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means of research" (Merrigan and Haers, 2000, p. 61). In other words, Meier was saying it is impossible for us, today, to obtain t...

short-term wins and celebrate them because these will help motivate employees; 7) consolidate gains and produce more change, which...

pianists hand that the "music seems almost to play itself" (Machlis 84). Therefore, it is probably not surprising that so many o...

it. Chopin reveals little of Ednas background, but what she does tell the reader is very significant (Taylor and Fineman 35). Edna...

ways, but at the same time there are serious hints about her controlled and adequately "mature" life. In many ways the reader can ...

that Faulkner is telling. We can only speculate as to his reasons for not allowing her to speak directly and instead relying on ot...

AS the novel develops and Edna works towards finding meaning and creative expression in her life she attempts painting which does ...

is being raped, the experience evolves into something that is "sensually stimulating, relaxing, and, of course, spiritually illumi...

a well-to-do family. They were quickly blessed with a baby boy, and all seemed well with the family until Madame Valmonde reacted...

shocked the public because the protagonist, Edna Pontellier differed dramatically from the prescribed gender role for white women ...

controlling people, usually against their will and in such a way that escape is impossible without tragedy. We see this, for ...

is set on Grand Isle in Louisiana and the Gulf plays a large part in the narrative. We learn that Edna is very fond of music and ...

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...

the house that they are staying in, her husband corrects her, saying that what she felt was a draught and he shut the window (Gilm...

felt a sense of liberation she had never known before. She could support herself and write about the subjects she felt passionate...

the narrator informs the reader, looks at his wife as she were a "valuable piece of personal property" (Chopin 4). It is largely E...

population of the resort is almost entirely Creole, so Edna is immersed in a culture in which she feels like a stranger, one that ...

was a Louisiana wife steeped in the traditions of the plantation South. She married prosperous Leonce Pontellier so that she coul...

of twenty she had received a proposal, which she had promptly declined, and at the age of fifty she had not yet lived to regret it...

In five pages this short story is analyzed in terms of perspective, setting, tone, style, and symbolism. Seven sources are cited ...

she formally received the Valmonde name, although according to the locals, "The prevailing belief was that she had been purposely ...

story is that Chopin also begins to set up the ending. The reader sees the Aubigny estate, LAbri, through the eyes of Madame Valmo...

and as such women did not have these freedoms at the time the Declaration of Independence was written. Interestingly enough, tod...

seen in literature of her time, but clearly something that existed in the real world. She was fortunate to have married a man w...

women at the time, including women writers such as Chopin (Levy 242). Structure The structure of Chopins short story "The Story o...

prior to the approaching storm but soon becomes unconsciously aware of her longing for passion when she feels oppressed under the ...

with love and tenderness, a place where man and woman awaken each other to share the beauty and brutality of life together in mutu...

(Chopin Chapter VII). She then meets Robert and her life takes a powerful turn. Not only does she engage in a very passionate a...

In five pages this paper discusses the author's life and writings in a comparison with the short story regarding Alcee and Calixta...

Acting out her intimate desires may have given her a moments retreat from what she so seeks to leave behind, yet the overall effec...