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    is the typical young married woman of her time. She stays home and takes care of the house and family by sewing, cleaning, and cooking. In the story we learn that she likes to keep her home clean. For example, in the…

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    Gender Roles In Trifles

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    Once the women figure out Mrs. Wright’s motive, they keep it a secret by refraining to use language about the crime and instead use womanly terms. The word knot in the play originally conveys a form of sewing a quilt but by the end, the women use the word to symbolize “(Mrs. Wright) knotting the rope around (her) husband 's neck” and “they will 'knot ' tell, (because) the bond among women is the essential knot"(Pollaro 3). The women decide to work together…

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    I think Ada is a brave,courageous,and adventurous person.I think this because she doesn’t let injuries,and other challenges stop her from doing what’s right,because of how willing she is to do things,even difficult tasks,and because of how she tries to do things on her own before asking for help. I think Ada is brave and adventurous because of how she doesn’t let injuries and other physical problems stop her from getting the job done.In the book,near the beginning Ada must learn to walk to…

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    Scarlet Letter Outline

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    III. Body 2 Because of Hester's sewing ability she is able to take care of her and her daughter. Her sewing skills pushes her further from society “The letter was the symbol of her calling. Such helpfulness was found in her, —so much power to do, and power to sympathize, —that many people refused to interpret the scarlet…

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    Wal-Mart And Child Labor

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    stockholders. They are threatened with employment termination and violence if they do not meet quotas. Wal-Mart needs to consistently monitor these factories and have the employees give regular updates on their working conditions. For most of them, sewing at the factory is the only work available to them and their only means for providing for themselves are their families. Simply terminating child workers or Wal-Mart terminating their contract with these factories does not end the injustices…

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    eat-on-the-go. Pompeii had an abundance of grilling vessels. Pompeii had an absence of formal dishware. Pompeii is similar to life today because people today eat out a lot. This is why Pompeii is s similar to life today. Eating on the go, many gadgets, and sewing clothes are similar to lives today. Even though a volcano hasn’t erupted in years doesn’t mean it won’t…

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    In Hawthorne's novel, "The Scarlet Letter", several ways in which female roles have changed and how the ideas of feminism have developed are evident. In the 1600s, which is the time the novel has taken place, the life of a woman has conformed to the stereotypical, dainty, house working, unvoiced personality. Since that time period, through efforts of women's rights movements, the typical female has altered into a more influential part in today's society. You can see how our main character,…

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    of a loyal man he is, despite committing adultery with Abigail. As a Puritan (especially women), life was very strict and habitual. The men worked, while the women stayed home and cleaned the house, maybe do some crafting such as knitting or sewing, and watched after the children. Almost everyone would go to church on Sundays and that was life. No bickering or foolishness; that was very much frowned upon, as everyone’s main goal was to be one of the “chosen ones” that makes it to heaven.…

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    scarlet letter, the people see Hester, “as the figure, the body, the reality of sin.” (Hawthorne 70). This ultimately leads Hester to move into a small cabin on the outskirts of town. Not having anything to do with her life, Hester decides to start sewing and selling her work to the townspeople. Eventually, society, “begins to look upon the scarlet letter as the token, not of…

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    usually run by men. However, this isn’t the first time women had jobs outside of the household as most people assume. Nearly one-fourth of women worked outside the household, however these jobs were traditionally female occupations such as typing or sewing (Khan academy, n.d.). Five million women joined the workforce between 1940 1945, also 350,000 women served in the armed forces during World War II (Khan academy). Women that joined the armed forces didn’t actually fight in the war. They…

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