Female Characters in Gothic Texts Gothic fiction has become a popular area for feminist studies. Many commentators have noticed how females in Gothic fiction often fall into one of two categories: the trembling and innocent victim or the shameless and dangerous predator. However‚ others have noticed how women writers have often used the Gothic to explore aspects of femininity and sexuality. The mad woman in the attic in Jane Eyre has become a key symbol of Gothic feminism. The persecuted maiden
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Alice Walker’s historical novel‚ Meridian‚ illustrates how the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement directly contributed to the black women finding their voices and using them to shed light on the various issues that plagued women. One of those issues is that black females in the south still obey gender roles set up by a male-dominated society; however there were some who found liberation by defying to live up to those norms. The focal character‚ Meridian Hill‚ becomes an empowered
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Elizabeth Peyton is a contemporary American painter. Her exhibit “Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton” is a collection of portraits‚ for she has been interested in depicting her friends‚ her family‚ herself and several celebrities‚ such as Kurt Cobain‚ Matthew Barney‚ and Marc Jacobs. The painting‚ Michelle and Sasha Obama Listening to Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention August 2008‚ hereafter “Michelle and Sasha”‚ was added to the exhibition shortly after the election of President Obama
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Sugar and Spice. But all things nice? Tone: Logical‚ strong‚ polished yet slightly colloquial tone Target Audience: Middle aged working mothers and families. Body Paragraph Argument: The mother’s are stupidly ignoring the virtues of motherhood as they place pressure and unwanted stress upon their young children. Technique: Evidence‚ quotes from the show Toddlers and Tiaras provide credibiblity to the piece‚ providing real images of what the mother’s are like to the reader Repetition:
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Throughout history‚ women have been notably resilient and powerful in overcoming all forms of inequity. As the population exponentially grows‚ women make up almost half of the workforce‚ they are the sole or co-breadwinner in American families‚ and they receive more college degrees than men. Yet‚ women continue to earn significantly less than men in their careers. The wage gap is the ratio earnings of women and men within the economy as a whole. Sociologists have studied that the persistence of the
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DATE \@ "d MMMM yyyy" 5 November 2014 Proposed Research Topic: A critical analysis of the poem “Daystar” by Rita Dove Purpose: To take a look into the life of a mother and a wife. The poem’s speaker explains various ways the mother finds strategic opportunities for her to think about and observe the world (such as when her children nap). It is the typical stay-at-home mom ideology and the lack of time to focus on personal matters. Dove uses imagery to portray the mother’s tiresome life. She also
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practiced by the woman’s ethnic group are performed by the man’s family head‚by the father or uncle or any member of the family who is recognized by community as honorable. Duvall‚(1971:89) has defined Customary Marriage as “traditional concepts of motherhood and development”. The ceremony seems to put order in marriages and understanding between the two families that are being brought together through
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Abortion is defined as “the termination of an unwanted pregnancy by removing the embryo or foetus from the uterus of the mother.” There are various methods for termination of a pregnancy. It usually depends on the stage of pregnancy‚ size of unborn child and the mother’s health to know which surgical method is right for her. The methods can be classified into three categories; killing the child by inserting instruments in the uterus through the cervix ‚by administrating drugs to the unborn baby or
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the beginnings of her artistry “With still that face … which did not therefore change‚ / But kept the mystic level of all forms” (Barrett Browning ll. 151-152). Throughout the entirety of Aurora Leigh this theme of motherhood chases Aurora until she achieves her own sense of motherhood as the poet mother of the age (ll. 213-222). This discovery and growing into of self reliance stems from these childhood traumas‚ it is because of the portrait that Aurora Leigh develops an artists spirit‚ which allows
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The Street ‚ was published in 1946. This riveting novel narrates the life of a single mother‚ Lutie Johnson‚ and her struggle of living in poverty on the streets of Harlem. Throughout this novel the theme of motherhood‚ or lack thereof‚ is very prevalent. However; the theme of motherhood does not capture my attention. What interests me is the underlying theme of the profound effect the “Street” has over its inhabitants. This theme captures my attention because ideas such as this still can be
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