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Determining whether pursing a college education is worth the money is a matter that will cross the minds of many at some point in their lives. Some believe that college is not only a waste of time but, also money. On the other hand, some would argue that education is an investment that will pay off later in life. In the article “Yes, A College Degree is Worth the Costs,” Rodney K. Smith states that his family views education as an investment and stewardship. He argues that “[m]any in the rising generation fail to see education as a stewardship worthy of investment on their part.” Meaning that many are failing to see the value of education. Education plays a major role in ones future and it shouldn’t be taken for granted. Smith’s key supporting…

Sylvia Plath established a brilliant academic record and exhibited talent both as an artist and as a writer, publishing her first short story in Seventeen magazine soon after finishing high school. Her academic and literary successes continued after her admission to Smith College in the fall of 1950. The recipient of several prestigious scholarships, she performed impressively in her college courses and published her works in several national magazines, earning, among other accolades, a summer…

Sylvia Plath was an inspiring and gifted young author who used her life experiences as muses for her writings. In the novel The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath portrays mental illness and feminism through Esther. During the 1950’s in America, women were not educated and not expected to go to college. They were not prepared to support themselves and could rely on marriage and children as a predestined fate. Plath and Esther defied these stereotypical views when Plath attended Smith College and exceeded…

At the end of the novel, Ester is released from the hospital with a hopeful mindset, but is still weary of the possibility of becoming sad again. Ester questioned, “How do I know that someday—at college, in Europe, somewhere, anywhere—the bell jar, with its stifling distortions, wouldn’t descend again,” (Plath 241). The ending leaves readers with an ambiguous view of Ester’s future. However, Plath did not allow herself to recover from her electroshock therapy gone awry and ended her life in…

the illness. She also talked about the poor treatment she suffered while in a mental health facility. With all of these combined, Sylvia Plath was very influential on American society and culture, confronting problems like gender roles and mental illness. Sylvia Plath was born on october 27, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts. She was interested in writing at a young age. She first started writing by keeping a journal. She started publishing a lot of work and soon received a scholarship to Smith…

born ,and in 1936 the family moved to Winthrop ,Massachusettsets. In 1940 her dad died a week and a half after her birthday, and in that same year at the age of eight Sylvia Plath published her first poem . She was a gifted and troubled poet, and after publishing a number of works she won a scholarship to Smith College in 1950.Plath was an outstanding student and while she was still in college, she wrote her first fiction story, “Sunday at The Mintons.” During the summer after her third year…

mother was American born. Sylvia Plath was generally considered one of the most powerful American writers to have emerged since the 1940’s. But she didn’t start out that successful. Failing in college and having internal struggles, Sylvia Plath wrote about the topic of her thoughts of depression, women’s rights, and the death of her father and she was praised for having realistic writing only to be criticized for her dark and inappropriate humor.…

She ended getting married five years after graduating college. While working as an editor Friedan has her first two children, however, while pregnant with the second she was fired because they knew she would take another maternity leave. She would’ve had to prioritize work over her children and nothing is more important than being there for your children. Throughout the course of the interview her husband was barely mentioned, probably due to the fact that their marriage ended in divorce in…

to politics. She carried on to publish essays and several books, was active in political campaigns and spoke out on women's issues, and was a leader in many political organizations for woman, such as Choice USA and Women's Action Alliance. At the age of 66, her husband died due to cancer. To this very day, she is a feminist and known worldwide. “A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.”- Gloria Steinem The last woman I would like to talk about is Betty Friedan. Betty was a great…

Silvia Plath (1932-1963) was born in Boston. She had a complicated relationship with her father, who died from diabetes when she was 8. She later said that his death was the reason for her emotional turmoil in her adult years. Her mother was an English teacher and she encouraged Plath to write. Plath published her first piece in the newspaper around the time her father died (“Silvia Plath.” 1046-1047). She attended Smith college and her junior year she won a prize from the Mademoiselle…