 tests had been conducted in the city in 24 hours with a positivity rate of 0.68%. The positivity has been below 1% for the fifth day in a row. The Capital now has 8,060 actives cases with 3,813 people under home isolation.
The bulletin also stated that 53,035 beneficiaries have been vaccinated in 24 hours, of which 37,747 got their first dose and 15,288 got their second dose. The total number of beneficiaries so far stands at 55,51,966, of which 12,64,460 have been given both doses.
The cumulative figures in the Capital now stand at 14,28,449 with 24,497 deaths and 13,95,892 recoveries. On Thursday, Delhi had recorded 487 COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily count in over two-and-a-half months and 45 fatalities. This was the first time the daily death count had gone below the 50-mark since April 11 when the tally was 48.
The government said it is working on revamping several existing hospitals to increase the number of beds as well as building new hospitals.
Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday visited the Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital, which is being remodelled by the government with advanced facilities. He also visited LNJP hospital where a new building is being built for mother and childcare.
The Delhi government also said it is building two new hospitals at Madipur and Jwalapuri and the bed capacity of Acharya Shree Bhikshu Hospital, Shri Dada Dev Matri Avum Shishu Chikitsalaya and Guru Gobind Singh Hospital is being augmented to around 500, 300 and 572 beds respectively.As I’m sure we are all aware, feminism has evolved over time, from the first wave of western feminists fighting for the vote, to the #MeToo movement. And fighting alongside have been a current of authors, poets and artists supporting women and raising awareness. These days, we are surrounded by women and men of every walk of life to empower and inspire us, but in the hearts of many feminists, reside the classic authors who first began to break down boundaries and make their voice heard.
In terms of literature, the Young Adult is the most current in pushing out the boat, bringing us strong, intelligent and non-conforming women who do not shy away from a fight. They are carefully balanced and realistic women of thought and emotion, and modern-day feminist literature takes on inequality in all its forms.
But how many of these characters are themselves inspired by the immortal presence of the pioneering women of history? We are inspired by Sex Education’s Maeve Wiley, she herself is inspired by Virginia Woolf.
So, whether you’re adding to your collection, learning the history, looking for inspiration, or just looking for a good book, here are five classic feminist authors and poets (some you might know, some you might not) and some of their works.
As mentioned above, Virginia Woolf is one of the most prominent modernist English writers and essayists, well regarded for her focus on feminist themes. ‘A Room of One’s Own’ is the popular go to for Woolf, but for more of a novel, ‘Mrs Dalloway’ is a great introduction to her writing.
An American writer and poet credited with the advancement of confessional poetry, Plath is most well known for her semi-autobiographical novel, ‘The Bell Jar’. Remembered as a feminist martyr in the 70’s, Plath’s unabashed reaction to the oppression and domination of the patriarchy and her subsequent suicide, serves to many as a reflection of the way mental health, especially for women, has been brushed under the rug by medicine. Plath’s work still resonate with women today; honest and direct.
Jane Austen was, I think, the first time a read a book and thought, oh. An English novelist whose work is as popular now as ever, with female characters who uncharacteristic for the time, clever, opinionated, imaginative and loyal. Her characters do not apologise for being well rounded humans, they are not ashamed of themselves as heroines and whilst many of them do end up married, it is never the point around which their life revolves. ‘Emma’ is regarded as Austen’s most feminist work, with a character who is selfish, manipulative and rude, but not villainous, and in fact, one of her most liked characters. Alternatively, try the lesser known ‘Lady Susan’.
A prominent English writer and philosopher, Mary Wollstonecraft was a huge advocate for women’s liberation and rights, inspiring many feminist women down the centuries. Her work, ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Women’ is one of the earliest examples of feminist philosophy, in which she argues that women are not inferior to men and argues in support of women receiving educations. With a more academic note than the other novels here, Wollstonecraft’s’ writing serves as a basis on which many other writers have been inspired and enlightened, and whilst it is debated about whether or not Wollstonecraft could be called a feminist, her work opened the door to many others. Her most feminist piece, is considered to be the fictional sequel, ‘Maria: or, The Wrongs of Woman’.
There has been some debate over Gaskell, and whether we would call her work feminist, but as a Victorian author whose novels centred around realistic female characters and social problems, Gaskell subverted the views of the time and has been considered to have paved the way for feminist writing. With her explorations of industry, class and gender, Gaskell faced criticism from many men who didn’t think she was capable of writing about the real problems of the world. Until the 1950’s and 60’s, Gaskell became somewhat unheard of, but now her works are the interest of social historians and critics for her contemporary depiction of Victorian social conflicts. She is well known for having written ‘The Life of Charlotte Bronte’, after the death of the ‘Jane Eyre’ author.
Who’s your favourite feminist author?
I am making a game where you play as an aliean spaceship and you have to avoid homing rockets, I want that if you hit the rocket you wait about 3 seconds and then the whole game stops, I want the program to close. I have been trying this for 2 days and I can't figure it out, I tried it myself and I used the internet but it won't work.
Whenever you want to quit just call the QuitAfterDelay() function and inside the brackets put a float of how long you want to wait.
Thanks for your help but I get some errors, i'm trying to fix it.Pacific Northwest Meetup/Event?
I was wanting to host a Pacific Northwest Meetup/Event with the surrounding ares. [Oregon, Washington, etc.] I live in Boise, ID so I would be hosting it here.
I’m looking to get a head count as to who would be attending and also who would be willing to sponsor the event as well. It will be on a weekend or possibly a weekday just depending on what peoples schedules look like. There are multiple different areas we may host it at [Rhodes Skatepark- X Games have been here the past couple years and are coming in June].
Let me know if anyone of you would be interested!El Diablo testing, plus Lone Star Theater demolished.
Not trying to beat this dead horse, but the way the BlooLoop story is written, the parks could become WHOLLY owned by Six Flags without the mystery partners. This statement here - "At that time Six Flags will be given the option to “acquire all the interest in the respective lessor that we have not previously acquired.”" pretty much says that.
Anyone local to Six Flags Over Texas want to attend the media event for El Diablo on May 28th in the morning? Please email |||EMAIL_ADDRESS||| if you want to go! You would need to be able to take photo, video, post a trip report and be enthusiastic on camera!
Those statues in the queue are pretty cool. Does anyone know if they also got the big "El Diablo" statue from Great Adventure, as well?
This is by far the nicest looking Superloop installation.
Just curious why they removed this ride from Great Adventure?
^ Because nobody there, liked it anymore? Just a guess.
Just to be clear, this is not the removed ride from Great Adventure. That one went to La Ronde and is now called Chaos. This is a brand new (and larger) model, just like what SFGAm got last year.
Somebody posted a while back in the Great Adventure thread that a frivolous lawsuit is what caused them to remove their Super Loop.
^ I don't know how true that is, especially since it was reinstalled in La Ronde over the winter. No reason was ever given behind why Great Adventure removed El Diablo.
By that logic, Kingda Ka is done for.
Just think of it like the new version of their old ride rotation program where rides would only spend a few years at one park.
Option 1: 10am flight, costs more.
Option 2: 7pm flight, costs less.
I need to be out of my hotel by 11am.
If I go with option 2, does the park have big enough lockers at the front for me to store an electronics-filled backpack and a carry-on suitcase? How much would I be spending? If I can't get lockers at the park, I'd likely just go straight to DFW. So is there free WiFi in the terminals?
I appreciate the help and am looking forward to