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    Many have studied attachment; however‚ John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth are the researchers responsible for the origination of the attachment theory in the late eighteenth century‚ and in turn‚ also became catalysts for research on attachment. The attachment theory claims that attachment “related behaviors‚ are activated in times of personal distress” (Bernier. Larose‚ & Whipple‚ 2005‚ p. 172). Attachment‚ as defined by Ainsworth‚ is “‘an affectional tie’ that an infant forms with a caregiver—a tie

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    Brooke Hardman Mrs. Leigh-Smith Business English December 21‚ 2016 The Outstanding Life of Mary Kay Wagner Ash Mary Kay Wagner Ash said “the definition of successful people is simply ordinary people with extraordinary determination.” This Texas born businesswoman started an extremely successful cosmetic business which still exists today. Mary Kay Ash was born May 12‚ 1918 in Hot Wells‚ Texas. In 1939‚ she took an opportunity to be a salesperson for Stanley Home Products. She hosted at-home parties

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    feels hopeless and lost in the world. He knows that the only thing that can bring him out of this hole is companionship. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ Victor Frankenstein creates a monster that faces this same dilemma of loneliness. When Victor is given the choice to create a second monster as a companion for the first‚ he chooses not to out of fear and regret. However‚ Mary Shelley utilizes logical reasoning throughout the story to show that Victor should have made a second creation. Because

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    The nineteenth century was a time of unequal gender opportunities. Men were the superior figure‚ while women were unable to participate in many actions. As a child Mary Wollstonecraft grew up watching her mother be mistreated by her father which was taken to heart and carried on with her. With this‚ she wanted to make a change in world and share her thoughts that no other woman could have been able to do. Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman‚ is known as the first great feminist

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    Mary Shelley‚ born in 1797‚ grew up mostly in Scotland‚ with a favorite past time of “making stories.” In Scotland‚ Shelley had lived next to a Lord who also had a love for writing‚ which is how the idea of Frankenstein came to life. Shelley had little formal education‚ but her father had tutored her on most broader subjects‚ which overall increased her understanding of literature significantly. During a stay in Scotland‚ Mary met her future husband Percy Shelley‚ who had offered to pay most

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    The author‚ Stephen King‚ once wrote‚ “Sometimes human places‚ create inhuman monsters.” The concept of what constitutes a “monster” has been debated by countless scholars for decades. Monsters can take on many forms—in the body or in the soul; in Mary Shelley’s‚ Frankenstein‚ she discusses the concept of a monster by portraying a tragedy about an obsessed scientist‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ and his nameless creation. A series of murders occur after his monster is created‚ and is a topic of discussion

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    As ironic as it seems‚ and for the many differences shown between Victor and the Monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ there are also various similarities between these two characters. The way they want to learn‚ they way they used to love but now hate the world‚ and the great sense of remorse they feel at the end. Both‚ Victor and the Monster‚ had a great desire for learning. For Victor it was more about studying and becoming fully educated in the sciences. As for the monster however: he was more interested in learning about human life

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    Shelley’s work includes quite a great deal from poetic studies and appreciation of romanticism‚ the poets‚ and the works of that time‚ but mainly seems to be trying to break away from romanticism somewhat. Frankenstein seems to be a hybrid between romanticism and another type of writing. What is interesting is that even as Shelley seems to be trying to get away from Romanticism‚ she is referencing famous romantic period poets and works. This starts in the letters by Walton to his sister‚ where he

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    Frankenstein Humans as a species are prone to make mistakes‚ not all of which are forgivable. Doctor Victor Frankenstein‚ the mad mind behind the grotesque creature known as Adam‚ or “The Creature”‚ a being brought back from the undead‚ without a soul and purpose in this world. When Dr. Frankenstein dwells into for lack of a better word black science‚ he becomes obsessed with the thought of cheating death and taking back one’s life. Through secret experimentation on deceased animals he perfects

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    In the novel of Frankenstein‚ the monster demonstrates a very “mad” character. When it comes to justice or injustice to the monster‚ he leans towards justice. Due to the reason of his loneliness‚ he retaliates. The monster has a need for vengeance due to the reaction he gets from people‚ additionally‚ he was successful when victor died‚ and the significance for this as a whole was to be loved. Initially‚ the novel demonstrates the monsters significance of justice by murder. For instance‚ his creator

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