...Joanna is skeptical when she talks to Huck about his life in England and does not seem to believe his stories. Mary Jane comes in and tells Joanna she should be more respectful to their guests. Joanna tries to defend her questioning, but Mary Jane makes it clear how disrespectful Joanna is acting: "It don’t make no difference what he said – that ain't the thing. The thing is for you to treat him kind, and not be saying things to make him remember he ain't in his own country and amongst his own folks." (Twain 132) They feel it is more important to be polite and welcoming than to find out if the strangers who showed up on their door step are really their family, or are there just to steal their money. Just like the judge, the Grangerfords, and the Shephersons, the Wilks sisters are examples of truthiness because they let their feelings get in the way of what is truly right. Both Mark Twain and Stephen Colbert use satire to make their points about morality, and even though they are 120 years apart they are in a way very similar. In conclusion, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is full of characters who make decisions based on how they feel instead of thinking about the possible outcomes. All the people who are most confident in their beliefs are actually the ones who are misled because they do not put any thought in their decisions and their actions. In a similar way, Stephen...
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...09/17/13 Self-Assessment and Social Relationships Fish! Is an influential story about a woman, Mary Jane Ramirez, who is given a promotion from a cozy job on the second floor of First Guarantee Financial. Mary Jane was moved to the third floor which her co-workers deemed the “toxic energy dump” due to the depressing attitude of the residents on that floor. Throughout the story, she fights to find solutions to the negativity of her fellow employees. Eventually she befriends Lonnie, a local fishmonger, who has overcame his bad work experiences by following a few basic ideas that transformed his place of work drastically. His ideas were applied to Mary Jane’s situation on the third floor creating a fun, positive, and enjoyable work environment. He tells her to choose her attitude at work because whether one has a good or a bad day is determined by the way they interpret triggers, either positively or negatively. Lonnie preaches employees should play, giving the example of how they throw fish across his place of work at the fish market. To finish the best customer experience, be present when speaking to someone and try to make their day. Mary Jane had her employees observe the powerhouse that was the fish market and convinced them that they could make their work situation much healthier by following the initiative set by the local fishmongers. With the help of Lonnie, Mary Jane transformed the third floor into an enthused place to be. Many aspects of the Fish! philosophy could...
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...the complex and textured manner in which author’s attempt to express what it is to be human. To be human is a diverging experience between the sexes, both biological and socially, and consequently the extent of gender equitability within society has always been a prevalent and contended concern. An engagement with this contention will define gender politics for this essay. Jane Austen and Mary Shelley, writing at the beginning of the nineteenth-century, joined their female contemporaries in a growing generation of authoresses who forged careers in discipline of male authority. In this respect, they are inescapably engaging with gender politics. Margaret Kirkham comments that ‘this burgeoning of the female talent...was bound to have a profound effect upon any young woman beginning to write once it had occurred’, suggesting that, regardless of whether the female intended to represent female concerns within their work; a female, in becoming ‘an author, was, in itself, a feminist act’ (Kirkham 33). With the status of the authoress in mind whilst analysing Northanger Abbey and Frankenstein, this essay will focus how Austen and Shelley engage with gender politics through characterization and narrative form, and the female concerns they address, both implicitly and explicitly, throughout their texts. Austen predominately engages with gender politics through her protagonist Catherine. Catherine is presented as the unlikely heroine; ‘no one...would have supposed her born to be a heroine’...
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...Romantic Era Novels: How did Women Writers Refashion the Grand Self and Embrace Feminism? The romantic atmosphere is ideal for recognizing women as deserving equals. In this period, the feminist writings was brought and create a debate on the merits of women’ rights. A surge of women began writing and expressing themselves through novels and other literary works, such as Mary Shelley, Jane Austen. The feminist novels have tested the central “I” of women and also have shaken up gender roles of men. The female writers focused on the moral and ideological issues arising out of daily life and basic human relationships, and they advocate for female equality during romantic period fought to obtain better rights for women. The images of women across genres can be varied as the authors themselves. Mary Wollstonecraft is the radical feminist who contributed to those debates and typically revolted against the social condition of women. In her work of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, she believed in a push for growth in women and was disturbed by the lack of education. For most romantic feminists, their literary works focused on both the source of women’s inequality and its potential solution. The feminist novels in romantic era raised concerns about the ability of women to reject silence and express themselves. A feminist view from William Blake pointed out that female liberation some kind can make men free from the relationships based on power. Mary Shelley in her novel Frankenstein...
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...Zach Metzler Texts and Contexts Professor Sorensen April 2011 Parenting in Persuasion or Lack There Of Jane Austen is credited with painting "small cameos" of families in her novels. Yet within these cameos, it becomes clear that Austen had a clear understanding of family dynamics as we consider them today. The relationships between parents and the children have a major influence on the marriage choices that these daughters make. Austen's novels show parents whose parenting techniques often varied depending on the child. Therefore, some parents may act one way with the heroine of the novel and another way with the other children in the family. In her novel Persuasion, Jane Austen provides current day readers with a surprising look into the different styles of parenting observed during her lifetime. The novel follows the progressing life and romance of Anne Elliot, the daughter of a gentleman named Sir Walter Elliot. Though the novel seems to be a simple love story, Austen also comments on many social issues, including parenting. As 21st century parents, it is easy to get caught up in the media and child-rearing fads that pop up in the bookstores and magazines on a weekly basis since the media and such run our society. Sometimes in the midst of all the new styles and ideas of parenting, parents forget what it’s really all about: the children. One of the many things Austen points out in her classic novel is the parenting faults that were rampant in her time...
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...fictional book that I have chosen to analyze and evaluate is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. In the book, multiple ideas can be found that were contrary to the beliefs during that era in time in which the book was written. Some of the contrary ideas are the double standard of sexuality, division between women and men, feminism, racial politics and education. Jane Eyre definitely has some underling touches on various ideas and provides in-depth examples and details on each theme. Charlotte Bronte selection choice of details provided to create settings, character descriptions, and interactions between characters helps create each of the themes that can be found in the fictional book. Jane Eyre is a young orphan being raised by Mrs. Reed her cruel aunt that was supposed to care for her after her uncle died. One day, as punishment for fighting with her bully cousin John Reed, Jane’s aunt imprisons Jane in the red-room, the...
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...“The Dead” In James Joyce’s short story “The Dead” we notice how not living life to its fullest potential can be detrimental to a persons self esteem. The title contributes to this revelation by setting a strong focus on death and mortality, which serves as a constant reminder throughout the story. Joyce chooses to reveal this to us in forms of motifs of music to structure the story, and with this use of musical references the meaning of the story comes out in so many different ways creating a melody, thereby binding the music, and story together. Joyce uses the main character Gabriel to reveal to us the overall reoccurring theme, and how emotionally dead these characters are which leads up to Gabriel’s epiphany at the end of the story. With a title like “The Dead” we imagine that it is going to take place in some gloomy place, like a graveyard. However, to our surprise the story opens up to a Christmas party in which Mr. & Mrs. Conroy, Gabriel and Gretta, are invited to attend. We do not get the feeling of gloom or death, but more of a warm inviting environment. However, with the progression of the story the focus shifts towards the isolation and insecurities that Gabriel is exemplifying. We first see this taking place when he is questioning himself about his speech that he is planning on giving later on in the night. Gabriel is wondering whether or not to quote Robert Browning because he “fears they would be above the heads of his hearers.” (2174) He feels...
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...The Austens lived in Steventon which is a rural village in Hampshire England where her father was a rector at an Anglican Church (Warren par 3). Her whole family was very close knit. She was closest to her sister Cassandra, her father and her brother Henry. As an Austen family activity Jane and her siblings would put on private plays in their living room (Warren par 4). “Growing up, the Austen children lived in an environment of open learning, creativity and dialogue” (Warren par 3). In 1785 Jane and Cassandra were sent to Abbey School House where her and her sister Cassandra were to receive a formal education, which consisted of mainly French, dancing, and music. When she came home her brothers and father took over the role of teaching her (“Jane Austen” par 4). Most of what she learned, and her love of literature came from the books that she read in her father’s library (Warren par 5). In 1800 Jane’s father moved them all to Bath where Jane was exposed to a new environment (“Jane Austen” par 24). As a result of her family environment where she was always encouraged to write and read, Jane was able to find her love for stories, which later helped her in her career as an...
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...is sometimes used to refer to a typical male in other contexts as well, in a similar manner to John Q. Public in the United States or Joe Public, John Smith or Joe Bloggs in Britain. For example, the first name listed on a form might be John Doe, along with a fictional address or other fictional information to provide an example of how to fill in the form. The name is also used frequently in US popular culture, for example in the Frank Capra film Meet John Doe. John Doe was also the name of a 2002 American television series. Similarly, a child or baby whose identity is unknown may be referred to as Baby Doe. A notorious murder case in Kansas City, Missouri, referred to the baby victim as Precious Doe.[3] Other unidentified female murder victims have also been nicknamed by the public or investigators as "Cali Doe" and "Princess Doe". Additional persons may be called James Doe, Judy Doe, etc. However, to avoid possible confusion, if two anonymous or unknown parties are cited in a specific case or action, the surnames Doe and Roe may be used simultaneously; for example, "John Doe v. Jane Roe". If several anonymous parties are referenced, they may simply be labelled John Doe #1, John Doe #2, etc. (the U.S. Operation Delego cited 21 (numbered) "John Doe"s) or labelled with other variants of Doe / Roe / Poe / etc. Other early alternatives such as John Stiles and Richard Miles are now rarely used, and Mary Major has been used in some American federal cases.[4] The Doe names are...
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...express are unity, the similarities of people, and the differences of people. Everyone is unique and special in their own way no matter who they are. At the end of the day though we are all human and this makes us similar. That gives a sense of unity in our modern society. The first theme the authors presented is unity. In our society the only way we can fix major problems is if we come together and face them head on. The speech states,”... I believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together…” Barack Obama is clearly stating that in order to solve the problem on race we must come together and forget about our differences. The poem says,”... and lovers think quite different thoughts while lying side by side.” People can come together and be happy despite what they think. They’re saying that everyone is human and so we should just come together because it doesn't matter what other people think....
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...typically attributed to the Ripper—Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catharine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelley—were murdered in 1888 in London’s East End. The Ripper strangled his victims to unconsciousness and then cut their throats to kill them (Casebook: Jack the Ripper). All 5 had mutilations performed on their abdomens postmortem. Several victims had organs...
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...A MARXIST READING OF JANE AUSTEN’S PERSUASION Abstract This essay analyzes how issues related to money and social class are presented in Jane Austen’s Persuasion . The method used will be a close reading as well as aspects of Marxist literary criticism, a theory that will be presented in the second chapter. Background information about the author and her time will then be given in the third chapter. In chapter four, the character of Sir Walter Elliot will be analyzed, in chapter five Elizabeth Elliot, and in chapter six William Elliot. Some of the other characters will be analyzed, more briefly, in the seventh chapter. Conclusions will then be drawn in the eighth and final chapter. 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 2. Theory and method .............................................................................. 2.1 Close reading ............................................................................................ 2.2 Marxist literary criticism ................................................................................ 3. Background .......................................................................................... 3.1 Jane Austen and her time ......................................................................... 3.1.1 Titles and ranks .......................................................................................... 3.2 Class in Jane Austen’s novels .....................
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...Högskolan i Halmstad Sektionen för Humaniora Engelska 61-90 The Importance of Class and Money A Marxist Analysis of Jane Austen’s Persuasion Therese Andersson C-essay Tutor Kristina Hildebrand Abstract This essay analyzes how issues related to money and social class are presented in Jane Austen’s Persuasion. The method used will be a close reading as well as aspects of Marxist literary criticism, a theory that will be presented in the second chapter. Background information about the author and her time will then be given in the third chapter. In chapter four, the character of Sir Walter Elliot will be analyzed, in chapter five Elizabeth Elliot, and in chapter six William Elliot. Some of the other characters will be analyzed, more briefly, in the seventh chapter. Conclusions will then be drawn in the eighth and final chapter. 2 Table of contents Abstract.....................................................................................................2 Table of contents.......................................................................................3 1. Introduction.........................................................................................4 2. Theory and method..............................................................................5 2.1 Close reading............................................................................................5 2.2 Marxist literary criticism................................................
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...the late nineteenth century in America. It is a first person point of view of what disconnection and insanity can lead to. Many people believe this is a semi-autobiography of Gilman’s mental illness and treatment approach. In the story, Gilman takes the readers into the psyche of a young wife and mother, Jane, whom is powerless in her insecurities which no one truly understands or makes the attempt to try and understand. Her husband, John, has moved her to the country to recover from her illness. John is a physician who is trying to treat Jane for being “nervous”. Although his intentions are good, he goes about it in the wrong way. Dismissing any wishes she may have and not allowing her to express her feelings and or opinions. For example, Jane wants to be in a different room. The narrator states, “I don’t like our room a bit. I wanted the one downstairs that opened onto the piazza and had roses all over the window, and such pretty old-fashioned chintz hanging! But John would not hear of it.” (pg. 346) Making an assumption from what Jane reveals, she is not able to care for her newborn child and has now fallen in to an extremely emotionally unstable state. "It is fortunate Mary is so good with the baby. Such a dear baby! And yet I cannot be with him, it makes me so nervous." (pg. 346-47. Gilman) Her husband, John, and the other people in her life, don't think she should do anything. She likes to write but John does not allow that so she sneaks it. "There comes John, and I must...
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...Academic integrity is extremely important, and institutions, including Strayer University, always make a concerted effort to uphold this important expectation. The reputation of colleges and universities can be based on many factors: strong leadership, fiscally sound policy, high expectations for students, and student performance. Colleges and universities such as Strayer University are only as strong as their reputation. Therefore, these institution habitually strive to implement best practices such as encouraging the students, faculty members, and staff to do their best by honoring and protecting an important academic standard that has known as academic integrity. Students often wonder how and why they cannot use their previously submitted...
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