In Susan Farrell's "Vonnegut and Postmodernism", Farrell explains the postmodernism period as an era that is characterized by de-canonization; blur lines between high and low art., irony, indeterminacy, and metafictional; self-reflexivity. ... In these lines the speaker repeats the word "black" twice, "My black face fades,hiding inside the black granite" (1-2), in connection both to his own skin tone and the memorial's color. ... It is the deeper meaning that motivates his passionate response in the next lines: "I said I wouldn't/dammit: No tea...

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Women in Combat Since September 11th many Americans have opened their eyes to the reality of women being exposed to the front lines of combat situations. What is the role of women in a combat zone? In 1994 the Clinton Administration Defense Department established several policies allowing wo...

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The whole painting itself contains a man and a woman, older in ages, who are standing in front of a house with a barn next to it. ... The lines utilized are basic and easy to see, almost like it was a photograph. ...

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"I want a wife who will keep my house clean. A wife who will pick up after my children, a wife who will pick up after me" (419). Many women have heard this before, but nowadays, they are taking a step away from the common role of a "house wife". In today's modern society women have achieved so much;...

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They endured shellfire near the battle front, and dealt with the psychological strains which warfare placed on both them and their patients. ... Women stood on the production lines of jam and pickle factories, were employed as sweat labourers sewing clothing, or lived in the homes as wealthy domestic servants. ...

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Desdemona's bravery is also evident when she speaks in front of the Duke and his council. This is a young woman speaking in front of established older gentlemen who control the city of Venice. ... Without reading between the lines, one might come to hold the notion that Desdemona betrays her tough chick persona at the end of the play. ...

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