Her First Ball is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Sphere on 28 November 1921‚ and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories. Plot summary A young girl called Leila has come to the city to stay with her cousins‚ the Sheridan’s (who also appear in "The Garden Party.") As the story opens‚ they are going to a ball (A formal gathering for social dancing). Leila is very excited: this is her first ball. Once there‚ she is both excited and terrified
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Society care more about conformity then individual identity Society care more about conformity then individual identity. Conformity is behaviour in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards. Identity is the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. This state of being is shown through Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis.” Gregor’s sister and family are very concerned with Gregor’s new state and how it will be accepted by society. They are afraid that if he is different that society
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Reaction:On Hearing Her Play the Harp 1. I imagine the scenario to be in one of the Chinese palaces at their time. The room would be very spacious‚ being held together by large rounded columns placed at strategic points around the room. The room would have sets of windows all around it‚ giving the room the proper lighting that it needs so that we can appreciate the room’s lovely red color. On every aspect of the room but the windows‚ one would find very intricate gold patterns crafted into
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Women Deserve More Respect Femininity is the quality of being a female‚ which includes the behaviors and roles that are generally associated with women. In the 1960s and earlier‚ mothers usually stayed home‚ did the household chores such as laundry‚ cooking‚ cleaning‚ as well as taking care of the children. The men would go to work then return home after a long day and expect dinner ready‚ and then relax. Within families‚ in many generations‚ women taught their daughters to do the same to be the
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Once More to the Lake Argument Essay In Whites essay “Once More to the Lake‚” the narrator ends with a chilling sensation. As White watches his son hop out of the lake‚ he has an epiphany concerning his old age. “As he buckled the swollen belt suddenly my groin felt the chill of death.” the concluding sentence is not only effective‚ but also perceives the purpose of the entire essay. With a little attention‚ it’s easy to see how the essay leads naturally to a sense of death’s approach or inevitability
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Once in a while we chance upon a read that moves and inspires us. One such gem is President Obama’s speech “A More Perfect Union”. The excellence of his speech can be attributed to his workings on three effective means of conveying rhetorical appeals in different ways to his audience. The first method he employs is his exhibit of admirable character and values that draws people to believe in his message. Second is his use of factual information that logically supports his arguments. The third
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Friday‚ October 24‚ 2014 Tokunbo Fashanu Self-Care Plan My self-care issue is balancing schoolwork with work‚ personal life and extra curricular activities. As a junior I have a lot of schoolwork‚ meaning a lot of assignments‚ projects‚ papers‚ readings and so on due every week. I am also looking for internships before I graduate that will help me get into a good Law school after I graduate‚ in addition to taking LSAT lessons. I am in a number of school organizations and clubs such as the pre-law
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be three things that would help George and Lydia Hadley with parenting their kids. Discipline‚ communication and boundaries. Having them spoiled rotten and buying‚ giving and doing whatever they please wont help them or you‚ in the future. "Better parents" is something every person with children‚ strives to be‚ not for them but for their offspring. Being a "better parent" may help the children in the future when theyre adults and have children of their own. Discipline isnt something children nor
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person to person depending on their sex‚ age‚ and health conditions. An estimated one-third of the population suffers from some form of insomnia. "In recent studies‚ a survey reported that 30% of American women and 20% of American men took medication to help them sleep during the course of a year" ("Insomnia"). The medications these people took are called hypnotics. The causes of insomnia vary for different situations. "Transient insomnia can be caused by temporary situations like arguments‚ medical
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Shames‚ "The More Factor” In “The More Factor” Laurence Shames‚ attempts to make a connection between the perceived attitude of most Americans that “More is better” and “frontierism” in American history. He describes the “More Factor” as the acquisition of things such as more land and more money. He compares this attitude of acquisition to European countries that have an opposite view of the meaning of what a frontier is. He expresses his feelings that the American attitude of growth and expansion
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