Stories of friendship, love, and life prove to be life-altering therapy for her. ... This friendship is what makes the movie what it is. ... A great, devoted friend who is there through tragedies and triumphs, and who enables you to become a better person while appreciating your true self. ... A few, however, may question some scenes, especially men, as to there being something more than friendship present. I personally do not think anything sexual was part of this relationship, and I believe the intimate scenes between the two women depicted how devoted and amazing their friendship was. ...

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In her speech she said that polygamy is a feminist's dream-come-true. She explains how she, Margaret, Bo, Joanna, Diana, Leslie, Dawn, and Delinda all cook, clean raise the children together, and they still manage to have special friendships between them. ... Joseph and the rest of the wives are all lucky women to have such great friendships and such a wonderful husband, but I still would not resort to this lifestyle. ... Elizabeth Joseph's speech has made me realize that even in polygamy, marriage can be full of love and friendships. ...

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If it wasn't for the friendships that Celie formed with Sophia (Albert's daughter-in-law), and later Shug (Albert's lover), I don't think that she would have survived. ... These two women formed a friendship like Celie had never known before. ... It is undoubtedly what she needed to encourage her to leave Albert, and probably the only thing that could bring her true happiness. ...

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Nora becomes aware, through the events and relationships which shape her that she must change her life to find true freedom. ... The connotations of this declaration alter the dynamics of the friendship, it degrades the worth of Rank's friendship and show him to be nothing but a man with a weakness to the wiles of a woman. ... She tried to tell us that nothing but women's freedom will make a true connection between man and woman." ... But the revolutionary message of the play is that Nora cannot find true freedom in these traditional domestic responsibilities. ...

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Throughout the novel, Jane's search for true love and friendship often crossed paths with men who were just the opposite. ... A search that leads her to defy misogynistic odds and find true love and friendship. ...

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Friendship is defined as " a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard, a person who gives assistance, and a supporter- (Random House, 2000: 525). ... Issues of both feminism and friendship are dealt with in the 1991 film Thelma and Louise. ... Besides feminism and friendship (which will be dealt with later), the film also shows the "efforts of the two central characters to free themselves from the past- (Pratt, 2001: 29). ... The most obvious of message throughout the film are those of friendship and feminism. The 1989 film, Steel Magnolias, also has the the...

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Aziz's friendship grows closer. ... Aziz shows his true colors, Mr. ... As Passage to India gradually continues, the true personalities and feelings of the characters within the novel become evident. ...

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Morton had been her only true and pure love aside from her father. ... She would not trust that any friendship would last once one suspected she was a lesbian. Stephen and her lover Mary had developed a friendship with Lady Massey until Lady Massey understood their relationship. She wrote to Stephen, "The rumors that have reached me about you and Mary-certain things that I don't want to enter into-have simply forced me to break off our friendship." ...

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The men keep numerous wives, but do not share a friendship with any because "a woman cannot really have a man for a friend without the worst kind of ostracism and gossip" (172). ... Only in the company of women do their true personalities show. ... When Celie returns to her home, she and Mr. ___ develop a friendship much like Shug and Celie's. ...

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One reason for this common misconception is the flowery diction which often makes little distinction between amorous love and platonic friendship of people of the same gender. ... Shakespeare begins sonnet 116 with the very idea that true love cannot be blocked. He does not say true love, though. He uses the term "marriage of true minds" instead. ... In compliance with that theory, his search for true love ended with a mysterious young man whom he immortalized in over one hundred sonnets. ...

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However, she keeps looking for it in the wrong places but eventually an unlikely friendship with Laila comes and makes her realize that having true connections is the key in self fulfillment. ... In the end, individuals can seek fulfillment through unexpected and true relationships formed at the lowest point in one's life and this will give them the courage to fight against adversity and seek fulfillment. ... Mariam never developed any true relationship with anyone. ... Hosseini suggests that having true relationships are the key in overcoming problems and ultimately achieving fulfillmen...

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This shows how hard-working dancers need to be in order for people to appreciate the true beauty of their art. ... Graves rightly commends director Darren Aronofsky for bringing out the true aspects of what it is to be a dancer. ... However, Graves beautifully articulates the true meaning of what it is to be a ballerina, which fits perfectly with my thesis statement. ... She hopes that women can better learn how to recognize true friendships and in the event that they prove to be alluring or have a cruel edge, we should turn our backs and flee....

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There is no doubt that the friendship between Leontes and Polixnes symbolizes a kind of male union. ... They still endeavor to preserve their friendship in defiance of the temptation from women and keep their male union pure and stainless. ... Here we read a balance in their true love. ...

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That scene made you feel that woman and men can have a healthy friendship. ... Tom can be a true friend to Bridget even when it means maybe hurting her feelings but it will save her the embarrassment when everyone at the party see the amount of make-up she is wearing. ... Only a true friend would tell you when you look bad, and Tom is a true friend to Bridget in that scene. ...

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No matter rich or poor, young or old, men and women are born to be free and no one in this whole world by any relations (friendship, marriage, and parenthood) has the right to force, to control, to command any person to do things against his or her free will. ... According to my own experiences, it is generally true that men try to provide interesting information which often is not interesting to women to impress them during conversation. It is also true that women tend to listen supportively without suggesting the change of topic even if the current topic bore the hell out of them. ...

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Ginolfi Discovering the True Blind Man Raymond Carver's "Cathedral- is a story told by a narrator who is not sensitive. ... Under other circumstances, the narrator's wife's descriptions of experiences that summer and Robert's friendship and advice through her marriages might have left him enlightened as to the depth of their relationship. ... The narrator was, indeed, a very shallow character and was the true blind man in this story. ...

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Through this description it is clear that the isolation that Antonia has been raised in has made her oblivious to the true intentions of man and made her unaware that not all those around her are as virtuous and righteous as she is. ... After Ambrosio attacks Antonia, "she continue[s] to feel, that his friendship and society [are] requisite to her happiness" and remains ignorant of just how dangerous her situation is (239). ... The novel's treatment of Agnes exhibits that for a woman to have true power and strength to benefit herself, she must not only explore her sexuality but ...

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Adeline Virginia Woolf, better known to her readers as Virginia Woolf, also know to occasionally write under the pen name Stephen (if Woolf had been a man, she would probably had gone to university), was educated at home by her father: The women artists of the time were unwanted at the universities thus barred from attending and kept in solitude in there own homes tending to the children and/or other household necessities which led to the painful restriction of friendship. ... Furthermore, a women's tradition in writing to this point, had only just reared its head, thus women were gener...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

Anson and Paula later profess their true feelings to each other during Paula's engagement to Lowell. ... First, he admits to manipulating her into thinking he loved her, even though it was not true. ... I was with him a great deal then, for we were crossing together, but for the first time in our friendship he told me not a word of how he felt, nor did I see the slightest sign of emotion."" ...

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The beauty and wonder of nature is an inspiration to return to the innocence of the true self. ... The character must return to the true self and break free from the boundaries established by society. ... This clearly marks Edna's return to her true self "the child heart. ... This marks her realization that she has made the transition from the false self back to her true self. ... Her true self forced her to realize what she really wanted, and what she wanted was Robert. ...

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Boys have other approaches to building friendships. ... Although they really only open up to a couple of close " true friends, " most men are friendly too but when it comes to a friends group men prefer to keep it limited to only a few buddies that have been around each other for a long period of their lives. ...

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d) Bill and Mary's relationship is nothing more than that of co-workers (i.e. they have a "business friendship", that does not extend outside of work either sexually or platonically.) ... The true and core reason codes were made was to ensure everyone is treated fairly, and with respect. ...

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the Late Colonel," and "Bliss" In, "Miss Brill," "The Daughters of the Late Colonel," and "Bliss," In each story Katherine Mansfield tells the story of different women. Katherine Mansfield's treatment of her female characters is all the same: the ladies are all depersonalized and invertebrate in...

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Nevertheless, these women display genuine feelings toward each other unlike any of the male-male friendships. ... He is a lady's man, and therefore cannot be concerned with such things as true love. ...

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Pretty Woman is an appropriation of the play by Bernard Shaw called Pygmalion, because it's characters, plot and central theme can all be closely linked. Both Vivian Ward's and Eliza Doolittle's transformation into society's "ideal women" undertakes the same central journey, with pivotal moments in character development similar to each other. Both women come from disadvantaged backgrounds, and through the help of their male counterparts, in the text, achieve confidence and self worth. Through the women's evolution of self, the narrative also enables the reader to see t...

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