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- 1701: The Yellow Wallpaper: A Woman's Struggle
- ... is deceptive because it down plays the severity of this condition. Although she was not formally diagnosed with postpartum depression, Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) developed a severe depression after the birth of her only child (Kennedy et. al. 424). Unfortunately, she was treated by Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, who forbade her to write and prescribed only bed rest and quiet for recovery (Kennedy et al. 424). Her condition only worsened ... Kennedy and Gioia 430,431). He never uses her name, therefore he never really recognizes her as a person nor an equal. This dialog can easily be compares to one between a parent and his child. Because the room was an old nursery this idea is strongly enforced. Hance, there is no oddity in the fact that the narrator comes to think of herself as a child (Twentieth 111). She comments on the fact that the children tore the wallpaper and later admits to doing it herself (Kennedy et al. 426,428). Her regression is also demonstrated by her comparison of ...
- 1702: The Witching Hour
- ... Rowan, he began to reminisce the images of his purpose; that certain elements and images of his childhood hinted him to return to the house he had been fascinated with in New Orleans as a child. Another major character of the story, Englishmen Aaron Lightner, was a part of an archaic organization known as the "Talamasca". Aaron studied a family called the Mayfairs in New Orleans, because his organization had believed ... her new-found immensely grown family, and Michael, who studied with the Talamasca when Aaron came into his life. The being is seductive, and after letting Lasher come between Michael and her, Lasher destroys their child, and spawns himself into this fetal organism to be human based on his new knowledge fed to him by our times. Rowan was the door, the thirteenth witch. It's complex, as I'll explain ... be the doorway. The knowledge of your era was unimaginable even to Julien, who saw in his time inventions that seemed purely magical. Could Julien have foreseen a heart opened on an operating table? A child conceived in a test tube? No. And there will come after you those whose knowledge is great enough even to define what I am." This book is a fantastic read, the story of each ...
- 1703: The Gift
- ... in fact calling for his dead dog. In the opening paragraph I stated what I thought the main idea for the poem was. But that does not mean that is the only message implied. The child also was calling for oggie, oggie, but in fact every once in a while a dog did stop by and the mom pointed this fact out and said she hoped the boy would not call ... for a friend to play with because he is unpopular with the other children. And "the beast that always cam to him could be a bully. That could in fact be the real meaning. The child at the screen door might just be a metaphor and what the child is really doing is calling for someone to help him because he is ill. But yet all he does is become peace-fully sicker. And the mom is praying for him to get better ...
- 1704: The Count of Monte Cristo: Revenge
- ... Chβ teau d'If. Then the Count reappeared. In his revenge toward Villefort, the Count uncovered a secret which Villefort thought was literally buried many years ago. The Count discovered the secret of an illegitimate child which had been born of a union between Villefort and Madame Danglars. Villefort had buried the child alive, but someone had rescued him. The Count of Monte Cristo disgraced Villefort by revealing the secret of his illegitimate child to the public. This method of revenge was symbolic. Villefort thought he had buried the disgrace of his dead son forever. He also thought he had "buried" the secret of his father, the Bonapartist, ...
- 1705: Divorce 3
- ... the base at which society is built around. Procedures A couple that is wishing to proceed with a divorce first fills out the proper papers and returns them to court. Making the arrangements for alimony, child custody and support, and division of their property. They then appear in court in front of a Judge who listens to their arguments by which they want to end their marriage, and then decides weather ... the no-fault laws then the fault laws. Therefor can sometimes be obtained by couples without lawyers. Some judges oppose this type of divorce because often the protection of the children and spouses are overlooked. Child Custody and Support In the early and mid 1900's, Judges almost automatically granted custody to the mother. They believed that children should not separate from their mother. Today, many Judges realize that the children ... one. If the court changes their decision for any reason, the children might have to move, but this is prevented if possible because such a move can be very emotionally harmful on the children. The child might feel torn between their parents, and will not choose a side in fear of harming the other ones feelings. Children often find it hard to deal with a divorce mainly because they are ...
- 1706: Dissecting Education
- ... to build the rest of their education. They believe that through the method of core knowledge , everyone can benefit together (Hirsch 129). Opposite that idea is the idea that we shouldn t be filling a child s mind with miscellaneous facts , but rather be trying to extract the knowledge that is within each person s mind (Harris). The main argument with that opinion is that without some filling, there won t ... the children are taught. Many of the same arguments that are made regarding what is taught, can be made regarding how it is taught. Those who are naturally talented and intellectual say that filling a child s head with various types of knowledge is not very productive, but what about those children that need that knowledge just to be at an equal level with the other students. Children who have not ... teachers lives also. For students, bad grades mean not getting into the college of their choice, and for the teachers, bad grades mean possible bad evaluations. Many people have blamed bad grades for giving a child low self-esteem, but what about those children who have excellent grades and no social lives. Don t they have low self-esteem? Building self-esteem in students shouldn t be a substitution for ...
- 1707: Demographic Trends And Implica
- ... single income instead of a duel income. One way the theme park industry can use this information is to offer different rate structures for different use situations. For example, a park could offer half-price child tickets with the purchase of an adult ticket. The park could also simply lower there child ticket prices. A combination of these two ideas could allow for the park to accommodate both the single parents that will accompany the children to the park and those that will not. Another way to ... because single parents typically do not have the time to take their children to the park and stay with them. This idea also helps financially by allowing the single parent a way to let their child or children attend the park without having to pay for them a ticket also. These are two suggestions on how to adjust to the growing population of single-parent families. Adjusting the theme park ...
- 1708: Like Water for Chocolate and Master Harold: Oppression
- ... discriminated against. Although the individuals are being oppressed for different reasons their emotions are shattered deeply. In Athol Fugard's book Master Harold and the boys, an older man is discriminated against by a younger child only because the older man is black and the child is white. In Laura Esquivel's book Like water for chocolate, a girl by the name of "Tita" is oppressed by her own mother because of the soul reason of being the youngest child, therefore lying in her destiny to serve her mother till death, and being unable to decide her own destiny. However in both cases there are signs of rebellion, and protestation, even though both novels ...
- 1709: Mark Twain and His Masterpiece: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- ... language, and memorable characters. Clemens was born November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. His family moved to Hannibal, Mississippi when he was four. There he received a public school education. Samuel Clemens was a difficult child, given to mischief and mis adventure. He barely escaped drowning on nine separate occasions. His fathers death was a calamity in which Samuel was not prepared for. Albert Bigelow Paine, Clemens official biographer, offers the ... deep south so therefore he used settings that contained the deep south. Many of the things in which Huck did in the story relates to what Twain did or wanted to do as a young child. Twain must have like his childhood somewhat for him to reflect back on it through his stories and to also use humor in it. He thought his life as a child was funny. I believed that Twain was a very good writer. All of his adventurous books are loved by millions of young children and adults. Twain was a great writer when he was living ...
- 1710: Different Ideas Of What Is Tru
- As a child I repeatedly stood in line with my mother at the supermarket waiting to pay for our groceries. I often grew bored and found cheap entertainment in reading the thick, dark print of the supermarket tabloids ... to a excessive story. The photos shown by Time magazine show Patsy Ramsey gazing at a painting of her daughter. This photo layout choice evokes sympathy for a women saddened by the loss of a child. In representing the Ramseys in this light, a reader is encouraged the readers to view the Ramseys as murderers. In viewing the Ramseys in such a light, one is not reminded of the facts of ... feel disgust, and easy to stop habits which further the spreading of gossip by supermarket tabloids. With such cases as the JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation, in which little had happened since the death of the child, tabloids are known for twisting facts in order to pump new energy into a dying story. In the aftermath of Princess DianaΉs death there was a call upon the citizens of the world ...
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