Whether her vengeful actions are triggered by the death of her daughter Iphigenia, her love for Aegisthus or the jealousy of her husbands mistress Cassandra, either is motive enough to make her turn to evil. ... It is evident that Clytemnestra is not the typical Greek woman of her time as she is described by the watchman as "male strength of heart" (11). ... It is partly the intolerable insensitivity and brutal pride of Agamemnon, who sacrifices his daughter's life to help carry on his political scheme, which drives the Queen to plot the murder of her husband. ... Clytemnestra's c...

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Texas judge William Adams, who ironically presides over child abuse cases, caused uproar when daughter Hillary Adams uploaded a video on YouTube of him savagely beating her with a belt when she was sixteen years old. According to Hillary, the abuse was not a one-time thing. Her mother, Hallie Adams who has since divorced William, claimed that her ex-husband had bouts of violence caused by his "addiction," which they kept as a "family secret" for a long time. ...

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Hermia spends a considerable time scolding Lysander while attempting to distance herself from him, knowing the implication of an unmarried woman sleeping with a man. ... A recurring theme in Shakespeare's plays is men using their daughters to establish political alliances. ... Prospero's plotting, in The Tempest, can also be used as an example, though he is more subtle and attuned to his daughter's desires.

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In Anderson's biography, Rebel Daughter, Anderson mentioned that "having a baby while holding down a job was so unusual. ... In "Rebel Daughter," Anderson states that "what I wanted more than anything was to be able to look after myself and make sure that every other woman in the world could do the same. ... During this time in Canadian history, many women in were faced with resistance when they tried to pursue education and become qualified for higher-paid and more respectable positions in the workforce. ... While obtaining her Bachelor of Education, Anderson worked at the Bulletin as a ...

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The poem starts with Clarke referencing the past; "I can remember you, child" to show the mother is trying to think of a positive time in her and her daughter's relationship. The writer has isolated the word 'child' through the use of a comma to hint that her relationship with her daughter is currently challenging. The word 'child' is also quite degrading and shows the mother trying to gain control and power by reinforcing her daughter's adolescence. ... Clarke refers to the pregnancy as it's something that a reader can relate to and we understand...

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Each time that Tevye has a daughter to marry off his Jewish traditions are conflicted with modern views and he comes to into situations where he must choose between the two. Tevye is directly confronted with modern ways and views as against the Jewish traditions when marrying his daughters. Tevye goes to Efrayim the Matchmaker to traditionally multiple times to arrange marriages for his daughters. ... Tevye is tempted to reunite with his daughter, but cant since Chava has married outside of the religion. Since all marriages were though religion at the time, a priest must marry Chava thus she...

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These conflicts shaped both the "daughter" and Dee, for better or worse. ... From the onset of the story, Walker makes it clear that Momma's relationship with Dee has been strained for some time. ... In a traditional sense, daughters usually learn traditions from their mothers. ... Momma is a loving and caring mother who seems to sacrifice in order to give Dee the very best she can provide while at the same time letting her go out into the world to experience life. ... It seems as if the mother is in shock that after what seemed like a long and grueling time of repeating herself...

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When Roderigo maliciously informs Brabantio that Othello supposedly stole his daughter and has sexual relations with her all the time, he accuses Othello of witchcraft. Brabantio starts to make racist comments towards Othello because he doesn't understand how his daughter could marry a man like Othello who is dark skinned. ... Brabantio makes these racial remarks and accusations of witchcraft because it's the only legitimate way to get his daughter back. ... When Roderigo informs Brabantio that Othello may have stolen his daughter they both make racist comments towards him because ...

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At the same time, the movie depicts the social issue of the oppression of women and power of men, a long history in China and as racial minorities in America. ... Their daughters: June, Rose, Waverly and Lena are born in America and the mothers raised the daughters with hopes of future, no accents, no discrimination and independent. ... One day, An-Mei's mother was invited by the second wife of a wealthy merchant named Wu Tsing to spend time at their house. ... Hence, I benefited from hybrid identity as the daughters in the movie are facing. ... Ying-Ying's daughter Lena learned t...

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Adams of the need for equality is by addressing the disparity of the education between sons and daughters, she specifically tries to appeal to his love of their own daughter. ... Unfortunately the culture of the time, into which Mr. Adams is indoctrinated, did not value or invest in the education of daughters. ... While this time period of letters did not include a response from John Adams to his wife with regard to providing a system that valued the formal education of the female population it does include a letter John Adams had written to his daughter that indirectly address his position on...

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The setting of King Lear is as far removed from Shakespeare's time as the setting of any of his other plays, dramatizing events from the eighth century b.c. ... Annesley's youngest daughter, Cordell, successfully defended her father against her sister. ... Annesley's youngest daughter, Cordell, successfully defended her father against her sister. ... Annesley's youngest daughter, Cordell, successfully defended her father against her sister. ... Annesley's youngest daughter, Cordell, successfully defended her father against her sister. ...

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His wife had died and his daughter was taken from him as a result of his reckless lifestyle. ... Fitzgerald uses symbolism to emphasize the emptiness Charlie is left with after the crash by giving his daughter the name, "Honoria". ... Not only has Charlie lost most of his money, his daughter and his wife, but also his personal honor. By naming Charlie's daughter Honoria, Fitzgerald is alluding to the fact that Charlie not only finds his lost daughter in Paris, but also his lost honor. ... Fitzgerald's untraditional plot structure and symbolism in his work, "Babylon Revisited", clearl...

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His wife had died and his daughter was taken from him as a result of his reckless lifestyle. ... Fitzgerald uses symbolism to emphasize the emptiness Charlie is left with after the crash by giving his daughter the name, "Honoria". ... Not only has Charlie lost most of his money, his daughter and his wife, but also his personal honor. By naming Charlie's daughter Honoria, Fitzgerald is alluding to the fact that Charlie not only finds his lost daughter in Paris, but also his lost honor. ... Fitzgerald's untraditional plot structure and symbolism in his work, "Babylon Revisited", clearl...

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African Americans needed to find a new identity in the New World and were considered an underclass for a long time. ... The mission to find their own voice was even more difficult for African American women who became targets of numerous insults, both during and after slavery, and were forced to be silent and to stand in the shadows for a long time. ... The ways in which Helene shows her affection for her daughter are not exactly motherly in 'the sense that Helene critiques Nels' appearance or does not allow her daughter to behave like a child. ... Instead of Helene helping Nel to i...

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Through the medium of the song "cailin", the persona expresses his changed emotion through the catalyst of his daughter who gives him new meaning for life, which transforms him into a better person. The emphasis of the song is drawn from the context of the lead singer Scott's relationship with his daughter, therefore the lyrics and music represent the intention of a real relationship and its transforming effect on the persona. ... The listener is put in the position of the person experiencing change, the "I" and the person causing the change the "you" as the father singing to his ...

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As being in a long-term submissive position in their relationship, Yeats's depiction of Gonne became more critical and rational overt time. ... At that time, he was 24 years old and had never realized how much pain and torture this "apple-blossom" would bring him. ... Therefore, in "A Prayer for my Daughter," Yeats expressed his doubts and negative attitude about Gonne's such astuteness of manipulating men in order to participate in public, as he wished his daughter to "[became] a hidden tree" (41) without "intellectual hatred" (57) that could ...

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Through the narration of the daughter, Mai, we learn of her eventual success and accommodation to life in America. ... Bay's sarcastic comments about Mai's American wishes: "it's about time I get used to the American way, no?"" ... Thanh holds onto her engrained cultural beliefs and customs while in America, and she wishes her daughter would understand. ... Thanh knows that her daughter will just dismiss her and act as if she is a nuisance, but to Thanh, karma is rooted in her beliefs. ... Growing increasingly curious about how to succeed in America, Mai frequently visits Uncle...

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She felt that her son should marry a woman of royalty, unlike Assouoite who was the daughter of a goldsmith and was poor as a child. Once the time was right she present young Nabou to him stating that if he did not wed her it would bring great disgrace to her and the family. ... Lastly, what really tested her views on the lowering of traditional standards was her daughter Rama becoming pregnant. ... Instead of disowning her daughter, she accepts that her daughter is pregnant and decides to help her devise a plan to hide the pregnancy. She learns from the mistake of her young daughter Assatou a...

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Unfortunately in that time period the slave owner was usually in control what happened in a slave marriage. ... With their children, especially their daughters, they had their most enduring and cherished relationships. ... It was the duty of the mother to make sure their daughters don't get caught up with any of that. According to White, "A slave mother's uneasiness during her daughter's adolescence also grew out of her desire to protect her daughter from the responsibilities of adulthood. Mothers seemed to want girls to grow up slowly, and so they tried to limit their daugh...

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Analytical Essay: Rappaccini's Daughter In the literal sense, Nathaniel Hawthorn's Rappaccini's Daughter is the story about the rivalry between two scientists that ultimately causes the destruction of an innocent young woman. ... In Rappaccini's Daughter, the original sinners, Adam and Eve, are represented by Giovanni Guasconti and Beatrice Rappaccini. ... She even states, I dreamed only to love thee and be with thee a little time, and so let thee pass away, leaving but thine image in mine heart. ... Rappaccini's Daughter conveys the theme of loss of innocence and puri...

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Faustina the Younger was the only daughter of Antoninus Pius and Faustina the Elder. ... Plautilla was the daughter of Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, the praetorian prefect of Septimius Severus and also a close advisor.11 In 202, she married Septimius" son Caracalla. ... This message was particularly important for Septimius to spread at the time, due to the fact that prior to his becoming emperor, there were a number of battles for the title and a great deal of unrest. He wanted to reassure the roman people that his son was happily married, present his new daughter-in-law, and suggest the prom...

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Humanity has, since the dawn of time, been fixated with itself. ... King Lear, meanwhile, is overbearingly preoccupied with his daughters demonstrating their undying love for him. ... Whilst Gatsby was careless and seeked a reaction from Daisy, the King was very methodical and direct in the way he told his daughters exactly what he wanted from them, saying, "Tell me, my daughters Which of you shall we say doth love us most?... He is blinded by his role as the king to the actions of his daughters, who plot to betray him. ... "As thou my sometime daughter....

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That child believes his mother loves him because she does everything, but that's not love because if his mother truly loved him she would teach him to pick up after themselves or to be orderly in daily life.Another example is how hook's friend believes her daughter shouldn't be given an allowance because she might use it to buy sweets, at the same time she should view the allowance in another way, as hook says,an allowance is a way to teach children discipline,boundaries, and working through desires versus needs. So she decides to give her daughter an allowance , but for every a...

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Ironically, Caroline is the daughter of the new drug czar for the United States of America. ... Caroline went from a happy, intelligent daughter around her family, to an angry and heavy drug user around her friends. ... A single tear crawls down her cheek as she exhales from freebasing for the first time. ... Helena is a wealthy, loving wife and mother, who spends her time and money at country clubs having fancy lunches with girlfriends, and who cares for her family. ... The daughter of the United States Drug Czar, Caroline Wakefield, makes a critical decision that negatively effects her lif...

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Alice Walker used the story of Phillis to establish the understanding that indeed, African American women at that time were not allowed or didn't have the luxury of time to exercise their gifts, to hone their talents and abilities, and use them to fully express themselves. ... Slavery, forced pregnancies, poverty, and artistic suppression were the realities during the time of our grandmothers. ... I think this essay was written to highlight the African American women of her mother and grandmother's time, who were unable to express their talents and hone it to its full potential. ... ...

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