American Institute of Physics “In 1973 – refrigerators used 20% of the energy used in a residence” (Rosenfeld A.‚ Kaarsberg T.‚ Romm J. 2001). Due to more stringent regulations and better insulation this percentage has dropped drastically. The American Institute of Physics states that “200 billion kw/h less per year saving in 2001 compared to 1973‚ a $16 billion dollar per year savings” (Rosenfeld A.‚ Kaarsberg T.‚ Romm J. 2001). That is an amazing savings. It would seem to me that if everyone made
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What is going to happen now that the deed is done? What is the future for Irene? Did she push her or did she just fall? Clare was supposed to be Irene’s best friend. How could she push her? Clare has been passing through and now was spending a lot of time with Irene and Brian. Irene has now started to think that Clare and Brian are together. This hurt Irene her husband with her best friend how could they do that to her. Now she is spending all her time trying to find a way to save her life and
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to a question of sexuality. Irene is sexually attracted to Clare and the allure of risk she brings with her. Clare’s attraction to Irene‚ however‚ is more driven by the desire to get the life she wants. Throughout the story Irene fights her attraction to risk‚ ultimately leading her to the realization that the only way for her to be safe and secure is by‚ literally‚ pushing away Clare. In Nella Larsen’s Passing the idea of a sexual attraction between Clare and Irene is an subtle but driving force
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American] world she left" (Davis 98). Clare tells her friend Irene Redfield that "she can ’t know how in this pale life of mine I am all the time seeing the bright pictures of that other that I once thought I was glad to be free of It ’s like an ache‚ a pain that never ceases" (Larsen 145). She also realizes how much she wants to see African Americans‚ "to be with them again‚ to talk with them‚ to hear them laugh" (Larsen 200). Although Irene feels that there is "nothing sacrificial in Clare ’s idea
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dynamics of the friendship Irene Redfield and Clare Kendry share. Irene presents herself as a wealthy‚ well educated‚ sophisticated woman and a respected member of the Harlem community. She is married to a wealthy black doctor‚ has two children‚ and a perfect life. Nothing could mess that up. On the other hand‚ we learn about Clare Kendry through the eyes of Irene. Clare Kendry is the character who seems to stroll undisturbed back and forth across the color line. Irene describes Clare as traitor
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tragedy of an African American woman‚ Clare Kendry‚ who tried to “pass” in the white American community. However‚ while she passes as white‚ she constantly seeks comfort from her friend Irene Redfield who is a representation of the African American community. Gradually‚ Clare has become the double image of Irene‚ due to the similarities of their ethnicity and the contrasting lives they lead. At the end of the story‚ Clare’s death is a result of the extreme burden on Irene’s shoulder due to the presence
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reported by Toomey‚ Rosenfeld‚ and Wagenaar in “The Minimum Legal Drinking Age”‚ it is imperative to keep the age of 21. Alcohol is the main source of numerous problems for teenagers‚ which would escalate if the MLDA was decreased. The MLDA was lowered between 1970 and 1975 by 29 states‚ resulting in an increase in dilemmas such as “traffic crashes‚ drownings‚ vandalism‚ assaults‚ homicides‚ suicides‚ teenage pregnancies‚ and sexually transmitted diseases” (Toomey‚ Rosenfeld‚ and Wagenaar 213).
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second reading of the novel Passing by Nella Larson‚ I have found undisputable evidence that Irene Redfield murdered Clare Kendry. Irene was mentally unstable from the beginning of the book. Her twisted interpretations of reality drove her to the point of being unhealthily obsessed with her husband‚ Brian‚ and ultimately to murdering Clare. Concrete evidence is given in the last paragraph of the novel‚ where Irene is sent to hell for the things she did. When re-read‚ Irene’s guilt is foreshadowed several
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caused by Irene pushing her out of the window. Nella Larsen does not specify what exactly happened‚ but Irene pushing Clare out of the window seems like the most plausible one. I don’t know whether Larsen intentionally left the ending so abruptly but I just feel as if Irene was the one to kill Clare. Larsen makes this point clear through the phrasing she uses when describing the self-esteem destruction Irene undergoes once Clare has reinserted herself into Irene’s life‚ and the situations Irene finds
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The therapist in the following sessions helped Irene make the emotions in the unconscious mind conscious. This was done by interpreting those feelings in order to make sense of them. After going through those feelings the mind becomes conscious as everything starts to make sense for Irene and that sense this theory has been very helpful for Irene (Lin Travis 2013). One of the weaknesses of the Psychodynamic Approach is that it is not scientifically
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