Breaking the Glass Ceiling: A Comparative Study of Judith and Esther as Heroic Figures An integral element of the Christian faith and one of the world’s oldest written works‚ the Bible is a rich and distinctive piece of literature. Referred to as the Word of God by the Christian faithful‚ the Bible was composed over a period of over one thousand years by several different authors of varying backgrounds as well as religious perspectives. As such‚ it is a library of stories—of interpretations
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To Another Housewife In Judith Wright’s poem‚ "To Another Housewife"‚ change occurs as the fundamental motif. The composer has harnessed a variety of language techniques to promote these changes. "To Another Housewife" is a dramatic monologue that talks about the changes in the values and responsibilities of a girl as she matures into adulthood. Judith Wright has written this to highlight the fact that many people are in this situation. Wright uses contrast and juxtaposition to outline this change
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Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes and Joseph the Carpenter Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes (98) and Georges de La Tour’s Joseph the Carpenter (151) are great examples of Chiaroscuro. Chiaroscuro meaning the representation of balance between light and shades within artwork. This type of artwork is typical of the renaissance era. There are several aspects of chiaroscuro; modeling which is light falling across a curved or round surface. Highlights
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Judith Jarvis Thomson’s “A Defense of Abortion” argues that even if we all agree that a fetus a person from the moment of conception‚ and a person has an essential right to life‚ the mother’s right to determine what she does and does not do with her body supersedes the rights of the unborn infant. Judith Jarvis Thomson illustrates her point by asking the reader to imagine that you wake up in the morning‚ and you discover that you have been kidnapped in order to save a life of a famous violinist
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Judith Guest has done an impeccable job of making‚ Conrad Jarrett‚ jump off the page in her novel‚ Ordinary People. This character really hits close to home. The characters seem as if they are real people in real situations. Con (Conrad) is a relatable character on many accords; being a 17 year old that has to go through many traumas‚ Conrad puts himself below everyone. He is still trying to figure out who he is as a person‚ and the journey he takes to figure that out is quite relatable. A majority
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In the Jewish religion‚ men often play dominant roles while women remain belittled by the Jewish religion and its culture. Judith Plaskow‚ the author of Standing Again at Sinai; Judaism from a Feminist Perspective‚ highlights the ways in which Judaism marginalizes women. Women‚ in the Jewish religion‚ are always thought of as unimportant and are constantly playing minute roles. Plaskow points out the many ways in which women are constantly ignored throughout Jewish religion and culture. For example
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Every year on National Coming Out Day‚ LGBTQ+ individuals come together to celebrate our proudly declared identities. But what are we really celebrating? In “Imitation and Gender Insubordination”‚ Judith Butler explores what it really means to come out and claim an identity. Although Butler acknowledges the importance of coming out for purposes of personal affirmation and community organization‚ she is ultimately skeptical in the coming out process because it means conforming to the discourses of
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The readings in the Reader by Judith Van Allen and Janheinz Jahn show what life was like for women and their roles in society. Jahn tells the life of a girl named Ewumi and describes what her duties were like as a woman. From a young age‚ Ewumi experienced what the gender roles were and how she was expected to live as she got older. When she became of age‚ she was able to pick a suitor. This surprised me because I thought that the women did not have a say in who they married. Women were expected
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Exsanguination Dawn The River How does Judith Beveridge use setting to convey meaning? Wolf Notes‚ an anthology of Judith Beveridge’s‚ transcends the literal meaning of its writing through the emphasis placed on scenery. Beveridge formulates her poems on the concept of specific and detailed settings‚ conveying reason and meaning in a way that cannot be done otherwise. Several of her poems particularly sponsor this idea: Dawn‚ quite simply is a observation of nature‚ hence uses nature to express
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negative‚ their parents bore the blame. This perspective seemed to leave little room for other influences for how children turn out; influences such as biological factors and personality type‚ cultural and peer influences‚ and the child’s own choices. Judith Rich‚ however‚ in her Group Socialization Theory of Development‚ proposes that influences outside the home‚ with peer-groups‚ carry greater importance in development than parental influence. Using biological evidence‚ studies of twins and immigrant
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