Desperate Housewives

Crucible Themes The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller in 1953 about the Salem witch trials of 1692 and is still read today. While the play has many different themes, this essay will focus on three: women, religion and scapegoating. Even though it was set in an old time period, the themes of the play were germane when it was published and maintain their relevance today. Women: Women are often undervalued and viewed as weak or lesser in society. They are expected to fit into certain strict…

history of manipulating the image of “bodies” (Good 72) of minority groups through the use of media to make the wrong things visible and mask the real problems of the patients. The “overdiagnosis” (Metzl and Roberts 675) of schizophrenia in white housewives then African American males serves as good examples of how what is “seen” can be manipulated. During the 1970s, schizophrenia was largely associated with rage and aggressiveness. However, the medical community failed to see that the anger…

you both could lose your jobs because of it. On the other hand, if you tend to date more women at work then everyone in that office will see you as just some guy that likes to date women he works with. This could make you look like a pig and even desperate to your fellow female colleagues. There are some unexpected places you can meet women as well. These ones are not talked about as much as bars, clubs and work, because most men do not go to these places to meet women. This is because it may…

Since its foundation, The United States of America has prided itself in being a sort of “melting pot” of cultures and people. Over time, people from all over the world immigrated to the US. This includes, even today, people of many different faiths. One faith in particular has seen a lot of controversy: Islamism. Especially in light of events like the attacks in the US on September 11, 2001 or even more recent attacks in France and England that are attributed to radical Islamist groups, people…

establish his dominance. When a doctor acknowledges the formation of a vagina and labels the individual as a female, the doctor has once again already given that individual the expectations that they are supposed to uphold. They are suppose to be docile housewives. Obvious displays of emotions are expect common, their sphere of influence revolves around the home, and their professional aspirations are expected put aside in favor of the role…

2. Introduction Edgar Allan Poe’s much quoted assessment that “the death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world” (Poe 1846, 165) opens a much-discussed dialogue that leads to two main questions. Why is it death, and in particular the death of a woman that is considered thus poetical, and, as I want to add, political? With this B.A. thesis, I want to try and answer these questions, while especially focusing on female death in the form of suicide. I want to…

After carefully evaluating the speech spoken by Adrienne Rich, it was apparent that she argued for women to stand up and take control of their education instead of just tolerating it. She presents this speech to an audience of women at a women’s only institution in 1977, resulting in her speech mainly focusing on women who were academically discriminated to their belief. During her speech she desires her audience to be assertive and to strive for self-respect to help women universally, which…

In both Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” and the anthology of poetry written by Carol Ann Duffy, many strong feelings about partners are presented. In both pieces of literature, traditional preconceptions are challenged throughout and I am going to explore some of the different ways that this is achieved. At the beginning of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are depicted by Shakespeare as in a loving relationship “my greatest partner of greatness”. The use of the word “partner” suggests fairness and…

more in years following; …and make education at all levels.” This is a proposed solution for the severe lack of jobs and education that these people deserved. Further, they argued on page 123, “two-thirds of Indian college students [are] having desperate financial need.” The ability to finance their education…

It has been a long time since I have written to you! In your previous letter, you told me about how you believe that your father married your mother because she had the perfect characteristics of a common housewive. You do not see him truly loving her, do you? I understand that baffling feeling and how hard that must be for you to cope with. I hope that your parents work things out in the future and things are more calming for you. I find it very interesting…