Jane Addams and Civic Housekeeping: Bringing Women into the Public Sphere HIST 102: Introduction to U.S. History II Professor Stacie Taranto Phillip Gatto December 5‚ 2013 In the early 20th century‚ more and more issues began to face cities of the United States. Specific issues that cities began facing more and more included the rise in poor sanitation and health concerns in local tenement housing. In order for women to gain access to the public sphere
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way the migratory birds do in the winter. 3.) Jane Eyre is a unique blend of gothic writing and romantic writing‚ and this is clear through the author placing the characters in a specific designed setting‚ the home‚ the atmosphere‚ but allowing the characters to behave more freely‚ so the reader doesn’t feel like they see the next part coming on‚ such as when Jane’s cousin strikes her and she is punished and locked in the red room. 4.) Jane Eyre is established as a rebellious‚ free spirited
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As a progressive‚ Jane Addams committed herself as a social servant to the community in an attempt to fulfill the promise of democracy to everyone rather than a small elite group. Addams’s dedication to communitarian purposes as opposed to individualist gains can be attributed to her upbringing and her remarkable respect for her father‚ John Huy Addams. Although John Addams was extremely wealthy‚ his neighbors appreciated and respected him because of the benefits he brought to their community‚
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social structure of Victorian times. This particular scene consists of a celebratory atmosphere where Jane‚ the lowly governess‚ is criticized and attacked both professionally and personally by Rochester’s aristocratic guests. While the haughty Lady Ingram and her equally haughty children‚ Blanche and Theodore‚ discuss the atrocious nature of governesses at large—namely that of their own over the years—Jane grows increasingly uncomfortable in the corner of the room. Soon enough‚ she cannot bear to listen
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and vocabulary to achieve this. An extract from Jane Eyre‚ by Charlotte Bronte‚ a soliloquy from Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare and Ode to Autumn‚ by John Keats all have a number of striking similarities between them‚ as well as a few differences‚ which will be analysed to show. Unlike Hamlet and Autumn‚ the extract from Jane Eyre‚ doesn ’t have any particular argument‚ but the use of language is similar to that of Keats and to some extent Hamlet. Jane Eyre is a character existing in a narrative in
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Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte Chinese version Beijing ‚the People’s Literature Publishing House ‚ 2000 1.The reasons why I selected the book is that this is the first full –length English novel that I read and I really admire the heroine Jane and her life story. 2.The amount of time I spent reading the book: about two weeks 3.Summary： The novel tells the story of an orphan girl. Jane Eyre‚ the daughter of a poor parson‚ loses her parents shortly after birth. She lives at the household
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make the audience think - what would Jane Addams say? Jane Addams‚ a woman with outstanding ethos‚ is said to be the first public intellectual - “a social thinker who wanted to communicate with a mass audience” (The Jane Addams Reader). In What Would Jane Say?‚ author Janice Metzger initially grasps you to the concept that the upbringing of ideas proposed by women were‚ in essence‚ muted and dismissed. However‚ in chapter two‚ it becomes apparent by the power of Jane Addams’ intellect‚ the voices of
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Therapeutic Communication Jane Vuong‚ a 24 year old Vietnamese undergraduate student was admitted into the hospital Emergency Department presenting with anxiety‚ difficulty speaking‚ breathing and dusky lips following severe chest tightness during an exercise session at the local martial arts school. On examination she had a wheezing sound when breathing. She has no history of asthma but says she has some allergies which she treats with herbs. Her colleague who brought her to the emergency room also
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presents Jane as being a lower class and status than her cousin John‚ which would have been very common at the time‚ where females were seen as being less important than men. “Miss Eyre‚ to strike a young gentleman‚ your benefactress’s son! Your master. Master! How is he my master? Am I a servant? No; you are less than a servant‚ you do nothing for your keep” We see here that Jane is seen as being less than a servant‚ whereas John is known as The Master. We also see in this quote that Jane speaks
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Mental Illness ‘Speak’ by Laurie Halse Anderson is an novel that explores a girl in high school who is raped at a party and she calls the cops and everyone hates her for it but she tells nobody about what happened which turns her to a very dark place and she ends up in a depressed state. Laurie Halse Anderson said herself "I’ve learned that Speak is not just a book about rape. Speak is a book about depression." Mental illnesses like depression are disorders that affect your behavior‚ mood and the
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