A Room of One's Own

The anonymous woman in the book is put in “rest” by her own husband who is a “physician”. He tells her she is mad and puts her in an isolated room. The room she was held in made her even more mad and she relegated into a state of depression. “If a physician of high standing, and one’s own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression—a slight hysterical…

Every society has basic principles that are followed, which can be defined as the term morality. Each society has their own standards of morality, but each person in the society has their own individual values that create their own morality. Moral decisions are sometimes difficult to make: some test our ability to choose between good and bad, some extend to the idea of what society believes is right and wrong, and some have a factor of evil that contributes to how a moral decision is made. In…

At some point in one’s life, an individual will most likely question the reason for their existence. Existentialists, drawing more attention to the commonly asked question, consider the nature of the human condition as an extensive problem. Although existentialism arose in the nineteenth century, it was not until after World War II that its concepts rose to conspicuity. The despair that resulted from World War II caused anxiety and provoked the inescapable feeling of being abandoned in an…

picture of society’s struggle to fit the definition of perfection and to be happy in one’s own…

“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.”3 While this quote was used to establish that women’s inferior writing was due to the circumstance of their lives as women in what she describes as a patriarchal society, its interpretation can be shifted to the importance of . Woolf’s whole message in “A Room of One's Own” revolved around this idea that isolation was the only way that women would be able to successfully…

running, which in many cases leaves one with their hands on their thighs, panting, wondering why soccer players enjoy doing this for long periods of time. After catching one’s breath, the ache of sore muscles may lead one to wish they never signed up to play little league soccer. Although, when one trains on their own time, at their own pace, the anxiety of being able to perform during conditioning week will be soothed. Surviving the hardships of soccer conditioning week may be difficult, but…

there are many things that demonstrate the realism era. The first is the background of the story itself, the misdiagnosis of depression and anxiety disorders as a fit if “nervousness.” In the story, she says “If a physician of high standing, and one’s own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression- a slight hysterical tendency-what is one to do. My brother is also a physician, and also of high standing and he says the…

spend their whole life running around in circles, contemplating on what they wish to read next.We only have so much time alone for ourselves. Reading is an activity that takes up time for the individual. In this time, the individual can grow in their own thoughts when they engage the text alone. There can be an array of distractions, ranging to friends, family, work and children. Therefore, it can be a daunting crucible in order to be a professional and gain the experience to get your skills of…

career, communication is key. Author Kelley Holland states in her blog post, “Candidates can’t communicate effectively” and that is part of why employers feel inclined to reject good applicants. Workers who cannot convey simple messages across the work room cannot be expected to communicate to others on a larger scale such as different time zones. Employers also favor applicants with good grammar for their detail orientation. Schools that focus on writing and grammar benefit not just their…

Jimmie is hypocritical when he gets mad at Pete for going into one’s home and ruining one’s sister, when he also does this to Hattie and leaves her with a baby to take care of. “Jimmie had an idea it wasn't common courtesy for a friend to come to one's home and ruin one's sister. But he was not sure how much Pete knew about the rules of politeness” (Crane 32). Jimmie gets mad at Pete for doing this, but he also does…