The Scarlet Letter is a classic piece of American literature. The story was written by the author Nathaniel Hawthorne. The story focuses around a mother and her daughter. The name of the woman is Hester Prynne and her daughter’s name is Pearl. The story takes place during the 17th century in a puritan colony. Hester was married woman‚ that cheated on her husband. Afterwards‚ the people in this community discover Hester’s act of infidelity. The people in this community punish her for committing a
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she committed adultery‚ (which later turns out to be Reverend Dimmesdale). 6. Yes. Dimmesdale was very emotional and his reasons seemed very logical and fair. 1. She wants to prove people she is strong and able. 2. Hester was a super seamstress. Besides sewing for the poor‚ Hester’s creations were all the rage with people who had money. Although shamed‚ people including the Govorner could not get enough of her stuff. Hester gave most of this money to the poor. 3. Pearl is a free spirit
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Northern Middle Class Women between 1776 and 1876- DBQ 2 Between 1776 and 1876‚ many events and occurrences added to the ever changing view of women‚ such as the Industrial Revolution‚ the Market Revolution‚ the Second Great Awakening‚ the Women’s Rights movement‚ and the Civil War. The advancement of manufactured goods‚ the inspiration of egalitarianism‚ and the outspoken leaders of this time opened the door to greater opportunities and rights for women. In this time period‚ the role and status
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criticized about his pieces. Dylan Thomas was born on October 17‚ 1914 in the uplands of Swansea in Wales (Dylan Thomas Swansea). His father‚ David John Thomas‚ was a grammar school teacher (Dylan Thomas) while his mother‚ Florence Hannah Thomas‚ was a seamstress (Dylan Thomas Biography). While they both spoke Welsh and English‚ they never taught their children how to speak it. He was
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watching others swayed by sister two. Sister one refers to sister two as an “overachiever.” The story begins with‚ “My sister got the job. She’s the overachiever‚ and she went to med school for two years before she decided she wanted to become a gifted seamstress.” I don’t believe that sister one is necessarily jealous of sister two. She just knows that they are both different‚ but together they in a way equal each other out. I like the reference to sister one becoming sister two’s “rock” parse when they
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century. Claude Debussy was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye on August twenty second‚ 1862 and was the eldest of five children. His father Manuel-Achille Debussy owned a china shop and was a salesman and his mother Victorine Manoury Debussy was a seamstress. When Debussy was four years old he began taking piano lessons with an elderly Italian named Cerutti; his lessons were paid for by his aunt. In 1871 at the age of nine Debussy gained the attention of Marie Maute de Fleurville‚ who claimed to have
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Women’s Work in the Industrial Revolution The industrial revolution swept through Europe and North America during the 19th century‚ affecting the class structure‚ economy‚ government‚ and even the religious practices of everyone who lived in or did commerce with these new "industrialized nations." It made the modern age possible‚ but it was not without its "growing pains." The position of women before the industrial revolution was often equivalent to chattel‚ and then as now‚ they were expected
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Dorothea Dix Dorothea Dix brought the introduction of mental asylums and hospitals for the mentally sick. She encouraged the poor and sick people to get better as soon as they can. Since Dorothea Dix has taken this opportunity to help‚ it has changed the lives of many mentally ill children and adults. Dorothea Lynde Dix was born on April 4‚ 1802‚ in Hampden‚ Maine. She was the eldest of three children‚ and her father‚ Joseph Dix‚ was a religious fanatic and distributor of religious tracts who
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into being financially independent when Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillilngsworth would not help support Hester and her child Pearl financially (Hawthorne‚ 47). She then discovers one of her talents and that supports her family by becoming seamstress (Hawthorne). I feel this shows that she does not need a man to support her and depend on; she is a strong woman figure that could do all this on her own. Hester also shows that she is independent another way‚ emotionally.
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exhibition.There is a stark juxtaposition between Sophie’s servitude and her status presence. Sibande’s dress seems to act "as a prison for her flesh‚ keeping her limbs closely confined". They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To portrays Sophie as a seamstress‚ servicing the ambitions of others with work. Her eyes remain closed as if she daydreams; suggesting that‚ despite her restrictions‚ she uses dreaming as an escape from post-apartheid practices. Sibande explores the identity of women in Africa in
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