In Christine de Pizan’s “The Book of the City of Ladies‚” the text surrounding the wife of Bernabo illustrates the view that a woman’s worth lies solely in her chastity. The highest compliment for a woman concerns her sexual honor‚ and good conduct in this area is valued above all else. When praising his wife‚ Bernabo applauds “her exemplary chastity…above all her other virtues” (Pizan 164). Ambrose‚ who seeks to prove this notion wrong‚ inquires others about her and receives “such good reports of
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Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh attempt to bring Confucius into 21st century American life in their book The Path. At first glance‚ the book seems to be about equally about discussing Confucius’ way of teaching in his heyday while also providing some ways that they may be applied in our daily modern lives. However‚ after reading it‚ the message I got from it was that Puett and Gross-Loh were simply trying to lift bits and pieces out of Confucianism and put them in a modern perspective without
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and Torvald v. Christine and Krogstad Henrik Ibsen creates many interesting and complex characters in his play A Doll’s House. Both the Helmers and Christine and Krogstad have very fascinating relationships. Nora and Torvald have a very insubstantial relationship in which Nora has no say or independence and is completely under Torvald’s control. Christine and Krogstad have their share of issues but they are able to work them out like reasonable adults. Nora/Torvald and Christine/Krogstad are two
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A Critique of “With No Boys to Ogle‚ We Had Time to Learn” by Christine Flowers Schools are divided into two categories around the world as we know: single-sex or mixed schools. While mixed schools accept both males and females‚ single-sex schools accept students of a certain single sex only. Both coed and single-sex schools have pros and cons‚ which nobody can deny. Some studies‚ however‚ have shown that there is no particular benefit to single-sex education. The study of the American Association
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8 Next Up: My Death Missopen.com Christine Chubbuck was already a successful television news reporter by the age of 29 but she was missing the one thing in her life that she really craved – a steady relationship. She had close tied with her family but had been very unlucky in love. Her focus on this one failing area of her life was driven by her constant self-depreciation and self-loathing‚ which only made her more difficult to be around. She suffered from depression and openly shared her suicidal
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The poem "Frida Kahlo Comes to Dinner" by Christine Strickland is a compelling poem strongly portraying the female character of Frida Kahlo‚ famous artist and writer. Strickland’s portrayal of Kahlo’s personality is reinforced through her successful use of language‚ imagery‚ personification and other literary techniques. Strickland manages both to display the flamboyancy of Kahlo’s presence while simultaneously provoking the reader’s sympathy for her. In the first few lines‚ Strickland has already
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Topic: How does Christine de Pizan reflect traditional‚ accepted‚ socio-cultural norms for women (during her time) in her book? Christine de Pizan emphasizes traditional societal norms for women through the values of honor and loyalty. Rule 8 explains "how the good princess will wish to cultivate all virtues" - Pizan explains that a noble lady controls her heart‚ behaves "respectfully and softly"‚ and displays a kind‚ gentle demeanor to all (Pizan 19). As a princess‚ Pizan argues that a noble
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Briefly outline your casting decisions for Nora and Christine and then explain how you would direct your actors in the re-union section on Act 1 in order to reveal the differences between the two characters. When directing Act 1 to reveal Nora and Christine’s differences in the re-union scene‚ I would focus on the ideas of their physical appearance and the way they are dressed‚ Mrs Linde has independence and Nora is very dependent‚ Nora’s lack of concern for money and Mrs Linde’s thrift and finally
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Christine Glaude P.3 12/1/10 Some of the most debated Phantom of the Opera topics on the Web are as follows. Raoul or Erik (the Phantom)‚ who is superior to the other and who did Christine Daae truly love? Would The Phantom have given her a normal life the way that Raoul could? Who should Christine have ended up with? Although popular opinion tends to be in favor of Raoul‚ Erik is the right choice. Of course‚ the goal in answering the first question is to explore the ways of how each man
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flame for Christine since their youth‚ and becomes jealous of Erik‚ who also wants to share in the love of Christine. Philippe Georges Marie‚ Comte de Chagny (P:2) the elder brother of Raoul. He is also a love interest of La Sorelli. Christine Daa (P:2) Daughter of M. Daae‚ who she was extremely attached to. The Phantom‚ who has become extremely
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