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    Subject : World Literature Project : Book Analysis Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Submitted to : Prof. Jayati Pandya Part I About The Author. Emily had an unusual character‚ extremely unsocial and reserved‚ with few friends outside her family. She preferred the company of animals to people and rarely travelled‚ forever yearning for the freedom of Haworth and the moors. She had a will of iron – a well known story about her is that she was bitten by a (possibly) rabid dog which resulted

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    -1Misty Atkins May 31‚ 2011 Dr. Brown Sociology Androgynous - a mixture of masculine and feminine traits. I believe that face paintings is an fun and androgynous activity. Until‚ a boy gets a face painting that’s generally associated with a girl. Maybe there’s a reason for it like: an older sibling of the opposite sex had one or he’s forever fascinated with the subject and that’s his way of expressing it. On the other hand‚ it is okay for a little girl to have a masculine

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    Harriet Tubman was an extraordinary heroine. She was a powerful woman who used her strength to assist others to a more improved life. Harriet was born a slave‚ she was an extremely hard working slave‚ even through tough situations. However‚ she was not treated properly compared to the tremendous work she did. Lastly‚ after Tubman ran away she made her knowledge useful by helping others runaway. Harriet always did the best of her ability. Harriet was a phenomenal slave that went through several

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    In a movie or novel the hero or heroine is someone who others see as doing something courageous‚ standing out because of their values and beliefs and saves others even when everything is against them. In the story The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum the heroine of the story is Dorothy. Dorothy is the heroine because she put her friends’ happiness before her own and helped them reach their goals. In the story Dorothy goal was to return home to her aunt and uncle in Kansas and while she was trying

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    The life and literary works of Emily Bronte Emily Jane Bronte was a silent and reserved English novelist. Bronte was novel “Wuthering Heights”‚ a book based upon passion and hate. Her novel was considered as a classic of English Literature. Wuthering heights violence and passion led to the Victorian public and as many early reviews started to think the novel was written by a man. (Wikipedia) Bronte was born on July 30‚ 1818 in a pleasant stone house on

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    Trakas Ms. Herndon English IV Honors 20 September 2013 Feminism in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre In 1847‚ readers were infatuated with the books developing young‚ motivated women. Charlotte Brontë‚ in her novel Jane Eyre‚ created and dissected the epitome of a gothic heroine. In a time where men set the stage for magnanimous literature‚ Brontë illuminated the feminine power that had been so neglected in previous gothic works. Brontë may not be the first feminist author; however‚ she defined gothic

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    Since the early ages‚ people have been dreaming of creating a perfect place‚ a place where everyone is going to be satisfied. Charlotte Perkins Gilman was one of the many authors who developed these utopian ideas in their works. In 1915 she wrote a short novel Herland about an utopian maternal community. This novel is quite unique because the society depicted in the book wasn’t simply utopian. It was an ideal state created by women. This very idea was considered radical in the early 1900’s. But no

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    end of year showcase‚ Brontë: The life and the literature. The plays performed within the showcase will be Brontë and Jane Eyre. The two plays were chosen because Brontë explores the lives of the Brontë sisters and mentions their literally achievements and Jane Eyre‚ written by Charlotte Brontë (adapted by Polly Teale)‚ explores the struggle of a woman choosing between her head and heart‚ a pressure felt by all the Brontë sisters. I play the character of Anne Brontë in Brontë by Polly Teale. Polly

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    Ann English 10 Walking Away Isn’t Easy Elaine Weiss has been married two times in her adult life. Her first husband caused her to feel like less of a woman with the abuse that he inflicted on her. She is happily married now‚ but even to this day when she hears someone say‚ “Why don’t these women just leave?” she cringes and wants to give them a piece of her mind. Elaine has spent 19 years trying to figure out how she ended up in an abusive relationship. She still has nightmares

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    life to developing her personality and how she interacts with her peers and future relationships. Similarly‚ the experiences and relationships as a child have had a tremendous impact on my sense of self and the development of my personality. When Elaine enters high-school‚ her entire identity shifts from being serene and introverted to callous extroversion and notoriety. Likewise‚ my identity also shifted but not as radically as Elaine’s‚ and I feel I gained great insight and personal growth during

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