...play may be light hearted and often funny there is some depth and social commentary about marriage, education, and society. Act I begins in modern day London (1895) the play opens with the lighthearted and well-to-do bachelor Algernon Moncrieff awaiting the arrival of his aunt, Lady Bracknell and cousin, Gwendolen Fairfax for a meal at his flat. Unexpectedly, his good friend, Ernest Worthing drops by to visit. Ernest announces to Algernon that he is going to ask for Gwendolen’s hand in marriage but before Algernon gives him his approval he mentions a mysterious inscription on Ernest’s cigarette case that says “From little Cecily with her fondest love to her dear Uncle Jack”(1601). Algernon demands to know who “Jack” and “Cecily” are. Ernest admits his real name is Jack and Ernest is the name of his fictional troublesome brother who he uses as an excuse to visit the city and Cecily is Jack’s ward that lives with him in the country. Algernon then confesses he is also a “Bunburyist”, (a name he has given to someone that leads a double life) and he often uses his invalid friend Bunbury as an excuse to leave his social obligations in the city. After a brief conversation between Jack and Algernon Lady Bracknell and Gwendolen arrive at Algernon’s home just in time for Jack’s proposal. Gwendolen enthusiastically accepts and admits she would only accept a proposal from a man named Ernest because “It has a music of its own. It produces vibrations” (1605) and the name Jack: “it does...
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...this case as Doe v. Bolton. The Federal Court administrated as 7–2 that a privilege to concealment within the Due Process Clause and combination of fourteen Amendment prolonged to a female's judgment to perform an abortion, but right to have abortion must be well-adjusted contrary to the state's or local’s double legitimate interests in modifying the issues of abortions. Defending ladies' physical condition and caring the potentiality of humanoid life. Quarreling that these municipal interests...
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...Louis 1 Ansley Louis Professor Matthew McEver English Composition 1101 September 20, 2015 A World Divided The crystal blue waterfalls and crystalized sand shimmered as it fell through our hands. Beautiful people came from around the world to glimpse famous people visiting the island, or to get away from the hardship and stress of their everyday lives. As for me, I saw the poverty of Nassau, Bahamas. Desperate people crowded the straw market and stared across the bridge at Atlantis where vacationers slept in Mahogany furnished rooms with luxurious bedding. Why did the residents have to live the way they do, sleeping on dirt floors? Into the night, the brilliant lights of Atlantis became a world miles away, but out of grasp. We approached the market eager to do some local shopping. Hundreds of vendors brought everything they created to start their marketing line. We live in the U.S., where items are ready-made and disposable, and, if something breaks, we buy a new one. I began thinking about my Michael Kors sunglasses that I had broken on the boat and how I was going to order a new pair when I arrived home. This venue, this world I walked into, was a world that required thought and imagination, of taking the very least commodity they had and turning it into a marketable item to sell, not for the latest technological device or new shoes, but to put food on the table. It humbled me immensely. Louis 2 I approached an elderly man, who looked to be about eighty years...
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...Good Afternoon chairperson, ladies, gentlemen and fellow debaters. Tonight I, along with my fellow team mates, will convince you that Urban Sprawl should not be restricted. (We agree/disagree with the oppositions definition of this debate, state their definition) We have defined ‘urban sprawl’ to be the expansion of a metropolitan or suburban area into the surrounding environment, specifically in Australia. Thus, to restate the case, we believe that it is both unreasonable and unnecessary to prohibit urban sprawl in a thriving country like Australia. As first speaker, I will argue that restricting urban sprawl would mean restricting a city or town’s ability to expand infrastructure required for economic growth. I will then continue on...
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...that Lady Bracknell and Gwendolen will be coming by, Jack, delighted, confides in Algernon of his intentions to propose to Gwendolen. 2. Jack and Algernon have a debate over whether the subject of marriage is of “business” or “pleasure” which eventually leads to Algernon confronting Jack about the “cigarette case Mr. Worthing left.” 3. Algernon forces Jack to explain the inscription on the inside of the case: from “little Cecily” to “her dear Uncle Jack”. Jack admits that his name is not Earnest but rather Jack, claiming that he is “Earnest in town and Jack in the country.” 4. Jack tells Algernon about the false brother he created as an excuse to get out of the country. Algernon tells Jack that he has invented a friend call Bunbury whose sudden illnesses give him Algernon a chance to get away to the country. 5. Jack tells Algernon that if Gwendolen consents to marry him then he will “kill off” his imaginary brother Earnest, as “little Cecily” is getting too interested in Earnest. Lady Bracknell and Gwendolen arrive. 6. Algernon tells Lady Bracknell that due to the illness of his friend Bunbury he will be able to keep their dinner appointment. Lady Bracknell replies by voicing her irritation about Bunbury’s indecisiveness about whether to “live or die.” 7. Jack proposes to Gwendolen but becomes somewhat dismayed when she admits that her affection for him is based upon her belief that the name Earnest “inspires absolute confidence.” 8. Lady Bracknell...
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...Introduction Malaysia is a multicultural and multi-ethic society. Malaysia consist of three main ethnicity which is Malay, Chinese and Indian in Peninsular Malaysia, where in east coast of Malaysia there are Kadazan and Iban. There are many sub-ethic group in Malaysia, in this assignment I have chosen Malayalam. Malayalam is the native language of South Indian state of Kerala and the Lakshadweep Islands in the west coast of India. It is believed that Malayalam is derived from Tamil, another south Dravidian language during the sangam period. But many words in Malayalam are borrowed from Sanskrit, and this gives rise to a counter argument about the origin of the language. (Poozhikkadu, 2015) After World War II, Malayalees traveled to Malaya...
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...To begin with, “Daisy Miller” is a short novella where the main character Daisy miller whose real name is Annie P. Miller refuses to follow the strict and severe Europeanpropriety laws that directbehavior, especially relations between young andunmarried ladies with gentleman like Mr. Wnterbourne or Mr. Giovanelli .She becomes the topic of discussion and raises many eyebrows among the noble society of the countries she lives in. The novella is in the genre of comedy and tragedy of manners.Among all the symbols of the story the ones that impressed me a lot where the chosen locations for the actions to take place, the combinations of old and new and also the name selection of the main characterThe locations of the novel were not chosen advisedly though it is not mentioned in the novella. The author wants to bring out the argument that new is not always perceived. The author of “Daisy Miller” Henry James wants to remind us of romantic stories that happened in the locations and also the history of the old countries and buildings where the actions of the novella take place, but he does it implicitly. For example, the places where Miss Miller and her family lived in: Rome and Geneve, the coliseum where Daisy’s encounter with Mr. Winterbourne takes place. All these places contain a huge history and different love stories which are somehow thematically and secretly connected to “Daisy Miller”. I would like to mention also the name selection for the main character Daisy Miller whose real...
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...being treated just as unfairly as Abigail was. The quote “We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them” (Abigail Adams-1) had finally touched many other people around the U.S. by demonstrating all the unfair right the women had in one single sentence. Her many other strong encouraging letters that most of them that had been published had encouraged many other women to stand up for what they believe in. Abigail also imposed to put a blockade on slavery. Abigail and her husband were outspokenly against slavery. They had not owned any slaves at all during the times of slavery. In the letter Abigail had written to her husband has explained “Unsearchable are the ways of Heaven who permitted Evil to befall a city and a people by those very hands who were by them constituted the Guardians and protectors of them. We have done Evil or our Enemies would be at peace with us. The Sin of Slavery as well as many others is not washed away.” (Founders of slavery-1) by Abigail meaningly using the words “Sin of Slavery” that shows that her family was yet religious but yet majorly against slavery. Abigail was once always curious about if “War and disease was God’s way of punishing America for committing the acts of slavery.”(The founders of slavery-1) So there for standing up to...
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...12/10/2013 Lecturer’s name: | Student’s name: | Course name and num: | Domestic Violence: Annotated Bibliography | Course name and num: | Domestic Violence: Annotated Bibliography | American Bar Association (ABA), (2003), “American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence.” Retrieved from: http://www.abanet.org/domviol/stats.html This specific reference is employed to enhance the legal consideration of the topic that is domestic violence. The mission of that specific body is to enhance the access to the justice regarding the victims of the violence like domestic violence, sexual violence, along with stalking relative to the legal profession. The authority states many of the information on the literature relating to seductive companion assault revolve all around the technique of prevention as well as causation. To start with, with regards to the problem connected with girls as offenders connected with seductive companion assault, this literature discussed ways in which these girls end up in that place. One locating displays any path leading through victimization for you to incarceration. The reference is aligned with the study under discussion for the reason that it specifically deals with the issue of domestic violence and provide handful of knowledge regarding that particular issue from a broader perspective. Arbetman, P. Lee, McMahon, T. Edward, Edward L. O’Brien., (1994), “Street Law: A Course in Practical Law”, 5th Edition. West Publishing Company. Street...
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...government’s permission. There are places where it’s legal, and places where it’s illegal. There are places in the world called “Graffiti Museums” filled with graffiti. They are filled with some of the most famous pieces of art from graffiti artists from all over the world. According to Charlotta Kotik, Department of Contemporary Art for Brooklyn Museum, “An exhibition of twenty large-scale graffiti paintings from such influential artists as Michael Tracy (“Tracy 168”), Melvin Samuels, Jr. (“NOC 167”), Sandra Fabara (“Lady Pink”), Chris Ellis (“Daze”), and John Matos (“Crash”), Graffiti explores how a genre that began as a form of subversive public communication has become legitimate—moving away from the street and into private collections and galleries. Forms of graffiti have been discovered on ancient Roman and Mayan architecture and like today were both illegal and a form of communication." (Brooklyn Museum) There are top places where graffiti is done. There’s New York City; Sydney, Australia; London, England; Lisbon; Berlin; Rome; Cape Town; Buenos Aires; Beijing; and Moscow. However, just because it’s done there, doesn’t mean it’s legal. Top places where it’s legal are: Hosier Lane, Melbourne, Australia; Warsaw, Poland; Tesnov, Prague; Queens, New York, United States; Paris, France; Taipei, Taiwan; Zurich, Switzerland; Sydhavnen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Burghausen, Germany; and Venice, California, United States. If you do graffiti on a piece of property without the owner's permission...
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...amendment in the British colonial policy strengthened an evolving perception of American political uniqueness and assisted in acceleration of the American Revolution. This adjustment in British approached fortifying a rising feeling of American political personality and accelerated the American Revolution. What started as an argument about economic policies later exposed conflicting differences between the Britain’s and Americans over cherished political standards. The following conflict between the Americans and the Britain’s brought forth another country. The New World sustained new thoughts regarding the way of...
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...problem? And will we one day be able to live side by side each other, or are the cultural differences simply too big? One thing is for sure, and that is, that Jane Kelly certainly expresses her frustrations and irritations towards the immigrants living around her, in the text “I feel like a stranger where I live”. The text takes place in west London, in a city called Acton Vale, where Jane Kelly lives. On one hand the text can be interpret, as if Jane Kelly is slightly racist, but on the other hand it can be interpret as a cry out for help, because she actually wishes to live among the immigrants, and share a community with them. Some of the sentences in her text has a racist undertone, for example: “Most of the shops are now owned by Muslims and even the fish and chip shop and Indian takeaway are Halal. It seems that almost overnight it’s changed from Acton Vale into Acton Veil” (p. 1, l. 6-8). This part particularly seems to indicate, that Jane Kelly has a grudge in general against immigrants, as she attaches importance to the fact, that it is Muslims, who she is talking about. And she’s even joking about, that the city she’s living in, Acton Vale, might as well be renamed as Acton Veil, because of all the Muslim women who covers themselves. But as you take a closer look at the text, it is obvious that Jane Kelly actually isn’t racist and doesn’t hate immigrants or Muslims, she is simply just feeling lonely and extremely frustrated about the situation that she’s in. As...
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...THE VALUES I LEARNED FROM MY MOTHER AND HOW IT CHANGED AND AFFECTED MY LIFE A Term Paper Submitted to the School of Information Technology MAPUA – IT CENTER Makati City In Partial Fulfillment Of the Course Requirements in Rizal’s Life, Works, & Writings and Other Filipino Heroes RZL10 Submitted by: Mary Jane L. de Lemos Submitted to: Dr. Reynaldo A. Padilla June 2012 Table of Contents: Acknowledgement ………………………………………………………………….……….1 Author (Wayne L. de Lemos)….……………………...………………………….…..…….2 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………......3 Body of Paper I. Historical Milieu………………………………………………………….......4 II. Personal Background…………………………………………………….......6 III. Philosophy of Life….……………………………………………………..…8 IV. How she influenced my life…………………………….…………………..10 References…………………………………………………………………………………...13 Acknowledgement This term paper wouldn’t be accomplished on time and wouldn’t be done properly without the help of the following people: To Dr. Reynaldo A. Padilla, my Rizal 10 professor who guided, inspired and encouraged us to accomplish the term paper. Without his guidance, we cannot properly write a good term paper. Also, thank you for giving us inspirational words that made us move and made us realize many things. To my friends, who helped me in working with my term paper, guided me and patiently answered all my questions about the term paper. Without the undying patience, I...
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...Women suffrage in America came at a time when the nation was deeply plunged in late 1800s. Passionate suffragists; Elizabeth Cady and Susan Anthony came out strongly to form the National Woman Suffrage Association to champion for the right of women to vote and hold public office in the late nineteenth century. Though women were oppressed of their rights to vote and shut out of what was considered male dominated white collar offices, they have made great strides in various fields in the recent years and have rose to high positions of power. From the first pioneers who engineered the Nineteenth Amendment of the American Constitution thereby by granting their fellow women the right to vote and equal opportunity for pursuit of high office, women have generally made tremendous steps in ensuring change in various field from politics, office jobs, what are considered manly jobs like masonry by male chauvinists to law professions and attaining high offices in the Judicial System. One instance where women acknowledge triumph in their pursuit in suffrage is United States Supreme Court appointing the first woman- Sandra Day O’Connor as the first woman justice in 1981. This proved their cause for equality was not all a matter of fighting a losing battle, they were making great impacts and strides in championing for the rights of women which is envisioned in future appointments of other women into the law profession. In eighteen seventy three (1873), Susan B. Anthony one of the sitting...
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...for independence is portrayed as an exclusively male event.” Her goal is to highlight what all women went through, along with these men, to achieve independence. I agree with Berkin on her argument. Women played such a large part in the war, and more often than not, these stories are left out. Paul Revere is often celebrated as the one who warned the nearby people of the British coming when actually he never made it, instead a girl by the name of Sybil Ludington rode 40 miles horseback to Danbury and succeeded in warning the people, saving the city from the British taking it (Griffin, 9/21/15). The poor treatment of women by men is also shown in a letter from Abigail Adams to her husband, “I desire you would remember the ladies, and be more generous and favorable than your ancestors...the vicious and lawless use us with cruelty and indignity with impunity.”(Adams, 147). Women definitely had an active role in battle “Some women are fighting as well…disguised as men in the Continental Army. Women also used to fire the cannons (Griffin PP8, 9/21/15). It’s arguable the number of women who went into battle but, there were many and they were an absolute necessity in winning the war. Women, though often forgotten, were heavy contributors to the war effort. In all, Berkin clearly states her argument and gives many sound examples to back it up. Women’s participation, mistreatment, and lack of their stories big told during the American Revolution are now told in an inspirational way by...
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