Study of French Culture Final Essay Introduction When looking through French history during the Versailles Period‚ there’s something attracts me a lot: it seems that “mistress” plays an important role throughout the history. It’s an interesting phenomenon as the word “mistress” tends to be related with “secret” in many cultures. While in French culture‚ there’s even a word “Maîtresse-en-titre” which means “official mistress” 1. It seems that you cannot speak about a king without
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Do People Who Put Themselves At Risk Have The Right To Rescue Services? What if someone was about to fall off of a huge building‚ or natural structure? What would your first action in mind be? To save them right‚ but why do people begin taking risks if they know this could happen and they are risking not only their life but many other lives are taking the risk to save you. Why do you have the right to rescue services if you take a risk that can be fatal for more than one person? People may die
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Memories of Scout The narrator Jean Louise Finch‚ nicknamed Scout‚ in Lee ’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ is a complex‚ innocent character. She possesses a wide range of traits‚ which undergo a transformation‚ as she matures. My interest in Scout stems from three main qualities of her personality with which I can personally identify. She displays curiosity‚ courage‚ and a love of reading throughout the novel. Scout ’s curiosity is revealed through questions she asks her father to understand what
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The Analysis of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin 1. Information about the author: Kate was formally educated at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in St. Louis where she kept a commonplace book "in which the thoughtful adolescent recorded themes that appear in her later fiction‚ among them women’s roles and the conflict between desire and duty. Kate began her career as a fiction writer in 1888. The literary trend she belongs to realistic fiction. The mine literary works are "A Point at
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The front door opened slowly‚ letting out the same creaking sound that seemed to never stop reverberating through the house. The same heavy footsteps pounded in the foyer; a sigh escaped from Louise Millard’s lips‚ knowing she’d have to clean up the stains her husband’s filthy shoes left on the carpet‚ despite her repeatedly telling him not to wear his shoes in the house. Brently Mallard had never been very good at listening to her anyway. She was standing in the kitchen when he slammed the front
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Stephanie Epperson Professor Roldan ENC1102 9/19/14 Louise Erdich ’s compelling short story "The Red Convertible" depicts the relationship between two Native American brothers and a red convertible. The story begins with the narrator (Lyman‚ the younger of the two brothers) telling the tale of a carefree summer in which the brothers purchase an old convertible and traveled‚ followed by many more encounters the brothers share. Symbolism is used very heavily on this story‚ and as suggested by the
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America the Not so Beautiful “They break through the smoke-screen for blood” (Erdrich 5). While Louise Erdrich was referencing mosquitoes in this line of her poem‚ she may have been alluding to much more. It is possible that she was‚ in fact‚ alluding to the mistreatment of Native Americans by the white people. In Erdrich’s poem‚ “Dear John Wayne‚” she argues that American culture was not made to accommodate people of other ethnicities‚ but specifically‚ Native Americans. By using the Cowboys and
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XXXXX (Ted) XXXXX HUM164 (Kathy Brinez) 925459694 Module 1 written assignment‚ chapters 16-18 Elizabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun was a French artist born in Paris‚ France on April 16‚ 1755. She is considered to be one of 300 women that changed the world and one of the most successful woman artists of her time for her work which was predominately portraits of women. Madame Le Brun was born to a portraitist and fan painting father and a hairstylist mother. Her father served as her first teacher
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Thelma and Louise This film attempts to deconstruct gender roles‚ particularly those associated with women‚ and redefine a new feminine space outside of patriarchal control The film attempts to do this in a number of ways: generally a male genre because it involves outlaws and fugitives who try to confront the Establishment ; however‚ Ridley Scott re-appropriates this genre for female characters who become fugitives after leaving stereotypical feminine roles of wife and waitress‚ drive a
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Having Our Say Study Guide 1. Where did Bessie and Sadie Delany grow up? 2. From which university did Bessie and Sadie Delany earn their degrees? 3. What professional achievement did each of the Delany sisters accomplish? 4. Did either Delany sister ever marry? 5. Where did their parents meet‚ marry‚ and rear them and their siblings? How many children did they have? 6. What was the original status of the Delany sisters’ parents? 7. What was their father’s occupation? 8. Define issue-free
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