Women in Society: Then and Now Women in any society, no matter what the time period, have never been viewed as complete equals. Women did not get to make many of their own choices and a majority of the time; there life was mainly mapped out for them prior to adulthood. ... So it's no wonder as to why she took pride in the things that she did have. ... A majority of the time, love was no factor in the equation of marriage. ... Life was not fair and if you wanted freedom to marry who you loved then you had to run away. ...

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Women then became willing to follow the leanings of society and remain at home. ... No more than other stereotypes are valid. ... These women felt they had no worth, that they were being taken advantage of and many developed the desire to rebel (Epstein/Easton 97). There was also the feeling for some that they were failing in child rearing. ... They were no longer essential to the family economy that they had been (Epstein/Easton 89). ...

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Their Eyes Were Watching God In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie battles to find Individualism within herself. ... Men were looked to as the superior being, the one who women were supposed to look up to and serve. ... They can't be told how to live there lives in order to succeed. ... She didn't want to be there, where there was no warmth. ... "No matter what Jody did, she said nothing. ...

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Men were looked to as the superior being, the one who women were supposed to look up to and serve. ... "Whut Ah seen just now is plenty for me, honey, Ah don't want no trashy negro, no breath-and-britches, lak Johnny Taylor usin" yo" body to wipe his foots on. ... She didn't want to be there, where there was no warmth. ... "She must look on herself as the bell-cow, the other women were the gang." ... "No matter what Jody did, she said nothing. ...

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He comments, "Mah fust wife never bothered me "bout choppin" no wood nohow. ... She then voices Logan's deepest fears that she is contemplating leaving him. ... "But it was no place to show her fear there in the darkness between the house and the store (Hurston 99). ... Then, the dam of a nearby lake collapses, and the couple runs for their lives. ... There he gets progressively sicker. ...

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Their Eyes Were Watching God The novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, written by Zora Neale Hurston, centers around the life of Janie Crawford, a black woman in rural Florida. ... Janie's marriage with Logan is one of no real inspiration. ... One day while Janie is on the farm, she spots Joe Starks and they secretively flirt for a couple of weeks, then Janie runs off with him. ... Jody dies while she is there, but she feels so free after he dies and that she is able to continue her journey of discovery. ...

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"Yes, she would love Logan after they were married. ... Janie felt glad of the thought, for then it wouldn't seem so destructive and moldy. ... Tea Cake considers himself a man because he is always there for Janie and he is willing to perform all sorts of politeness for her. ... Ah ain't got no business bein' mad at nothin' you do and say. ... AH be glad if was, 'cause then Ah might do somethin' tuh please yuh. ...

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Yes, she would love Logan after they were married. She could see no way for it to come about, but Nanny and the old folks had said it, so it must be so. ... Even if Joe was not there waiting for her, the change was bound to do her good." and marrying Jody. ... So they were married there before sundown, just like Joe had said." and moving to Eatonville Florida, a small town with homes that resemble shacks, and not much else. ... And then again uh store is good in other ways." making Joe and Janie very wealthy. ...

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For them, there is no need to stay to work things out. There are so many reasons why these people think divorce is the right answer but they could be wrong. ... Divorce is a tragedy because the rate at which divorce is going is becoming more alarming then it has been in decades. ... Our expectation of marriage can be misinterpreted, we think if we meet someone, fall in love and marry that person, that person is going to take care of all our needs, be there at every need and put an end to any problem or loneliness we may feel, we marry expecting someone to make us happy instead of making oursel...

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"Their Eyes Were Watching God," by Zora Neale Hurston tells the story of a middle-aged black women named Janie Crawford who lives in Eatonville, Florida. ... They then marry where she becomes the wife of a mayor. ... She wants to run away but she knows there was no were else for her to go. ... Joe then dies from a kidney failure. ... Their Eyes Were Watching God was very will written as she gives us an outlook how women was perceived back then and how they was not able to have their own, but somehow the character of Janie Crawford shows us different. ...

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"To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell The first lines of Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress", states, "Had we but world enough, and time, /This coyness, lady were no crime" (1-2). ... He also tries to portray to the mistress that there is no time, and there will be major consequences, and logic must prevail. He states that, "Now therefore, while the youthful hue/ Sits on thy skin like morning dew", he is telling the mistress that there is no better time than now to lose your virginity, and there will be consequences to lose it at a later time in life. This man argues that if life w...

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But there was no smell of pumpkin pie that year in the kitchen. There was no smirk of laughter when my sister got dressed to go see our relatives. ... Things were normal as usual there, we met up and watched movies on television, laughing, giggling, the fun things a family enjoys during the holidays. ... We would say grace and then chow down. ... Soon after the divorce my sister moved out and lived with friends, then there were two. ...

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When asked if their interracial marriage had effected their primary focus friends the majority said no. ... They were then asked, if theses kinds of reactions from people weakened or strengthened there marriage. ... Some reasons they gave of how it strengthened their marriage was that it motivated them to be even happier then they were when they first met or that fact that people want to see their marriage fail is what keeps them going. ... However, when asked if they might one day be in a relationship with someone of a different race, all but 1 said no. There was a tendency for those whos...

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Originally, there were four castes. ... There were three kinds of brahmans. ... So even though they weren't all working in the field they were still fulfilling the main purpose of their caste by helping "maintain the priestly caste- which was what they were there for all along. ... Before laying upon the burning site there is a two mile walk to get there. There is no ceremony at the site; she merely lies closely to her husband while the sticks they are upon are lit. ...

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There were many problems with courting in the 17th century. ... There were three steps to a proper marriage; first there was the consent of the friends and parents, publicly making their engagement known or the exchange of love tokens. Then following was a required public blessing by the family and close kin. ... They no longer had to limit their "dates" to feasts and fair days, they were allowed to see each other on a regular basis. ... He expresses his live as if there were no tomorrow with the lines, "But at my back I always hear time's winged chariot hurrying near." ...

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Emily Grierson and Granny Weatherall actually have more things in common in ways then were originally seen when the stories are first read. ... It almost seems like after her husband dies she no longer had the wealth that she once had. ... Then when they came to her door she turned them away. ... When Granny Weatherall died he whole family, the town doctor and priest were there at her beside. ... Most people would choose to have Granny Weatherall's life for the happiness then Emily Grierson's for the money and no happiness. ...

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There were no words dancing at my fingertips, I had all the research in front of me and yet couldn't think of a single thing to say that I would consider being significant, or unique. ... I tried to explain to him that it was all right, it was just a rug and that we were lucky that no one was injured and nothing else was ruined. ... I then started to think about my mom and my friends that I don't get to see as often. ... No one can replace them. ... Treasure what you have now; stand up for what you believe in, love like there is no tomorrow, because you never know when tomorrow m...

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Of course, there are still some existing opposition. ... First of all, some people use religious reasons to against gay marriage, but actually there is no paper or rule that explicitly oppose gay marriage. In the essay, Miller explains in Bible, there is no real word or sentence say that the gay marriage is unacceptable. ... Courts were siding with wives who were the victims of domestic violence, and by the 1970s most stats had gotten rid of their 'head of master' laws, which gave husbands the right to decide where a family would live and whether a wife would be able to take a job.....

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Athens and Sparta were both City-states in Greece in ancient times, yet they had no social similarities. ... There were differences in the family life of people and paradigm of Athenians and Spartans. ... Even though there were few Spartans, there well trained warriors were feared by other city-states. ... These meetings, however, were not allowed to be too frequent because then soldier might become more interested in his wife than his army. ... In a rich house there were different place to live for men and women. ...

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They told me no to the question but they then reiterated. ... But other than that there was not much there to do with spirituality that they did not do before. ... Then I asked why their marriage is a good one. ... Since they had no family in the states, they had to come up with their own identity. ... Like any other relationship, there is work to be done. ...

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She then found out that she was pregnant. ... She went to Miguel when there was nowhere else to go. ... Laura was so sad, she walked into the river with her child until there was no life. ... When she got there the baby was dead. ... And, when their children were drowned. ...

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In some ways, these Greek women were almost like slaves. ... Finally, there is the revenge factor. Many times heroes were out for revenge against someone who did them or a friend wrong, and in this case Medea is no exception, since she wants to have revenge against Jason for divorcing her without just cause. There are two main reasons why Medea decides to kill her children. ... Once separated from Jason, she becomes an outsider with no place to go, because the barbarians were not thought too highly of in Greek society. ...

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Comparing the short story "Killings" by Andre Dubois and the movie "In the Bedroom", there are many differences, and some similarities. Overall the whole plot of the two stories were the same, they were just gone about in being portrayed in different ways. ... Strout, in the book, shot Frank with his boys sitting right there. ... Love was a big part of both these stories, no matter which way you look at it. ... That is, more then simply his love for his late son, which is really what it was all about. ...

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They were told that their son would one day be his father's killer and would then marry his mother. ... There, he saved the city from the wrath of the Sphinx by solving her riddle. ... Since Oedipus had no knowledge of his birth parents, he cannot be accused of knowingly fulfilling the prophecy. He had no understanding of Laius as his birth father upon killing him. ... Likewise, if Oedipus had no understanding of Jocasta as his birth mother, then he cannot be guilty of incest. ...

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There are many reasons why the tragedy occurred. ... If the feud had not existed, then Tybalt would have had no reason to approach Romeo to kill him hence, starting a chain of events which ended in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. ... If the feud had not existed then there would've been no need for Friar to marry Romeo and Juliet in secret and to bring peace to the two households. ... Then I defy you stars! ... There were many characters that were partly responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. ...

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