects for Shale Oil

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The body of literature that investigated the viability of oil shales recognize that the primary reason why its development was stalled was because of the adequate supply of conventional oil, which is cheaper and, hence, more profitable.... The paper "The Current Status and Prospects for Shale Oil" tells that the recent publication of the International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook 2012, identify the oil price as one of the downside risks that will stall the global economy this year....

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Civil Obedience by Henry David Thoreau, Note of the Native Son and The Dungeon Shook by James Baldwin

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The paper 'Civil Obedience" by Henry David Thoreau, "Note of the Native Son' and 'The Dungeon Shook' by James Baldwin" compares the motives of the writers' oeuvres.... They both expose segregation, social injustice and push their nations to fight for their trampled rights, freedom and recognition....

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Comparing two books of Kurt Vonnegut

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Kurt Vonnegut, one of the most prolific authors of his time, has produced two of the most relevant and popular works in the field of literature.... Two of his works are the Slaughterhouse-five and Mother Night.... Both of the works discusses interesting themes while presenting different but equally effective characters. ...

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Barbie Doll by Marge Piercy

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Resources for Teaching The Bedford Introduction to literature: Reading, Thinking, and Writing.... The author of this review "Barbie Doll by Marge Piercy" focuses on the story of Marge Piercy.... According to the text, Barbie Doll, a poem by Marge Piercy, tackles the story of a girl growing through the adolescence stage marked by barbarity and appearances....

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