"A Reflection in the Looking Glass: A Parallel with the Past- An analytical analysis of Ahdaf Soueif's In the Eye of the Sun Universally and historically female writers have addressed issues regarding their female sexuality and women's role in society, per their cultural norms. ... Soueif apparently looks to historical fiction writing that parallels with social female issues. ... Popular female romance writers with feminist sympathies not only used this opposition to structure their narratives but also related the dependence of female destinies on the choice of a mate. ...

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Secondary Structure and Hydrogen Bonding Secondary structure is where we find the first inner structures of the protein forming. The structures formed are dependent on the amino acid sequence present in the primary structure. ... These strands can run parallel or antiparallel and often twist to form structures such as a Beta barrel. Anti-parallel sheets are slightly stronger than parallel sheets, as the hydrogen bonds are planar and line up more efficiently to form more stable interactions. ... Tertiary Structure and the Forces that Maintain It Tertiary structure comprises the globular 3D st...

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Article Review of "Valency and the Structure of Compound Words in Modern Greek- by A. ... While Constituency Theory is hierarchically arranged, Valency functions in parallel relations. ... The author parallels the Verb role with the role of Nouns, in that a Noun can have centrality in a genitive clause, i.e. ... Thus, both the Verb and the Noun produce similar arguments based on the Valency structure. ... Consequently, the author concludes that Modern Greek compound words have parallel structures to simple sentences in the following order: Clitic Object - Verb Stem - Verb Inflection (Subje...

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The growth of a character is crucial to the structure of a novel. ... The pattern of character growth parallels plot development. ... It, however, limits the character's ability to add to the development of structure. ... Theme is the final element of structure to be discussed. ... The plot structures of these novels are entirely dissimilar. ...

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Jazz Music's Parallel to Ralph Ellison Jazz, popular music of black origin, is a genre unique to America. ... Ralph Ellison's first chapter of Invisible Man introduces us to an African American man whose grandfather feels that he is a traitor for having lead a life based on a guiding principle of submissiveness in the face of the South's enduring racist structure. ... The narrator's involvement in the "Battle Royal- can be paralleled to the close harmonies of a jazz composition. ... Aside from the parallel of Ellison's first chapter of Invisible Man to ...

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Party Structures: the key party structures are the National Party Congress and its Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Politburo Standing Committee. ... Central Committee is less important intrinsically as political structure than extrinsically. ... Party Dominance: Communist party features as the duplication of political structures and leaders over government structures and leaders. ... Party Membership: another mean is in party membership penetration in political structures. ... Overlapping Directorship: Overlapping directorship is much extensive in the past than now since membership o...

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Blade Runner The scene I picked out of the movie Blade Runner is pretty significant to the narrative structure of the whole film. ... He comments on his opponent's move, "Queen to bishop six, ridiculous," paralleling his secure thoughts of the replicants. ... It is dark in the elevator and we hear the elevator moving up, paralleling the path of the replicants in the film. ...

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Film's fabula While watching Memento, it is quite difficult to construct film's fabula because of the film's backward structure. ... From the beginning we have to grasp the film structure and structure of actions. ... In these sequences, Leonard tells that parallel story, illustrated for us with visual "flashbacks." ... What are effects of the narrative structure of the film? ... The film Memento has a complicated, time fragmented, structure. ...

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In Animal Farm, George Orwell uses satire, allegory and fable to construct his parallel rendition of the Russian revolution. ... Squealer, being the parallel of the Russian propaganda machine, is known as the most persuasive pig on the farm. ... The structure of Animal Farm is what we call a linear plot. ... Events are all in order going from the Rebellion to the first meeting to the Battle of the Cowshed which are all of course parallel to the events of the Russian Revolution. These are all features of the structure of the novel. ...

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In Animal Farm, George Orwell uses satire, allegory and fable to construct his parallel rendition of the Russian revolution. ... Squealer, being the parallel of the Russian propaganda machine, is known as the most persuasive pig on the farm. ... The structure of Animal Farm is what we call a linear plot. ... Events are all in order going from the Rebellion to the first meeting to the Battle of the Cowshed which are all of course parallel to the events of the Russian Revolution. These are all features of the structure of the novel. ...

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(Childe, 1950: 7, 11) Class stratification is a socially multi-layered structure within a society. ... The Incas had a very clear social structure. ... At the bottom of the social structure were sorcerers, farmers, and herding families. ... The Mayan social stratification was a very well organized, multi-layered structure. ... These groups were ranked in importance, and can be paralleled to the modern middle class. ...

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Has your study of King Lear and its reception in a range of contexts lead you to believe the play supports or sabotages structures of power? ... Structures of power are intrinsic to the play King Lear and its function as a seventeenth century power play. ... Similarly, The Bondi Production of 2002, directed by Tanya Benny emphasises the issue of power structures through a feminist interpretation. ... As seen in Act one, scene one, by Lear believing that he held a God-like status, he lives in a parallel world and is morally blinded by his foibles, he wants to abdicate his power, yet maintai...

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As the skillful lawyer he is, Atticus utilizes multiple rhetoric devices, such as tone, parallel structure, ethos, pathos, and logos, to justify his arguments. ... In addition to tone, another rhetorical device utilized by Atticus is parallel structure. An example of parallel structure is seen when Atticus declares the truth that everyone is capable of making immoral mistakes. ... Another example of parallel structure is seen when Atticus states the assumption made by the people of Maycomb. ... He does this quite successfully, in my opinion, by utilizing rhetorical devices such as logos, tone...

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Electricity Lab Report The structure of an atom is a fixed core of protons and neutrons with electrons orbiting around the exterior. ... In a parallel circuit, the further the load is from the source, the lower the amperage will be. Voltage stays the same throughout every spot in a parallel circuit. The third lab measured amperage and voltage in series and parallel circuits with two sources. ... When multiple sources are arranged in parallel, the voltage stays almost the same as a single source. ...

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Updike uses of parallel sentence structure and catalog distinguishes his writing from others. One look at the sentence structures and can tell the work is his. He uses a mixture of catalog and parallel structure to express the son's feelings toward the family, "He would like to destroy us, for we are, variously, too fat, too jocular, too sloppy, too affectionate, too grotesque and heedless in our ways," the son feels that his family is not good enough. Updike also uses parallel structure to form paragraphs. ... His sentence structures helps the piece flow, so it does not feel ch...

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The Alteration of Macbeth's State of Mind Paralleling the Dramatic Structure In most stories the main character or protagonist develops and his or her state of mind changes by the end of the story. ... In Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, the state of mind of Macbeth parallels with the dramatic structure. ... The next stage in the dramatic structure is the rising action and this soliloquy is one that fits into it. ... Macbeth's state of mind from the beginning of the play to the end closely parallels the different stages of the dramatic structure. ... This alteration of the pr...

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This can be seen through the narrative and language structures of the text. Atwood has used these structures to better define the themes of the text. ... Offred's frequent digressions into the past help to parallel her past experiences to her present state of mind. ... This can be paralleled to the way in which Margaret Atwood has developed her language and narrative structures within the text in order to persuade us to accept her opinion. ... Flashbacks in the narrative also provide readers with an idea of how the architects of Gilead came to power and provide parallels to events tha...

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Tess contrasted with other women (dairy maids) most other characters are just expanded stereotypes (Alec - villain etc) Character and place are also paralleled with each other. ... Hardy parallels Angel with his surrounding saying that "He grew away from the old associations, and saw something new in life and humanity". ... Structure The structure of Tess of the D"Urbervilles was at the time largely affected by how the book was released. ... The title of Tess and the division into phases Each phase is structured internally, as though each is its miniature story, with rising action climax and d...

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I am not down playing or degrading the Army or what they do; however, our rank structure and leadership, and overall purpose are better. The rank structure for both the Army and Marine Corps consist of 19 different ranks, nine enlisted ranks and ten officer ranks. ... During the Korean war when the North Koreans crossed the 38th parallel, the border between North and South Korea, the Marines came in and pushed them back deep into North Korea. ... All the way back to the 38th parallel. ... Rank structure, leadership, and purpose are just some of the differences and similarities. ...

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Omitting a plot structure, a slave narrative was only fact. ... Beloved has many parallel themes to the narratives told by real ex-slaves, and these parallels are what make the intense flashbacks of Sethe and Paul D so realistic and convincing. ... Also, the plot structure of Beloved is extremely complicated. ... These parallels allow Morrison to add more depth to the flashbacks that both Paul D and Sethe experience. ...

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This becomes a main theme of the book and there is even a parallel between the structure of the book and this theme. ... It expresses his western education and view of the world, but the non-narrative structure is a tell-tale sign of Native American roots. ... The poetry and prose also parallel each other; they follow a similar timeline and characters are trying to achieve a similar goal. ... Tayo's struggle may be a parallel of her own struggle to come to terms with her roots and overcome the discrimination from both cultures....

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In Syria the association is made due to the parallels to ministry and apostolic decree found in the Didache. ... This section closely parallels Matthew 5-7 and Romans 12-21. ... This manual offers immense insight into how community was structured and how the life of the community was regulated. ... History has shown the considerable parallels between early worship experiences and some used today, like the sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist. The Didache is a critical source for our understanding of some the first Christian communities and how they were structured. ...

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In Syria the association is made due to the parallels to ministry and apostolic decree found in the Didache. ... This section closely parallels Matthew 5-7 and Romans 12-21. ... This manual offers immense insight into how community was structured and how the life of the community was regulated. ... History has shown the considerable parallels between early worship experiences and some used today, like the sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist. The Didache is a critical source for our understanding of some the first Christian communities and how they were structured. ...

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Though the beliefs of the predicted society it parallels that of modern life. ... Another paralleling factor is the emphasis of youth. ... Just as Huxley predicted structured class systems, such as Alpha, Beta and Gamma, today's world has a tendency of separating people into their own classifications. ...

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