beauty would be matched by beauty of the other kind” -here she explains how theirs two types of beauty the “inside” beauty and the “outside” beauty. In Susan Sontag informative piece entitled “Beauty” she discusses her logical thoughts of the beauty of a women and a men‚ and of how beauty has changed over the centuries. Susan uses Logical appeals to evoke her philosophy of beauty. She says “The privileges of beauty are immense” said Cocteau. To be sure‚ beauty is a form of power. And deservedly
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Introduction Summary In the introduction of Susan Cain’s Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking it told a story of Rosa Parks. She is the lady that would not change her seat on the public bus so a white passenger could take it. She simply said “No.” Many think Rosa Parks was an extrovert personality but in fact she was an introvert personality. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great orator and with an extrovert personality so he was able to help Rosa Parks since she was timid
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Susan Sontag’s essay on the subject of beauty‚ particularly in relation to women‚ is a strong and moving piece that also greases the old gearbox and gets the brain going. It takes a strong hard look at how the concept of beauty has been shaped through the ages‚ from the time of the great Greek civilization to the modern era. The analysis that is put forth that women can never preen just for pleasure is exemplified in so many innumerable ways in modern culture that it is indeed something to despair
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In the play "Trifles" written by Susan Glaspell‚ George Henderson (County Attorney)‚ Henry Peters (Sheriff)‚ Lewis Hale (A neighboring farmer) ‚Mrs Peters and Mrs Hall Gather in the kitchen of John wright and Minnie wright’s abandoned home to investigate the murder of John Wright. The house is a mess as it is described as There was unfinished business everywhere you look. Dirty dishes and a loaf of bread are setting out in the open. The scene looks like someone was in a hurry. Mrs. Wright was taken
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1.2 The major literary works of Susan Sontag In Sontag’s life‚ she totally wrote four novels‚ they are "The Benefactor” (1963)‚ “Death Tool"(1967)‚"The Volcano Lover"(1992) and "In the United States" (2000);besides‚ there is one short stories “I ‚ etcetera" and a few scripts. Then she also published eight other works‚ among these works ‚ the famous works are "Against Interpretation" (1966)‚ "The Radical Form of Will" (1969)‚ "On Photography" (1977)‚ "The Disease Metaphor" (1988)‚ "The point" (2001)
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In the short stories “Lust” by Susan Minot‚ “How to Date a Browngirl‚ Blackgirl‚ Whitegirl or Halfie” by Junot Diaz‚ and “IND AFF or Out of Love in Sarajevo” by Fay Weldon‚ there is a common theme of manipulation‚ promiscuity and detachment as the main characters try to attain acceptance. All three of the protagonists in the stories‚ the unnamed young woman in “Lust”‚ Yunior in “How to Date a Browngirl‚ Blackgirl‚ Whitegirl or Halfie”‚ and the graduate student in “IND AFF or Out of Love in Sarajevo”
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Trifles by Susan Glaspell addresses ideas about justice and gender deifferences. In the play gender roles are an important theme. Women in the 1900s often took care of the home. In this play the women distrust men and the men underestimate and underappreciate women. Ultimately‚ the audience has to decide if the women that protect Mrs. Wright from punishment are justified. Was murdering Mr. Wright a just punishment for his poor character and the killing of a canary? Perhaps leaving him would have
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The short one-act play Trifles by Susan Glaspell‚ was years ahead of its time. Its time was 1916 but the subject matter is timeless. The aspect of this play that most caught my interest was the contrast between the men and women characters. This is a play written in the early 1900s but transcends time periods and cultures. This play has many strengths and few weaknesses‚ but helps to provide a very accurate portrait of early American women and the issues they dealt with in everyday comings and
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below reading level. They were all excited to meet with me and eager to get started. The assignment began with the directions to read the passage three times. I decided that to do this well I could use the I do/we do/ you do strategy we had learned in Susan Finley’s class during the summer. So I told the students that we were going to read the reading passage together‚ then they were going to read it to me‚ and finally they would read it to a partner. While reading it as a group‚ I had to stop a
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Trifles Susan Glaspell wrote her one act play to show women of all ages that women can too thrive to be more than just some one who does all of the household chores and takes care of their husband and children. The Stage directions of the play are a large role in affecting the mood of the play. The stage directions are a crucial component of a play. The court attorney believes just the opposite of what Susan Glaspell is trying to exude. He believes that women should always be neat‚ quiet‚ clean
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