Maya Angelou is best known for addressing the world through the medium of her own life. Her works are a reflection of the social issues that were prevalent in the second half of the 20th century. “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou celebrates femininity and highlights the traits necessary for a woman to become ‘phenomenal.’ She believes that it is not the outer beauty of a person but the inner one which makes each woman phenomenal. She criticizes the biased societal expression that expects women to
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Analysis of Maxine Hong Kingston’s “No Name Woman” Kingston‚ a first generation Chinese-American woman‚ shares the saddening story (No Name Woman) of her aunt to explore the community/gender roles‚ as well as the cultural morals and motifs of her ancestors. So‚ who is this “No Name Woman?” Kingston learned from her mother about a “forgotten” aunt of hers. Kingston’s mother was a woman “powered by Necessity” and only told her the story of her aunt in order to help her daughter avoid a similar fate. The anonymous
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The poem “Phenomenal Woman” describes the spirit of womanhood. The poem describes a woman who is proud of being a woman‚ who is confident‚ follows her heart‚ has faith in herself and believes in her inner strength. Such a woman is ‘phenomenally phenomenal.’ The poet tells her readers to ignore the conventional view of being beautiful which is only related to physical appearance. Instead the poet asks us to feel proud of what God has endowed us with. Women should not succumb to the artificial canons
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MARKED WOMAN BY: DEBORAH TANNIN Deborah Tannin‚ the author of this essay is a professor of linguistics at georgetown university and has written many books for scholarly and popular audiences. She explains the meaning of the word "marked"‚ and how it distinguishes the male from the female She wrote this essay in 1993 and is different from her usual work. This essay focusses on the differences between how the men and the women present themselves in front of the world and what distinguishes them
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or just a good role model‚ meet Rich Woman Kim Kiyosaki. Kim is an internationally-renowned speaker‚ author (Rich Woman‚ Good Deal Bad Deal)‚ entrepreneur‚ real estate investor‚ radio show host‚ and the founder of RichWoman.com. This is not just the Kim Kiyosaki Bio‚ it’s an inspirational message for women everywhere to get a financial education and make their dreams a reality! A Rich Woman {Kim Kiyosaki Bio} When Kim (Meyer) Kiyosaki left her home in Oregon and boldly moved to Hawaii
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Unrequited Love in "Porphyria ’s Lover" In Robert Browning ’s dramatic monologue "Porphyria ’s Lover‚" he introduces the persona‚ a twisted and abnormally possessive lover whose dealings are influenced by the perceived deliberation of others actions. As the monologue begins‚ a terrible‚ almost intentional storm sets upon the persona‚ who awaits his love‚ Porphyria. His lover "glide[s] in" (l 6) from a "gay feast" (l 27) and attempts to calm her angry love. This leads to a disastrous end‚ either
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"The Lover vs. the Non-Lover" In Plato’s Phaedrus‚ a dialogue between the main protagonist Socrates and his dear friend Phaedrus‚ the idea of love and philosophy join together and in one are the aspects of the other. Phaedrus has been spending the morning with Lysias‚ and decides to refresh himself by taking a walk along the Athenian countryside‚ when he is met by Socrates‚ who professes he will not leave him until he delivers the speech that Lysias has left with him. Phaedrus does not deny Socrates
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Bond Lessons for a Woman 1) The author is Nancy Lee Swann‚ and the speaker in the text is Ban Zhao Pan Chao‚ a member of the Han dynasty. From the introduction we learn that she was the daughter of the writer Ban Biao and was very well educated and came from a good family‚ where she was married and basically went from being extremely well taken care of to just another house wife. When her husband died‚ she didn’t remarry but instead took up writing and carried in through her family. 2) The
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“Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist if at the same time she manages to be a good wife‚ good mother‚ good looking‚ good tempered‚ well groomed and unaggressive” Being a woman wasn’t trouble-free; there are a lot of circumstances that you have to deal with. Also‚ there are a lot of phases in life which may undoubtedly shape one’s personality. As an interview formulated with my mom‚ many of her experiences were revealed. Some are blissful‚ some are not.
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During my trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art‚ the painting that caught my attention the most was the Old Woman (Woman with Gloves) painted by Pablo Picasso in France‚ created in 1901. This painting was located in the The Philadelphia Museum of Art‚ Resnick Rotunda room and apart of the The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection. This painting was painted during Picasso’s Blue Period. The Blue Period is defined as a depressing and cheerless period. During this era‚ Picasso had a love for drawing
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