Hester Prynne proves her heroinism more than once in the tale of The Scarlet Letter and to more than one person. ... For once during the seven years that the tale takes place Hester embraces her womanhood again, but this is cut short as Pearl cannot handle what she sees. ... Hester is an indirect heroine to the future females who would walk the earth because she started a belief that woman are and should be treated as equals of males. ...

• Word Count: 3565
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Eliza herself once wrote to a friend about her daily life as the person in charge of three plantations: "I have the business of three plantations to transact, which requires much writing and more business and fatigue of other sorts than you can imagine. ...

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National Policy on Women is the continuation of the National Policy on Women first enacted 20 years ago with regard to the issues, opportunities, challenges and the current environment and future. ... The once upon a time considered a weaker creations, now get up to play a role in ensuring the success of the country along with men. ... Step of the formulation also considered in line with the changing environment and future needs, especially in the face of globalization and an increasingly competitive economic climate. ...

• Word Count: 2598
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For years women have tried to overcome the sexist barriers of society. The industrialization of the United States opened a window of opportunity for women. The increased availability of jobs required fulfillment. Men could no longer fill all of the jobs available. Women became the answers. Fema...

• Word Count: 3534
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Pearce what is to become of Eliza once the experiment is accomplished, Higgins replies, "Well, when I've done with her, we can throw her back into the gutter; and then it will be her own business again; so that's alright". ... Vivian likes to be in control of her life and won't be subjected to the indignity of being treated like a lower human being , she only agrees to stay with Edward once he apologises for what he had said. ...

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Women were taught to be both dependent emotionally and financially on men and learned from a young age that beauty comprises their worth to a potential future husband--leading women acting as poor wives and mothers in their homes and resulted in tyrannical episodes. ... Once women have reason and can handle certain feelings of love and the emotions that carry along with that, they will be able to truly love someone and be the wife that the husband needs. ...

• Word Count: 2740
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Next to love for an individual, there is work, studies, hobbies, interests, relations with family and friends, dreams and expectations, future, history and past which defines a person. ... Girls are expected to dream about "their prince seated on a white horse" and once he indeed came along, marriage is the next logical step. ...

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Mother Savage In the short story of Mother Savage by Guy de Maupassant, we learn of what life was like for a widowed mother whose only son goes off to war, the setting taking place in Virelogne, France during the Franco-Prussian war. Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) lived during this time and participated in the war himself. Through Historical, Biographical, and New Historical critical analysis of the author, and the time period, we will see that the effects of the war and how it greatly influenced this piece of literature. Formally known as Guy de (Henri René Albert) Maupassant, ...

• Word Count: 2584
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

For a long time, the woman has assumed a secondary role in the first generation of Indian English male writing such as R.K.Narayan, Raja Rao, Mulk Raj Anand. Indeed, R.K.Narayan's heroine, Rosie, in his novel 'The Guide' is viewed only in relation to the main protagonist, Raju and Raju's mother is ...

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In the play "Othello," Shakespeare presents us with another male dominated society where women are inferior. Desdemona, Emilia, and Bianca are rejected by their partners, but love them completely and unselfishly. All three women are in unbalanced relationships, feeling more for their self-centered m...

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The Ideal of Womanhood in Kate Chopin's The Awakening Throughout most of history women generally have had fewer rights than men. The Women's Rights Movement began in cities of the northeast in the early to mid-1800's and soon emerged in cities of the Midwest and western states. It was not ...

• Word Count: 3206
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Title IX has had an major impact in schools and for many women. Title IX was an act passed that allowed women to play sports. It was also used to create more opportunities for women, and ensure fair treatment. Without Title IX being passed, it is likely that the opportunities for women in sports tod...

• Word Count: 2679
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I. Background of Study Contemporary English literature has produced a plethora of novels dealing with the everyday lives of people within the context of their place of origin and their unique culture. The United Kingdom is currently seeing the rise of potential cult classics such as Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh, which followed the lives of heroine junkies in modern-day Edinburgh; and Bridget Jones" Diary by Helen Fielding, a day-by-day account of the trials and tribulations of a single woman in cosmopolitan London. Nick Hornby, a music and pop-culture critic, has been at the forefront of...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

From dog-fighting in Mexico to issues of transsexuality in Cuba, contemporary Latin American cinema covers a diverse array of topics. Lauren Mulvey, British feminist film theorist, uses pyschoanaylitics to offer a feminist critique of all classical narrative cinema. She establishes that narrative ci...

• Word Count: 4301
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate