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    When a selfish man is forced to come face to face with his selfish problem, he will have a hard time adjusting to change. In The Girls in their Summer Dresses, Frances finally gathers the courage to ask Michael to stop looking at other women, but in the end he will never change his ways and the couple will live a loveless relationship. Frances makes a great effort to have a good time with her husband, and this is clear when she speaks of an afternoon date. "First let's go see a football game. A professional football game,”…The Giants are playing. And it'll be nice to be outside all day today and get hungry and later we'll go down to Cavanagh's and get a steak as big as a blacksmith's apron, with a bottle of wine, and after that, there's a…

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    “The Girls in Their Summer Dresses” is a wonderful short story by Irwin Shaw, where the writer highlights an argument between a married couple on a Sunday morning in lower Manhattan. The husband, Michael is looking at other girls in the street, when his wife Frances is with him. He doesn’t realize what he is doing is hurting his wife. Mentally, he is immature that he doesn’t care about anyone’s feelings but his own. He wants every woman he sees even though he has a beautiful wife. This is just…

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    Even if you are satisfied with your marriage, their love is not eternal. Sometimes trivial jealousy reveals secrets or may cause irreparable circumstances. In this short story “The Girls in Their Summer Dresses” by Irwin Shaws, the author shows how important having a trustworthy and honest relationship is. Based on "The Girls in their Summer Dresses", Frances says "You always look at other women." (Shaw64) Michael and Frances are having a problem with their marriage because Michael keeps…

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    The Girls in their summer dresses tells the story about a married couple, Michael and Frances, taking a stroll on Fifth Avenue on a Sunday morning. Frances notices her husband that has a pleasure at “breaking his neck” while watching other girls. The author, Irwin Shaw, uses conflicts to demonstrate how a relationship can easily deteriorate in a matter of time. Shaw shows how Michael and Frances differences and opposition can affect their relationship and how stereotypes shown in the story are a…

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    In the short story, "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses", illustrated by Irwin Shaw, it involves a couple whom is walking the streets of Manhattan. One person may not just have a focus on their significant other, but rather many others of the opposite gender. Some, may say that their relationship is like any others. However, it is described as hurtful or unacceptable. Married couples need to be focused on their significant other, meaning only showing affection and love to that person. Thus,…

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    Every single story, poem, and piece of literature has a central theme supporting the story it is telling. Great literature typically focuses on themes that allow us an inward look into human nature. Some common themes often portrayed might include: the loss of innocence, insecurity, isolation, as well as relationships issues such as: emotional abuse, infidelity, and communication struggles.When reading Gilman’s “The Yellow Paper” and Shaw’s “The Girls in Their Summer Dresses”, it becomes…

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    Summer 2016: Sprucing Up Your Kid’s Closet Scenic trips to the beach, spending time at the grandparents’ place, attending camps, and setting up lemonade stands — these are but few of the activities kids look forward to every summer. Parents, on the other hand, have to make sure that their child is dressed comfortably for each and every event. Children’s clothes for summer 2016 need to be cool enough for the weather while allowing the kid to run and play freely. Anticipating fun and possibly…

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    full of demand for chiffon’s stylish and beautiful dresses. Most of the dresses come with famous designers labels. And they give an attractive look to every women and young girl who worn their dresses. Designers make dresses in each shape and body type so that women doesn’t feel any problem in finding the dress of their body type and beautifully fits on them. Every woman wants to find cheap chiffon dresses so that it gets easy for them to purchase. There are different prices of the dresses…

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    rules, most dress codes have a similar foundation. Many include restrictions about the length of skirts, dresses, and shorts. It is also common for there to be regulations on shirt sleeves (spaghetti straps, sleeveless shirts, etc.) as well as garments that are transparent or expose the midriff area. Most schools do not allow clothing with profanity and drug or alcohol references, or hats and other headgear. (Summers 2014) There may be other oddities and stand outs, but these make up a large…

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    novel To Kill A Mockingbird shared the same views as Eleanor Roosevelt, that women and young girls should be themselves and not feel as if they have to act a certain way in order to fit into society. The 1930’s were a very hard time for many Americans, but it was an especially difficult time for women. As men lost their jobs,…

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