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- 1871: Anne Wilkes In Stephen Kings M
- ... Paul in a madly maternal way. Early in her custody of Paul, she brings him pills for his excruciating pain, but he must suck them off her fingers in a grotesque parody of a nursing child" (125). If she leaves him untended too long, Paul wets his bed, and she must change his sheets and clothes. When he is tired or frustrated, he weeps like a small child. Annie ensures his childlike dependence on her and an ""expression of maternal love" (King 159) with his addiction to pain killing-drugs. Annie's disciplinary actions contribute to her mother figure, also. Gottschalk writes, "When ... and thumb with an ax, "exercising editorial authority over his body" (King 264). Annie acts as a virginal and protective mother of the vir-gin Misery, "Annie prevents Paul from letting Misery Chastain die in child-birth. She must live and a novel must be born" (Gottschalk 126). Annie nurtures Misery's return as well, "Nothing will interfere with [Misery's] safety or the birth of the book she is ...
- 1872: Status of Women In Society
- ... the state. First of all, Hobbes claimed that, by nature, dominion in the family, or natural right to govern, can only be maternal. He supported this argument with two facts - only the identity of a child's mother is certain, and initially absolute power over the child is in the hands of the mother, whose role is to nourish it and train it. Therefore, fatherhood does not, logically or naturally, give the man dominion to rule within the family. Rather, paternalism must ... This position, he claimed, was clearly supported by both reason and Scripture. In Scripture it is written that children owe obedience to both their mother and father, while reason and logic reveals that, since a child is physically and intellectually weak, and is unable to give consent, it is temporarily under the jurisdiction of both parents, since both parents have a share in its existence. He strongly believed that in ...
- 1873: Teens: Obstacles in the 90's
- ... in the 90's Teens are facing more and more obstacles in the 90’s besides just academic challenges. They are being faced with teen drinking . Today’s teens are also faced with teen drug abuse. They are also faced with the peer pressures faced by theses drugs plus the pressure to be like everyone else. Teen alcoholism is effecting teens in many ways from doing good in school to trouble ... them. Almost every kid once in his or her life will try drugs. Most kids that try drugs like them and will continue on with drugs which will sometimes lead into stronger drugs. This drug abuse can lead into trouble in school and with the law. They can start to ditch school to do drugs and the drugs can damage there study habits and memory. This is the least of there problems because it could lead into bigger trouble such as expulsion and trouble with the law. With there drug abuse it can lead them into the bigger troubles. If they are lucky they will get off with a ticket. But more than likely it will lead them into jail time and major fines. With ...
- 1874: Diversity Of The America
- ... candidate who is solid and straightforward, while women seek a more compassionate candidate. In the 1996 presidential election, Bill Clinton focused part of his campaign on “soccer moms”. He stressed issues like women’s rights, child support, and sexual abuse and rape. The issues that Clinton raised were important to these mothers and they tended to cast their votes for him. The diversity in social classes presents a difference in needs and beliefs. A basic ...
- 1875: Censorship Threatens Freedom of Speech
- ... a valued source of knowledge for children. Children can learn right from wrong and by seeing the truth, their minds tell them that yes it is violence and yes it is wrong. Never underestimate the child and the power they have to learn. Religion has become a heated issue, from all types of groups. Instead of strengthen the morals of our society, censorship is all they can think about. Censorship of ... be like a plague if not treated. We are a world filled with violence, obscenities. Certainly literature like hard core pornography should be censored to the public. They degrade the human race by increasing physical, abuse against men and women. Censorship needs to be closely supervised and with an objective view. There should indeed be access to most types of literature, but in varying degrees of freedom, determined not by censorship ...
- 1876: Helen Keller
- ... Because of her persistence and strength, she is considered a creative and unique spirit by many people of the world, especially those who can relate to her physical impairments. Helen Keller was born a healthy child. When Helen was 19 months old, she became ill with what was known as acute congestion of the brain and stomach; this is now known as scarlet fever. As a result, she was left blind ... When she failed to communicate she would throw fits and have outburst that would upset not only her, but her family as well. Because of these violent fits, she appeared to be a very unruly child, but underneath all of the tragedy was a future inspirational figure that would surprise the world with amazing and countless abilities. A large amount of Helen's accomplishments would not have been possible if it ... Notable 391). She was against war and supported the Industrial Workers of the World once again. Helen also began to support many other movements during this time such as the abolition of capital punishment and child labor, the birth control movement, and also the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Her involvement with this particular group seemed to be the most controversial and it infuriated her family and ...
- 1877: Tragedy In Genesis
- ... is a Alifer.@ After transcribing the punishment for each character, the bible emphasizes that Eve then gave birth to other children. It is significant that birth occurred immediately after death. Abel was killed and another child is brought into this world to replace Abel. However, there is more significance to birth than might be readily apparent. This birth represents new beginnings, a new statement of purpose. Adam and Eve are given ... The two travelers had to go through the hot desert with no water to drink. When death was immanent for Ishmael and there is almost no hope left, AGod listened to the cry of the child@ and Aopens (Hagar=s) eyes in order to see a well. She went and filled up the jug and gave her son to drink.@ The oasis saved Ishmael from certain death. It also was able ... and desiring to live. Act three, not coincidentally, involves Abraham=s other son, Isaac. It was not bad enough that Ishmael, although viewed as wicked within Abraham=s family, almost die. The death of any child would be a tragedy. However, if Isaac were to die, that would be the most devastating tragedy which could befall Abraham. Therefore, God commands Abraham to take Isaac and sacrifice him. While Abraham questioned ...
- 1878: Feminism and Gender Equality In the 1990s
- ... the country where they know “what life is all about.” (See Endnote #1) I have often consulted my grandparents about their experiences; I found their historical perspectives enlightening. My grandmother was pregnant with her third child in 1959. Her work experience included interior design and modeling women’s clothes for the Sears catalog. I asked her to read the Friedan essay and let me know if she felt as moved as ... things people said or did to me.” As these “little things” accumulate in the experience of a young woman, she increasingly finds herself powerless in her relationships, employment, economics, and society in general. The female child has as many goals as the male child does, but statistically she is unable to realize these goals because of the obstacles that society sets in front of her. Society and the media attempt to create an illusion that women have every ...
- 1879: To Kill A Mockingbird Life Sty
- A child in 1930's Alabama had a life much different than the life of a child growing up in today's modern society. As opposed to today's standards, education was less civilized. Their home life was not as privileged or as entertaining, and their place in society was much more trivial, and planned out. The lifestyles of a 1930's Alabama youth were much different than today's modern child. In Harper Lee's Novel To Kill A Mockingbird, three youths struggle to grow up in post depression Maycomb, Alabama. Their school is, by today's standards, much less evolved. Not only were special ...
- 1880: Marriage in Japan
- ... and marriage is an optional. However, a person in Japan who graduates from a college and has a job still lives with one¡¯s family until one gets married, which means one keeps the parent-child relationship. Therefore it is hard for a Japanese man to learn to be independent. After he gets married, he now relies on his bride for having foods, doing laundry, and many other things. Takeo Doi ... done and now he considers himself as a head of his own family. In case of woman, it is difficult to keep her job after the marriage, because she needs to take care of her child, which is considered to be a wife¡¯s job. She has to do everything else except making money for the family, which makes her dependent on her husband who has the economic power. However in ... a bride after the graduate. They don¡¯t need to get married if they don¡¯t want to. It has also become common not to have many children and some couples don¡¯t have a child at all. A younger bride could decide to divorce her husband if she wants to because she has a chance to get an economic independence easily nowadays. Everything becomes more and more westernized, but ...
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