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    The Fallen Woman

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    The ’Fallen Woman’ A Familiar Feature of Victorian Writing Victorian social conventions placed the female inside the male domain‚ a domestically cultivated flower rather than a wild one‚ uncontrollable and free to roam. Woman was idealised: the angel in the house‚ the wife complementing her husband‚ the helpmate of man. Social conditions offered the Victorian woman little in occupation so her aim in life was to secure a husband‚ succumbing to the political propaganda. As Foster states: Because

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    Woman Running

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    be disorganized at first glance. However‚ when you take a closer look you can first see a woman running. The women appears to be the figure-ground of the poster‚ because it is generally the first things that grabs the audience’s attention. You can see the women running on the well-known cancer ribbon weaving from one side of the poster to the other‚ looking almost like a path. Another way to look at the woman running‚ is as though she’s running towards the city of Des Moines. The pink and white lines

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    Epitome of a Woman

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    Epitome of an Woman Maya Angelou has been an inspiration not only to me‚ but to women all around the world. Her colorful works of art aspire me to be all I can be; from” I know why a cage bird sings” to “Phenomenal Woman.” This particular piece spoke to me because of I think of that special person in my life every time I stubble across it. This poem speaks of a woman whom is phenomenal one. This story speaks of the beautiful magohany woman who gave me life. Growing up you have to find yourself

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    The Courageous woman

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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‚ so

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    Phenomenal Woman

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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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    Jig The Woman

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    The author shows us that a woman’s voice isn’t heard and the woman couldn’t do anything but try to please the man. The author shows this with the mood and dialogue between the man and Jig. The girl ‚ Jig‚ is portrayed as someone that’s powerless and can’t speak up for herself. When Jig mentioned the hills looking like white elephants the guy mentioned “I’ve never seen one” and since the girl agreed with him he rudely replies “ Just because you say I wouldn’t have doesn’t prove anything”. The guy

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    Woman and Time

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    S E C R E T S O F SEDUCTION RON LOUIS AND DAVID COPELAND A Free booklet by the authors of the best-selling book‚ HOW TO SUCCEED WITH WOMEN and creators of the free seduction information Web site‚ http://www.howtosucceedwithwomen.com Copyright © 2001 Mastery Technologies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. For Information‚ contact: Mastery Technologies‚ Inc. PO Box 55094 Madison‚ WI 53705 http://www.howtosucceedwithwomen.com info@howtosucceedwithwomen.com Find out about becoming an affiliate

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    Pretty Woman

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    Pretty Woman. The quintessential romance Pretty Woman (1990) staring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere is essentially a modern day fairy tale where the underprivileged young woman meets her handsome prince and lives happily ever after. The film resonates the same narrative formula as classic fable Cinderella‚ in that the film’s protagonist Vivian (Roberts) plays a prostitute who is bought for a week by wealthy businessman Edward (Gere) for everything but the standard reason‚ sex. Pretty Woman contains

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    Old Woman

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    Speech Situation: The poet recalls a visit to an old couple; the old woman is helpless‚ and dying slowly. It is clear from the description that she has no quality of life. She is cared for by her husband who prays for her release from this life. Significance of the title: no definite article emphasises the universal nature of the experience Degradation of the old woman as this suggests she needs help. Simply eating to stay alive. Animal connotations. Simile – like an old horse. Useless

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    An Old Woman.

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    matter. The poet was impressed by the temple of Kandoba at Jajori and the poem is thus against this setting. "An Old Woman" is a graphic picture of a beggar woman. Having lost the promises of her past‚ she is reduced to her present state. As the speaker views her squarely‚ he‚ in a sort of ’revelation’‚ becomes aware of the decay which has set in her person and which is extended to the decaying tradition symbolized by the hills and the temples. Without using many words‚ the old woman forces the narrator

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