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August 14, 2022August 15, 2022

Feminist Manifesto

I understand men are physically stronger but I also know given the history of oppression my gender faced, they have to be emotionally powerful to survive.

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August 12, 2022August 23, 2022

Pushing Beyond What’s Expected

Released in late 2014, Damien Chazelle claims that he put a piece of his real-life experience in Whiplash, a movie about going to the extreme limits as an artist.

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August 2, 2022August 2, 2022

How Swamp Thing Discards Anthropocentrism

In the comic book world, nature was used but as a backdrop, a narrative structure prior to Moore taking over the Swamp Thing. With the death of Holland and discarding the idea that he is a transformed green man, Moore brought nature to the center of attention.

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August 2, 2022August 2, 2022

Comedian: A Man With His Own Methods

Edward might have been on the heroes’ side, however, he was a cruel and vicious sociopath who used heroism as a justification and method of harming criminals.

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August 2, 2022August 2, 2022

লেগুনা (Laguna)

অত্যন্ত জনপ্রিয় এবং ভয়ংকর বৈচিত্রময় এই বাহনটির অনেক ‘company’ থাকা সত্তেও ঢাকার লোক একে ‘লেগুনা’ বলেই ডাকে। বাহন যত নতুনই হোক না কেন, ২দিন পর দেখে মনে হবে মুরির টিন, মানে কোন না কোন অংশ ঝুলে পড়বে।

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August 2, 2022August 14, 2022

Freudian Fragmentations: Id, Ego, and SuperEgo in The 100

The reason this television series can be analyzed effectively using Freudian psychoanalysis, is primarily because of its portrayal of the conflict between Id and SuperEgo.

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August 1, 2022August 2, 2022

Candy May & the Desolation of Truth

In Candy May, Mr. Cameron injects words such as ‘f’n’, ‘internet’, and ‘piece of shit’, which are frequently used in cyber literature. And in the chorus, he does a bit of wordplay with “But I never wanted to look sharp; Down the barrel of a broken heart”.

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