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Nella Larsen's 'Passing'

one is doing so in the early part of the twentieth century. Back during the time Larsen wrote her groundbreaking story Passing, t...

U.S. v. Germany and Gay Rights

for the most part, Biblically and legally, heterosexual unions are the only ones legally recognized when it comes to marriage. The...

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and Marriage

in hopes that Jane will be forced to stay over at the estate and therefore seal the deal that she has been looking for her daughte...

Social Construct and Gay Marriage

the world. Whether an individual believes in free agency the right to personal decisions (privacy) or a system of behavior and co...

Marriage Gets Better With Age

state of matrimony, is the clear implication in Mary Astells Some Reflections Upon Marriage. Asserting feminist views about the v...

A Comparative Analysis of the Anonymous 'The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell(e)' and Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale'

a temporary reprieve. She gave him one year and one day to determine what a woman desires. If he was able to successfully answer...

Three Articles on Couples Counseling Reviewed

et al, 1998, p. 883); and marital problems: establishing whether specific traits of each individual is the motivating factor behin...

Heloise and Peter Abelard Letters

quarters and castrate him (Chronicles...Gans). Abelard removed himself from society, to a certain extent, by becoming a monk, and ...

William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and Elizabethan Women

beautiful and good-tempered woman and Baptista is aware that will have no difficulty in finding her a husband; however, Katherine ...

Concepts of Restraint and Freedom in Utopia by Thomas More

the society of sixteenth-century England. For example, the Utopian cities are all built on similar lines, at least as far as possi...

The Role Of Food In Carol Shields' Novel "Swann"

kitchen, ultimately expressing the inherent fortitude that comprises the female spirit. Beyond the gender element of food in Shie...

The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony by Pamela Paul

principal reasons that Paul gives for starter marriages failing is that couples focus on the wedding and reception, with little or...

Jan Van Eyck's Arnolfini's Marriage

fruit, the faithful little dog, the rosary, the unshod feet (since this is the ground of a holy union), and even the respectful sp...

Revolution Themes in 'Marriage of Heaven and Hell' by William Blake

he falls from grace these divide from him. One of those identities is called Luvah, which was the part responsible for emotion and...

Arranged Marriage by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

as "tiny jewels glowing behind the cover," which weave a "tapestry of transformed lives." This point is exemplified by the first s...

Kate Chopin and Marriage Aspects

In ten pages Chopin's stories 'Desiree's Baby,' 'The Story of an Hour,' and 'A Respectable Woman' are examined in terms of their t...

Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman

in good marriage. Collectively, they offer a framework for a strong and lasting relationship. However, before discussing these sev...

Act II and the Characterization of the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro

underscore the tension between the Count and Countess Characterization of the Countess The Countess is alone on the stage w...

North Dakota and Gay Marriage

In five pages this paper discusses how North Dakota does not legally recognize the union of two partners of the same sex. Three s...

Proverbs of Hell from The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

aspects the sage old advice was right, - at least I like two out of three now. I mention this, because it seems for some, William...

New Republic of the Eighteenth Century, Women, and Marriage

this child is not identified in the book (Fairbanks, 2002). It seems as if in this book he doesnt necessarily chastise himself fo...

Medieval Concepts of Love, Sex, Marriage, and The Bible

This could be seen, for example, in the practices of the ancient Egyptians, whose culture remained stable for a long period of tim...

Argument in 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell' by William Blake

one can tell that the Angels of Heaven are stoic, devoid of emotion, limited, and conformity. Blake, himself, makes an appearance ...

'The Marriage of the Virgin' by Corrado Giaquinto

The style, iconography, and physical characteristics of this work are examined in a ppaper consisting of three pages. Three sourc...

William Shakespeare's Sonnets 'Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds' and 'My Mistress' Eyes'

In three pages these sonnets are examined in an analysis of such criteria as tone, verse, symbolism, and theme. There is no bibli...

Overview of Interracial and Interfaith Marriages

In eight pages the many complexities involved in interfaith and interracial marital unions are considered in this overview. Six s...

Social Problems Associated with Interfaith Marriages

In four pages this paper examines interfaith marital unions in terms of the social problems encountered with such issues as child ...

Sophia Peabody and Nathaniel Hawthorne's Marriage

"transcendentalist." This was an idealistic philosophy influenced by the German writers Immanuel Kant and F. W. Schelling. It pr...

Marriage and Gender Differences

Marital gender roles are discussed in relationship with social expectations. Issues such as child rearing, conflict resolution and...

Marriage Perceptions and Prenuptial Agreements

In seven pages this paper discusses the legal and societal impacts of prenuptial agreements in this overview of its primary compon...