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The Victorian era promoted education for women, but only to a certain extent, to standards set by upper class males. A woman should have individuality, wit, and be able to think critically (Caitlin L,). The idea of a clever woman was appreciated in theory, but their ideas and thoughts were passed and not always listened to. They place women “akin to precocious children,” (Watts, 551). Society demonstrates an appreciation for a great mind, but does not respect ideas or thoughts presented by women…

Literary Analysis: “The Monkey’s Paw” With money being the main concern in the daily lives of society, consumerism has spread dramatically with the globalization of the economy. As a result, companies frequently come out with newer and ‘better’ versions of items with minimal changes to entice consumers to spend more money. Although many consumers do not necessarily need the new product, many are compelled to purchase it to use as a status symbol or gain attention from peers. This behavior causes…

Imagine yourself when you get older. Do you picture yourself in a house, sitting in a chair, knitting sweaters for your grandchildren while your significant other is asleep on the recliner next to you? While this seems like the perfect scenario, it is not a reality for most. Senior citizens are often placed into retirement homes – also referred to as long-term care facilities – due to the inability of their loved ones to care for them properly. Contrary to popular belief, not all retirement…

Formal Essay: Children in History About 30 percent of the slaves in Medieval Florence, Padua, Venice, Sicily, and Naples were children. Children are very vulnerable to adults, the adults can impact the children as a positive and negative influence. The question remains today while constantly changing over time and locations, of “How do adults view the value of young people and how have they used that value to their advantage at different times and places in history either by greed or in times…

This story must begin with an understanding of how the Super Bowl has evolved. Though it has always been a big game -- the first edition placed enormous stress on a man named Vince Lombardi (and probably contributed to his early death in 1970 at age 57) -- the cultural significance of the Super Bowl needed time to emerge in American life. Accordingly, the weight of the Super Bowl wasn't larger than life at the beginning. The game had to become a cultural event. The empty seats for the first…

The cult of domesticity is what defined a true woman in the mid to late 1800’s. With this mindset of true womanhood, a lady was expected to be pious, pure, domestic, and submissive. Piety was an important quality for a woman to have, because she was supposed to be the spiritual leader of the family. A woman’s purpose, as far as piety went, was to bring her husband back to God. Next, a woman was to be pure. The main point of purity was for a woman to stay faithful to her husband sexually, but it…

stay in their place, but they also constantly make comments on how Minnie does not have the kitchen clean and that she basically was not doing her job as a wife. They also somewhat mock what the Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters talk about- broken jars, knitting, etc. They make these comments, but they do not know that the women are finding more evidence than they are and by talking about these semi-random things, they are piecing together what happened. The women ultimately decided they were going to…

The stance most take upon Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre was that, it is in fact, a feminist work of literature. This is based on the behavior of how Jane rebelled against the Victorian view, additionally, the fact that through many scenes does she establish her thirst for justice, and wishes to be equal with men (more specifically with Mr. Rochester), “Do you think I am an automaton? ­ a machine without feelings?...Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless…

Abortion should be legal. Girls should have the choice to choose whether to keep the baby or end the pregnancy. The reason girls have the choice to end the pregnancy because what if the girl gets raped and the girls get pregnant by their rapist. A girl should be able to end the pregnancy and not keep the baby. One fact on a pro for abortion, “Reproductive choice empowers women by giving them control over their own bodies. The choice over when and whether to have children is central to a woman’s…

The history of fashion can be traced back to the beginning of the 19th century but I have chosen to write about the 20th-21st century. There are two basic modern fashion categories Haute Couture and Ready to Wear. The difference between Haute couture and Ready to wear is that Haute Couture is custom made whereas ready to wear clothing is made in big bundles of the same thing. Haute Couture is French for ‘high sewing’ or ‘high dressmaking’ or ‘high fashion’. Haute Couture is exclusive custom…