In addressing the issues faced by women in the poem ‘The Ruined Maid’‚ I must consider the conditions of women in Victorian society and more specifically‚ how the writer has represented them. The presentation of Hardy’s female characters‚ especially the fallen women‚ is rather sympathetic. Critic Geoffrey Harvey argues that Hardy’s ‘intelligent and sympathetic portrayal of women is informed by his perception of the inextricable entanglement of gender and class issues’‚ which means that he observes
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In Carol Armstrong’s “Counter‚ Mirror‚ Maid: Some Infra-Thin Notes on A Bar at the Folies-Bergère‚” she addresses the debate over the setting (at Folies-Bergère) and the significance of the foreground and the background in Manet’s painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergère. She believes the still life at the foreground embodies commodity and the mirrors’ reflection in the background displays a fabricated reality. Moreover‚ Armstrong argues the barmaid is a bridge between the two realms that is both male
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seem that maids working in a first world country like Singapore‚ has it easy off‚ compared to those working in second world countries‚ but there is a hidden claw that scars maids in this roaring Lion City. Some may say that maid abuse is not a widespread problem and that the irresponsible reporting of maid abuse by the local papers and television is the problem. On the other hand‚ others believe that maid abuse still remains a widespread problem.(Singaporean‚ para. 12) Singapore maids undergo the
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Abusing Babies by their Personal Maids Maids are authorized to take good care of our properties. But are they also authorized of hurting our young brothers and sisters or even the acquitted babies? Why they are doing this? And why this incident happens? Wide range of harmful actions which generally affects with the age of babies can be progressed if they don’t handle with good discipline. Abusing a baby is when wrath surrounds a person leads to violence and lack of self-control. Most of the
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One Woman Versus America and Hunger Marian Wright Edelman‚ writer of “Still Hungry in America‚” brings a whole new view on the ideals of hunger right here in America. The persuasive text is about her experiences trying to get people to realize the hunger crisis in their own back yards. Marian also gets into the several federal programs that provide food to hungry children in America that need more support. She really reaches out to everyone in America whom may be unaware or uneducated on programs
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Cell phones at Sherwood Middle School Students at Sherwood Middle School Believe that the cellphone policy is too strict. Some students say that they should be able to use their phones more in class. There are lots of problems that can come with having your cellphones in class‚ staff worry that students will use their phones in inappropriate ways. If students want to have more freedom they will need to use their phones more appropriately in class and all around the school. Is the cell phone rule
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After being put-off by the Hypermart people today I could try out Minute Maid ’Pulpy Orange’ at a local small retailer. It has taken close to six month for the brand to reach the Hindi Heartland after the its launch in three southern states in February. First the plus points of the product‚ It tastes good‚ and the tag like ’Puply Orange’ stands up to the expectations both while drinking and visibility of the pulp . The tag line and product experince match...The distribution and the POPs for the launch
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The stylistic analysis of Sherwood Anderson’s short story “Hands” I would like tell you about the story I have read. It is written by an American novelist and short story writer. It is called “Hands” and this store is referred to his most enduring work the short story sequence Winesburg‚ Ohio. “Hands” is the story of alone man who has almost no connection with the people of Winesburg‚ although he has lived near the town for twenty years. Many years ago he had quiet unfortunate
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The Ruined Maid Denying the harsh moral codes set upon you can at times improve your material circumstances; however it can reduce you to a situation lower than poverty. Hardy’s dramatic dialogue “The Ruined Maid” attempts to portray the injustices and ironies of Victorian morality. Hardy is able to achieve this through his elaborate control over language. The class distinctions and moral codes placed upon women in the Victorian era have a large degree of irony. In the first stanza Hardy introduces
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footsteps. Incidently‚ Elsa Lanchester recorded this poem as a song on her Bawdy Cockney Songs album‚ some decades ago. It is a delightful ditty. In The Ruined Maid’‚ which Hardy wrote in 1866‚ Hardy focuses on one woman’s recent loss of chastity and how she is perceived by a once close friend who is returning to town. This Maid’ has found herself marring above her status and prostituting herself for riches and prosperity. Rather than feeling ashamed of her actions‚ she expresses a sense of
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