Today at the discovery of intellect and knowledge, it would want to be perused and developed rather than ignored, as seen unimportant for a woman to have these qualities, which was a view of the past. ... Maggie's desire for "masculine" knowledge is related using images drawn from the biblical story of Eve's sinful acquisition of the forbidden fruit. Eve-like, Maggie "began to nibble at this thick- rinded fruit of the tree of knowledge." ...

• Word Count: 1369
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Today at the discovery of intellect and knowledge, it would want to be perused and developed rather than ignored, as seen unimportant for a woman to have these qualities, which was a view of the past. ... Maggie's desire for "masculine" knowledge is related using images drawn from the biblical story of Eve's sinful acquisition of the forbidden fruit. Eve-like, Maggie "began to nibble at this thick- rinded fruit of the tree of knowledge." ...

• Word Count: 1370
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

(p40) In placing the prospect of glory above resulting wealth for his discovery, Frankenstein is presented as a product of his society. ... Shelley successfully challenges the patriarchal attitudes of her society by devaluing the masculine ideal which valorised the selfish pursuit for knowledge and, for glory's sake, individual achievement. ... This scientific discovery, and others similar to it, would have had a significant impact on society at the time. Fame and glory resulting from these discoveries proved evident the extreme reverence with which society valued such advancements. ...

• Word Count: 2624
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Representative of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, Bud's girlfriend curiously picks a shiny red apple to give to him. ... Instead of finding solace in their prefabricated and traditional restraints, women discovered their right to equality and the freedom of discovery that it entailed. ...

• Word Count: 846
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

One of the dominant themes of Turning Point is that Australians are now in the midst of a culture shift so radical that it amounts to the discovery of a new way of thinking about Australia. ... Mackay's assumptions that all the problems can be simply fixed contrast starkly with the reader's knowledge that this cannot happen easily. ...

• Word Count: 1591
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate