the educational opportunities for girls? To a limited extent‚ I agree with the view that the education act of 1870 was a significant step forward in the educational opportunities for girls because they were given a compulsory education‚ whereas prior to the act‚ many girls did not attend school at all‚ formally or informally. All sources agree with this as they express that girls were now forced to attend school‚ although all sources imply that working class girls may be excused on certain days(wash
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Eng305 Prompt 3 November 13‚ 2013 The Flapper Girl and the Gibson Girl At the end of the nineteenth century and into the early part of the twentieth century there were two predominant styles of dress and manner for women. The Gibson Girl was popular from about 1890 until the end of World War I which then gave rise to the Flapper Girl of the 1920’s. They were different in most things‚ except that they both promoted the sense of what the time thought the “modern woman” was. They both
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fragile relationship between the sexes is a dominant theme of the modern literature”. Evaluate this opinion by comparing and contrasting how relationships between the sexes are presented in the top girls and Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard. Set at the time it was written‚ the early 1980’s‚ Top Girls is mainly concerned with two political agendas: feminism and socialism. It may seem surprising to us today that just over thirty years ago the Equal Pay Act and the Sex Discrimination Act came into
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“But can that hour singing and shouting sustain them through the dreary week‚ toiling without wages‚ under constant dread of the lash ?” In the book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl‚ Harriet Jacobs explains that after Nat Turner’s insurrection‚ slaveholders decided to expose slaves to religion‚ so they would not follow Turner’s decision to violently rebel. Slave masters also gave them Christianity to control them by teaching that if slaves disobey their masters‚ God would see them as sinners
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“The girls in their summer dresses” by Irwin Shaw In the short story “The girls in their summer dresses” by Irwin Shaw‚ a couple’s marriage is in danger. A scene is played out from the early 1900’s of a middle aged couple going for a walk after breakfast on a Sunday morning. Michael‚ the husband is seen looking at a girl and Frances‚ the wife becomes emotional instigating a fickle dispute over Michaels actions. In their marriage Michael and Frances have different attitudes and expectations
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By: Heather Hale E-mail: hhale4253@aol.com Cover Girl Cosmetics Why Cover Girl is one of the most successful cosmetic organizations since the 1960’s? By: Heather Hale Cover Girl cosmetics have been the top-seller since 1961 and are still going strong. It is hard‚ with all the advanced lines of make-up for one product to go as far as Cover girl has‚ so how does Cover Girl cosmetics do it? A lot of Cover Girl’s strong‚ on going successes are due to changing the look of the product‚ exceptional
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1. TITLE HERE Tessa is a beautiful‚ athletic‚ 12-year-old girl who loves lacrosse. She’s always been an exceptional player‚ consistently performing as the top scorer in every game. Although lately her strategy on the field has changed. Now‚ when she has a chance to score‚ her parents notice she’s passing to a teammate. When asked about her new game plan‚ she comments‚ “I don’t want to upset my friends on the team by always being the one to excel.” Stephanie is in choir at her middle school‚ but
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grin is uncontrollably etched between my cheeks when I immerse myself in the true essence of what this picture personifies. A story enriched in strength‚ beauty‚ and determination was captured in one still shot on what is presumably the norm for a colored woman in those days. The photograph speaks to my soul‚ vast in the array of adjectives that only exalt my feelings on how I depict most black woman. At first glance‚ you see a woman with her sleeves rolled up‚ bent over tilling what appears to be
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U.S. History Lowell Mill Girls In 1832‚ Lowell‚ Massachusetts was little more than a factory village‚ until the development of the water powered plant like the on in Waltham‚ Massachusetts. Soon Lowell started to grow and help was in great demand. News of the new water powered factories and the high wages they were offering to all working classes of people traveled to all parts of New England. The stories of the Lowell mills gave new life to lonely and dependent women in distant New England
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The Girl Scout Promise On my honor‚ I will do my duty To God and my country. To help other people at all times And to live by the Girl Scout Law. The Girl Scout Law A Girl Scout’s honor is to be trusted. A Girl Scout is loyal. A Girl Scout is helpful. A Girl Scout is a friend to all and a sister to every other Girl Scout. A Girl Scout is courteous. A Girl Scout respects living things. A Girl Scout is disciplined. A Girl Scout is self-reliant. A Girl Scout is thrifty. A Girl Scout
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