It makes women "economically, politically, artistically and socially subordinate to men," as Auerbach phrases it. ... Austen suggests that most females were like Charlotte Lucas who could not think beyond fortune and social status of a potential husband or like Jane who let the potential husband dictate the status of their relationship, this is a restriction on personal happiness by the shackles of society. ... They are restricted from finding happiness through marriage (socially), from engaging in activities such as voting (politically) and from working many jobs (physically). ... C...

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Class status may be responsible for keeping Heathcliffe and Catherine apart. ... The shifting nature of social class is demonstrated by Heathcliffe from being a homeless orphan to a young gentleman by adoption to a common labourer to a gentleman again. ...

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He has no respect for those higher in social status, those who have not "suffered" thinking them to be "disgraces" of society; however, ironically, quite the opposite. Peter, anti-socially, shields his family from outsiders, trusting no-one with the people he cares most about. ... As a result, Peter does everything in his power to keep the family together : disallowing social interaction between his children and the neighbourhood community. ...

• Word Count: 726
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This concept was new in the Middle Age, because there was no literary or no social framework of romantic passion in the Christian world before the end of the 11th century. ... The influence of family alliances, social status, property rights, desire for legitimate offspring and the prospect of companionship were the important aspects which conducted to that contract and made the marriage attractive to the participants. ... David Lyle Jeffrey in fact goes beyond this and declares that courtly love was used here as a literary vehicle for social satire (c.f. ...

• Word Count: 1140
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This concept was new in the Middle Age, because there was no literary or no social framework of romantic passion in the Christian world before the end of the 11th century. ... The influence of family alliances, social status, property rights, desire for legitimate offspring and the prospect of companionship were the important aspects which conducted to that contract and made the marriage attractive to the participants. ... David Lyle Jeffrey in fact goes beyond this and declares that courtly love was used here as a literary vehicle for social satire (c.f. ...

• Word Count: 1140
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Love spans horizons, but empires span centuries. In Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress", the speaker uses the fourteenth century poetic mode of patriarchal convention to emphasis the themes of insult and irrationality. The themes are communicated through various forms of figurative language, diff...

• Word Count: 917
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

How does the book relate to the title "Much Ado About Nothing" The play has comedy, romance, suspense, action and a lot of drama twisted into several hundred lines of verse. In the end, however, everyone is happy and not a lot changes. Thus, Shakespeare shows the reader that although the play i...

• Word Count: 723
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It may be hair color, strength, intelligence, height, career, social status, or well-toned calves, whatever the case may be it generally accepted that each person has their own preferences. ... (Sinha, Gunjan http://www.popsci.com/) There are two different kinds of generally (socially and scientifically) recognized love. ... Leaving it as more of a social choice than a natural occurrence. ...

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It is ever difficult to be authentic when our society lacks grounded ness when it comes to our being, for how can we be true to the self when social change is so rapid. ... For example, cell phones factures us and from this facture we become labeled to the status of "cell phone user" or "cell phone customer". ... Isolation and being socially isolated sometimes occur from people's beliefs, values, and convictions but if we are to face death we must be able to face these little deaths and transcend suffering. Our education system and the media help produce social unity at the expense o...

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Dating and romantic relationships typically initiate when one person is attracted to other based on one of three needs: (1) Physical, as reflective if a desire to be with an attractive other; (2) social, as defined by the need to be in a relationship; or (3) instrumental, or the degree to which the other will help accomplish a task (McCroskey & McCain, 1974). ... This molecule involved plays an important role in the social chemistry of humans, or the phenomenon 'love at first sight.' ... Subsequently, Liebowitz reasons, animals and likely humans are genetically programmed to secre...

• Word Count: 3859
• Approx Pages: 15
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate