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her intellectualism, Bertha is a victim of her own sexual desires. Bronte tried to provide a useful guide to women of her time in ...

therefore, is a nonentity in all ways that do not pertain to business (Adrian, 1984). Dickens uses the interior of his home to con...

chance to marry and would fight amongst other females for this dubious honor. She would also seem to be showing that in each case ...

she stands at the coast, watching the stormy sea, hoping that her lover would return" (The French Lieutenants Woman (1981)). Fr...

that no manipulation of light and pose could have con- veyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features. She seemed re...

The angel required Woolf to participate in her writing only within boundaries, and without stepping passed cultural limitations. ...

Although he served in the Franco-Prussian war, he was also accused of being part of the short-lived Paris Commune. Consequently t...

do with her own ambitions and determination to be acknowledged as a meaningful writer than it has to do with her ability to write ...

In five pages this paper considers the Victorian concept of feminine identity as depicted in Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White an...

property holders voted from 1691 to 1780. The Continental Congress debated the woman-suffrage movement question at length, decidi...

In 3 pages this paper discusses how women's involvement in the U.S. labor force was profoundly influenced by the role of African A...

This paper consists of five pages and discusses how black women's experiences are captured in Naylor's book Women of Brewster Plac...

that there is little, if any, true relationship or familial feeling between the two women, as Vivie tells Mr. Praed, "I hardly kno...

and rules governing marriage; these rules were very oppressive to women. This paper discusses what Victorian society expected from...

(Modern Art Movements, 2008). Impressionist painters, such as Manet, Claude Monet and Edgar Degas, preferred to paint outside, w...

accompanying technological advancement changed society to such an extent that people felt they had no guidelines for how to behave...

the conquest era continue to shape current realities. Limericks text shows that the history of the American West is rooted primari...

womens movement, describing how, at first, the purpose of the womens movement was secure the right of women to speak in public. Th...

comes to represent the underdog of lifes unrelenting disappointments, forever struggling with issues of control. "The subsidiary ...

into insanity, which becomes her only way she can avoid the domination that threatens to totally suffocate her individuality. In h...

gain greater understanding of the motivation behind these witch hunts, one must first consider the Puritan society of the late 160...

are important to understand, Voltaires views may be looked at in various contexts. In other words, while one might have a clearer ...

In four pages the relationship that existed between the parents and children of 19th century England is examined in terms of the r...

equated with a Robin Hood ideology. In fact, many do refer to people who hold such concepts as being a "Robin Hood." This twelfth ...

In five pages the effects of rapid industrialization in 19th century England are examined within the context of Dickens' novel in ...

This 6 page paper compares and contrasts Thomas More's book Utopia with The Prince by Machiavelli. The writer considers what More'...

a utopian society -- represents a rational philosophy educated by science, motivated by art, and inspired by compassion. Declarin...

felony, the law implies that it shall be punished with death, viz., by hanging as well as forfeiture: unless the offender prays th...

King Charles II, the quashing of remaining rebellions in Ireland and Scotland and the installation of parliamentarian Oliver Cromw...

In 4 pages, this research paper considers the rapid changes England underwent in terms of religion, economics, and politics, citin...