Idgie is the more youthful, spirited, boyish, adventurous friend. ... A great, devoted friend who is there through tragedies and triumphs, and who enables you to become a better person while appreciating your true self. ... Their lives are not perfect, but Fried Green Tomatoes shows what a difference it makes to have a dedicated friend who loves you unconditionally by your side in dire situations and in victorious times alike. ...

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Sadly, seeing the true behavior of the lady he had long since served, he warned her once more to not cross the drawbridge, or he would have to end her life. ... She then sought the help of her only friend, who too, disapproved of her actions. Her friend said, shaking her head in disbelief, that she shouldn't have disobeyed her caring husband. ... Storming out, she left her saddened friend and headed back to the home her unsuspecting husband created. ...

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Lily Bart isn't the strongest of heroines even on her best day, but the choices she makes become less and less coherent with the way of life that she deems to want, throughout the story, until she finally has only her friend, Gerty Farish, to lean on. "Gerty learned that whatever sympathy her friend's case might have excited a few months since had been imperilled, if not lost, by her association with Mrs. ... I find true strength in Chopin's The Awakening, but not in the same place as most women would. ... Choosing to be with those you love in spite of the underlying circu...

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Today, many teenagers are under constant pressure of stereotypes. Those types of people are defined as shallow, nave and sometimes uncompassionate youngsters. Most of the problems come from their common failures to take social risks and the possession of an open mind. We are all one student body. Ye...

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Another example is when I call my best friend Bill on the telephone he is not really in the mood to talk, but he still listens to me rant and rave about the things that happened to me that day. ... In my personal experiences I think this passage rang most true. ...

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The story is very much interwoven with the "cult of true womanhood"(where is this quoted from?). Brent hardly embodied the ideal picture of true womanhood painted by white, upper class and later middle class women: pious, pure, submissive, and delicate. ... Bruce, a staunch abolitionist who is Jacobs" employer and friend. ... Brent rejects the notion of true womanhood and takes control over her future and her children's future. ... Jacobs statement is a powerful narrative which gives one a clear picture of the impossibility if achieving "true" womanhood. ...

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"What it takes to be a regular guy" In our modern day culture there are many characteristics that a man is expected to possess to be considered masculine. I am sure there are many different views by different men on which traits one must hold to be considered a regular guy. This paper will give ma...

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Shakespeare begins sonnet 116 with the very idea that true love cannot be blocked. He does not say true love, though. He uses the term "marriage of true minds" instead. ... Clearly, Shakespeare does not have compassion for the female gender and is quick to remove these negative female attributes from his young male friend. ... In compliance with that theory, his search for true love ended with a mysterious young man whom he immortalized in over one hundred sonnets. ...

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He does not seem to worry much about his future and quite enjoys the fact that his younger sister Maggie looks up to him as a friend and "protector". ... However, at first it is not a true love for Phillip. ... Her actions show that she has begun to embrace her true self and not just act in a way to please the "society" in Garum Firs. In the end of the novel, Maggie stays true to herself and becomes Tom's rescuer when the flooding of the Floss destroys the mill. ... Eliot is trying to tell the reader that being true to one's inner self is the most important part of life. ...

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The men keep numerous wives, but do not share a friendship with any because "a woman cannot really have a man for a friend without the worst kind of ostracism and gossip" (172). ... She finds strength in Shug, which keeps her from going back to Mr. ___ as his wife, but instead returns as his equal friend. ... Only in the company of women do their true personalities show. ...

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This is a very true statement; Americans act like men must be very tough all the time. ... A very close friend of mine has always been more feminine than masculine. ... Many would say that is just the normal part of being a pledge, but my friend takes it personal because the other pledges are not treated this way. ...

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Paul Theroux, in his essay "Being a Man," tells us how disgusted he is with masculinity, or what he perceives to be masculinity. He complains that manliness is "by its very nature destructive-emotionally damaging and socially harmful." I have a hard time believing him. The concept of manliness I've ...

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Obviously not everyone complies with these descriptions, but for the most part these generalizations are true. ... This is definitely a true description of most men. ... I also notice that they do talk about girls and relationships in a big group when a hypothetical situation is brought up, such as: "What would you do if your girlfriend cheated on you with your best friend?" ...

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The first, his marriage to Philippa, was thought by George Williams, in A New View of Chaucer, to be a favor to his friend John of Guant. ... I mentioned this rape here, because of Cannon's convincing argument and if true, it gives us some idea of how Chaucer might have conceived woman. ... It is easy to focus on Chaucer's true intentions, we the reader center our attention still on the dangerous male (poet or rapist): he is the one we care to condemn or save, while the woman in the picture (the Wife or the maiden) fades into the background. ...

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For example, a friend of mine cries over her boyfriend every single night. ... Which is entirely true, I"m sorry to say it, whoever your creator may be, he/she/it made males stronger than females, it's a hormone called testosterone, and no matter what we do as women, we can never have that natural hormone that makes us naturally bigger than males, just accept that! ...

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She didn't hold the highest of classes, but she was a maid to Desdemona and also looked to be a friend. ... Othello never gave Desdemona a true chance to speak, instead he took the word of a man, over that of his wife. ...

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In both "Cloud Nine" and "The Crying Game" femininity and the gender of characters play a large part when analysing the narrative. The quote originates from "Cloud Nine", which is said by the character Betty. The female gendered characters relate to this quote at the start of the storyline of both p...

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This was especially true for women back in the 19th century and earlier because for the longest time women were expected to be somebody's daughter until they were somebody's wife, then somebody's mom. ... Mallard, but also in the story is her sister; Josephine, her husband; Brently Mallard, and her husband's friend; Richards. ...

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The third stage "is the development of true gender constancy, the recognition that someone stays the same even though they appear to change" (Boyd, bee, Johnson. 2009, p.258). ... Whereas girls have a more enabling approach, that keeps the friend included, drawn inn, and accepted into the focus of play. ...

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Estelle wants to have someone in her life, maybe as a friend to talk to, or maybe as a sexual partner. ... Margaret Atwood believes that woman are very powerful human beings and that these stories that we create are for ourselves and to show others how woman interpret the true meaning of sex. ...

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As this is true Let me in safety raise me from my knees, Or else for ever be confixed here, A marble monument. ... Dorian, the hero of the story, described how much he liked the beautiful Sybil to his friend Harry, "Your voice and the voice of Sybil Vane are two things that I shall never forget. ...

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The statement "All my life's confusion... has been a true reflection of myself! ... After her father finds out that Muriel has used a blank check to steal money to pay for a tour at a tropical holiday resort, she leaves her household in the coastal town to settle in a house in Sydney with her hedonistic, carefree friend named Rhonda. ...

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A friend has also become known as someone who is with another through "thick and thin,"" who would rather have pain caused to themselves than to their friend. ... When Louise witnesses a man attempting to rape her friend, the past rushes back to her and she reacts unlike she normally would, shooting the man. ...

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However, what strikes him most is the betrayal of his friend. ... In retrospect, in ActI, when Polixenes is asked about his relation with his child by Leontes, he answers: If at home, sir, He's all my exercise, my mirth, my matter, Now my sworn friend and then mine enemy; My parasite, my soldier, statesman, all: He makes a July's day short as December, And with his varying childness cures in me Thoughts that would thick my blood. ... Here we read a balance in their true love. ...

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The first male character to voice his opinion about a woman's true purpose was George Henderson, County Attorney, who believes women's job is housework. ... Hale feels responsible for not being there for her friend and fellow housewife, knowing how stressful attending to a household can be. ...

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