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English Language First Woman
1,347 words[... ] a Devil on't the Woman damns the Poet. -- Aphra Behn, Preface to The Lucky Chance Aphra Behn (1640 - 1689) was not the first woman writer; neither was she the only woman writer of her day. But Aphra Behn holds the singular distinction of being the first professional woman writer in the English language. That's right, ladies -- Aphra Behn was the first woman writer who did it for money. It was a natural choice for this young woman, a recent spy for the crown and a widow at the age of 26, t...
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Refuses To Accept Anti Hero
1,410 words... Zverkov, displaying the inner contradiction that makes Zverkov despise himself and his own values. The UM's description of his schooldays is predictable. The only new important piece of information that is the UM's family history -- he was an orphan. The UM represents a character whose basic problems (before whatever insanity he has now) are insecurity and a need for acceptance, coupled with a constant feeling of alienation. The UM has never, throughout his entire life, had the benefit of a ...
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Life Is A Game Holden Caulfield
1,029 wordsI swear to God Im crazy. I admit it. It is very easy to automatically assume that Holden Caulfield is crazy. Its even a logical assumption since Caulfield himself admits to being crazy twice throughout the course of the book. However, calling Holden Caulfield crazy is almost the same as calling the majority of the human race crazy also. Holden Caulfield is just an adolescent trying to prevent himself from turning into what he despises the most, a phony. Most of Caulfield's actions and thoughts a...
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The Misogyny Of Artist As A Young Man
1,865 wordsThe Misogyny of the Artist as a Young Man In most novels there are always certain aspects of the protagonist's life that serve as the basis from which the character is motivated to create or to encounter particular events. Often times these motivations are the key that the protagonist needs in order to realize their meaning in life and where their destinations lie. James Joyce cleverly uses the presence and appeal of women in his novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man to allow his protago...
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Ministry Of Truth Winston Smith
1,883 words1984: The Quintessential Negative Utopia (Or How to become really depressed about the future of the human condition in 267 pages or less. ) 1984 is George Orwell's arguably his most famous novel, and it remains one of the most powerful warnings ever made against the dangers of a totalitarian society. George Orwell was primarily a political novelist as a result of his life experiences. In Spain, Germany, and Russia, Orwell had seen for himself the peril of absolute political authority in an age o...
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Short Stories Latin American
595 wordsWhy Women Love Men by Rosario Ferr from The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories I found particularly interesting and beautifully crafted. Its a story of two women, Isabel Luberza, Ambrosios wife, and Isabel la Negra, his lover. When he died, he left each of them with half of his inheritance. At first they thought that he did it on purpose, to push [them] both downhill, to see which one of [them] had won. But later they realized that he did it to meld [them], to make [them] fade into each...
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Men And Women Women And Men
3,378 words... new of Playing the Sport: The 1920 s and Dorothy Parkers Big Blonde. The 1920 s and early 1930 s, also called the Jazz Age, was a time for fun and showing off. Dancing, going to dinner parties, and drinking and smoking with friends became the highlight of the times. The economical world had come to the forefront, placing great importance on commodities. Cars, jewelry, and an attractive partner were regarded as necessities. New promising careers became available to men, such as lawyers and ba...
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Cq Researcher Violent Crimes
886 words... who work there. Still, 'the world's oldest trade has always outwitted attempts to suppress it' ('Street Cleaning' 24). Another reason why some citizens are calling for the decriminalization of prostitution is that it would greatly reduce the transmission of STDs. Legalized prostitution has shown that 4 prostitutes who work in brothels practice safe sex and are less likely to contract and transmit STDs. As indicated in the article entitled, 'Prostitution': George Flint, director of the Nevada...
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Racial Discrimination Wide Spread
1,688 wordsA Book Review -- Missing Sarah: A Vancouver Woman Remembers Her Vanished Sister. In this essay I would like to analyze the recent book by the Canadian author Maggie de Vries Missing Sarah: A Vancouver Woman Remembers Her Vanished Sister. I am going to discuss the problems raised in this book and decide if this book is really worth-reading and useful. The author of the book Maggie de Vries was born in 1961 in state Ontario. She moved to Vancouver at the age of three and grew up there. Now she liv...
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Museum Of Natural History Holden
1,552 wordsShow two ways in which the incident with Maurice and the prostitute demonstrate the theme of man? s inhumanity to man (an aspect of the world of experience). One incident (which involves the prostitute) is when Holden didn? t want to have sex with her but instead wanted to chat, she responded by saying, ? What the heck ya wanna talk about? ? This just shows that talking isn? t what she is used to doing, even if she is getting paid for it. She is probably used to the lascivious male who is only l...
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Museum Of Natural History Catcher In The Rye
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Work Of Art Upper Class
1,191 wordsAn Interpretation of Stagecoach In 1939 John Ford masterminded a classical western film by the name of Stagecoach. This film has the integrity of a fine work of art. Being that it could be considered a work of art, the impression left on a viewing audience could differ relying on the audiences demographics. However, it is conceivable to all audiences that Ford delivers a cast of characters that are built on stereotypes and perceptions conjured from B westerns that preceded this films time. Each ...
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Sir Alexander Cross Dressing
1,267 wordsThe issue of women s cross-dressing during the Renaissance was an issue of tradition and norms. Many assumptions were made about a person of this era who did not follow the standard way of life. Society did not accept people who were different and automatically assumed they were immoral people. This is the case for a character named Moll in The Roaring Girl by Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton. Moll crossed the established boundaries of class and gender, closing the gaps between the division. M...
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Nick Adams Sexual Relationship
699 wordsHemingway and Nada In The light of the world written by Ernest Hemingway Steve Ketchel, a boxer symbolizes a Jesus figure for a woman called Alice. Alice, a 350 pound, unpleasant prostitute struggles with her current life. Her central being focuses at the belief that she had a sexual relationship with Steve Ketchel. This wishful illusion arises from a complex she has because of her ugly and unpleasant appearance. Nick Adams, the main Hemingway character, believes that Alice, although she has rea...
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Refuses To Accept Anti Hero
2,795 wordsPART # 2 CHAPTERS 1 - 2 Summary The UM starts out talking about the office he worked in when he was twenty-four: apparently he hated everyone there and likewise, they hated him. The narrative then derails while the UM describes the Russian national character, which he believes eliminates fools and elevates Romantics who appreciate the sublime and beautiful. Returning to his description of his life, he notes that he had no friends and was always alone, spending most of his time reading. He admits...
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Jack The Ripper East End
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Leaned Over My Branch Son Of A Bitch Bambi
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Eleanor Roosevelt Illegal Prostitution
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Relationship Love
906 wordsGraham Greene? s The Quiet American is a story about love. The main focus of this love is from Pyle and Fowler to Phuong. Through the novel Fowler and Pyle battle for this women? s love, but the reality is that Phuong? s love is not obtainable. The two men even speak of her in the third person, which reflects their idea of her as an object. Phuong sells herself to the highest bidder and is just looking for the best situation for herself. Phuong? s whoring personality is seen through her relation...
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