They spent a lot of time decorating their homes because that's where they spent most of their time. ... Sometimes they would go with out food or walk home from work just to save enough money to afford nice clothes so they can go out. ... Although working-class girls were enjoying their leisure time, it did cause conflict at home. ... They were also expected to help with the housework when they arrived home from work. Some would help and then go out, but most ignored their duties at home. ...

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Characters can be divided into three types according to their language habits in this novel. ... It was over fifty words long" From the dialogue we can see two upper-class ladies of southern America was talking in standard English. ... "He aint come out home yit," Simon answered. " I' speck he went to de graveyard." Miss Jenny asked again, "Does Colonel know he's home?" ... Besides the pronunciation, in the grammar structure Simon didn't use the grammar of standard English "has come home", and used the typical blank English structure "done come home", especially in the senten...

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In the 19th century women were expected to live in the home and be constrained to the affairs of the household and family (children, her husband). ... The household would not have survived if it were not for the men, who went outside the home and worked (for a payed wage) to provide for the family. While the men were at a paid job the women stayed home to care for the family. ... We can attribute the hustle and bustle of Christmas to the Victorians as they launched the wide spread holiday, Christmas. ...

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Homer Barron, a stranger who has come to town on business, the town begins to scrutinize her actions and incisively gossiping about her and her new "fellow."" Eventually, the women of the town decide that Emily's relationship with Homer has begun to disgrace her family name, and decide to call upon her cousins from Alabama to put an end to her charades. ... With this, the townspeople are convinced that Emily and Homer are now married, and subside from their gossip on the issue. Later, Homer is seen entering Ms. ... However, if Emily ever uses this status to her advantage, she can expect t...

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Just 3 months into my college career I go home and take a look at my old friends. ... He had no choice but to stay at home, no choices whatsoever. ... They live life as they were taught and who can blame them? It is the way they were raised and I don't think anything can change them. ... I am fortunate however to be able to attend college and look forward to my life away from home, wherever the path may take me. ...

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The newest and largest homes and the most advanced entertainment centers, while the middle-working class has the mass produced streamline technology, Factory assembly-line cars and medium sized homes. ... Rarely do you see people walk somewhere if they have the choice to drive their or writing by hand when it can be typed on the computer. ...

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Their religion, their homes, the way they look, their friends, and many other ways. ... Labels can make us blind from seeing what a person is doing right, and the good things they do for the world. ... When we let go of labels, the identity of an individual can become open. ... Twelve million adults in the US were homeless in the year of 2001, or still without a permanent home. ...

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Passion, the ultimate desire, can be ones greatest motivator and still be ones biggest isolator. ... Emily's lover, Homer, was the man she had planned to marry. ... The death of her lover is suggested to be done by her as evident by her purchase of arsenic poison and her erratic behavior towards the last days Homer was seen. ... The life of Homer also proves very interesting. ... Homer obviously was attracted to Emily's dominance as it was one of her strongest traits. ...

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In fact, because the townspeople could not stand the smell of her home, they snuck into her home and removed the smell by sprinkling lime all over her property. When the townspeople disapproved of Miss Emily's relationship with Homer Baron, they could not work up the courage to tell her. ... The older waiter's point of view shows that he too once fell into the illusion that money can eliminate your troubles. ... When someone can relate to another persons situation, they are more understanding as to why a person acts or does what they do. ... Instead of serving the old deaf ma...

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Being an outsider can be very difficult at times, especially if you are an outsider in your own society. ... While coming home after a party one night, the police followed them home to look for alcohol. ... It is not always easy being an outsider in the place you call home....

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After completion of a survey in English 101, I realize that I can survive in the middle class for the following reasons: I know how to decorate the house for the different holidays, how to order food in a nice restaurant, and how to get someone out of jail. ... My roommate and I wanted to fix the room up and make it feel more like home. By knowing how to decorate for the holidays, I was able have a homey looking room and not be extremely home sick. ...

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From these conflicts, the reader can observe that it seems those of higher status have less moral value and are more concerned about society. ... Jim, as a black slave in the South, can be considered one of the lowest ranks in society. Towards the end of the story, Huck and Tom execute a risky rescue of Jim from captivity at the home of the Phelps. ... Later, Tom is carried home on a mattress accompanied by the doctor and a group of people who have Jim in chains. ... Through the story of Huck Finn and his rode to the North, the reader can see obvious evidence that shows a correlation between s...

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After her father's death she Homer Barron was the first man to court her, and with her father not around anymore she could finally have the one thing that had been missing in her life. ... Elizabeth is poor and lives in a dirty, rat infested home while Emily lives in a big house with a servant to wait on her hand and foot. ... Which will be very difficult, because now she is the one who will be away from home all the time because she is forced to be the breadwinner? ... Though after her father's death and feeling somewhat liberated she became infatuated with a working class man nam...

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Much underlying plot can be taken and interpreted from what Cisneros does not directly state through Esperanza. ... On page 32 it says that Alicia only fears mice and fathers illustrating this theme of dominance that begins at home and escalates through Latino women's lives. ... Women cook, sew, wash clothes, raise the kids and attend to the rest of the home-orientated responsibilities. ... Even when women are talented and have potential they are still, more often than not, kept at home and sheltered as in the case of Esperanza's mother. ... Esperanza believes that if she can onl...

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If one's habitus has allowed one to acquire the necessary cultural capital then one will be able to deal with the strange experience, and if not we can conclude that one's habitus lacks the appropriate cultural capital. Cultural capital either fits into the cultural capital one already has in one's habitus or if the cultural capital is disparate to the cultural capital one already has the new cultural capital can change one's habitus. ... If the Teachers habitus and the students habitus is matched then the transition from home life to school life is usually relatively u...

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Those who can afford housing are over crowded and living in conditions not much better than those sleeping outside. Children are being forced to work in dangerous factories or at home just so that their family can afford a meal. ... The entire family must work so that there can be food on the table. ... There needs to be some limit set to how many people can live in a house, How much a person is allowed to work and how much his or her employers pay him. ... They are good workers because there fingers can fit between the sharp moving parts of the machines, that is until they get cut off. ...

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Unlike Oliver Twist, North and South presents a realistic depiction of the strike itself and its attempts to reach its goals- differing vastly from the "luck " a passive Oliver experienced of finding a home. ... It gives the reader both the good and the bad of the human condition- the good being Higgins who provides sympathetic leadership and concern for his sick daughter, and the bad being the desperate violence and savagery of the rioters (specifically in Chapter 22 when one of the rioters hit Margaret with a stone while protesting in front of Thornton's home). ... This cooperation s...

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Sir Walter is fast losing his wealth together with the estate and home but retains the position in society and the title. The title alone after losing the wealth granted him the opportunity of entering any home and societal functions. ... Ann as well as Sir Walter made a step backwards towards the middle class and got the opportunity to learn that the social class can bring improvements to their lives. ...

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Though the reader can expect to find some shocking, yet interesting facts about the meat packing industry in this time period (early 1900's), Sinclair may have had reasons other than displaying the truth behind meat packing for writing the novel. ... In fact, in 1904 the editors of a socialist newspaper called Appeal to Reason, sent Sinclair to the Chicago where he spent seven weeks studying the work of meat packing, the home lives of workers, and the ways of the business in deep detail. ... Sinclair's narrative style allows for a marvelous story most any reader can enjoy. ...

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In some cases they would move away from home. ... Numerous young women ran away from home during this period. ... We are also made to believe that we can believe and do anything we want whenever we want. ... In many series women are home with children where as men are working and supporting the family. ...

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Through a compilation of these attributes, the social status of the owner of the house can be extrapolated. ... Therefore, it can be inferred that those with public rooms, and especially large public rooms, are of higher stature. From this, one can deduce if a person is of upper strata. ... Therefore, it would make sense that the owner of the house would like to correlate the power that he has in his home to that of the public realm. Basically, rich owners wanted to create the appearance of a large, opulent, public space within their private homes so that entertained visitors would feel as...

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It can make people lose their grasp on reality." Chaudhry's words can be applied to the theme of isolation in both William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily," and Edwin Arlington Robinson's poem "Richard Cory.... " In this story the reader can only make assumptions as to what will happen, as they know only as much as the narrator. ... Emily's higher social class and wealth are of greater importance to her town at this time, she is looked at more intently and gossiped about more often than other members of the community, "when she had fi...

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Course: Advanced English Teacher: Chao Guohui Student: Lin Can No.1023 Faculty of English Language and Culture Date: Dec.3rd 2003 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Jane Austen, the author of pride and prejudice, was born in Steventon, England, in 1775, where she lived for twenty-five years of her life. Her father, George Austen, was the rector of the local parish and taught her largely at home. ... Shortly after Elizabeth's visit to Pemberley, a piece of family news that her sister's running off with Wickham brings her home. ... It also suggests that true love is...

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Flannery O"Connor's "Revelation" and Ernest Gaines "The Sky is Gray" are both examples of short stories that reveal a lesson learned in life. Each author expresses these lessons through characterization, setting, and theme. James the young boy in "The Sky is Gray", and Mrs. Turnip in "Revelatio...

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He went on to say that he plans to lower the cost of community college to zero to make earning an Associates degree free, similar to obtaining a high school diploma, implying that providing affordable education can lead to Americans being more skilled, and in turn taking on more high wage jobs. ... His purpose was to address ways in which to provide a better way of life for all Americans specifically middle-class by lowering taxing, and making healthcare, education, childcare, and buying a home more affordable. ... And by restoring the link between hard work and growing opportunity for every...

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