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- 9761: The Role Of The Wife Of Bath A
- ... magazines as Glamour and Cosmopolitan, the woman of the twentieth century can still be defined by her sexual identity, although perhaps in different terms than were used when Chaucer first wrote the Canterbury Tales. "Today's woman" (to coin the popular culture term) is one who is powerful, and equal in all ways to her sexual mate, "today's man." She works outside the home, pursuing an emotionally and financially profitable career, she is no longer a virgin by the time she takes a husband, and usually has several sexual partners before ever meeting ... often strive to achieve, often choosing it to precede a husband and family. Sexuality is a thing that is no longer considered of utmost privacy, but rather is discussed in intimate detail with most women's close acquaintances, if not all. The Wife of Bath is perhaps more appropriately used as a persona for this era than it was for when it was written, and indeed, when this twentieth century ...
- 9762: Love And Acceptance
- Tillie Olsen's I Stand Here Ironing, and Alice Walker's Everyday Use, both address the issue of a mother's guilt over how her children turn out. Both mothers blamed themselves for their daughter's problems. While I Stand Here Ironing is obviously about the mousy daughter, in Everyday Use this is camouflaged by ...
- 9763: Does Michelangelo'S Talent Still Reflect After The Restorations In The Sistine Chapel?
- Does Michelangelo'S Talent Still Reflect After The Restorations In The Sistine Chapel? I asked myself this question after I watched the video and I don't believe that it does. Michelangelo is known for his talent in figure drawing and shadowing, after the restorations, his shadowing the character of his art was gone. I asked myself another question, "should he still ... glue and varnish from the past was a good idea and then patching up the areas that needed it and doing it consistantly and using the same style he does makes the paintings reveal Michelangelo's talent and the charactaristics of his characters. Marking and bringing it to attention which areas had the restorations applied to is a very good idea. I think that by going about trying to get ...
- 9764: Capitalism
- ... Ages, modern capitalism started to evolve. (The Software Toolworks Illistrated Encyclopedia) In the late Middle Ages, the medieval economy was based on MANORALISM. This system said that peasants worked on the land that the lord's owned, but everthing that was produced by them was kept in return they had to perform services or pay dues to there lord. During this time period, there was no incentive to produce large and ... 19th century when most of the world like Britan, France, Germany, and the United States were in the age of Laissez-Faire economic capitalism, other countries like the Soviet Union and China followed Karl Marx's Communism. (Galbraith Pg. 97) Modern Capitalism The main thing that drives capitalism today is the large corporations that are able to finance large operations to promote economic growth. As corporations got bigger and bigger, many ... and local governments amounted to more than one-fifth of the gross national product. The same thing seemed to be happening in other European countries like Sweeden, and Britain. (Lekachman Pg. 62) During the 1980's when Ronald Reagan was elected president it signaled the return of capitalism as the dominant economic idea in the United States. Reagan's two main policies or objectives were to reduce the size of ...
- 9765: Vespasian
- ... Nov. 17?, AD 9, Reate [Rieti], Latium--d. June 24, 79), Roman emperor (AD 69-79) who, though of humble birth, became the founder of the Flavian dynasty after the civil wars that followed Nero's death in 68. His fiscal reforms and consolidation of the empire generated political stability and a vast Roman building program. (see also Index: Roman Republic and Empire) Early life. Vespasian was the son of Flavius ... enrichment, but the reputation for avarice remained with him the rest of his life. In the autumn of 66 he accompanied Nero to Greece, where he was indiscreet enough to fall asleep at the Emperor's artistic performance. But this did not prevent his appointment, in February 67, to the command against the Jewish rebellion in Judaea, the scene of two disastrous Roman defeats in the previous year. The appointment was ... a large force of auxiliary troops. For such an appointment Vespasian was regarded as a safe man--a highly competent general but one whose humble origins made it almost inconceivable that he would challenge Nero's government should he win victories. As long as Nero was alive, this diagnosis was surely right. Vespasian conducted two successful campaigns in 67 and 68, winning almost all Judaea except Jerusalem. But on Nero' ...
- 9766: Never Lose Hope
- Never Lose Hope William Blake, born on November 28, 1757, in London is one of the greatest English poets. His work is studied today all over the world. One of Blake’s poems, “The Chimney Sweeper”, shows many signs of immortality. In this poem, immortality can only be reached by maintaining hope in a hopeless world and embracing happiness. An example of this is line 20: “He’d have God for his father, and never want joy”. Immortality is something people have chased for years and have never been able to capture. In Webster’s dictionary, immortality is stated as, “Not mortal, deathless, living or lasting forever.” In “The Chimney Sweeper”, Blake saw immortality in a different sense than Webster states. Blake saw immortality as happiness throughout life and the importance of hope. “The Chimney Sweeper” is a great title for Blake’s poem. The title is a symbol representing the harsh life of a chimney sweeper and his life as a child. He states, “When my mother died I was very young, and my father sold ...
- 9767: Canterbury Tales: The Knight
- ... in this introductory section is the Knight. Chaucer initially refers to the Knight as "a most distinguished man" and, indeed, his sketch of the Knight is highly complimentary. In this essay, I will contrast Chaucer's ideal Knight with its modern equivalent. The Knight, Chaucer tells us, possessed good horses, "but he was not gaily dressed". Indeed, the Knight is dressed in a common shirt "much stained" by where his armor ... any other character. His Knight can do no wrong: he is an outstanding warrior who has fought for the 'true faith' (according to Chaucer) on three continents. In the midst of all this, however, Chaucer's Knight remains modest and polite. Thus we see him as the embodiment of the traditional chivalric code: bold and fearless on the battlefield, devout and courteous off it. Apart from the moral message contained in the story, perhaps this tale of Chaucer's is of even further interest to modern-day readers. In our twentieth-century America, we would like to think that we simply don't have enough people in our society who we can liken ...
- 9768: Kadohata's The Story Devils: An Overview
- Kadohata's The Story Devils: An Overview The Story Devils, by Cynthia Kadohata is a look into the life of a young girl looking to protect her family in any way possible. The story is based on ... to save her family from this man; since she new her mother was planning on marrying him. She lied to her mother and told her that Mr. Mason had hit her. At first it wasn't believed, but when her quiet sister Kate backed up her story, the mother sought to separate herself from this man. The family moved to Chicago and the author never saw Mr. Mason again. As was stated before, the story was believable because of the author's almost relenting of a story that she had kept inside for a long time. It was almost as if she was sorry for what she had done, but felt that it was necessary to ...
- 9769: The Chrysanthemums
- "The Chrysanthemums" John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums" shows the true feelings of the main character, Elisa Allen, through the use of setting and her interactions with other characters in the story. By way of vivid descriptions, Elisa's feelings of dissatisfaction over the lack of excitement in her life and her role as a mere housewife and then the subsequent change to feelings of a self-assured woman, are clearly seen. These inner ... apparent with the portrayal of Elisa working in the garden with the chrysanthemums, the conversation she has with the man passing through, and finally, when she and her husband are going out to dinner. Steinbeck's strong and somewhat manly description of Elisa while working in the garden, gives the distinct impression that she is not as weak as a stereotypical housewife would be. He writes that "Her face was ...
- 9770: Comparison Of Grant And Lee
- Comparison of grant and lee Introduction of a Comparison of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee Grant and Lee: the titans of the American Civil War. It's difficult to compare their merits, because prejudice enters into the equation, rendering judgments that are tainted with passion. The cult of personality that has enveloped Lee frequently obfuscate his more mortal qualities. Such veneration Grant experienced in his own lifetime (in abundance) but his 20th century reputation is not of the caliber of Lee's. His checkered Presidency and perceived "slovenly demeanor" have contributed to a lack of appreciation of his soldierly qualities or greatness as a man. A curious phenomenon is that the Confederates of the Civil War ...
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