... we are the one who have our own time in a relationship, more or less. We can control the time with the help of technology and social network. The time length of an interaction between people in a relationship gets shorter. In the past, people only had three ways to keep in touch ... lover; speaking via telephone, writing letters and meeting but ever since human beings have been introduced to an instant message software, electronic letters or any social network it's becoming easier to talk, to flirt and to date, so why wait for meeting face to face while they can talk all ... ? How can w...

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... , the word "honour" means something very different for men and women. For men, there was a conventional "code of honour". This included honesty, reputation, heroism in battle, social status, and male camaraderie. However, this was a vague concept so it can be difficult to distinguish if a man was acting honourably or not, especially from a modern perspective. For a woman, however, ... class. Margaret and Bianca are forgiven for their promiscuity while Hero and Desdemona are punished. This suggests an inconsistency in the idea of female honour, which is clearly dependent on social status....

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... power. The snobbery of both girls leads Cher and Emma to, in their eyes, take pity on Tai and Harriet Smith, two girls of lower social status. Emma decides that Harriet should be made into a proper young lady, and that the friends Harriet has already made are unworthy of her and causing ... her to think that Harriet's friends are not good enough for her and that they are holding Harriet back from a better social life and status. Even though Harriet is in the social class she should be in and as Mr. Knightly points out, "We do not even know her parents. They could ... acquaintances, and to...

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... What is a gentleman and who are the gentle men in this story? A gentleman in the book was someone that possessed a lot of money, and social status, and "great expectations." By definition it is a well-mannered and considerate man with high standards of proper behavior. Though today we consider a gentleman to be ... was Mr. Jagger's clerk and Pip's friend. He possessed a lot of "portable property" and also possessed a high social status. Drummle being a minor member of nobility automatically gave him money and social status. In the book, gentlemen seem to be snobby and conceited, with a ...

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... more importance to the male than it seemed at that time. She knows that in the 1800's most marriages were based upon wealth and status and that it was rare for marriages to go between classes. Frequently married couples in the higher classes were unhappy because they married through ... most respectable thing for a woman to do in the 19th century was marry, preferably equal or higher class, which gave the female a status in life, a role and social acceptance into the older and more sensible community. It was much more advantageous to find a husband, than to remain single and be a ... le...

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... Shoemaker's Holiday uses the idea of disguise to address the topics of trade among other countries, peace instead of war, and lower social status for love while Epicene uses the vehicle of disguise to look at isolation and community, marriage ceremony, and the wife's role in ... don't want them together, but mainly the problem centers around their social status. By Lacy, being disguised as Hans, lowering his social status and becoming a shoemaker he is allowing Rose to see his true feelings for her. One lowering their social status was unheard of during this time period and one could bel...

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... wait. Austen suggests that most females were like Charlotte Lucas who could not think beyond fortune and social status of a potential husband or like Jane who let the potential husband dictate the status of their relationship, this is a restriction on personal happiness by the shackles of society. If a ... This is a happy ending, both satisfying but unrealistic. Charlotte Lucas's marriage, however, is much more believable and realistic; it fits the social normality. She rejects marriage for a "comfortable home" and this is more substantial than romantic fantasies. Annabella Milbanke chal...

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... into sharing her views on women and the importance of marriage. Austen believed that marriages should not happen when there is societal pressure, when feelings are untrue, or because of social status and wealth. She adhered to the concept that people should marry for love and love only. Any other reasoning to get married wouldn't end well. The author uses literary devices ... novel focuses on the importance of getting married within the novels timeframe of the 1800's. The point of getting married for women was to bring up their social status and to climb up the financial status ladder. ...

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... reversal in status when Hindley forces him to work as a servant in the very same household where he once enjoyed a life of luxury. The other characters, including the Lintons and, to an extent, Catherine "all upper-class themselves "prove complicit in this obliteration of Heathcliff's hopes. Inevitably, the unbridgeable gap in Catherine's and Heathcliff's social positions renders ... , extremity, and doom. The fiery behavior of the characters associated with this house "Hindley, Catherine, and Heathcliff "underscores such connotations. By contrast, Thrushcross Grange represents restrain...

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... what their hearts desire. At that time marriages were very different to what they are now. The societies conception of marriage was to arrange someone with similar status of social class. If you were poor you would most likely be married to someone of lower class, and if you were wealthy you would be arranged with ... considered business deals and few for the idea of love. This was displayed in the film "Corpses Bride " when they prepare the arranged marriage to raise Victors families social class and Victorias family wealth. After a series of events Victor finds himself in a rather awkw...

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... married it is because they love one another, but in The Great Gatsby, the upper class' weddings are mainly for social purposes. This leads the greedy people to marry someone for status purposes only; which in turn, haunts them in the end through the adulterous acts of their spouse. The first time ... that, "Tom's got some woman in New York" (15). It is obvious that they are not truly in love but they are married because their social standings make them perfect for one another. Soon after that, Tom drives up to go see his mistress, taking Nick with him. Nick is surprised ... by one person...

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... the age. Based however on wealth and propriety, this label and societal manifestation was easily lost to the scorns of time. The shifting nature of social status is demonstrated in Heathcliffs change from a homeless child to a young gentleman and back to common laborer, only yet again to become a gentleman again ... the one for which many of the premier characters can confide and tell their deepest inner most secrets. Although, Bronte coments to the social status structure when Catherine decides to marry Edgar Linton to become "the greatest women of the neighborhood". She tells that a ma...

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... the audience the vast inequality between men and women of the restoration period when it comes to reputation, social status, and oppression. In the end, however, the attempts to defy the social restrictions bestowed upon them are futile. From the beginning of the play, after it is discovered that ... that existed during the restoration period, and adds to why women were seen as unequals. Chastity was a women's way of protecting their acceptable social status and marriage was their way of securing economic stability. Had Bellinda been exposed as being unchaste, she would have lost everyt...

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... woman to the oppression of people, music and song have been supplying the soundtrack to life. Music has a tendency to question authority and the status quo that occasionally is misdirected, misinformed and in some cases just plain wrong. In modern times, because of the advances in telecommunications, music took on ... through the protest songs the artists, and their lifestyles. The music reflected the generation by, being heard rather than just listened to, and lyrics contained social commentary that was profoundly relevant. The 1960's was home to the Sexual Revolution, Woodstock, the Ci...

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... that Mrs. Bennet is not concerned if her daughters marry for love as long as they marry someone with a good financial status. The use of money within Pride and Prejudice has large influence over how characters are initially viewed by other characters, and when most characters ... are introduced their financial status is stated, "Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room "of his having ten thousand a year". (P10) ... Bennet and Mr. Darcy and also Mr. Bingley and Jane Bennet. Pride and Prejudice was written in the early Regency Period in England, where social classes where changing an...

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... all the while reaping the benefits of her marriage. Despite Emma's thoughts, Charles and Emma Bovary held little status in their society. Emma lived her life believing that she held a high status and that people saw her differently then she really was. Towards the beginning of their marriage, Charles and Emma ... had passed since the ball, Emma began to await another invitation. She felt as though she made the impression that she was a person of high social status. "Early in July she began to count on her fingers the number of weeks were left till October, thinking that the Marquis d'And...

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... say, " it depends" then the following question will be " depends on what?" It depends on so many factors. It depends on your financial status and her family social status for example; she is a famous person and her family has a high social status. If you have 100 and you will give 1? Or 10? Or 20? You have to think! And if you have 1,000, you still ... 's a mutual agreement. A dowry can start with any numbers basically running from 50,000 Baht up to unlimited. For example, A super duper rich family he wants to show off his financial status and make his bride's parent sure that their daug...

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... was an idealized sort of relationship that could not exist within the context of "real life." The lady in the courtly love relationship was typically older, married and of higher social status than the knight, and she was the focus of the young, unmarried knights' desire. A knight's love for the lady inspired him to do great deeds, in order to be worthy ... deeds and win her favor, so obviously, Sir Ulrich loses and Joselyn knows that he loves her. "The Knight's Tale" also displays courtly love because the lady is of higher social status than the knight is. Joselyn is of noble blood, bu...

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... vulgar and corrupt like the rich. She loses all sense of morality by hurting others in her futile attempt to join the ranks of Tom's social class. In doing so, she is leaving behind her husband who loves her. Myrtle believes he is no longer good enough for her. "'I ... Daisy remains married to him. Long ago when she was involved with Gatsby, she had ended the relationship because he was not of her "social standing" and was therefore unfit to marry her. Instead she married the wealthy Tom Buchanan. "In June she married Tom Buchanan of Chicago ... . The different characters each through t...

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... vulgar and corrupt like the rich. She loses all sense of morality by hurting others in her futile attempt to join the ranks of Tom's social class. In doing so, she is leaving behind her husband who loves her. Myrtle believes he is no longer good enough for her. "'I ... Daisy remains married to him. Long ago when she was involved with Gatsby, she had ended the relationship because he was not of her "social standing" and was therefore unfit to marry her. Instead she married the wealthy Tom Buchanan. "In June she married Tom Buchanan of Chicago ... . The different characters each through t...

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... Being Earnest, and An Ideal Husband, composed by Oscar Wilde, are both great texts, as they discuss the important messages of love, truth, social classes and the idea of Art over Nature. Whilst they were written during the Victorian era, modern audiences can still relate to the texts, ... to be taken seriously. Ironically, the play was a hit with London's upper classes, even though it sought to destroy all the old, stagnant social expressions of the period. It is this fact that makes The Importance of Being Earnest such a great text: it rejected all the mundane conventions of ... and ope...

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... not always dictate marriage. Therefore the reader is lead to believe that Charlotte married Mr. Collins just to be married, and for her own social and financial gain, there was no love shown before the marriage nor after the marriage was complete. There are many things which keep Mr. ... is done it can be replaced with self-respect. In the novel the Bingley sister show their prejudice towards other characters because of their differences in social status compared to them." In this small community, no one could afford to associate with the Bingley's" ( Francis, 298) It is there pride tha...

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... states, that they were physically, emotionally, and mentally alike. Though she leaned more towards Edgar, she had certainly not given up on Heathcliff. Cathy decided to marry Edgar for his social status and not love. He was indeed handsome, young and cheerful. Before we think any less of Cathy we should remember that Heathcliff did the same exact thing with Isabelle. Cathy ... to anybody and left no traces of himself. Cathy married Edgar and realized that she betrayed her true self and what she really wanted. She really wanted love instead of status. She tricked herself into believing t...

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... the name of Jane Eyre. From very early on Jane struggles to find her place in the world amongst a society who places a high value on social status. Despite three major challenges throughout her life, Jane Eyre is able to find love and a feeling of belonging without encroaching upon her sense of self. ... despite her talent, self-assurance and intelligence Jane is constantly reminded that she is poor and will always be a burden on society because of her economical status. In spite of many challenges, including public humiliation and the death of a friend, Jane is able to successfully mak...

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... . It can be shown through other resources, and the relationship of love as a resource and other resources determine the value of the relationship. Foa and Foa concentrate on reinforcements of social interaction. Generally, looking at the different resources in exchange, one can find what is satisfactory and what's not. The "Rules of the Game" show the relationships of resources and ... on the resources exchanged and the implications produced by the surrounding circumstances. Resources are the objects being transacted in the relationships and can be categorized into six general categories...

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