What Does Independence Mean to You Essay

She is able t find herself through her ability to recognize she does not want to live as a pawn in someone else’s life. Janie’s grandmother, Nanny, has instilled within her granddaughter that a happy marriage is dependent upon money and security. Her grandmother views Janie as her second chance to raise…

To what extent does marital status affect Austen’s writing of “Emma” and “Pride and Prejudice” in the 18th to early 19th century? Austen’s use of marital status is very significant in her books “Emma” and “Pride and Prejudice.” I found marital status worthy of study because it reflects the time periods used in Austen’s work. The two books show different yet accurate female perspectives of marriage at that time. With Austen’s use of Charlotte Lucas we are shown how an intelligent yet not…

Do you trust your government? Most Untied States citizens do not trust the government. In the past 100 years, government trust has declined dramatically. While a majority of citizens do not trust the government, only nineteen percent of Americans can say that they trust the government all or most of the time. While some Americans trust the government, Americans should not trust the government because there is corruption, going against the constitution and because of the amount of spending…

well-educated young women of small fortune, and however uncertain of giving happiness, must be their pleasantest preservative from want”(74). Charlotte, a practical soul, knows that it is in her best interest to seek marriage even at the cost of some independence. It is impossible to look at the lives of women in early 19th century Europe without considering the institution around which their lives revolved to a great extent. In any era a woman’s first interest must be to protect herself and her…

transition is made are completely different. Even with similar backgrounds the decisions that are made by Dave and Angelina are far from the same. The point in which they are in their lives are also contrasting, but both their goals revolve around independence. To evaluate both Angelina and Dave is to compare and contrast their upbringings, how they choose to proceed in navigating through their lives, and how these two form methods in becoming an individual. Angelina Sandoval is the eldest…

In 2012 the Walt Disney Company released a commercial entitled “I am a Princess” that shows a diverse array of young girls doing many different activities while inspirational music plays in the background and the voice of a young girl proclaims what qualities make up a princess. When this video is viewed through the lens of the construction of gender, the audience can see that the video has a rhetorical purpose. The “I am a Princess” commercial makes the argument that the ideal feminine figure…

constructed by social, societal factors. Within just one day, I recorded the instances I found myself or someone around me “doing gender.” “Doing gender” means that people constantly create and change aspects of “gender” based on human interaction and social life, mostly without even being aware of it (Lorber 1). Additionally, the media is repeatedly shaping what masculinity and femininity “should” look like through magazines, films, and politics (Miss Representation). This social construction…

this needed to change. Benjamin Banneker, a self-educated free African American wrote a letter to the then Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson. Throughout Benjamin Banneker’s letter to Thomas Jefferson, he advocates for people of African descent who does not have liberty. Banneker presents his case in the letter with the fact that even though both him and Thomas Jefferson have some form of liberty, his liberty is barely allowed because of the “prejudice and prepossession” of people of his…

A Lock on the Mind “A good job is more than just a paycheck. A good job fosters independence and discipline, and contributes to health of the community. A good job is a means to provide health and welfare for your family, to own a home, and save for retirement.” - James H. Douglas Jr. In Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and Crash by Paul Haggis jobs and living situation play an important role in how the characters live. In Tortilla Curtain, Crash and A…

leaders that can discern from right and wrong. It is through autonomy and self-exploration that people can strive for change within themselves and our nation. Henry David Thoreau’s Walden and “Civil Disobedience” both discuss the idea of obtaining independence from our established institution trough the exploration of the self and by being self-reliant. He also emphasizes that in order to achieve these two, people need to live a life of simplicity. Thoreau challenges our…