... or more lashes. And few slaves, no matter how obedient or humble, reached old age without receiving at least one lashing. The most common offense for a lashing was impudence. According to Frederick Douglass, "Impudence might mean almost anything, or nothing at all, just according to the caprice of the master or overseer at the moment. But, whatever it is, or is not ... , if it gets the name of 'impudence' the party charged with it is sure of a flogging. This offense may be committed in various ways; in the tone of an answer; in answering at all; in not answering ... ...

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... the soul which they have swept clean, as if purified for initiation into higher mysteries; and nothing remains but to marshal the great procession bringing home Insolence, Anarchy, Waste, and Impudence, those resplendent divinities crowned with garlands, whose praises they sing under flattering names: Insolence they call good breeding, Anarchy freedom, Waste magnificence, and ... Impudence a manly spirit."" Plato's depiction of a democratic man seems to be fairly accurate. It is slightly painful to except but truthful nonetheless. It almost seems as if the democratic man is ... ...

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... death and that her speaking might bring death to others. She stopped talking, except to Bailey, and when the Baxters could no longer tolerate what they took to be her impudence, they sent her and Bailey back to Stamps. Back in a community environment of quiet resignation, Maya could relax, but for a year she did not talk, and she suffered from memory ... ...

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... only be viewed as a naive desire, as is proved by the other, more pessimistic and cynical characters. For example, the baron views differ entirely as he states "..vous auriez l'impudence d'épouser ma soeur qui a soixante et douze quartiers!". The baron is used as a foil to Candide, and it is him that forces Candide into yet another violent incident ... ...

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... their religion for their problems and actions. In fact, social status was valuated more harshly than profession and actions and was required for acceptance at times:" would you have the impudence to marry my sister who has seventy-two quarterings! " Although religion can be considered fake, it certainly played a big role in the novel impacting everyone's lives and interacting with social ... ...

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... thrown her way. When her father does a complete turn around deciding Marlow is not right for her, his views of Marlow change from generous and brave to saying his "impudence is infectious" (36). Kate has him compromise with her, giving Marlow another chance. Again it shows Kate's ability to compromise with those around her, allowing them to believe they ... ...

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... thrown her way. When her father does a complete turn around deciding Marlow is not right for her, his views of Marlow change from generous and brave to saying his "impudence is infectious" (36). Kate has him compromise with her, giving Marlow another chance. Again it shows Kate's ability to compromise with those around her, allowing them to believe they ... ...

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... thrown her way. When her father does a complete turn around deciding Marlow is not right for her, his views of Marlow change from generous and brave to saying his "impudence is infectious" (36). Kate has him compromise with her, giving Marlow another chance. Again it shows Kate's ability to compromise with those around her, allowing them to believe they ... ...

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... thrown her way. When her father does a complete turn around deciding Marlow is not right for her, his views of Marlow change from generous and brave to saying his "impudence is infectious" (36). Kate has him compromise with her, giving Marlow another chance. Again it shows Kate's ability to compromise with those around her, allowing them to believe they ... ...

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... thrown her way. When her father does a complete turn around deciding Marlow is not right for her, his views of Marlow change from generous and brave to saying his "impudence is infectious" (36). Kate has him compromise with her, giving Marlow another chance. Again it shows Kate's ability to compromise with those around her, allowing them to believe they ... ...

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... thrown her way. When her father does a complete turn around deciding Marlow is not right for her, his views of Marlow change from generous and brave to saying his "impudence is infectious" (36). Kate has him compromise with her, giving Marlow another chance. Again it shows Kate's ability to compromise with those around her, allowing them to believe they ... ...

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... thrown her way. When her father does a complete turn around deciding Marlow is not right for her, his views of Marlow change from generous and brave to saying his "impudence is infectious" (36). Kate has him compromise with her, giving Marlow another chance. Again it shows Kate's ability to compromise with those around her, allowing them to believe they ... ...

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... thrown her way. When her father does a complete turn around deciding Marlow is not right for her, his views of Marlow change from generous and brave to saying his "impudence is infectious" (36). Kate has him compromise with her, giving Marlow another chance. Again it shows Kate's ability to compromise with those around her, allowing them to believe they ... ...

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... thrown her way. When her father does a complete turn around deciding Marlow is not right for her, his views of Marlow change from generous and brave to saying his "impudence is infectious" (36). Kate has him compromise with her, giving Marlow another chance. Again it shows Kate's ability to compromise with those around her, allowing them to believe they ... ...

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... thrown her way. When her father does a complete turn around deciding Marlow is not right for her, his views of Marlow change from generous and brave to saying his "impudence is infectious" (36). Kate has him compromise with her, giving Marlow another chance. Again it shows Kate's ability to compromise with those around her, allowing them to believe they ... ...

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... not to have admitted works into the gallery in which the ill-educated conceit of the artist so nearly approached the aspect of wilful imposture. I have seen much of cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face" (Ruskin 1877, Letter 79). Ruskin was outraged that Whistler ... ...

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... one's family members. It is proven continually throughout time that if these types of contracts are not entered into with great caution, the probability that some level of presumption or impudence will surface is at least great. When family members are in business together, there is always a time when the boss is more lenient with his brother-in-law who is ... ...

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... scene in Pride and Prejudice because it shows how the society in which they live is, as well as how the characters are in terms of their pride, prejudice, and impudence. The reader views the scene and the characters as if he or she is a guest at the ball. The opinions formed provide the reader with a sense of familiarity that gives ... ...

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"To the slave, your celebration is a sham your denunciation of tyrants, brass-fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery .There is not a nation on the Earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of the United States," ... ...

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... and economic conditions of the late 19th century. At Annie's christening, Herr von Borcke toasts Innstetten. During his toast, Borcke states, "Ladies and Gentlemen, we live in difficult times, rebellion, impudence, lack of discipline wherever we look. But as long as we still have men like Baron Innstetten this old Prussia of ours can still hold its own" . Effi is the ... ...

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... that you and I are much more in the right than these little gentlemen, even though we may express ourselves in somewhat out-of-date, vielli language, and may lack their impudence and self-assurance." Paul much like his mother faced with the overtaking of his generation attacks the easy targets of unproven ideas and the boldness of youth. The conflict between ... ...

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... him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciations of tyrants, brass fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings, with all your religious parade, and solemnity, are, to him, mere bombast, fraud, deception ... ...

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... that does not change the fact that such ideals are inappropriate and in many areas blatantly offensive to most modern women. It is just a reminder of times passed, and the impudence is merely a reaction to woman's desire to celebrate her independence. It is initially why, though brilliant and provocative, Mrs. Anne Dudley Bradstreet was wrong. ...

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... finally introduced to Lewis' characteristic method of writing. When Babbitt was published in 1922, it yet again "plunged the nation into literary controversy- (Schorer, 12). Babbitt bared the hypocrisy and impudence of middle-class businessmen. To America, the novel seemed completely new; different from anything that had ever come before. All over the country Sinclair Lewis was "denounced as a villain and ... ...

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... is. Voltaire also shows this in the novel when Candide is twice denied his request to marry Cunegonde. The first time Candide asks permission Cunegone's brother replies, "You have the impudence to think of marrying my sister, who has seventy-two quarterings in her coat of arms, and you dare to talk to me of such a hot-headed notion? Have you ... ...

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