You are what you say The essay‚ " you are what you say " is written by Robin Lakoff‚ a Professor of Linguistics at University of California. She has explicated her view on how English language has functioned to revile and debase women‚ why women are thought to be juvenile‚ dependent and frivolous species. Certain views which makes fair sex less thriving than men. The subject is of great interest as it illustrates that women only say what they mean‚ but what they say is inferred by men in a pejorative
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woman. His wife perhaps‚ “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” (Sparknotes.com‚ 2014) Sun being bright and golden also called light. Comparing his wife’s eyes looking nothing like the sun must mean she has no life with in her. Some people might say the eyes tell you everything about a person. If Shakespeare says her eyes looks nothing like the sun it must mean the opposite of like darkness‚ dull. “her breasts are grayish-brown” (Sparknotes.com‚ 2014) His mistress must have been really old to
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Mistress J weighed heavy on my mind. Goddamn her. Her and her wretched games. I brought a bottle of fireball whiskey to my lips and took a prolonged swig. There was no burning sensation as I drank it‚ no bitter flavor or bite. I’d had too much alcohol that night to experience delicate‚ human sensations such as taste. The cinnamon-spice liquor no longer really tasted of anything‚ just a profound blandness‚ smooth and gentle like water as it slid down my throat‚ into my stomach‚ and then through my
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Louis XIV‚ King of France A man of many women and children By Brendan J. Herger Louis XIV‚ King of France a Man of many Women and children While the reign of Louis XIV is well noted for many commendable achievements-a more united‚ stable France‚ the palace at Versailles‚ and a court that was emulated throughout Europe‚ the personal life of Louis XIV has been a subject of debate and controversy in the annals of history. Well known for his personal vitality‚ by the time of his death King
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partner‚ his mistress‚ is perfect in every way for him. With every description of how his mistress’s eyes “are nothing like the sun‚” to make them seem as if they were not as bright‚ actually portrays both the mistress and the partner (the narrator) an as ideal. The narrator is seen as an ideal for praising their mistress in such a high regard that can be seen through the couplet‚ the final two lines of the sonnet‚ as his love described “rare” and the other woman he compared his mistress to were all
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Write a critique of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness‚ based on your reading about post-colonialism and discussing Conrad’s view of African culture as "other." What would someone from Africa think about this work? "Heart of Darkness" starts out in London and also ends there as well. Most of the story takes place in the Congo which is now known as the Republic of the Congo. Heart of Darkness was essentially a transitional novel between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. During the nineteenth
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Running head: A CLINCIAL DIAGNOSIS A Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Plan for Hagar Joyce M. Wooden Liberty University Abstract This paper presents with a five axial diagnosis and treatment plan for Hagar a Biblical character. Also presenting is the suggested treatment plan for her diagnosis‚ along with an intake interview which establishes the framework for each the diagnosis and treatment plan. In addition‚ included in this paper are the
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function normally in society. In the play Willy is shown to have a flashback where he is having a conversation with his mistress‚ and she tells him‚ “ You didn’t make me‚ Willy. I picked you” Willy responds with‚ “You picked me?” (25). Clearly‚ Willy is seen to be enthusiastic of the acknowledgement he is getting from the mistress‚ and this is why he began an affair with his mistress since Linda wasn’t giving him enough praise. This selfish act shows that people will go to great lengths
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story can all be seen as representative of varying shades of grey on the scale from barbarism to civilization‚ but the women are presented in stark contrast to one another. This is most apparent in the characters of Kurtz’s betrothed and his African mistress. While these two women play relatively small roles in the actual progression of the story‚ they are both powerful symbols for their respective societies. Kurtz’s intended bride is‚ for the majority of the story‚ an unseen idea‚ far removed from
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Impossible To Find Shakespeare’s Dark Lady William Shakespeare’s supposed mistress may be the reason behind his remarkable‚ yet dark last twenty seven sonnets. She “has come to be known as the Dark Lady‚ a name that reflects her morals as well as her complexion” (Andrews “Love…” 64). Along with being Shakespeare’s mistress‚ the Dark Lady was married and musically inclined (Love). She challenged not only her bed vows‚ but Shakespeare’s also. The Dark Lady influenced a significant deal
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