Ischaemic heart disease

After her realization of epic proportions, Louise was in a state of euphoria. However, that soon ended when she spotted her husband at the door. When they finally got Louise out of her room, she walked down the stairs with “a feverish triumph in her eyes, and she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of Victory” (170). This triumph is due to her ability to be herself now; she feels like she won at life. The goddess of Victory is a reference to Greek mythology. The goddess Nike was thought…

life once you get a blessing enjoy it. In "The Story of an Hour," how you tell someone what happened is almost more important than what actually happened. The biggest concern isn't whether someone lives or dies, it's how you tell a person with a weak heart bad news without killing her. In other words, communication or news can be lethal. Surprising information doesn't just have the power to shock – it can actually kill someone. In this case, the surprise that a husband isn't dead after all is…

Out of the two stories I read “story of an hour” by Kate Chopin and “gift of magi” by O Henry, “the story of an hour” most effectively employs the use of irony. Chopin’s brilliant ways of using the irony in the story was the main reason why his readers can’t always predict the path of the story as they are constantly can’t be sure of the twists and turns it will take them to. In "The Story of an Hour", there are lots of instants when the irony took its place in the story. One of these…

published an article, “This Is Why America Is Obese”, and explains how food can seriously affect the human body; the message being unhealthy trends can be seen throughout young kids. Throughout this paper, he discusses the consequences such as heart disease and heart attacks that can occur as a side effect of obesity. In addition, he claims that these habits begin at a young age, and kids are the “trend setters” of creating this unhealthy norm. To support this prerogative, the author then…

In a time where women were no more than housewives, Kate Chopin writes of a 19th century woman who discovers a freedom so few women of her time have. This lady is Louise Mallard, who learns suddenly, but gently because her heart disease, of her husband’s death in “The Story of an Hour.” Even though Mrs. Mallard loves her husband, she welcomes the new change in her life, represented by the open window she gazes out of, which is a symbol for her newly found identity as an independent woman of the…

husband had died due to a railroad accident. Mrs.Mallard was sad about her husband's death, but later rejoiced realizing that she was free from his labor. However Mr.Mallard wasn’t dead and Mrs.Mallard was so shocked that she died herself due to a heart failure. The two irony for this essay is situational irony because it talks about Relationships and Gender inequality The first irony is the situational irony. In the story Mr.Mallard is claimed dead, but at the end of the story we know that he…

predicted to happen and what actually happens forces the reader to really examine the characters. Louis Mallard has a heart condition making sudden shocks…

Trait Definition Optimism is defined as the attitude of anticipating positive outcomes and that wishes or aims will ultimately be fulfilled (Optimism, 2007). Optimistic individuals also believe that things happen for the best and despite the circumstances, there will be a successful outcome. Referred as a positive mental thinking, individuals with optimism are more likely to have positive expectation and view life events more positively (He et al, 2013). Individual who poses this trait have…

Comparison of Kate Chopin’s Literature The 1800s served as a turning point for the role of women in society. Nearing the end of the century, the idea that women should not work outside the home began to be challenged, and women started to hold jobs of their own (Fischer et al., 2000). Great opportunity was given to unmarried women, as they gained independence in living apart from their families (Fischer et al., 2000). Women began to fight for their independence, opposing the idea of only…

“The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin represents marriage in a negative view. It does this by exposing the reader to a woman who experiences joy at the news of her husband’s death. This is most clearly seen through the language of the story that Chopin uses. The narrator of the story relates what is observed by using prose, but when the emotions of Louise are described, the words tend to always be powerful. This turn of language suggests a more interesting inner-life the character lives that is…