Trifles (1916) by Susan Glaspell The central action in the play “Trifles” is the murder of Mr. Wright. While the men search the house for clues to prove that Mrs. Wright was the culprit‚ the women start taking notice of the drab condition of their surroundings in the kitchen. As the men pass through during their investigation they stop momentarily to fling sexist comments toward the women. For example: “Well‚ women are used to worrying over trifles”‚ which ties directly into the origin of the play’s
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beauty would be matched by beauty of the other kind” -here she explains how theirs two types of beauty the “inside” beauty and the “outside” beauty. In Susan Sontag informative piece entitled “Beauty” she discusses her logical thoughts of the beauty of a women and a men‚ and of how beauty has changed over the centuries. Susan uses Logical appeals to evoke her philosophy of beauty. She says “The privileges of beauty are immense” said Cocteau. To be sure‚ beauty is a form of power. And deservedly
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Hey grandma‚ I know you think Uncle Lou was a bit crazy the other day‚ but I want to clarify and educate you on what Tuberculosis really is. First‚ let us start off by defining tuberculosis and what it does to the body. Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease that mostly affects the lungs but can also attack other parts of the body; there are however two types of tuberculosis: latent tuberculosis infection and regular tuberculosis disease (CDC‚ 2014). People with latent TB are people who are infected
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Susan Sontag’s essay on the subject of beauty‚ particularly in relation to women‚ is a strong and moving piece that also greases the old gearbox and gets the brain going. It takes a strong hard look at how the concept of beauty has been shaped through the ages‚ from the time of the great Greek civilization to the modern era. The analysis that is put forth that women can never preen just for pleasure is exemplified in so many innumerable ways in modern culture that it is indeed something to despair
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The short one-act play Trifles by Susan Glaspell‚ was years ahead of its time. Its time was 1916 but the subject matter is timeless. The aspect of this play that most caught my interest was the contrast between the men and women characters. This is a play written in the early 1900s but transcends time periods and cultures. This play has many strengths and few weaknesses‚ but helps to provide a very accurate portrait of early American women and the issues they dealt with in everyday comings and
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In the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s‚ another work of literature was bought out to show how prejudice played in gender role. Life in the rural Midwest at the turn of the century was a lonely‚ difficult‚ often depressing way of life. Susan Glaspell‚ the author of “Triples”‚ is a play that seems to be criticized as an icon for feminist writing in which men frequently demean anything associated with woman. Susan Glaspell displays flawlessly of how gender role prejudice
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below reading level. They were all excited to meet with me and eager to get started. The assignment began with the directions to read the passage three times. I decided that to do this well I could use the I do/we do/ you do strategy we had learned in Susan Finley’s class during the summer. So I told the students that we were going to read the reading passage together‚ then they were going to read it to me‚ and finally they would read it to a partner. While reading it as a group‚ I had to stop a
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‘Trifles’- An interesting play written by Susan Glaspell in 1916‚ is a play dealing with mystery and murder‚ revenge and deceit‚ and is full of irony from beginning to end. Seven characters form the cast‚ although 2 are non-active and will not be viewed; only spoken of. The County Attorney is a young man who seems for the most part to have a solid interest in his work. Although the County Attorney has a professional demeanor‚ he still joins in and laughs at the comments that the Sheriff direct towards
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their contributions. One woman at the forefront of the fight‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ founded many organizations and travelled around the country giving speeches to support the women’s suffrage movement in the 19th century. Her diligence and dedication led to the passing of the nineteenth amendment in 1919‚ giving women the right to vote. She also fought for the rights of union workers and overall equality. Due to her tireless efforts‚ Susan B. Anthony established herself as a women’s rights advocate and
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Have you ever felt like you weren’t alone in a room? That there was a spirit next to you? Well‚ trust me I have too. A spirit is a common thing that you could sense and that’s why I’m here telling you about it. Poltergeist is a spirit who is annoyed and messes with people.They would throw toys or chairs around the room if they are annoyed. “. Thousands of cases of objects being thrown around or smashed and heavy objects being lifted by unseen hands have been reported from many countries.” (unknown
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