Bennet's quest for pride lies in the hands of one of her daughters marrying into wealth. But consider your daughters. ... In British society, a person would have more pride for a daughter if she was able to commandeer a good husband, rather than successfully work for a living. ... Her sister's well-being is her main concern, and it is the first time in the story that pride does not overrun a character's actions. ... Sometimes it is a mother solely caring about her daughters marrying into wealth, regardless of who that person is possessing the wealth. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

They spent a lot of time decorating their homes because that's where they spent most of their time. ... Now that the hours were shorter the working-class girls had more free time then ever for leisure. ... Although working-class girls were enjoying their leisure time, it did cause conflict at home. ... They believed if their daughters went out and stayed out late with men, they would get a reputation. ... It went so far where daughters would sometimes barter their wages for their freedom....

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• Grade Level: High School

One other topic of discussion would be the role play of the common women in this period of time. ... Gradgrind who is obviously apart of the higher class also has a daughter named Louisa. ... Bounderby and the respect that Mr.Gradgrind has for him, women had only one role in their lives during this time of revolution. ... Tom Gradgrind for not listening to his daughter's real feelings. ... After Tom realizes what he had done to his daughter Louisa, he dies. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In order to be a considered a good mother, a woman would not only be expected to devote time and effort to her role, she was expected to approach that role in a new way. ... Finally, it was up to the middle – class mother to teach her sons to fulfill their roles as males and her daughters to be properly feminine. ... Perkin tells the story of Stella Davies, the daughter of a successful salesman, to illustrate how firmly mothers enforced class lines even late in Victorian era. ...

• Word Count: 763
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There were two concerns when dealing with marriage in England during this time period. ... Bennet wife and mother of five daughters had a simple view of marriage. Her goal was to marry each, if not all at least one, of her daughters off to the man who had the most money and was most prominent in society. ... Their marriage, when compared to other marriages of their time and social class, seems to be a complete role reversal. ... It is generally the women in this time who suffered from the abuse of their husbands and who had to marry to survive in life. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Elizabeth, who I believe at one point truly loved her husband, grew apart from him over time. ... He was very protective; thinking no one was good enough for his daughter. He was a wealthy, high-class man wanting only the best for his daughter, so middle class wouldn't do. ... Except this time she wouldn't allow another man to leave her. ... So this time, instead of letting another man leave her she decided to poison him and keep him in a bed in the top room of the house. ...

• Word Count: 1054
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• Grade Level: High School

These households very often hire servants to take care of the property since the uppers obviously have no time to waste catering to every little stigma. ... One notable item Simon owns is a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) which he uses regularly to contact his deaf daughter. ... Simon makes ends meet; in addition, he continues to sustain his daughter financially to be able to keep attending a respectable college for hearing impaired people. ...

• Word Count: 1035
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

At one time, Ethan's ancestors owned a majority of New Baytown and all of the whaling ships, but all of their wealth came crashing down when Ethan's father made a few bad investments. ... That leaves Ellen, Ethan's daughter, who was just a very precocious young lady. ...

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Andretti (her father), for the first time she ran off in disgust. At the time she despised him and never wanted to see him again. Over time Josie and Mr. ... This obviously shows that during the time that Josie had known Mr. ... After some time she realised that he in fact was a nice guy, and she was proud to be his daughter. ...

• Word Count: 701
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• Grade Level: High School

Rosaura had a blast at the party; she won all the games and even got to see the magician's monkey ahead of time. ... Rosaura's mother told her ahead of time to reply to such a question with, "I'm the daughter of an employee....

• Word Count: 841
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• Grade Level: High School

The time is 2:30 P.M. on a Wednesday afternoon in mid July. ... I couldn't live in this environment any longer and a man should know when it's time to get out. ... A young daughter and wife before the age of 20 were tough to deal with. ...

• Word Count: 686
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• Grade Level: High School

For example, one Iranian law during the time of the war was that woman had to wear long, black veils that covered most of their bodies, including their hair. ... When Marjane's father found out, he told the neighbor that Mehri was their maid not their daughter, and the neighbor did not want to see her ever again. ... As a young woman growing up in Tehran at that time, it was amazing how much freedom Marjane was allowed. ...

• Word Count: 840
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• Grade Level: High School

Most interpretations summarize that its meaning is about a father grieving over the death of his young daughter. ... During the time Pearl was written, merchants did not truly fit in with a social group. ... So, this "new social group" argument correlates with both the poem and fourteenth-century society because the Jeweler is a tradesman that deals with wealthy aristocracy all the time, but is not a part of the group. ...

• Word Count: 766
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The arrival of Lady Bracknell, Gwendolen's mother and John's Aunt, brings further disorder, as she tries to save her daughter from marrying "Ernest". The Importance of Being Ernest was a watermark for its time, as it undermined the consensus of upper class society. ...

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Bennet, a foolish, noisy woman, is desperate to see all her five daughters Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia married. ... When Darcy proposes to her the second time, she accepts him. ... Reputation, in such a society at that time, is of the utmost importance, especially for a woman. ... A woman at that time is expected to behave in certain ways. ... Perhaps by a second-time reading, I will find out more and learn more. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Gulliver was getting educated in a time where that wasn't considered an important part of life. ... In that time those who traveled were considered special, they were exploring new places, seeing exciting things, and doing things people have never done before. ... Mary Burton, second Daughter to Mr. ... With this marriage Gulliver is brought up in class, he acquires four hundred pounds; this was a huge sum of money at this point in time. ... It was during this time of travel that Gulliver, "spent in reading the best Authors ancient and modern, being always provided with a good nu...

• Word Count: 901
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

I am the daughter of a doctor, (who is passed away) and my mother is a nurse. ... I do know health insurance is expensive and that most employers do not provide health insurance unless you are a full time employee and have been working a certain length of time. Not everyone can work full time, while balancing families and even school. ...

• Word Count: 978
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Victorian period was a time of the lush, abundant, cluttered look that most of us associate with the term "Victorian." ... When the children grew up, only boys were expected to work, the daughters stayed at home with their mother. ... Dates of the time were usually always supervised, and most typically, women were not allowed to be alone with a man until they were engaged. ...

• Word Count: 1198
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the United States, the history of segregation in education for people of color is being repeated, but this time with students from backgrounds of poverty. ... In the film, Lalita is one of the four daughters from the Bakshi family. ... In India, Lalita is seen to have the highest level of education since she is wealthy this is where Common Core would work in her country, however if she traveled to the United States for an education she would have a difficult time reaching the high standards of Common Core because her Indian wealth is not American wealth. ...

• Word Count: 1147
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• Grade Level: High School

Tess is the beautiful daughter of the poor and lazy John Durbeyfield. ... I admire the author's determination to create a sexually fallen character who he consider "pure" when he himself knows that would shock most of the readers of his time, and reading through the novel I can feel truly what he really wants to express is that the loss of virginity does not necessarily and thoroughly corrupt a woman's heart and mind. ...

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The narrator and his wife state that they were even uncertain of the number of children they had although one of whom was a daughter named after the narrator's aunt. ... At the time of the novel writing, a killer cholera epidemic was reported in England which could be another reason why the novel contains such a big number of characters who die in the course of the character's narration. ...

• Word Count: 1075
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Social and economic mobility is harder today for people starting at the bottom than any time in recent memory. ... Government help such as welfare, section 8, food stamps or Medicaid has resulted in working-class women no longer needing a husband to afford raising a son/daughter, and men finally found a way to become financially independent by depending on someone else. ...

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• Has Bibliography