society of the difficulties of finding true love. The main character‚ Janie Crawford goes through three marriages throughout the novel. Janie’s first marriage is to Logan Killicks‚ which is arranged by her grandmother‚ Nanny. She is married to Logan because he is a wealthy and respectful man. Nanny thinking that Logan would be able to take well care of her granddaughter throughout life‚ she marries her to him. However‚ when Janie is asked to help Logan with farming‚ she feels as if she is being used
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In society‚ there is a clear distinction between thinkers and doers; Matthew Crawford wants to blur that line and call attention to the combination of the two skillsets. As a mechanic‚ he understands that working with your hands coincides with using your brain for problem-solving. He urges readers to find a “useful art” (Crawford‚ 2009‚ p. 13) in order to overcome the mundanity that arises from white collar work and‚ simply‚ thinking. I do not consider myself to be fluent in a useful art‚ and I think
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men and women‚ but he writes about it in a humorous and light-hearted manner. In the essay‚ Barry juxtaposes men and women views of beauty by using the famous supermodel‚ Cindy Crawford‚ as the standard of apperance that women strive to achieve‚ even though that the women could never exactly look like Cindy Crawford‚ no matter how much or the way you apply the make-up. As for the men Barry uses the famous actor Bradd Pitt‚ as the strandard that men‚ not necessairly try to achieve‚ but as how a
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right to turn Maggie - a very tall cow in a pink dress and pearls - into an udderly fashionable icon. Right in time for the holiday season – and with just two weeks of planning - Ogilvy PR sent Maggie shopping. Accompanied by Hollywood hunks‚ Chace Crawford of the popular television show Gossip Girls and Cameron Mathison from Dancing with the Stars‚ Miss Maggie Moo hit the stores in New York. Following their shopping spree‚ Maggie and her dates donated thousands of dollars worth of books‚ toys and games
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describes Janie and Tea Cake’s relationship is on page 110. During this scene‚ Janie and Tea Cake made their first public outing - a big town picnic. After this outing‚ the town begins to gossip about Janie’s newfound relationship with tea Cake in a very scandalous was. A scene that shows Janie and Tea Cake’s relationship is on page 115. During this scene‚ Janie tells her good friend Pheoby that Tea Cake taught her the maiden language all over again. This means that Tea Cake taught Janie how to love
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Jody’s power in the town meant many responsibilities for both Jody and Janie. He received all this power from the residents. Jody’s ownership of the store meant that he had duties. If Jody had duties as mayor‚ Janie had duties as the mayor’s wife. In that town‚ “Every morning the world flung itself over and exposed the town to the sun. So Janie had another day. And every day had a store in it….The store itself was a pleasant place if only she didn’t have to sell things” (Hurston 51). When Jody first
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As Janie returns to the town the townspeople criticize her attire and her previous love life and speculate what had happened to her lover. The town seems to be resentful about her return and try to pinpoint the reason of her return. This gives me the first look at how the townspeople seem to be zealous of her past and truly are critical of the choices she makes. This piece of symbolism shows aspects of Janie’s life that have had positive effects and negative affects on her life and her life choices
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situations; for example when i was playing football during gym i made a strategic plan that got my team through the whole game. In that moment i showed tremendous intelligent strength. Two characters Uncle Basil from “You can’t take it with you” and Janie from the book Wake they are both very intelligent because they are good thinkers and are good at coming up with plans. First of the characters is Uncle basil by making people question his intelligence because he is secretly smart. “Uncle Basil lives
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Women Now and Then The Flapper lifestyle became popular in the 1920’s after the rights of women were expanded. The new rights that were given to the women gave them a certain confidence boost. Some women began to expand certain lifestyle activities that would‚ in the 1920’s‚ not necessarily be accepted by society’s standards. The women whose attitude became rebellious and independent became known as flapper. “Many women celebrated the age of the flapper as a female declaration of independence
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Furthermore‚ after her relationship with Logan‚ Joe makes his way into Janie’s life. In Janie’s eyes he is a step above Logan‚ personality wise. Besides‚ Janie thought that Joe can give change and chance for her as the pear tree symbolized. Immediately‚ Joe convinces Janie that he would be a guide into realizing what her dreams in life are. Eventually‚ Janie comes to show that Joe is not the right one for her based on his power as the mayor. For instance‚ he says "You ain’t never knowed what it was to be
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