Women could directly influence their children, however, and were encouraged to exert their authority to guide their minds and morals. ... In 1837, Sarah and the Ladies Magazine were bought out and absorbed into Godey's Lady's Book, published by Louis Godey in Philadelphia. ... When Sarah was brought on board, the Lady's Book aspired to turn into a more literary periodical, and sought out fiction from male authors such as Edgar Allan Poe. ... Lady's Book differed greatly from Sarah's former publication in its promotion and embracing of materialism. Lady'...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Harris explains these terms in his book, I'm OK You're OK, based on Eric Burne's ideas called Transactional Analysis. ... All of us have Parent, Adult or Child data' guiding our thoughts and decisions, and Harris believed that transactional analysis would free up the Adult, the reasoning voice. ... One can see at the beginning of the book that the woman is not too far gone. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Harris explains these terms in his book, I'm OK You're OK, based on Eric Burne's ideas called Transactional Analysis. ... All of us have Parent, Adult or Child data' guiding our thoughts and decisions, and Harris believed that transactional analysis would free up the Adult, the reasoning voice. ... One can see at the beginning of the book that the woman is not too far gone. ...

• Word Count: 873
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A brief summary of the book The book is divided into 4 parts. ... The final fourth part of the book is devoted to a discussion of how shoppers psychologically react to shopping environments. ... The book is worth reading for shoppers - to see one's own behavior - and shopkeepers. ... What I was most impressed and learned Why we buy is an excellent book supplement for studying about consumer behavior. ... Concerning consumer behavior and developing marketing strategies: For the consumer behavior and marketing, Why We Buy is a remarkably fresh guide, offering concrete and usable ad...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Little Women, Alcott accepts this inevitable changeover with the four March sisters maturing as the book progresses. ... The critic Isabelle Jan contends that a child making such a flight into another, dreamlike world is no easy task: Peter, like all children, "require a sponsor and a guide- (68). ... I would argue that he did not have this guide, as his relationships with the other children in the book are far from overwhelmingly cordial. ...

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Without his mother there to guide him, Gilgamesh would most likely not even understand why he had to go on this trip and how he would do so. ... Women are generally portrayed as good and pure in the story, making Enkkidu, a near-god, guiding men through their struggles, actually creating humans, and reacting negatively rarely. ... Goddesses are present throughout the book, constantly tweaking the outcome of events. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate