Be a true woman On my 18th birthday‚ my best friend sent me a birthday card. The card had only four words –"Be a true woman. " I kept wondering what a true woman is. How to be a true woman? I didn’t find the answer until I met Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice. I believe a true woman is like Elizabeth. A true woman should be confident‚ natural and keep herself‚ introspective‚ and flawed. These four characteristics make Elizabeth “a handsome woman‚” which is how the author
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do learn all the fuzzy-headed‚ unassertive language of our sex‚ we are ridiculed for being unable to think clearly‚ unable to take part in a serious discussion‚ and therefore unfit to hold a position of power. It doesn’t take much of this for a woman to begin feeling she deserves such treatment because of inadequacies in her own intelligence and education. “Women’s language” shows up in all levels of English. For example‚ women are encouraged and allowed to make far more precise discriminations
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The independent woman. Independence in women has got to be one of the greatest jumps in the history of television. For years in the entertainment industry women have been represented as a subservient service to the husband and children‚ incapable of doing anything great with themselves other then fulfilling their duties as a housewife and mother. Today‚ they are known to be capable of anything. Whether it is being a single mother‚ to being able to provide for herself‚ in pursuit of her dreams
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Phenomenal Woman is a dramatic poem by Maya Angelou about the love a woman has for herself even with her flaws. This poem is meant to be performed in front of an audience because the poem’s body movements reflect her flamboyant actions as she performs on stage. The speaker is a strong‚ confident woman (possibly Angelou) whom men seem to be incredibly attracted to. This is odd because the woman seems to not consider herself beautiful. Through her poem‚ Angelou speaks to all women‚ beautiful or
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The Woman Warrior While reading The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston it makes the reader wonder how our ancestors dealt with their everyday lives in the 1920’s. What we consider hard labor and sacrifice; they might have considered a mini vacation. We could go out about our lives and not have to worry about anybody but ourselves. They had to deal with everyday criticism from the people in their neighborhood‚ watching their every move and every choice they made. Kingston talks about an aunt
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“A Vindication of the Rights of Woman”‚ a book written by Mary Wollstonecraft‚ is a declaration of the rights of the women for equality of education‚ and to civil opportunities. Wollstonecraft advocates education as key‚ for women to attain a sense of self-respect‚ and a new self-image that can enable them to live to their fullest capabilities. The theme of the story is fixated on education. There is nothing Wollstonecraft wants more than a woman to have access to the same kind of education as men
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The Strength of a Woman Zora Neale Hurston’s famous novel Their Eyes Were Watching God tells the compelling story of an African American woman‚ Janie Crawford‚ and her journey to find herself. In the time period of this novel‚ women are stereotypically seen as inferior to men. They do not speak their mind‚ they are reliant on their husbands‚ and they do as they are told. However‚ this is not true of Janie‚ the novel’s protagonist and narrator. Janie is a strong female role model who defies the
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do not need education. They think that women are expected to take care of everyone except themselves. They have to take care of the children‚ stay home‚ clean up the house‚ and be the self-denying wife and mother. They think only that the life of a woman is all about getting married‚ having children‚ and being bombarded by unimportant details of domesticity. But they do not understand that the education is very important for women not only for them but for a whole family. Because women are the mothers
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The Courageous Woman As a woman leader‚ Elizabeth Blackwell strived to become someone in life. She influenced mothers‚ children‚ wives‚ and sisters and showed them how strength could lead them to their dreams. Her family and friends discouraged her‚ but she kept going in her own direction. They told her how impossible it would be to become a woman doctor and she asked them why she should not be a doctor. They had no reasons to tell her‚ but even if they had one‚ it was not useful‚
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