I chose this book to review because it contains valuable text that is useful for all humans to read. ... The most interesting parts of the book will be summarized in this essay. ... Overall the book provided me with a lot of useful information, which I will attempt to convey in the following essay. ... One must note the different kinds of relationships that exist in different cultures: monogamy, and polygamy describe forms of marriage; "gamy" in Greek means marriage, not mating. ... Another word that was commonly used in the book was "promiscuity." ...

• Word Count: 1322
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Written and set in the late 19th century, Bram Stoker's epistolary novel, Dracula, is a pivotal book in the horror/gothic literature. ... Victorian culture basically revolved around suppressing women and this is quite obvious in many scenes parts of the book. ... Thus the real fear in the book is not darkness and vampiric nature but the loss of female innocence, a trait apparently extremely valuable and important to men. ... One example would be Harker's first encounter with the three sisters early in the book. ... " (Stoker 86) With all of this, it's important to note th...

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She got a lot of her ideas from reading Richardson's novels, especially the book Sir Charles Gradison. The book "gave the woman of innocense the sheltered environment necessary ....realization of her full potential" (pg 12). ... I just do not understand why this has to be in the book. ... Why didn't more people make a note of her letters? ... Book: Abigail Adams: An American Woman by Charles W. ...

• Word Count: 1735
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Many years later, author Linda Colley explored Elizabeth Marsh's life while researching for her book, Captives. ... Colley's book The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh is solely based on an interpretation of a female captive. Elizabeth Marsh's self-written book The Female Captive was a product of its time and also one of Colley's main sources. ... Furthermore, George Marsh's Family Book also provided some insight to Elizabeth Marsh's life and why she is an important figure of social history. The Family Book helped Colley to not only look at Marsh herself but also at h...

• Word Count: 1708
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

This virtue is just one I will focus on, in consideration of length restrictions, but it's important to note that Little Women deals with a broad spectrum of emotions and ideas. ... In Little Women, Alcott accepts this inevitable changeover with the four March sisters maturing as the book progresses. ... Whereas Alcott seeks to grapple with the hardships of everyday life, putting her characters through common situations and conflicts, Barrie writes to escape from reality (class notes, 4/3/03). ... I would argue that he did not have this guide, as his relationships with the other childr...

• Word Count: 1473
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Another instance where Bradstreet spoke her mind like this presents itself in, The Author to Her Book. ... The offspring she speaks of is none other than the book she wrote, and she states this because even though people may think her book is crap because she is a woman it is still her book and she loves it much like she would her own child. ... In this statement Rowlandson's words almost portray a suicidal note. ...

• Word Count: 1702
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

After returning to her "pigeon house- Edna finds a note in place of Robert, he has left her and will not be returning because he loves her so much. ... Here is a quote from the book right before Edna kills herself, "The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in the abysses of solitude; to lose itself in mazes of inward contemplation. ... The public was shocked by the book's seeming support for Edna and ostracized for the open discussion of the emotional and sexual need of women. ...

• Word Count: 1324
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Song of Solomon In Toni Morrison's book, Song of Solomon, Toni created a theme of unhealthy male/female relationships and false standards of beauty. ... Milkman goes to the office and writes Hagar a good-bye note, which ends with a "thank you" for all she had done for him. ... It was not really that note that drove her crazy, but it was seeing Milkman at Mary's bar with a woman from the Honore crowd. ...

• Word Count: 1568
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

However, it is important to note that she is one of the characters who followed gender roles almost perfectly as an adult. ... Maggie reads every book she can get her hands on and gives herself a sort of "self-education". ...

• Word Count: 1400
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

After looking through and carefully organizing my notes, I was able to decide on my claims. ... I had to repeatedly check my citation handouts because I could not remember the proper way of citing a book. ... After taking the notes from my index cards and imputing them into my writing, all I had to do was reread it to myself, fix any noticeable mistakes and turn it in. ...

• Word Count: 1936
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In Jeanne Halladay Gouglin's published book, The Rise of Women Entrepreneurs, she depicts the four major and distinct economic motivations for female entrepreneurs. ... William's book, Working Women, she writes that "mother-infant bonding is a myth."" ...

• Word Count: 2200
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School