As I trek into ‘Neuroethics’ for the first time, ducking out of the budding chill of early fall in the Berkshires, I scan the room. Immediately, I am taken aback – what a selection of students! Just unzipping his backpack is Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michelle Obama organizes her pens by color, Malala Yousafzai sneaks pretzels from Lee out of her bag. But I spot a face even more familiar to me: my good friend Molly flips the lid of her Mac, letting her fingers dance over the keys. Given the choice
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the case of Bertha and Jane in the novel Jane Eyre. Jane who is a poor English clergyman’s daughter was raised in a charity school; Bertha on the other hand is an exotic Creole, and a wealthy Jamaican planter’s spoiled daughter. Furthermore, how is it that these two distinct characters could be considered each other’s double? Despite the clear contrast in characterization between Jane and Bertha, it is important to note similarities in their lives at Thornfield. While Jane feels figuratively trapped
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Following the Revolutionary War, traditions in the United States continued to mimic those of Europeans. Despite this, the newly founded Republic, based on freedom and personal liberty, urged women to gradually develop new roles in society, while still remaining in their tradition roles. Hannah Webster Foster provides a glimpse into the life of women and their gender roles in her novel The Coquette, depicting the value marriage, motherhood and women’s education in the turn of the 18th century. The
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In everyone’s life, they are going to end up at a point in their life when they have to chose what they want to be. This is a very difficult time, but it will be a big step in becoming who you want to be. The famous poem “The Road Not Taken” is a poem about this very big life decision. The theme is about the fork in the road of life, having no idea where they lead, and knowing there is no turning back. “The Road Not Taken” was written by Robert Frost, whose work was influenced by the New England
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creation. Those novels that continue to interest readers through time are examples of writing that forms deep levels of understanding. Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte has stood the test of time due to its impact on society, masterfully utilized motifs, and the continued relevance Bronte’s message has to readers. Emma, by Jane Austen will weather time equally as well as Jane Eyre, as both of the novels display incredible use of language in their distinctly different criticisms of English society in the
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Jane Eyre’s journey throughout the book is truly remarkable. She is tested repeatedly in the story. She is tested physically, mentally, but more importantly, religiously. Throughout the book, Jane shows her beliefs as being a strong, independent Christian. The hardest part of it all, to me, is staying true to those beliefs. as the story progresses, she meets new people that all have their own views and beliefs in religion. Through the story, Jane encounters characters with different viewpoints
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Pride is a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one’s own achievement. Also pride comes from what a person might think another might say. Young and Old generations sometimes think that having pride is good but pride take away from showing who you really are. It could cause others not want to be around you. Pride comes from a person’s mind not the heart. This relates to when god told adam and eve not to eat the fruit from the tree of good and evil and they ate from that tree. Pride
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In Charlotte Bronte’s novel, Jane Eyre; the protagonist, Jane, was previously an orphan treated horrifically under her aunt, Mrs. Reed. Through the experiences of cruel treatment and various learning experiences, Jane becomes more independent throughout the novel. At the time that Jane resided at Thornfield Hall, she slowly became more attracted to her employer, Edward Rochester. As time progressed, Rochester became more controlling towards Jane, and therefore she was not able to be as independent
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Press. 2002. William Galperin’s 2002 work, The Historical Austen, offers a dichotomous approach to understanding both Jane Austen in history, as well as, in literature. Austen’s history remains troubled by a lack of sources for her personal narrative, however, Galperin strives to find her contributions to writing and Austenite studies’ historicity to find his own “probable” Jane. (7) He does this through literary trends, aesthetic trends, and social trends in support of his thesis arguing for widespread
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Prologue In the summer of 1865, Emmaline Gullege is eleven years old and stubborn as a mule. Determined to do exactly what she sets her mind to, she explores the mountains and valleys around her home with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and a keen eye that misses nothing. When her mother dies, Emmaline, Emmy for short, is thrust into the mystical, spiritual world of her mother’s native peoples, the Cherokee. Upon her mother’s death, she sees her mother still there in the cabin shared with
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