In the eyes of a man of high royalty. This piece speaks to me because even since the bible days’ things have not changed. Women are pushing their bodies to the limit to please men. By doing crash diets, harmful surgeries, and many more unnecessary things. The colors correlates with the sadness in her eyes you can see the pain and hopelessness.…
In the 1730s, a quaint town was settled on the coast of North Carolina bordering both the White Oak River and Atlantic Ocean. Today, this town boasts a rich history and the title "Friendly City by the Sea." Swansboro, North Carolina has grown and prospered in the 200 years since its official establishment in 1783. It has been threatened by the Civil War, pirates, and the Great Depression but persevered by having flexible industries and promoting growth. The history of Swansboro has been greatly influenced by three prominent men: Theophilus Weeks, Samuel Swann, and Otway Burns.…
Luke LaValle Mr. Zeigler Honors British Literature Lady Bracknell; The Unlikely Mother-in-Law “You can hardly imagine that I and Lord Bracknell would dream of allowing our only daughter—a girl brought up with the utmost care—to marry into a cloak-room, and form an alliance with a parcel? Good morning, Mr. Worthing!” said Lady Bracknell, upon hearing of Jack’s upbringing (Wilde). The mother of Gwendolen, she has very high standards when it comes to choosing a mate for her daughter. Any whisper of marriage for her or her nephew, Algernon, is met with a long string of questions about a number of different issues. It is clear, from her questioning, that her worldview is based on two main concerns, which are nobility of birth and accumulation…
Lindsey Arthur: Dedicated Leader and Community Helper The candidate must be willing to put hard work, dedication, and effort into helping the community. Lindsey Arthur is willing to put hard work, dedication, and effort into helping the community. She has shown these traits by being a great leader and by helping build over a hundred homes in the Muncie community. Her dedication has made working for Habitat For Humanity fun and a privilege for many.…
The world can be a great place to live in full of surprise and dreams, but for some, it is a place of unjust and loneliness. For Curley’s wife, this is her everyday reality. The story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck starts off with the two main characters Lennie and George. They were running away from their old town, Weed, in search of a new job on the ranch. George is much like a role model and guardian to Lennie, who is mentally unstable.…
In the after Lunetta’s book In the After is a great book. In the After will not let you down, it is the best book you will ever read. In the After is a book you will never put down, it has amazing cliff hangers and a great story.…
Northouse (2016), defines “leadership as a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal” (p. 6). When selecting an individual as a leader, this should be Sandra’s first and foremost thought, not only is she picking a person to get the job done but she is hiring someone that will influence others the assist with accomplishing the workplace goal as well. According to Northouse (2016), “major leadership traits of a leader should include intelligence, determination, self-confidence, integrity, and sociability” (p. 23). The candidate that possesses these qualities is Kelsey Metts. Kelsey has proved her ability to succeed as the New Director of Research at Great Lakes Foods through her education and her workplace performance.…
Victorian Women: Society’s Puppets In “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the narrator of the text was depicted as a woman suffering from an anxiety illness that she identifies as real, but her blinded husband, John, thought she wasn’t sick at all and all she needed was to rest for a while. As the text progressed, the narrator began to become connected to the yellow wallpaper in the nursery room she was staying at, seeing things move within the wallpaper and even seeing women trapped within it as well. The narrator’s illness progressively got worse as she had to be strong and fight her illness by herself since her husband and his sister, Jennie, were no good for help and she would get judged harshly for being weak as a woman.…
“The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck describes the routine life of a woman not satisfied with her married life, who focuses her attention and care on the cultivation of chrysanthemums. Throughout the course of the story, Elisa undergoes changes in mood and appearance due to an encounter with a charming and mysterious man (a tinker), who shows to appreciate her femininity. The story is suitable for both a psychological and feminist interpretation, by been centered on the protagonist struggles to accept her role as a female. Eliza Allen symbolizes the woman attempting to escape her defined role in the society, a society ruled by a patriarchal mentality, which sees in the woman a being certainly not deserving of equal treatment.…
In ¨The Dark Pond¨by Joseph Bruchac, the main character´s distressed characteristic contributes to the authorś message that fear should never be a hindrance. The text states that the pond cept Armie awake at night, ¨I Thought about the pond.¨(33). According to the text, “something other than basic survival.” (67).…
A Young Local African-American Poet is Honored for her Work Juliet Lubawama, a local resident of Downingtown is recognized as one of the country’s best youth poets. So how did she get to her position? Her love for poetry began in fourth grade after listening to Phenomenal Women by Maya Angelou. After listening to the poem, she immediately ran home and tried to compose her own interpretation of Angelou’s poem and named it the Proclamation of All Things Good.…
All beings possess a powerful weapon within their vessel. The Bible cautions its readers to not let it rule over them. The Quran apprises its readers that life and death resides in it. It can heal the emotionally wounded, and cut them even deeper in the same instant. It is the tongue, or in other words, Nommo which means the power of spoken word.…
The ending of Nella Larsen’s Passing leaves us with a big mystery on our hands. That mystery is formed in the question, “Who killed Clare Kendry?”. The novel chooses to leave us with a rather ambiguous ending that never outright answers the question. With in-depth psychological and textual analysis, the answer can be found. This analysis will prove that the protagonist Irene Redfield killed Clare Kendy.…
Should gender stop someone from being who they want to be? During the early seventeenth century, many social barriers prevented people from being themselves, such as remaining the gender they were born with throughout their whole life. Any movement and straying from their gender, based on their biological sex, was not acceptable and was looked down upon. Societal structure and law made very clear that biological sex must be the same as sexual orientation. However, in the play Twelfth Night, or What You Will, Shakespeare creates Viola to manipulate gender ambiguities that allow her to express her true feelings and emotions to ultimately prove that gender is irrelevant in a relationship.…