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One would think it is easy to be someone like Jennifer Aniston but the former FRIENDS actress is not living the life. The actress revealed her frustrations about the media’s treatment with her and the women in the inudstry. Recently, Jennifer Aniston went on a vacation with her husband Justin Theroux. As with all vacations, the squad lets loose. In Aniston’s case, she wore a bikini. It would not have been a big deal to see a woman in a bikini at the beach - unless you’re Jennifer Aniston. The…

Louise Mallard had heart trouble and because of that her sister Josephine kindly broke the news to her that her husband had passed. It was Josephine’s husband friend, Richard who was there at the newspaper office when the story of the railroad accident was brought in. Mrs. Mallard did not take the story so well like any wife wouldn’t and began to cry into her sister’s arms. She then gathered herself and went to her room to be alone in her armchair. While she sat there she started to admire what…

In an article in a “Feminism in Literature: A Gale Critical Companion” it talks about the life of author Kate Chopin, who also wrote the short story “The Story of an Hour”. She is considered an important figure in nineteenth-century American fiction and as a major figure in feminist literature. She was born on February 8, 1851, in Missouri. At one point in her life, one of her works called “The Awakening” caused so much commotion and controversy that she abandoned her literary career and only…

Jim Carrey is a white, twenty four year old male. Jim was raised in a nice middle class neighborhood, he is close to his family, but does not know much about his cultural background except that he is mostly Scottish. He currently works at a mental health facility, just graduated college with a Master’s degree in social work, and was just hired as a clinical psychologist. Jim makes about $65,000 per year, and works 8 – 5 Monday through Friday. Jim has high character, he prides himself on…

The author Charles Baxter read from his books, one about a teacher and another about someone who was in an accident. In the one first one he talked about a teacher who was telling nonsense to her fourth grade class. This teacher talked and talked, knowing that her students were listening attentively trying to absorb as much as they can from her rant. The kids were more interested in what she was saying than moving on to arithmetic. It showed how kids are very gullible. In the next reading it was…

Journeys through life come in many different forms, yet they all include the same basic progressive steps. They evolve from a dream, to reality, to the inevitable consequences, much like Edna Pontellier. Kate Chopin, in her book The Awakening, utilizes various metaphors of birds to symbolize Edna on her journey, revealing the theme that freedom comes with a price. Chopin opens the book with the description of a caged bird, setting up the metaphor from the start. She describes the bird as a bird…

In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of An Hour”, is about a woman who is confine in her own home because of the 18 centuries cultural upbringing. During 1894 era most women were raised to marry and serve their husbands. Mrs. Mallard’s character portrait’s a woman of the 18-century who wish to be free from this bondage. The theme of this short story is that happiness doesn’t last forever because Mrs. Mallard was happy for an hour and then it was all gone. “Afflicted with a heart trouble,” suggests that…

Today science and technology have come to pervade every aspect of our lives. Computer, television, and radio have almost replaced the newspaper and letter once dominated our lives. Accordingly, the issue about whether the ability to read and write is more important today may attract our attention. It is clear that classified views have converged into two: some think reading and writing ability is more important today than in the past, while others deny its importance. As I see it, I agree with…

The Awakening, written by Kate Chopin and first published in 1899, is a story about a nineteenth-century wife and mother who is discontent with her life, and therefore undertakes a journey of self-exploration in search of independence, happiness, and self-fulfillment. A Room With A View, written in 1908 by E. M. Forster, is a novel about the transformation of a traditional medieval young lady into an enlightened and open-minded woman. Although they share many similarities, Edna Pontellier, the…

news? Of course, you have, well in the beginning of the story, "The Story of an Hour" written by Kate Chopin there is awful news. The news consists of Louise Mallard's husband passing away. The story was written in 1894, therefore, women in the story didn't have very much power. According to history women lived a life consisting of working and silence. Do you think women liked living a life of silence? Kate Chopin conveys an alternating theme of grief and love in The Story of an Hour in a…