"No Name Woman": A Clash of Two Cultures Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior presents the struggles of a Chinese-American woman growing up as she attempts to reconcile two cultures. ... The chapter "No Name Woman" is a perfectly illustrated example of the woman's place in traditional Chinese society, and how it differs from that in America. ... The aunt was a woman whose husband went of to work in America. ... Tradition, culture, respect and honor are the ideals that shape the Chinese civilization. ... In other words, she didn't have any rights to anything a woman wa...

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A Chinese saying states that one of the worst things for a woman is marrying the wrong man. ... Since the perfect husband is impossible to find, an ideal one may be easier to find. In this essay, I am describing my ideal husband, that I desire to be married in the future. ... There are many qualities that my ideal husband could have. ... Maybe he won't be the most ideal and perfect man from other's perspectives, but he will always be the most ideal person in my eyes....

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They thought of objects or nature as being inherently beautiful: beauty is inside the object, "The beauty within an object is it's pure and ideal beauty" (Plato 48). ... Fuller figured women were the ideal pictures of gorgeous. ... Jean Kilbourne describes how the iron maiden portrays and reinforces an "ideal [that] cannot be changed; it is inhuman in it's flawlessness. ... By giving an average woman the chance to compare herself to the unnatural air brushed idea of perfection, advertising erodes self esteem and then offers the woman a chance to gain it back for a price. ...

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Women of the 1920s The 1920s brought forth many changes in American culture and society, including the "New Woman". ... The "Gibson Girl", was a termed coined after artist Charles Dana Gibson drew what he thought to be the ideal woman. ... The "New Woman" however, was quite different. ... A woman even more independent than the "New Woman" and almost the complete opposite from the "Gibson Girl" was the Flapper. ... The 1920s woman changed the role of women socially, politically, and in the workplace. ...

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When a woman became pregnant, her responsibilities did not end. ... When a woman's husband went off to fight there was a small possibly that he would not return. When a Seneca woman's pregnancy ended well and the child was lucky enough to live, the Seneca tribe was often traveling from place to place in search of new, fertile land to farm. ... The European men came from a society were a woman's ideal job was only that of leisure, and here they see that women skin the animals that their husbands kill (84). ...

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Taylor is my ideal hero, she did all her deeds out of the goodness of her heart. ... She is a woman who knows exactly what she is doing. Taylor is a hero who performs acts of honesty, she is a woman who has her most important priorities straight and she is someone who would not mind putting others before her. ...

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In Nigeria, Amina Lawal, a young woman, was recently convicted of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning because of the strict sharia laws of some Muslim peoples. ... By creating a government completely devoid of religious influences would be an ideal state because the beliefs would not interfere with doing what is right for the country. ...

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Literary Analysis Literature can be looked at and interpreted in many different ways. Everyone has their own opinion of how certain literary elements affect a piece of literature. I happen to have my own opinion about Summer of My German Soldier and The Drowning of Stephan Jones. Different lite...

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The impressionist painting "Young Woman in Black (Portrait of Mrs. ... Cassatt wasn't trying to be something she wasn't, instead she was acting as a window to the world of a woman, and at the time, being a woman was virtually synonymous with motherly duties. While Young Woman in Black (Portrait of Mrs. ... It is clear she wants the viewer to look at this woman, and that this woman could care less about being observed. ... Cassatt broke down this ideal, and created a true indulgence of independence for both subject and creator....

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"As representatives of the Greek heroic ideal, both Medea and Jason are flawed, but Jason is more so than Medea. Discuss" It is well known, that in Greek thought, the heroic ideal was an extremely powerful concept. ... She abandons the usual female character, and becomes a murderous woman, intent on revenge. ...

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Woman had very little power in this political/public society. ... "Woman could not inherit property, unless a family had no male heirs. ... Similar, male dominated, ideals are found in the "Ramayana," by R.K. ... I honestly would not have wanted to be a woman during this time period in India's history. The lack of rights and expectations of a woman during this time would have driven me crazy. ...

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In The Woman Warrior, Maxine Hong Kingston challenges ancient Chinese society by portraying a young woman as a source of power in this patriarchal system. ... The Woman Warrior is inspired by her mother's words, "She said I would grow up a wife and a slave, but she taught me the song of the warrior woman, Fa Mu Lan. I would have to grow up a warrior woman" (Kingston 34). ... The person she has become is very different from the contemporary woman. ... The Woman Warrior is the ideal example of the author's view of the situation of women in modern society. ...

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In Margaret Atwood's The Edible Woman, however, Marian is still submissive to her male partner Peter. ... Marian's fiancé, Peter Wollander is a successful law student who is the ideal man for all women: smart, handsome and rich. ... The Edible Woman is divided into three parts that represents a shift of pronoun. ... The symbol that plays a significant role throughout The Edible Woman is the cake. ... The Edible Women shows that some women can't get out of the past stereotypical lifestyle of a woman's and where one woman, Marian McAlpine escapes from the web she thin...

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Ellen Kay's poem, "Pathedy of Manners" is about a brilliant young woman and the consequences of the choices she makes in her life. The young woman in this poem starts off with a promising future. ... The fourth stanza describes her "kids" as "ideal / but lonely children in an ideal house" (15-16). ... The fifth stanza places the woman as widowed and childless. ... By choosing the worldly ideals of society and not her own, she misses out on true living. ...

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I would end up picking the painting that best represents Impressionism and will help the people that come to the museum understand the concept and ideals behind it. ... Berthe Morisot was the first woman to join the French impressionist painters circle. ... This piece is a depiction of a young woman riding in a ferry in a large lake. ... The total effect looks like a blurred portrait that takes the emphasis away from the individual and expects you to enjoy the overall setting and atmosphere that the woman is enjoying. ... The women are a lot more animated in this piece compared to the expres...

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Marriage and the family were important to the success of a woman. ... The line that struck a nerve was, "Man to command and woman to obey;". That line sums the relationships of man and woman in that time period. ... In fact the middle class glorified the ideal of domesticity. ... Some believe that it was the ideal of birthcontrol that played a key decision making role. ...

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During that era a woman was expected to be calm and compassionate. ... Bronte in her novel rebuilds the character of a woman. ... For a middle class woman who doesn't have a family, becoming a governess was the ideal job. ... Bronte doesn't portray Jane as the ideal good-looking woman. ... The domestic sphere is the place where a woman is made known to the social codes, she is moulded and transformed into the ideal woman who is docile and adequately taught for the social structure. ...

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The Wife is extremely successful at being an aggressive, controlling woman. ... But she does realize "that chastity is the ideal state. But it is not her ideal"(Chute,94). It's not her ideal due to the fact that she "despises virginity"(Chute,94). ... Overall, the Wife of Bath is an extreme opposite of a general medieval woman. ...

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Sonnet 130 written by William Shakespeare developed into an anti-Petrarchan position by denying the image of Petrarchan poet's mistresses who always were ideal and idolized. ... Nevertheless, the speaker created his mistress to a contradictory image of an ideal lover. ... In addition, he described that his "mistress, when she" walked, she treaded "on the ground" which indicated his mistress was a real woman but not like the ideal goddess-like or fictional lovers that other poets created. ... It was only when comparing her to the ideal but artificial image of mistress, and then she wou...

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Madame Ratignolle is an example of this ideal motherly figure that devoted her life to her children. ... This shows how the society believes that a woman should give her life for her children. ... Edna, however, did not follow these standards for the ideal woman. She is not an ideal mother, nor an ideal wife, and she has desires for other men. Her feelings and actions cause her to ultimately become a woman that her Creole culture, and also civilization in general, do not accept. ...

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Madame Ratignolle is an example of this ideal motherly figure that devoted her life to her children. ... This shows how the society believes that a woman should give her life for her children. ... Edna, however, did not follow these standards for the ideal woman. She is not an ideal mother, nor an ideal wife, and she has desires for other men. Her feelings and actions cause her to ultimately become a woman that her Creole culture, and also civilization in general, do not accept....

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A woman's reputation reflected her family's. ... She is still a woman of innocence. ... An unchaste woman has no honor to her name. ... The ideal Roman woman put her house and family before herself. ... Through Lucretia, Livy created an ideal that women, as a member of the family who has no say in politics, should dedicate their time to upholding their family name. ...

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By looking at works such as "Changing Woman and the Hero Twins", Plymouth Plantation, as well as Columbus" Journal of the First Voyage we can see how we repeat their same views toward the earth today. ... Similarly, in "Changing Woman and the Hero Twins" we can see the importance of nature to the Native American people. ... It is his greed for money and power that twist the ideals of the land. ... Perhaps it is our greed that will corrupt our ideals of the American land. ... There is a great deal that we can learn from such works as "Changing Woman and the Hero Twins", Plymouth Plantation...

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By looking at works such as "Changing Woman and the Hero Twins", Plymouth Plantation, as well as Columbus" Journal of the First Voyage we can see how we repeat their same views toward the earth today. ... Similarly, in "Changing Woman and the Hero Twins" we can see the importance of nature to the Native American people. ... It is his greed for money and power that twist the ideals of the land. ... Perhaps it is our greed that will corrupt our ideals of the American land. ... There is a great deal that we can learn from such works as "Changing Woman and the Hero Twins", Plymouth Plantation...

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They spend money on Victoria's Secret products for the woman in their lives. ... This increasingly superficial culture puts enormous pressure on young women to achieve a certain ideal of beauty. ... A lot of ads separate women into parts, therefore the woman is not seen as a whole person. This immortalizes the idea the notion that a woman's body is not linked to her mind or emotions. ... Even though they are minorities, they also conform to the generic ideal image: young, gorgeous, and sexually alluring. ...

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