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Change

We don't continue on as we are. We change and are forever changing "if

we don't change we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really

living" Gail Sheehy, suggests that for change to work efficiently we

must learn from what has happened in the past. Change can be a

positive force, we have the power to change to create world peace, and

on the other hand change can be negative. Having to change your

lifestyle after being paralysed in a car accident.

"I'm grown peaceful as old age tonight, I regret little, I would

change still less" this quote by Robert Browning, emphasises the

emotional circumstances of change through age. One who is happy with

their lives and has accepted what they have done through their lives

can persist to live with satisfaction and pride. It is important to

recognize and acknowledge that whenever change occurs, whether it is

good or bad, it is very important to earn how to deal with it. Similar

to suffering, change is inevitable. If in suffering it must not be

avoided it should be approached in a positive way and consequently may

yield rewards.

One technique Gow uses to show that the characters in Away do change

is the use of symbols. A character that experiences the most profound

change is Gwen. Gwen is a character who is extremely materialistic,

self-obsessed and narrow-minded. Evidence of Change begins to occur in

her life after a storm throws her world of complete order and control

into chaos. She becomes emotional insecure. Nature is a factor she is

unable to control. Nature is an unpredictable occurrence, which she is

unable to prepare herself for. Gwen becomes trapped in her own

emotion...

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feminist icon to all lesbian women. Proving the change in acceptance

to sexuality allowing Xena to be viewed as a lesbian pin up girl. As

you can see Lakida and Xena differ from the usual form of a woman,

they are strong, invincible and willing to kick butt. This significant

change could not have been possible without the time and efforts and

Mary Richards. Mary has spawned the mass of women on TV, many of which

have their own shows today all to her thanks. Mary Richards was a hard

workingwomen who threw her hat up in the air, through sheer joy after

the evolution of these characters.

Women are portrayed differently; they have changed dramatically,

particularly in the TV industry. Women were once accessories, but that

has changed as they are now respected and successful

The times, as they say, a changing

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