Bald, however, in his account of the marriage notes that the pun on Donne's name was probably not his at all. ... Donne was often abroad in London at this time, leaving the care of the children to Ann, because the cottage made him feel confined Both Bald and Carey, note that little is actually know about Ann's personality. ... Bald records that at the age of thirty-three, an exhausted Ann, died shortly after giving birth to another still born child. ... He notes that most "feelings of loss are self centered" and that Donne at least expresses honesty in his account (59). ...

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This piece of literature exhibits the time period's life style and significance by giving the readers a feel of what would be of importance to a typical family in relation to the time period. ... In contrast, Fyodor Dostoevesky's modern novel, Notes from the Underground, portrays the feeling of every man being on his own. ... This is illustrated throughout the works of Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Illyich, and Dostoevesky's Notes From the Underground. ... Finally Dostoevesky illustrates modernism through his novel, Notes From the Under...

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It first starts with a dull room and flowers creating an atmosphere of loneliness and passionate as stated in Sunny's class discussion notes. ... This action indicates that he needs a woman to love and give him affection as well. ... Knowing her husband does not have interest in her chrysanthemums gives her thought that he does not have interest in her. ... Her excitement from the mans interest in her chrysanthemums gives her confidence to grow and blossom like her flower. ... She was basically fooled into giving herself away to someone who showed some interest in her. ...

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In the short story The Necklace, Guy de Maupassant, the author and is generally considered the greatest French short story writer, uses several symbols and themes throughout the story to help give his readers their own analysis. ... Maupassant stated, "For women have no caste or class,"(103) which notes the lack of stature that women, like Mathilde, endured. ... For example, when the husband comes home from work and gives Mathilde the invitation to come to a party, she does not want to go because she does not have a good dress to wear. And because he loves her, he giv...

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The one thing though that she tells me that I truly treasure is even though you may feel the world is on your shoulders, never give up and you will succeed. ... Then, I find myself going through the thought process and usually the situation ends on a good note. ...

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Unlike her other suitors, Portia chooses to provide hints to Bassanio that subtly give away the answer to her puzzle. ... By disguising herself as a male lawyer she was able to successfully persuade Shylock to give up his claim. ... From both these incidences, the reader notes that Portia knows how to be "good " but does not always choose to do good. ... Portia's human condition is further examined when she manipulates her husband into giving her his ring. ...

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The movie leaves on this note, " the balance between tradition and change is like a fiddler on the roof". ... The town wants to be up to date with the world around them, but they also do not want to give up what they truly believe in, and that is their history, or tradition. ... help give a better understanding of what the meaning of the movie really is. ... He was telling us that if he was rich, he would have a better life, and he would have been able to give his daughters what they wanted. ...

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The audience first sees her after an extravagant spending spree and after giving the porter a fifty orë tip (the same amount as the gifts themselves) and then excitedly asking Helene to "hide the Christmas tree away-. ... Here one is immediately aware that one should not give Nora the respect appropriate to a mature adult. ... The economical standing is important to note from Tesman's perspective at least as the audience is made aware by Ibsen that Tesman is not in the any part affected or insulted by LÖvborg's affirmation that he wishes to "outshine- Tesman "in reputation...

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In addition, the lack of discussion of the father and the other children is worth noting. ... In stead of just giving his mother the money, he has his uncle devise a scheme so that it looks as though she is getting it from a deceased relative. ...

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This shows how the society believes that a woman should give her life for her children. ... Robert abandons Edna, leaving her a note, which allows Edna to come to the realization that her life is no longer acceptable according to society's standards and that she is alone in her awakening. ...

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Essay Assignment #3 Kate Chopin's "The Storm" By John Youssef Professor Johnson Humanities 420 Tuesday, December 8, 2003 Kate Chopin's "The Storm" Readings of Chopin's work's often note the tension between female characters and the society that surrounds them. ... These examples give meaning to the proverb, when the cats away, the mice will play. ...

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By doing this he also gives the reader a peek into how long the narrator has been pondering their question on whether or not to get married. ... "And when the milkman comes leave him a note in the bottle, Penguin dust, bring me penguin dust, I want penguin dust" (Corso, 370). ...

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Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House was considered scandalous in its time. In the final scene of the play, wife and mother Nora leaves her husband and children in order to find herself. At that time, a woman's place was in the home taking care of her husband and children, so to have Nora abando...

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This shows how the society believes that a woman should give her life for her children. ... Robert abandons Edna, leaving her a note, which allows Edna to come to the realization that her life is no longer acceptable according to society's standards and that she is alone in her awakening. ...

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I started to practice my violin, tuning out everyone in the room as I played the beautiful notes. ... The minister walked out of his preparation room and came before the church, stopping at the groom and giving him a look of recognition. ...

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In trying to escape the pain of giving up everything he had to pursue the "one thing that a person must do,"" (28) Tian decides to discipline himself to practice playing the violin. ... Tian struggles practicing his violin "with a clear intensity; each note attacked the air, quick and piercing as a dagger." (20) This passage shows a violent image as if Tian is almost fighting his violin to get to the place where he can publicly perform. ... She felt as though he could give her the support that she didn't have in the new world, America. ... Ruth doesn't give a care for what Min has to...

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In "The Dolls' House" Nora is all to willing to give up her security and family so she is able to discovery herself. ... This gives Nora hope that Torvald will be their by her side when the disaster happens or has Nora puts it "It's the miracle now that's going to take place". ... When the letter of repentant and regret comes from Krugstand with the Nora's note, Trovald quickly opens it up and shouts "I'm saved. ...

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King Arthur gives the task of sentencing the nefarious knight to his wife, who proposes that his life will be spared if he can find the answer to the question: "What thing is it that wommen most desiren?" ... Here it is important to note that many of the people of England during this time would have abhorred the woman who attempted to gain sovereignty over her husband; for the Bible "definitely states that woman is to be subject to her husband"(Howard 143). ... When he leaves the decision up to her, thus giving her authority over him, the hag is magically metamorphosed into a beautifu...

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She described how she would sit and gaze at him when he perused the newspaper or how she would leave sweet notes in his lunch pail. ... My love is such that Rivers cannot quench, Nor ought but love from thee, give recompense. ... Recompense is defined as "to give something (such as money) to (someone) as a reward or as a payment for loss or suffering. (Merriam-Webster) What she is saying is she wants the same love she gives him in return. ... Love is communicated via text or email it is no longer personal; it doesn't give you butterflies. ...

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The Ideal of Womanhood in Kate Chopin's The Awakening Throughout most of history women generally have had fewer rights than men. The Women's Rights Movement began in cities of the northeast in the early to mid-1800's and soon emerged in cities of the Midwest and western states. It was not ...

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Celie never gives up faith. ... Celie gives Harpo advice to beat Sofia. ... She doesn't know if Celie is receiving them but writing them gives Nettie strength to live through the years she spends in Africa. During Nettie's time in Africa, Samuel notes to her that the Olinka women have a strong relationship between each other. ...

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The general Christian philosophy towards marriage is, "Honoring our marriage vows is the prudent thing to do" (www.bgpres.org), and this is clearly not demonstrated by Warren It is interesting to note that none of the marriages even consider the Christian morals in their relationships. ... The film give the viewer a sense that divorce is right around the corner for these marriages. ...

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On the same day Theodore left a small child, Antoinette, shows up and gives a note, from Theodore, to Lord Arlington and Horita stating he wants them to take in this child and educate it as if it were Horita's daughter. ...

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Retired Edmonton Police Service Superintendent Chris Braiden, notes that in the thirty year period in which violent youth crime rose by 300% in the U.S., the number of single parent families rose by 300% and the divorce rate doubled, the same as it did in Canada. ... I feel couples should give themselves a year of work, then re-evaluate their marriage. ...

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I was originally going to write about the families, or familias, of the ancient Romans. I had planned on talking about the different roles between the boys and the girls. I was going to note the differences and similarities to today's families in society compared to theirs. How the oldest male wa...

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