"But there were some who would not sell their land, and when they had nothing wherewith to buy seed and plow and oxen they sold their daughters." (Buck, p. 205) During the famine there were many examples of the female children being sold just so that they could have food. ... "It seemed now that none knew how to light the grass and keep it burning in the oven, and none knew how to turn fish in the cauldron without breaking it or burning one side black before the other side was cooked." ... "She left my big toe, and folded down the rest of the toes under the sole of the foot and then used the s...

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Dissatisfied with being in and her ability to fulfill the role as dutiful mother and wife, she tries on different approaches, but finds that none of them satisfies her. ... She then tries to take on the persona of the fired help in an effort to recreate herself as being good for that role, and failed there too. ... After her husband's friend brought the news, her tears were sudden with wild abandonment expressing the love and disappointment she felt. She then went to her room to continue her grief or so she thought. ... Mallard could not help but whisper, "Free, free, free." " She did not...

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Women in Combat Today there are many women who serve their county by participating in the armed forces. ... If women are willing and able to put themselves in the situation of combat and are able to pass the same tests men have to pass then there is no reason why they should be excluded from doing what they think they want to do. ... German troops were quoted saying that they were more afraid of the female pilots then the male pilots. ... Except for one woman, all were civilians and none had previously had such a strenuous physical routine. ... Although there are many reasons and evidence th...

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How from her early years as a young lady she has lived under the rule of her father and then after his death becomes a surrogate child of the town of Jefferson. ... After sending out the tax notice they would wait until "February came, and there was no reply" (622). ... The town assumed since there was no formal wedding that he had returned home up north. Through out Miss Emily's life the town of Jefferson never questioned her actions, they knew that there was a limit to what they could say or even demand of Miss Emily. ... Upon Miss Emily's death after the "ladies at the front do...

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Throughout history, there has been strict gender roles set in place for people to follow. During Shakespearean times, women were considered the weaker sex, emotionally and physically. Women were expected to always listen and obey their husbands and never make the rules. ... While Macbeth knows that murder must occur in order for him to become King, he,"dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none (I, VII, 47-48)." ... Lady Macbeth goes as far to tell Macbeth,"When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would Be so much more the ma...

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A wife's role in the medieval society was some to none. ... Women were legally property of men. ... Not only must wives be sure that there is enough food to fulfill their family's hunger, but they also had to clothe the family and make sure that the house was clean enough for the husbands standards (Cosman 98). ... They were dairymaids, poulterers, bakers, and brewers of beer, and when there were excess quantities of food or drink, women could sell them within the community (Women in the Middle Ages). ... Women were simply not understood back then....

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I think he is as if he were a boy going on a journey looking for Blue Bird. ... Then, Id like to took note of chapter29. ... Then she mocked him every time she met him. ... So there is a possibility of his distrust of women, not only his sister but also all of women. ... There is another reason of his misunderstanding. ...

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The speaker's hands start to travel "before, behind, between, above, below" and he then shouts "O my America! ... It was not only described as women, but new-found-lands were also referred to as virgin lands. ... The speaker states, however, that no punishment is needed, because no sin has been committed, but there is less innocence, because the Mistress is no longer a virgin. At the end it is revealed that none of this ever happened. "To teach thee, I am naked first; why then What need'st thou have more covering than a naked man?" ...

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Either it was bad or good there was always something different. ... In the morning we see many women going to their office, and then in the afternoon running in order to be at home early to prepare the food for the children and the husband. ... Women and people generally decided to take action and ask for their rights only when they saw that weren't fighting alone but there were many others who embrace the same aspect. ... » However, they didn't do anything because they were afraid to give this fight alone. ... The way is still long and there must be done many fights in order ...

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(70,71) If this doesn't through emphasis on sex then nothing in this novel does. ... He said the shoes were dangerous. ... These shoes were truly dangerous. ... There are no drinks sweeter than that. ... At the same time, none of the characters were stock. ...

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The first icon that came to my mind was my sister but I can not write about her because she is not famous, so then I thought about someone that was like her and had many of the same characteristics. ... This particular quote is saying how men see icon's different than women, and how females just look up to them for there looks. ... There are many princesses in Europe, none of whom came close to capturing the popular imagination the way that she did. ... arch you could tell that Diana was so caring for homeless young people and many others that were in distress. ... Princess Diana...

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a) Essentials for Proper Flowering of a Genius Woolf believed there is a deep connection between living conditions and flowering of a genius. ... To explore this fact, Woolf turns to her imagination and tells us a story about Shakespeare's (fictional) sister, Judith, who has all of Shakespeare's genius but none of his opportunities. She concludes that she would end up pregnant and then kill herself without having written a word. ... - That girls were less likely to do creative writing in Shakespeare's society... That women were forbidden from acting on the public stages in Sha...

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Some write about experiences they have had, some write about how they were brought up, and some write about what they like or dislike. ... Then they swarm around me, A hive of honeybees. ... But there are no palm trees on the street, and dishwater gives back no images." ... None of us, no matter how we feel about ourselves, is anything less than "Phenomenal." There may be women who are prettier than others, but that should not make us any less of a person or woman. ...

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