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One of the biggest topics that aroused from our debate on abortions when both sides expressed their opinions was male dominance and control over women. This was brought up when speaking about abortions because of legislations and the justice system, which are two major government organs that ultimately make decisions over people lives, rights and …
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We were asked to, in groups, prepare a debate speech that either opposed or enforced a certain idea, regardless of our own personal opinions. Two topics were discussed: is abortion morally wrong? and do fetuses have rights? Because we didn’t get to choose which side we were on and what we defended these debates brought …
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From the group discussions we had in our small literary circles many different topics were mentioned and discussed as we tried to make sense of the novel and the different events that were taking part as the plot went along. We came to realise from these conversations that the reality experienced by the people of …
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The section we read that spans from chapter 26 to chapter 40 was one of the most information and event packed ones yet. We learnt much more about the characters and there was a quick change in from one event to another. We get a deeper look into the relationship between the Commander and Offred …
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O desconcerto é a incompatibilidade entra a experiência e a teoria, que tenciona harmonizar a razão e o desejo. Neste ideal irrealista o amor serve como forma de entendimento. O desconcerto é, na realidade, a aceitação compulsiva da desordem da vida e à irracionalidade das pessoas. O desconcerto é representado na lírica camoniana através do …
A representação da amada de Camões é inspirada por Petrarca e a sua conceção da mulher. O ideal petrarquista é uma mulher de cabelos loiros e pele branca. É também uma mulher muito serena, impalpável, inacessível e símbolo de harmonia e perfeição. Nos vários poemas de Camões estudados, é claro um padrão preestabelecido da amada. …
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No poema “Amor é um fogo que arde sem se ver”, o leitor é apresentado a um novo tópico no que se trata de poemas de Camões. Os últimos três textos analisados têm sido apenas caracterizações idealizadas de uma amada, no caso de Camões, a mulher petrarquista. Em contra partida, este poema Camões dedica-se a …
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Today we did some research into the background of the novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood. By researching about the events taking place during this time period, mostly focused on the 1980s with some previous to that, we were able to give ourselves some context, which will help us to better understand the novel …
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Over the past week we have been looking at political cartoons by different cartoon artists. These cartoons are similar in the fact that they all protest against sexual assault and violence towards women. Many of the cartoons we looked at involved US President Donald Trump, unfortunately not to reference him as an advocate of this …
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