... unruly attitude ("Free Barron's BookNotes for The Taming of the Shrew - The Play-Free Literature Summaries/Booknotes from PinkMonkey.com"). One is that Katherina's father shows favoritism to her sister, Bianca. Perhaps she developed this unruly behavior in an attempt to get the attention that she was deprived of as a child ("MonkeyNotes-The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare-Free Book notes/Chapter Summary"). Another cause of Katherina ... that there is a place in the world that she can occupy happily (Boyce 331). Katherina finds emotional security through Petruchio and is trans...

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... the lives of the women on the home front considerably. In order to investigate the extent to which the conflict affected the status of women, it is necessary to investigate changes in the following factors: the women's role as a housewife, paid employment, sex segregation, consciousness, birth rates and government policy towards women. Arthur Marwick has conducted much research in to the impact of the second world war and the ... as if there had been an alteration in women's consciousness, there would have been no will to accept traditional sex roles. However this was indeed the result...

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... by Judith Ortiz Cofer, is a novel based in the 1950's through the 1960's about story-telling. All the characters introduced in the novel, have some sort of tie or connection to the main narrator, Marisol. The book begins before Marisol is born, and is comprised of stories that have been told to Marisol throughout her life. As one reads through the story, you can begin to see how Marisol is ... how they were empowered to become their own individual selves. The first good example of a character testing the boundaries of normalcy in this time period would be Rosa or La Cabra. Rosa tells a ...

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... strides in the field of participation of women in the labor force. The various civil rights movements in the sphere of feminism had already laid the ground work for striving towards equal status of women and men in the workplace. Growth of service sector jobs, particularly technology and information centric jobs in the latter quarter of the last century was a major factor attracting women to the workplace. The concept of the ... treated as an equal of their male partners arose in spheres of both work and domestic responsibilities. Such desires are quite vividly portrayed in the gender id...

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... to rid themselves of their wives in this manner and continue on with their lives as they so desired. However, in the case of Jean Bietrix, it was not so simple. Jean Bietrix sued for a divorce against his wife in 1558, three years after their marriage. Marie de la Maisonneuve was the daughter in one an important aristocratic family in Geneva at the time. Bietrix had clearly come out ... as the benefactor of this marriage, but even wealth did not ... and faked a pregnancy. She then paid money to have a midwife take a child from another pregnancy and report it as hers (Hanley, 20). In an...

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... marriage is all about, which goes back again to the foundation that biblically God designed for a man and a woman," says Cheryl Nash of Boston Massachusetts . These are the feelings of many Americans, polls done by CBS, LA Times, and other new sources showed an average of 45-55% disapproval of gay and lesbian marriages. In an interview done by myself on this topic blahh ... blahh On the other side comes the issue of why gays should be allowed to get married. Proponents ... of same-sex marriages argue that first off, "It is wrong to write discrimination into the U.S. Constitution ... ...

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... of herself in her Prologue. The realism of the Wife of Bath's life with five different husbands and the cruelty of some and the kindness of the others are mirrored in the witty tale she tells. She begins by showing how, even under the rule of King Arthur and his chivalrous knights, women are at the mercy of men; this is demonstrated in the rape of the young maiden by the knight. Immediately ... , though, the Wife begins to weave in her own philosophy by showing ... that Arthur's queen can convince him to leave the knight's life in her hands. Further, the task given the knight by the que...

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... of herself in her Prologue. The realism of the Wife of Bath's life with five different husbands and the cruelty of some and the kindness of the others are mirrored in the witty tale she tells. She begins by showing how, even under the rule of King Arthur and his chivalrous knights, women are at the mercy of men; this is demonstrated in the rape of the young maiden by the knight. Immediately ... , though, the Wife begins to weave in her own philosophy by showing ... that Arthur's queen can convince him to leave the knight's life in her hands. Further, the task given the knight by the que...

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... important or damaging anymore. This illustrates how conflicts between female friends and in this case, sisters, can actually make the relationship stronger and help to build new identities with positive changes. At the end of the book, Kainene goes missing, and Olanna ends the novel by saying "Uwa m, uwa ozo. When I come back in my next life, Kainene will be my sister (Adichie 541)." This ... Sun, can also be seen as a demonstration of a kind of African feminist aesthetic. In Ngambika: Studies of Women in African Literature, author Carol Boyce Davies, a professor of English and Africana...

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... viewed by most Americans is a religious rite. The joining of two men or women in holy matrimony and extending to them the same rights, "compromises what marriage is all about, which goes back again to the foundation that biblically God designed for a man and a woman," says Cheryl Nash of Boston Massachusetts . According to polls conducted by CBS, LA Times, and other news sources, an average ... still does not think it should be legalized. While Eric expressed his disapproval of same-sex marriages he clearly does not think it should be in the constitution, he added saying, "I feel that i...

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... from finding happiness through marriage (socially), from engaging in activities such as voting (politically) and from working many jobs (physically). Control is the most evident theme throughout the entire book, both mentally and physically. The party successfully controls the minds of every one of its citizens through various approaches. The most obvious one is the telescreens - everyone has one telescreen in the dead-center of their homes that constantly expresses ... a running stream of mindless propaganda, brainwashing the average man to be unable to recognize the evil nature of the...

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... are arranged by parents, although the bride and the groom must both consent to the marriage. In practice, most marriages are arranged so that brides are the third part in the arrangement "the groom and the family come to an agreement prior to talking to the bride. The review of literature on American Muslim marriage suggests that the trend away from arranged marriages "evident in 1960s-1980s "is now ... preserve Muslim family values and to show respect to parents. Despite the reversion to arranged marriages, American Muslims are getting married later than they have ever before.22 Musli...

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... one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love." This thought by American novelist and Literature Nobel prize winner in 1938 Pearl Buck (1892 - 1973) portray what most couples should have as a compass to follow in their married lives. Their roles as lovers, friends, companions and parents are all equally important. In none of these areas they should ... allow any kind of sexism influence their duties as human beings. With that in mind, househusbands deeds should be the same ... that children will soon be afected by these modifications in...

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Great literature of the early 1900's usually consisted of controversial issues, which clashed with the views of society of that time period. One of the most popular issues is that of Edna Pontellier's suicide in Kate Chopin's The Awakening. Suicide was not something an upper middle class woman would commit, and reasonably a shocker, since many felt she had more respectable ways to handle her situation. However, Kate ... herself of continuing a miserable existence. While lastly Edna's suicide was an act of liberation and courage, as she drowns Robert, her hopes, and dreams, in an attempt to fr...

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... governments have tended to overlook the particular problems resulting from child marriage, including obstetric fistulae, premature births, stillbirth, sexually transmitted diseases (including cervical cancer), and malaria. In parts of Ethiopia and Nigeria numerous girls are married before the age of 15, some as young as the age of 7. In parts of Mali 39% of girls are married before the age of 15. In Niger and Chad, over 70 ... % of girls are married before the age of 18. In South Africa the law provides for respecting the marriage practices of traditional marriages, wh...

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... ) More recent evidence of gay marriages has been found in colonial America, as well as during the twentieth century in East Coast communities such as Boston and Harlem. During both world wars, official marriage certificates could be obtained for gay couples in Harlem on a somewhat legal basis. (Eskridge 39-44) Despite the evidence of these fairly common unions, many of our ... law makers strongly oppose the legalization of the practice in America, based on the opinion that as heterosexuals they hold a sexual and therefore social superiority to homosexuals. Homophobia ... in America surf...

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... throughout their lives but when this very important unit is disrupt or goes under drastic changes can have negative long-lasting effects in the children. Family break ups, family conflicts, family ineffectiveness and family deviance might lead the children to the never ending road of criminality. Research indicates that parents whose marriage is happy and secure produce confident and independent children. Children ... supervision, weakened attachments are prone to peer pressure. According to Siegel (2011) children that go through family transitions are more likely to engage in delinquen...

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The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas. Most images in literature suggest or represent concepts or emotions that are difficult to describe or imagine. "Transcendent" symbols are symbols which have no logical or realistic connection to the things they symbolize. Much of the imagery in John Donne's poem "The Flea" is transcendent imagery which is used to illustrate an argument. In the ... first stanza, the narrator tries to ... be pregnant from having sex just one time, although the flea was pregnant from just one mixing of the blood. In the second sta...

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... China starts with Suyuan Woo, who passed away and her daughter, Jing-mei "June" Woo taking over her mother's seat at the mah-jong table which triggers the unraveling of memories and events in all of the characters. The varying stories of the daughters" ranging from marital problems to individual, inner matters, to cultural issues effortlessly and naturally entwine with each others" and their ... takes a major event to trigger the building of strength that allows a person to take themselves out of a bad situation. Although she lost her marriage, she regained her self worth and integrity f...

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... ñera is a celebration of a girl's fifteenth birthday and many Hispanic girls all over the world celebrate this occasion. In the Hispanic community, the Quinceañera is an important celebration because of its history, which represents immediate change from childhood to womanhood in the eyes of society. Usually following the ceremony for the Quinceañera, a young woman was permitted to more responsibilities and privileges such as ... work and marriage. The word " Quinceañera" comes from the Spanish words "quince" for fifteen and "anos", which means "years". The Hispanic community especia...

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... transcribed and made revisions to the book. Its genre is spiritual autobiography, and the language is Middle English. Alliteration is evident throughout the piece and is set in a prose style rather than poetry. The use of anecdotes and dialogue in the development of her narrative prove to be effective in The Book. Transcribed in 1436, two years before Kempe's death, the autobiography takes place in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. The work itself is highly subjective ... Mary, even claiming, due to her visions, she is an eyewitness to the events in the gospel, i.e. Christ's crucifixion (2...

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... a few hours, they return to their normal roles. However, the author claims that this was not a good idea because it increased the rate of maternal and infant mortality in the region. The book is an essential and effective approach towards meeting the needs and preferences of women interested in the concept of healthcare or friendship in West Africa. In the book, the author claims that the region lacked running water; they did not have any ... people rarely discuss about it in public. However, the way the two women handled the issue it was evident that problems facing women in America an...

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... satisfaction perceived television as a shared activity and did not seem to cause problems in the relationship. The shared activity provides a common bond for the couples. Gantz (1985), noted "coviewing, even without communication interaction, may be sufficient to reinforce the sense of togetherness valued in close relationships" (p. 75). Lull's Typology Lull (1980) utilized the uses-and-gratification literature and an ethnographic study of 200 families to develop a typology of ... the social uses of television. Lull believes that there are two socially motivated reasons for viewing tele...

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... Firstly Baptista's attitude to Katherine compared with his reaction to Bianca is one of mistreatment. He does not care about the quality of Katherine's husband to be and he bargains with Petruchio to have Katherine's hand in marriage although she disagrees entirely. He is an impartial and thoughtless father who spoils his favourite daughter and mistreats Katherine who ... Petruchio's wooing and so the "war" of words that they have with some cropping, will once again establish humour, to go towards a successful performance. The last major relationship - the relationship between the tutors,...

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... and detailed short story. She discusses sexuality using the elements of theme and symbolism. In "The Storm," the theme, feminine sexuality and passion is important. The title of The Storm, with its obvious connotations of sexual energy and passion, is of course critical to any interpretation of the narrative. Chopin's title refers to nature, which is symbolically feminine; the storm can therefore be seen as symbolic of ... but instead strengthens both of them. Symbolism is another important element of "The Storm," because it is used many times throughout the story. Calixta does not mean...

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