Role expectations have been a part of our society for hundreds of years. ... The role expectations of the children in the story are greatly influenced by tradition and by the setting of the story. ... Alma and her friends got ink balls in their hair, nasty notes, were tripped while going down the aisle, and locked in the outhouse. ... At the end of the week's baseball game, Ernie gloats about the game from the pitcher's mound, saying, "And [it was] real great, eh? ... The water conflict is such a small matter in itself, yet the children take it so seriously that it leads to great ch...

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• Grade Level: High School

In modern media, we are seeing a change in how women are represented and I guess it could be said that the way in which women are portrayed in modern media is a great stride in comparison to the roles that they once had. ... Some might argue that Wonder Woman is a great feminist icon as she is strong, independent and her life does not revolve around the dictates of a man. ... It is also interesting to note that these women always have the perfect or "ultimate" bodies; they are well toned, and have a small waist with large spherically rounded breasts. ... Men will continue to have unrealistic ...

• Word Count: 1911
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

She yearns to earn her own keep, to work like a man', taking up copying work that she hides from her husband, deriving a guilty pleasure from defying some of the social expectations of females, which dictate that the husband is the master of the household, as well as the sole breadwinner. ... Nora's pampered lifestyle is at great odds with Mrs. ... As Tatiana from Eugene Onegin notes, without rank and riches', without moving in the grand monde', a woman is not a tempting plume' for a man to take. ...

• Word Count: 1558
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate