Claire Shipman

In the novel, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley often will allude to personal experiences that have happened in her own life. She takes the events of her own life and reflects them through Victor, the monster, and other events in the novel. Examples of this include the deaths of innocent people in the novel, influence of parents, abandonment of a loved one, and how the creation of the novel, Frankenstein, is very similar to Victor’s creation of the creature (Shelley 43). Mary Shelley’s life is death…

Romeo and Juliet Essay When you think of rebellious you think of young teens, or your favorite movie villain, or maybe even The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by Shakespeare is the story of two star-crossed lovers who go through so much just for love. The Montague and Capulets are rival, royal families. In the beginning, Romeo Montague is depressed because his love for a girl named Rosaline is not returned. He sees Juliet at a party the same day and…

“Desiree’s Baby” is one of the few short stories that was written by Kate Chopin and originally published on January the 14th, 1893. The story starts out by introducing a character by the name of Madame Valmonde who is visiting Desiree and her baby. About 18 years after, Armand Aubigny, another important character introduced, has suddenly fallen in love with Desiree when he saw her against a stone pillar. After seeing the baby and how its grown, Valmonde and Armand see that something about the…

Claire Danes was a better actor for Juliet by reading her lines with more emotion than Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo`s lines. Luhrmann wanted them act in the movie as they fall in love in first sight by them checking out each other through the aquarium glass…

Jennifer L. Martin’s article “Tights vs. Tattoos” accurately points out significant differences between Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet and Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet by justifying its claims with evidence from both movies. Martin’s article “Tights vs. Tattoos” correctly identifies contrast in the tomb scene between both movies because it states that Zeffirelli’s portrayal reveals Romeo dying before Juliet awakes, whereas Luhrmann’s adaptation has Juliet gaze at Romeo for a second before the…

authors Katty Kay and Claire Shipman write about how no matter how diligent a woman may work, “men continue to be promoted faster and have been paid more” (Shipman 1). Men have the tendency to be overly confident in their works. In whatever delivered to men they want to “overly” succeed. Kay and Shipman mention that “In studies, men overestimate their abilities and performance but women underestimate both. Even when their performances do not differ in quality” (Kay and Shipman…

One of the many factors of wage inequality is known as geographical location. Some states or more specifically towns and businesses have different earning rates. Therefore there is more of a wage gap range. “Among the largest cities, Baltimore has the narrowest wage gap between men and women when controlled workers with the same job, skills, and education.” Said Susie Poppick from “Best and Worst U.S. Cities for Women 's pay Equality” in Time magazine. It depends on what year it is but the…

that females are not strong, both physically and mentally, are oblivious, and this ignorant mindset needs to change. Negative comments about doing activities “like a girl” can lead to low self-esteem and self-confidence in females. For instance, Claire Shipman and Katty Kay, authors of The Confidence Gap, discovered “there is a particular crisis…

Confidence can be good. Confidence can also be bad. Whichever way the trait is looked at, confidence is quite confusing. When asked to define confidence, the first thought that comes to mind is believing in something. Believing in a friend, a teammate, or even one 's own self are all examples of confidence at play as everyone, at some point, has experienced it in some way, shape, or form. Therefore, confidence is used every day even if it is not necessarily recognized and it exists in everyone,…

It was the season of 1995-96 when the Chicago Bulls NBA team led by hall of famers Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman did what no other team has done. They had won 70 games and were able to finish the season with a (72-10) record. Until recently no team has been considered able to break this record, but the Golden State Warriors have shown many people why this year could be a record breaking year. The Golden State Warrior have a vision that they are not just playing aimlessly…