...Comparative of Woman’s Roles throughout the centuries On November 4, 2008, President Obama was elected as the first African America President of the United States of America. This was a Mile stone in American history. In 1865, the country lost our sixteenth President, Mr Lincoln who was assassinated. Often times it is stated that President Obama and President Lincoln are similar in many ways, may it be their speaking abilities, their campaign strategies and their political issues facing the nation during their term in office. The wives of these two men marked their place in history and progress forward the roles of women during their husband’s time in office. Michelle Obama represents the now and Mary Todd Lincoln represents the past which characterize how women roles as the first lady have changed dramatically. In the 20th century there is the first African American “first lady” in the white house. Her presence in the Whitehouse has changed the traditional landscape of what is the norm for society. The role of the first ladies present and past centuries continues to illustrate how imperative it is for them to identify and engage in the needs of the people. Michelle Obama and Mary Lincoln possess the ability to influence and captivate target groups for support. These women exhibit the ability to balance career, family, and support their spouses. Michelle was born in Chicago, Illinois, born to Marian and Fraser Robinson. Her parents were working class people who lived in a one...
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...Louisa Adams Being First Lady of the United States is quite possibly one of the highest, most stressful jobs in America. To feel outcasted, unwelcomed, and foreign from a country you love is a different feeling of stress. For Louisa Adams, feeling outcasted was a lifetime feeling, and begin First Lady was not the cure. As an overlooked prize, a foreigner, a woman who would suffer through her lifetime, Louisa Adams pushed through and made her mark on history. Louisa changed history starting from her childhood, her marriage, her influence on her husband, and her role within the White House. Louisa’s childhood was unlike those of almost every other First Lady. She was the first First Lady to be born outside of the United States. She was born on February 12, 1775 and grew up in a large family with a sister and seven brothers in London, England. Her whole childhood she was taught to worship and practice the Roman Catholic...
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...Roosevelt” consists of several articles written by inspiring women of that time whose stories all describe an important topic during the great depression, which was equality for both men and women. The most recognizable woman at that time for her achievements was Franklin D. Roosevelt’s wife, Eleanor Roosevelt. As the first lady, she was the first to hold her own press conference after FDR’s first inauguration in which she spoke her word about a broad range of topics such equality for women across America. One of her articles titled “Women in the Labor Force” discusses the major issue of women having an equal chance of getting hired to do a job and decide whether or not they wanted to stay at home, which was the traditional thing that women have been doing for years. Eleanor Roosevelt wanted to change the labor force and she believed that it would benefit not only women, but the country as well in which she stated “I have always cited the fact that work was necessary to the development of the country and dignified the individual and was of value to the community…” . She believed that giving women...
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...is meant to be and cannot be changed by mankind. The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare displays ambition, fate, deception and treachery. Fate is a supernatural force that controls the actions and choices of others. In Macbeth fate plays an important role in the lives of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and Banquo. Macbeth’s fate is unavoidable and unchangeable. Macbeth’s fate is sealed as soon as he meets the witches’. Macbeth’s fate is tragic. Macbeth and Banquo are together...
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...Macbeth is presented as a suffering victim, who then plummets into a downward spiral where he becomes a symbol of evil. When we first encounter Macbeth, the witches have just foretold the three prophecies. Macbeth is enamored with the idea of becoming king one day. Looking for advice Macbeth confided in his wife, Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth’s immediate reaction is that she has always pinned for the throne and was going to find a way to obtain it. Ultimately Lady Macbeth conjured up the idea to kill King Duncan. She later presents her matoltocal plan to Macbeth. At first Macbeth is not willing to go through with her plan. He thinks it is unjust and that there are other ways to obtain the throne. However Lady Macbeth uses her power of persuasion and lores her husband into a trap. She does this by stating, “When you durst do it, then you were a man.”(Shakespeare 1.7.49) Lady Macbeth tries to take away Macbeth sexuality by saying in the quote that if he does not complete this deed he will be less of a man in her eyes. She continues to go into more depth and say that she will no longer love him either. Lady Macbeth picks apart Macbeth until there is nothing left. She took away Macbeth...
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...and guilt that urged Macbeth to commit continuous murders. It was also guilt who drove Lady Macbeth to insanity. As mentioned above, guilt plays a significant role, and can also be referred to as the “master mind” behind the tragedy of Macbeth. It softened Macbeth’s ambition in the beginning as he was reluctant to kill Duncan for the crown. However, with much persuading done by Lady Macbeth the murder was committed by the hands of Macbeth. After his first murder, Macbeth’s mind was obviously engulfed by guilt. He claims his hands which are covered in blood can dye all the oceans red instead of the oceans washing away the red pigment dying his hands. He also says, “Still it cried, “sleep no more!” to all the house: “Glamis hath murder’d sleep: and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more: Macbeth shall sleep no more.” This shows that Macbeth is guilty about killing Duncan since he is hearing voices accuse him of Duncan’s death and that he and his home will suffer. While Macbeth is in an unstable state of mind, Lady Macbeth on the other hand is calm and comforts Macbeth telling him he must not think too much or he will go mad. Guilt haunts Macbeth throughout the play and can be shown in Act 3 where Macbeth claims to see the ghost of Banquo after he has ordered murderers to kill him. Guilt caused Macbeth to be unable to enjoy to the fullest of his ill gotten gains. Guilt dramatically changes Macbeth and Lady Macbeth throughout the story. Macbeth, unwilling to admit that he is guilty...
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...Dear Mr. President I am writing this letter to you to try and persuade you into making a holiday for one of the most iconic women of the 2oth century. Eleanor Roosevelt, she has contributed so much to the American society and many people don’t even know it. Eleanor was a renowned First Lady for her outspokenness, especially her stance on racism. She was the first to hold press conferences, and speak at a national convention. On a few occasions, she disagreed with her husband's policies. She advocated for expanded roles for women in the workplace, the civil rights of African Americans and other races across the nation, and for the rights of people who fled their country because of WW2. After her husband suffered a polio attack in 1921, Eleanor stepped forward to help Franklin with running for president. When her husband became president in 1933, Eleanor dramatically changed the role of the first lady. Not content to stay in the background she showed the world that the first lady was an important part of American politics. She gave press conferences and spoke out for human rights, children's causes and women's issues, working on behalf of the League of Women Voters She also focused on helping the country's poor, stood against racial discrimination and, during WW2, traveled abroad to visit U.S. troops. Throughout Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, Eleanor traveled extensively around the nation, visiting relief projects, surveying working and living conditions, and then reporting...
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...Your dad has vanished, your mom is suicidal, and you are sent to bring home your brother from war, how would you feel? This is exactly what happened to Tilly, a young girl in the novel The River Between Us, by Richard Peck. Tilly is a temperate young lady who is unfavorable by her mother compared to her twin, Noah Pruitt. Throughout the story, she tries to take care of her little sister, Cass, but is unable to connect with her due to her sister's weird-thinking mind. Although she's young, Tilly shows a strong, emotional connection to a man in town named Curry Marshall. However, she is unable to keep their connection as Curry goes off to war and will never be talked about again. At the end of the book, Tilly goes on the adventure of a lifetime as she was sent...
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...Harvard graduate, at a New Years reception. It was hosted at the White House by Eleanor’s uncle, President Theodore Roosevelt. They fell in love and were engaged almost immediately after they met. Despite his mothers attempts to break them up, Eleanor and Franklin were married in 1905. They had six children together over the next 10 years. When Franklin got polio in 1921 Eleanor began working in politics and charity. In 1933 when Franklin became president she saw the office of first lady as a way to expand on the work she had previously done....
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...The Heavens Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe illustrates a story about Catholic religion. The Lady from Heaven played a major role in the Mexican City, Tenochtitlan citizen lives. During a time when refuge was hard to find, the people of Mexico City found peace, on the hill northwest of the city. Senora tells Juan Diego “ Know and understand I am that I am forever the Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of the True God …” (Burciaga 1995, p.105). As she gives him insturtions on going to Bishop Zumarraga. The Lady of Guadalupe is a part of the Raza simply means that The Lady of Guadalupe blesses all, heals all, and sees all people as equal. Even the poor are able to have blessing vested in them. The attitude of the people of Raza changed on December 12, 1531. Selecting Juan Diego was a divine choice, the chosen one was obedient, and possess abundant amount of faith to deliver the message. He says “I beg of you, Senora send an important person, known, respected and esteemed to take your message so that he will believe it ( Burciaga, p 106). Juan faith was not wavering, although no one took his confessions seriously, he continued to stay the course. During that time many of the people of Mexico City were poor and needed to strength in someone other than the elite. The people who were oppressed would not have believed in a the story if it came from a person of a different social change. The lady from Heaven told Juan “you are my ambassador worthy of my confidence “ (Burciaga, 1995). This...
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... and betrayal. Destructive love can make a possible prosperous relationship. Destructive love can ruin the trust that is needed to have a well structured relationship. Love can make people do very horrific and evil things as the story Macbeth reveals in a very dark and fearsome way. Macbeth’s actions out of love for Lady Macbeth caused him to lose his sanity. Evil has the power to corrupt everything it touches, and Macbeth has become evils servant. Women are manipulative to men, women always strive to get what they want by being evil and malicious. In ( Macbeth 7.1) lady macbeth wants to have King Duncan murdered but she claims she cannot come to kill Duncan herself because in sleep he looks to much like her father. Lady Macbeth asks Macbeth to commit the murder of King Duncan because she can not bring herself to do it. Lady Macbeth then calls Macbeth a “Coward”, Macbeth then replies “ I dare do all that to become a man”. (Macbeth 1.7.2). Macbeth loves her husband although now that she has control over him she has started to become very wicked. Lady Macbeth is very strategic when it comes to the murder of King Duncan....
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...land and their husbands. As the world began to change, so did the view point and the rights of women. This change did not happen overnight and it was not an easy battle. The women of our past paved the road so that the women today can play a major role in the military, politics and on the home front of America. The first battle for women’s rights came in the mid to late 1800’s, prior to the Civil War at the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848. The movement came to a sudden halt, just as it started to begin, due to the Civil War. In 1869 the proposed 15th Amendment, which gave black men the right to vote, fueled the women’s right movement even more (Bowles 2011). Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton played a major role in the early part of this movement. In May 1869, the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) was formed by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton; an organization made up primarily of women. Their object was to secure an amendment to the Constitution in favor of women's suffrage, and they opposed passage of the Fifteenth Amendment unless it was changed to guarantee to women the right to vote. They continued work on The Revolution which included radical feminist challenges to traditional female roles (Ward 1999). Lucy Stone reorganized her Association in late 1869 to launch the much larger and more moderate American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA). The AWSA included both men and women as members and they supported the 15th Amendment as it...
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...equally judged by other citizens. Economically, she made changes because she helped women get equal labor laws and opened a furniture factory that employed many people. Lastly Eleanor Roosevelt set outstanding standards for future first ladies to meet. Eleanor Roosevelt was a women who fought for women's right to vote, women acceptance into everyday society, economically she made changes that greatly effected the women's work force and finally Eleanor set new standards for future first ladies. Equal rights for women were uncommon in the era of Eleanor Roosevelt. Eleanor fought strongly for women's voting rights. The Treaty of Versailles was passed by the House of Representatives. This took a great amount of work on Eleanor's part she joined various organizations such as the League of Women Voters, the Women's Trade Union League and the Women's Division of the Democratic State Committee. Belonging to these various organizations that focused directly on women allowed her to gain a great knowledge all around. Eleanor held the first known press conference that only women could attend as well as only women reporters could attend. She held this conference mainly to establish herself as well as to promote the New Deal. The New Deal was to expand the role of women in public life and was also but in place to strengthen the economy do...
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...As explained by Marques, “The greatest evil which fortune can inflict on men to endow them with small talents and great ambition” (Marques). Ambition is infinite. The distinction between having an excess amount of ambition and having too little is misconstrued depending on the person’s morality. It is healthy to have ambition and pushing oneself to be the best. In the case of Macbeth, he has an unhealthy amount and is unable to control it. When Banquo and Macbeth stumble upon the witches, he takes the prophecy to heart, while Banquo is suspicious about it. On the other hand, for Lady Macbeth, her ambition is clearly evident, which she insist on encouraging Macbeth to murder Duncan. Although the supernatural plays a crucial role in the couple’s evil doings, the real root of their evil come from their increasing ambition. It is evident...
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...Relationships can be complicated, but add a manipulative wife, a pushover husband, and a treacherous plan to be king into the mix, it can lead to divorce…or in this case, death. In the play Macbeth, gender roles and relations are a prominent theme throughout the play. This recurring thematic element is especially illustrated in Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's actions as individuals as well as a couple. Their perception of gender specific roles for male and females, as well as their personal adaptation to unforeseen situations in the play, caused them to reexamine the preconceived notions of acceptable male - female relations and ultimately led to their demise both as individuals and as a couple. During the opening acts of the play, specifically acts I and II, Macbeth’s persona could be described as timid and humble; on the other hand, his counterpart -Lady Macbeth, had ruthless, devious, and manipulative character traits. From the beginning, Lady Macbeth was undoubtedly not a typical wife. She broke the status quo of the stereotypical 11th century wife of the soon-to-be Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland. She did not stay in her castle and perform mundane wifely duties; on the contrary, she was a go-getter, and her robust nature often made her seem more manly than her husband. In fact, she wanted to become a man, so she could do the things her timid husband would not. She knows Macbeth is ambitious, but fears he is too “full o th’ milk of human kindness” to take the necessary...
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